Rubber
MineRawOverview
Flexible, tough insulator derived from biopolymers. Required in 4 crafting recipes: Basic Fins, Air Bladder, Stool, and Standard Air Tank. Its presence in multiple recipes makes it a recurring material demand throughout the early and mid game. Gathering raw materials like Rubber efficiently separates prepared survivors from those constantly backtracking for forgotten ingredients. Each deposit location represents potential crafting throughput — mapping multiple sources across different biomes provides redundancy and reduces single-point-of-failure risk in your supply chain.
Used in Crafting (4)
How to Obtain
Tips & Strategy
Look for Rubber deposits on cave walls, cliff faces, and the seafloor — mineral outcrops are most concentrated in areas with rocky terrain.
Required for crafting Basic Fins, Air Bladder, Stool — gather extra during exploration to avoid dedicated farming trips later.
Store Rubber in a dedicated Wall Locker near your Fabricator — with 4 recipes requiring it, quick access prevents workflow interruption during extended crafting sessions.
Used across multiple crafting stations (Habitat Builder, Fabricator) — distribute your Rubber supply between stations or keep it in a central storage area.
Mark rich mining areas with Beacons for return trips — Rubber deposits are distributed across the map and knowing reliable locations saves exploration time.
