Probably Stolen Machines: Power, Outputs and Night Rules

Which machines work while the shop is closed?

Machines run after closing, and each one takes its power from the cell in its own power-source slot: a machine without a charged cell simply does not finish its job.

Power is what the machine takes from its cell to finish one job. A machine marked None works by hand or from the container it is attached to. Overnight is the work that happens per night, which is what a job duration is measured against. Value is the machine’s base credit value, not the price at every visit. Notes holds the caveat that changes how the unit is used: a second Moisture Farm lowers every farm’s output that night, and the Fridge will not chill wine or opened water.

Machines by role, power draw and overnight output

Machine	What it does	Power	Overnight	Outputs	Modules	Notes	Value	Source
Furnace	Smelts scrap metal and ore into metal ingots	8 kJ per smelt	One smelt per night	Metal Ingot; Scrap Metal from junk with the Junk Processing Module	Furnace modules; Blast trades purity for a second ingot	Ingots have a 50-credit base value that purity moves	200	Game data (1.0.0.2)
3D Printer	Prints the job on the fitted recipe chip	8 kJ	24 work per night; nights left = work ÷ final speed, rounded up	Pistols, magazines, sights, suppressors, frames, blades and Gun Parts	Printer modules; Quality counts at a quarter	Metal chips also need the Metal Printer Module	350	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Bottle Printer	Prints filled water bottles from power alone	4 kJ small, 6 kJ standard, 11 kJ large	One bottle per print	Bottle of Water (Small, Standard and Large)	Standard bottles need 3 Electronic Parts (Common) fitted; large bottles need 9	Bottle values are 4, 5 and 9 credits before water grade	100	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Chem Finisher	Packages a dry mixture into the selected product	None	Immediate; press Output	Caffeine Pills, dusts, pills and injectors	Chemical Equipment Modules cut added contamination from 12% to 6, 3, 1, then 0%	Any water or alcohol left in the mixture blocks Output	300	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Blender	Breaks crops into a mix for heating	None	Manual; press Start	Blended liquid in the attached container	Loss runs 35% with no Chemical Equipment Module, then 20, 10, 5 and 0%	The container holds the result; the machine is not a container	200	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Heating Plate	Holds a mix at a set temperature	None	Manual; heats while it runs	Heated liquid ready for extraction	One Chemical Equipment Module fixes 160 °C; two or more allow 26 to 160 °C	With no module the plate stops at 99 °C	250	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Evaporator	Removes water, alcohol and lipobond agent overnight	6 kJ	Up to 300 ml per night	Dry mixture; the removed liquid collects in a second container	Evaporator modules; Solvent Recovery takes only solvent at +50% quality and +25% power	A large batch can take more than one night	300	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Hydroponic System	Grows crops from seeds, spores or beans	8 kJ	Speed 8; harvest after the crop's grow time	Nutrifruit, Kotton Fiber, Dream Cap, Coffee Beans, Fillerweed, Bloomberry, Hydroreed	Hydroponic modules; Performance and Quality count at half	Tank minerals, plant health and modules change the harvest	300	Game data (1.0.0.2)
DNA Manipulator	Writes traits to disks and installs them in seeds	12 kJ	Speed 10	DNA Data Disk; a seed with one rank more of the disk's trait	Performance and Quality count at half; the Genetic Stabilizer Module saves the donor	Installation can fail and destroy the seed	—	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Water Purifier	Removes contaminants from a container of water	4 kJ	One batch per night	Cleaner water at a higher grade	Quality sets the maximum purity; Performance sets nightly removal below it	300 credits before 1.0.0.5; dirtier water is cleaned faster	250	Official patch
Moisture Farm	Condenses drinking water out of the air	6 kJ	850 ml per night	Water by grade	Performance raises the volume, Quality raises the grade	Each extra farm running that night lowers every farm's output; 350 credits since 1.0.0.2	350	Official patch
AgeWell	Ages bottled wine faster	24 kJ	Adds one day of age per cycle	Older Bloomberry wine	Performance and Efficiency count at half; every 125 Quality adds another day	Age adds 3 credits per day to the Homebrew base value	350	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Fridge	Chills drinks for a value bonus	2 kJ	Chill Zone or Freeze Zone	Chilled drinks at +20%, frozen goods at +25%	No module bay; Scrap Metal upgrades the unit	Wine and opened water do not chill; ice cream and Nudka read best in the Freeze Zone	150	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Auto Butcher	Cuts livestock and fish into saleable portions	None	Mark stock during the day, collect the tray next morning	Raw Meat, Morsels, fish fillets, Tilapia Skin Graft, caviar	No module bay	Portions follow weight; a sick rat counts 75% of its weight	400	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Animal Cage	Houses rats and other livestock	None	Animals eat, grow and breed while the shop is shut	Live animals; Animal Feces for the Cleaner Robot	No module bay	Scrap Metal repairs a damaged cage	250	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Cleaner Robot	Collects Animal Feces from cages	None	Cleans during the night; a manual mode runs by day	Animal Feces in its own storage	Fitting Electronic Parts (Common) adds an incinerator that burns the stored feces	Feces have no base value, so the robot saves space rather than earning credits	250	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Livestock Feed Dispenser	Turns food into stored calories for a cage or tank	None	Animals and fish are butchered or filleted first, then turned into calories	Stored calories, up to 40,000 kcal	No module bay	Check the calorie store before leaving a herd or tank unattended	300	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Cryptographic Desequencer	Writes blank keycards with a desequencer chip	10 kJ	Speed 33	Disposable keycards for each access level	Universal modules	The chip survives the job and can be reused	350	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Recirculating Aquaculture System	Holds, feeds and breeds fish	5 kJ and up	Fertilized roe hatches into fry over several nights	Roe, fry and mature fish	No module bay	Circulation, water quality and species needs decide whether the stock survives	—	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Alarm System	Warns of a burglary after closing	4 kJ	Arms after closing	A 51% chance to stop a burglary	Alarm modules; the Transmitter Module names the faction it alerts	Sending the alarm twice to the same faction adds nothing	150	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Mirage Projector	Raises shop attractiveness for the next day	16 kJ	Charges overnight and shows the following day	+100 attractiveness	Performance counts at a quarter, Quality at half	Check the charge and the next morning's displayed value	400	Game data (1.0.0.2)
Vending Machine	Sells stocked items while the shop is closed	2 kJ	Sells items overnight	Credits from the stock you load	No module bay	Network upgrade priced at 1,200 credits on Cozy and Normal	—	Game data (1.0.0.2)

How is power charged to each machine?

Power is charged per finished job, not per hour. A Furnace pays 8 kJ per smelt and smelts once a night; a Bottle Printer pays by the bottle, from 4 kJ for a small bottle to 11 kJ for a large one. The same nominal draw therefore costs very different amounts depending on how often the machine runs.

Three things reduce the bill: an Efficiency total in the bay, a low power mode setting the machine’s draw to zero, and a Current Converter that pays a machine’s power in credits at 1.5 credits per kJ instead of draining a cell. The formulas and the charging equipment are in power, batteries and machine modules; the percentages that produce a given Efficiency total are in the module table.

Which machine starts each production chain?

The machines form six chains, and each chain only pays once its last machine is running.

• Metal: the Furnace turns scrap or ore into ingots, then the 3D Printer runs metal chips once a Metal Printer Module is fitted, turning ingots and scrap into magazines, blades, frames and Gun Parts; frames and Gun Parts also need the CNC Module. See gunsmith; the chips and goods table lists which chip selects which job, and what the chip adds to the bill.
• Water: the Moisture Farm condenses water, the Water Purifier cleans a container of it, and the Bottle Printer packages it for sale. See water purification.
• Chemistry: the Blender breaks the crop, the Heating Plate holds a temperature, the Evaporator removes water and alcohol overnight, and the Chem Finisher packages the dry result. See chemistry.
• Farming: the Hydroponic System grows the crop, and the DNA Manipulator edits the seed that goes back into it. See hydroponics.
• Wine: the bottle ferments on its own, and an AgeWell adds a day of age per cycle. See winemaking.
• Animals: a cage or tank holds the stock, a feed dispenser stores calories, and an Auto Butcher cuts portions. See rat ranching and aquafarming.

Store equipment sits outside those chains: the Alarm System, Mirage Projector and Vending Machine all draw power while the shop is shut. Shop management covers where they earn their space, and after hours covers the nightly routine.

What does a machine’s value actually pay for?

A machine’s value is what the unit is worth as goods, and it decides what its parts are worth when the unit is wrecked. A Screwdriver takes the metal screws and a Wire Cutter takes the wire, each for about a third of the machine’s value; a Plasma Cutter takes the scrap and destroys the frame. That makes a ruined machine worth checking before it is sold for scrap metal.

The value also rises with upgrades. A Module Bay Expansion Kit adds 100 credits to the value of the machine it is used on. Values here are base credits, before any trading modifiers a customer adds at the counter.

Which machine should you buy first?

Buy the machine that completes a chain you can already feed. A Furnace alone earns little; a Furnace plus a printer with a chip turns scrap into magazines and sights that sell for more than the metal. A Water Purifier or Moisture Farm earns from the water already on your shelf, which is why the water guide treats them as the first upgrade for most runs.

Leave the chemistry set until you own the whole chain: the Blender, Heating Plate, Evaporator and Chem Finisher only pay as a group, and the Evaporator needs a charged cell every night. The money guide compares those equipment costs with rent; the perk table lists the starting kits that hand you a chain on day one.