Shadow Among Nove Crafting Guide: Recipes & Item Creation

Understanding the Crafting System

Crafting in Shadow Among Nove is a vital system that allows you to create essential items, upgrade your equipment, and produce consumables for your interstellar missions. Unlike traditional RPGs, crafting here is directly tied to your survival and progression aboard the fuel-depleted spaceship. You will need to gather materials from various planets and complete bounties to unlock recipes and blueprints.

The system is divided into three main categories: Consumables, Equipment Upgrades, and Special Items. Each category requires specific resources and workstations. The Portable Fabricator can handle basic recipes, while advanced crafting requires you to access the ship's main workshop, which becomes available after earning enough trust from your captor.

Gathering Resources Across the Solar System

Resources are scattered across different planets and space stations you visit during your bounty missions. Each location offers unique materials that are essential for different crafting recipes.

You can also dismantle unwanted items and gear at any workstation to recover a portion of their materials. This is an efficient way to recycle old equipment and stockpile resources for future projects.

Crafting Consumables and Utility Items

Consumables are your lifeline during missions. They restore health, boost stats, or provide temporary protection. Crafting these early will greatly increase your chances of survival.

1. Open the Fabricator Menu

   Access the Portable Fabricator from your inventory or interact with the ship's main workshop. Navigate to the "Consumables" tab.

2. Select a Recipe

   Choose from available recipes such as Med-Kit, Energy Drink, or Shield Booster. Each recipe lists the required materials and quantity.

3. Confirm Crafting

   Ensure you have enough materials and press the craft button. The item will be created instantly for basic recipes, while advanced ones may take a few seconds.

Upgrading Weapons and Gear

Equipment upgrades are permanent enhancements that improve your combat effectiveness. You can upgrade weapons, armor, and even your spacesuit. Each upgrade level increases the item's base stats and may unlock new passive abilities.

Upgrading a piece of gear to its maximum level also unlocks a unique perk. For example, a fully upgraded pistol might gain a chance to pierce through enemy shields. Plan your upgrades according to your preferred playstyle.

Special Items and Blueprints

Special items are unique creations that provide significant advantages or unlock new story paths. These are often tied to hidden blueprints discovered during side missions or by exploring secret rooms on derelict ships.

• Find the 'Quantum Stabilizer' blueprint in the abandoned research station on Mars.
• Collect three Alien Alloys from the Europa raid boss.
• Craft the Stabilizer to unlock the 'True Ending' route.

Other notable special items include the Signal Decoder, which allows you to intercept enemy communications, and the Cloaking Module, which makes you temporarily invisible to hostile patrols. Blueprints for these items are rare and often require solving environmental puzzles to obtain.

FAQ

How do I unlock new crafting recipes? New recipes are unlocked by progressing through the main story, completing side bounties, and scanning data terminals on planets. Some recipes are also rewards for achieving high trust with certain characters.

Can I craft items during combat? No, crafting is only available outside of combat. You must be in a safe area or aboard your ship to access the Fabricator or workshop.

Is there a limit to how many items I can craft? You are limited only by your available materials and inventory space. However, some special items can only be crafted once per playthrough.

What happens if I dismantle a upgraded item? You will receive a portion of the materials used in its upgrades, but you will lose the item permanently. Consider this carefully before dismantling high-level gear.