Science Machine

Science Machine
"Make some gay shit."
Crafting
Recipe	×1 ×4 ×4
Tab
Tier	Always available.
Perk
Unlocks additional crafting recipes
Code
"researchlab"

“It breaks items into their scientific components.”

–Wilson

“Even I dont know everything, yet.”

–Willow

“I am not sure how I feel about... science.”

–Wolfgang

“I will learn unspeakable things.”

–Wendy

“MOTHER?”

–WX-78

“It's a research station. I can learn new things with it.”

–Wickerbottom

“I don't trust all this science stuff.”

–Woodie

“I can't believe I forgot how to build those things.”

–Maxwell

“I prefer battle tö science.”

–Wigfrid

“It's like a science lab in here!”

–Webber

“I wish you were a do-all-the-work-for-me machine.”

–Walani

“A centre for learning.”

–Warly

“I heard 'bout this science stuff. 'Tis up 'n comin'.”

–Woodlegs

“Rickety, but I can use it to build things.”

–Winona

The Science Machine is the tier 1 Science station. It costs 1 Gold Nugget, 4 Logs, and 4 Rocks to craft, and is available from the start of the game. Like other crafting stations, standing near the Science Machine allows prototyping new recipes. Prototyping items for the first time will grant the player 15 Sanity. Once prototyped, items can be crafted without being near a Science Machine.

See also: Crafting 

Tips

• When Wickerbottom is near a Science Machine, it acts as an Alchemy Engine, as she is already able to craft tier 1 science items, thus making the Science Machine serve as a tier 2 Science station.

Trivia

• In the early Beta version of Don't Starve, the game used a "Research Points" system, instead of prototyping. When Wilson examines the Science Machine, he states that "It breaks down items into their scientific components", which is a leftover dialogue script from when the game used Research Points.
• The Science Machine appears at the top of the screen when the game "Autosaves".
• There appears to be rope turning the wheels on the machine, while no rope is needed to build it.
• The body of the Science Machine resembles the Companion Cube, or any of the Weighted Storage Cubes, from the Portal video game series.

Gallery

The animation played when the player is near a Science Machine.

A burnt Science Machine from the Reign of Giants DLC.

An idle Science Machine.

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