Tinkers look like normal Commonwealth stations in Vanilla, so be on the lookout for them.
Tinker Gathering
You can convert some items into other items at a tinker gathering. The following table illustrates all the possibilities as of Version 1.0RC8
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Tinker Recipes
| LEGEND | ||
| MIL=Military | ||
| I=Illegal | ||
| Input | num# | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Ores | num# | Output |
| Titanium_Ore | 2 | Titanium Armor Segment |
| Plasteel Ore | 4 | Plasteel Armor Segment |
| Duranium Ore | 5 | Duralloy Armor Segment |
| Cerallox Ore | 5 | Ceralloy Armor Segment |
| Orthosteel Ore | 10 | Orthosteel Armor Segment |
| Shields | num# | Output |
| Class I Deflector | 4 | Solon Shield Generator |
| Class II Deflector | 2 | Solon Shield Generator |
| Weapons | num# | Output |
| Laser Cannon | 8 | Laser Cannon Array |
| Recoilless Cannon | 4 | Dual Recoilless Cannon |
| ak15 Partisan Cannon | 2 | rasiermesser_smartcannon |
| Turbolaser Cannon | 4 | Dual Turbolaser Cannon |
| Armors | num# | Output |
| Reactive Armor Segment | 4 | Advanced Reactive Armor Segment |
| Misc | num# | Output |
| Heavy_Water | 4 | XMH Armor Segment |
| Armor_Repair_Paste | 4 | Photo-Organic Armor Segment |
| Carbon Fiber | 2 | Heavy Ceramic Armor Segment |
| Hyperfiber | 4 | Tevlar-Composite Armor Segment |
| Superconducting Coil | 8 | Superconducting Shield Generator |
| Radioactive Waste | 8 | Actinide Waste Cannon (I) |
| Fusion Trigger (I) | 1 | XM900 "Lucifer" Missile (MIL) |
| Repairing Nanos | 6 | Patcher Arm |
Note: Each recipe costs 50 credits to perform.
In addition to this, Tinkers will buy any damaged items, and will coat your ship in Borocarbide (Anti-radiation coating) and decon your ship if you dock there while radioactive. The Decon+Treatment costs 1600cr in total.