Players ofAstroneerwill quickly learn that building a base requires patience and planning. Completing the first handful of quests will hand players a small printer, medium storage, a medium printer, and even a research chamber. With all of these items nearby to a player’s base, it can quickly become a crowded space.
Moving, placing and rotating items therefore arekey elements to laying out a base inAstroneer.While the game sets players out with plenty of instructions, remembering each and every way in which players can interact with their world can be a challenge, especially for beginners. For those looking to learn how to move and rotate objects, this guide is here to help.
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How to Pick Up and Move Objects in Astroneer
In order to grab objects in the game,click the Right Trigger or press F on the keypad.This will highlight and grab the item players are currently looking at and give them the ability to move it in the air. Fortunately, players can also move while holding on to any object although at a slow pace. For those looking to move objects a great distance acrossone ofAstroneer’s planets, they should pick up the item, move it a good distance in the air, drop it, and then repeat the process.
The game also automatically connects the object in a player’s grasp to any nearby potential connection point. This makes placingmaterials like Aluminum inAstroneeron machines straightforward, but can feel a bit clumsy in a tightly packed area. to release the object, players just need touse the same trigger or key they did to grab it.
How to Rotate Objects in Astroneer
While Holding Objects
With any object in a player’s grasp, the option to rotate it becomes available. For those on a keyboard, pressingC rotates the object slowly to the left,while pressingV rotates the object slowly to the right.For those on Xbox, these controls are theLeft and Right Bumper,respectively. This slow rotation changes to a 90-degree turn for those objects that are being held but resting on a platform. In this way, those that are looking to make sure a printer produces objects away from other devices can adjust it without having to remove anything.
With The Auto Arm
Another way to rotate and move objects with ease inAstroneeris through theAuto Arm.This automation item allows players toautomate the movement of items around the base.It also features the ability to transfer Tier 1 items from one slot to another. In order to unlock this device, players need to purchase the blueprints with1,500 ofAstroneer’s research currency, Bytes, and craft it at a Small Printer. It costs one Aluminum and one Graphite to create.
Astroneeris available on Windows PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
