This is a viable method to stay stocked up on them, but try not to get too many at a time unless you are an experienced player.

Trading: Other colonies' traders will roll into your colony every so often, and many of them have components to trade.

Deconstructing ship chunks grants both iron and components, and should be done when you can if your map isn't being generous with one or the other.

Deconstructing ship chunks: A fresh map usually generates at least one of these at the start, and as you play, ship chunks will fall from the sky every so often.

There aren't a ton of ways to get components, but you do have options other than mining. So let's say you have run out of compacted machinery to dig up on the map. These often can be found in large quantities together, but it's very possible for flat maps to spawn far less than you're going to need to get by.

Just for clarity's sake, here's what iron tiles generally look like they're dark grey with light grey edges. It's uncommon to spot large amounts of compacted machinery together, most often you'll come across one to five tiles in one spot. How to Spot Compacted MachineryĬompacted machinery tiles are a sort of yellowy, rusty brown as seen here. If you can't find much of either, you may be in for a harder time down the line than otherwise. We're talking about components (which are mined from compacted machinery) in this guide, but looking for both materials is something you should always try to do when first loading into a map. You should always check for two things: iron and compacted machinery. When you first load onto a map, take a look around at the ores in the area you can mine.

If you're lucky, getting more components to keep growing your colony shouldn't be hard.

You'll start with some components in most scenarios, but how you get components after that initial supply is confusing for new players just getting into the game.

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