Ceramic is an important refined resource in Astroneer that is used to craft many items, including Platforms, Storage, and Wind Turbines. Some fans may be unclear about exactly how they are to go about obtaining Ceramic, though, as the process is not fully outlined in-game. Fortunately, it is not very difficult to get Ceramic in Astroneer, and this guide contains details on how fans should approach the endeavor.
Astroneer: How to Get Ceramic
In order to obtain Ceramic, players must first get their hands on Clay. Indeed, this natural resource is what fans of survival video games will refine into the Ceramic that they need, and there are three different ways to earn it. Here are details on those three methods, and players may want to use all of them to maximize their Clay-earning potential:
Extraction
The first way to obtain Clay is to extract it directly from the surface of any planet in Astroneer. Players that would like to pursue this approach should be on the lookout for reddish-brown pyramids during their exploration, as that is the form that Clay nodes take. Notably, these nodes can be quite elusive on certain planets, and fans should thus not be too surprised if it takes a while to find some of them.
Soil Centrifuge
The Soil Centrifuge is a crafting module that is made in the Medium Printer, and it does have the power to create Clay. More specifically, the machine can transform two full Canisters of Soil into six Clay. This is perhaps the easiest way to earn the natural resource, and fans of crafting video games that keep some Canisters attached to their Terrain Tools should have a stockpile of Clay in no time.
Trade Platform
The final way to get Clay comes in the form the Trade Platform, a module that is created in the Medium Printer. Indeed, this machine will output two Clay for every Scrap that a player inserts into it. That said, fans of space video games are likely to find better uses for their Scrap, and they are thus advised to only use this method if absolutely necessary.
With some Clay in hand, players can now start feeding it into the Smelting Furnace, a crafting module made with the Medium Printer, to refine the resource into Ceramic. This is a process that players will become quite familiar with as they continue through the game, as the Smelting Furnace is used to refine numerous resources. Quartz, Malachite, and Titanite are among those resources, and players should expect to be back at this Astroneer module fairly regularly.
Astroneer is available on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.