Equipment
Compare the in-game backpacks and personal modules. Rear views show their appearance and tier markings.
Press C to open the equipment panel. Craft modules first, then install them; carrying them in your backpack is not enough. Upgrades belong to individual players.
Backpacks
Basic
Starting equipment
Backpack detail ↗- Cargo capacity
- 1,000
- Oxygen capacity
- 100
- With oxygen module
- 150
MK1
Available from a merchant
Backpack detail ↗- Cargo capacity
- 1,500
- Oxygen capacity
- 150
- With oxygen module
- 200
450 credits
MK2
Expedition reward
Backpack detail ↗- Cargo capacity
- 2,000
- Oxygen capacity
- 200
- With oxygen module
- 250
Earn the MK2 backpack after completing 8 delivery contracts for at least 3 factions, making a space flight and equipping an MK1 backpack. Claim it from a trader.
Upgrade modules
Each type can only be installed once.
Oxygen reserve module
+50 O₂ units (+50% of the basic tank). Adds to any backpack: Basic 150, MK1 200. Install once.
How to obtain
Pump module
Increases personal pump tank capacity by 100%: 16 → 32 units of one liquid. Install once; preserves the current contents.
How to obtain
Chitin lining
Once installed, permanently reduces damage from projectiles, worms, mimics and exotic mining reactions by 30%. Does not protect against suffocation, falls or lava.
How to obtain