Station Seed item.station_seed_mid

craft cheapest, ~6848 cr-equiv/unit

Consumed (to make 1, summed to the floor)

• Raw ore (mined): Raw Platinum Ore ×48
• Planet deposits (mined on a planet): Planetary Core Sample ×16
• Salvage/components (pirate drops): Power Capacitor ×6, Structural Plating ×16
• Activities: ~16 asteroid mines (FRONTIER) · ~9 pirate kills · ~576s craft/refine

Tools / infrastructure required

• Cannon Mk I module.cannon_t1 (starter — free) host: **ship**
• Mining Laser Mk I module.laser_mining_t1 (starter — free) host: **ship**
• Fabricator Mk III module.manufacturing_t3 host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)
• Ore Refinery Mk I module.refinery_t1 host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)

To acquire those tools

Fabricator Mk III module.manufacturing_t3:

• Raw ore (mined): Raw Silica ×2
• Salvage/components (pirate drops): Structural Plating ×3, Refined Copper ×2, Refined Titanium ×6
• Activities: ~34 asteroid mines (CORE) · ~4 pirate kills · ~90s craft/refine

Ore Refinery Mk I module.refinery_t1:

• Bought from shop: Ore Refinery Mk I ×1
• Activities: 5000 cr

Alternatives noted

• Power Capacitor: also via craft
• Structural Plating: also via craft
• Refined Platinum: also via pirate drop (Voidborne Stalker Mk III)
• Refining Flux: also via buy, mining bonus drop (5%, any zone)