Duct Tape

Duct Tape is the repair item you carry on your body. According to the game code it fixes two kinds of damage:

• Leaks in the suit you wear, then in the helmet. Leaks come from hard impacts, and a leaking suit exchanges gas with the outside air. You patch with the secondary action while holding the tape; a fellow player or a suit lying around you patch by using the tape on them.
• Damage to items, solar panels, the mining robot and rovers.

It uses up exactly as much as you repair. A roll has a quantity of 1. Patch a 30 % leak and 0.7 is left; for an item, the share of its maximum damage counts. So a full roll covers 100 % in total, then it disappears. The 0.1 per use from the game data plays no part in repairs. Rolls can be split.

How long it takes is set by RepairSpeed: seconds for 100 %, 30 for the simple tape and 20 for the Mk II Duct Tape (tier 2). A 10 % leak is closed in 3 seconds with the simple tape. The Mk II tape is listed in the game data as a substitute for the simple one. One roll is already in your hand in the starting kit.

Because its slot type is tool, it fits the Tool Belt. A dedicated belt slot is worth it if you spend a lot of time outside.

One quirk to know: the tape catches fire easily. According to the game data its flash point is 50 °C and its autoignition 100 °C. On hot worlds or near a fire it does not belong in an open crate.

It is made in the Tool Manufactory from a little iron – always keep a few rolls in stock. All tools at a glance: Tools at a glance: which one you need for what.