Tool

Tools in Dual Universe allow the player to perform actions in the game, from placing Elements, to Scanning, to Mining and editing Constructs. They are a part of the Avatar's Equipment and can be found on the Tool Bar at the bottom of the HUD. When used, most of the tools will consume items that can be selected in the Resource Bar at the right of the HUD.

Categories

There are currently two categories of tools; Exploration and Build Tools. The default mode is exploration and the player has 11 exploration tools to choose from and 9 slots in the toolbar (numeric 1 -9 keys), To swap out tools open your Nanopack and replace one of the current toolbar tools with the new tool. Tools icons remain in your Nanopack only, survive death and respawning. To enable Build mode, mouse over a construct and select B, the toolbar will change to build tools where the player has 10 tools to choose from.

Exploration Tools

Exploration Tools are primarily used to interact with and effect the game world. They allow the player to edit and analyse the voxel world and deploy specific elements.

Icon	Name	Description
	Mine Tool	Used to extract and harvest ore on asteroids and non-valuable materials from the ground.
	Harvest Tool	The harvest tool is used to gather surface materials
	Flatten Tool	The flatten tool is used to perfectly flatten planet terrain at a defined height
	Deploy Ground Element Tool	The deploy tool is used to deploy ground elements directly on to the surface of planets or in space
	Scanner	The scanner is a mid-ranged proximity tool that detects valuable ores up to players scan limits
	Directional Detector	The directional detector is a close-range , aim-based tool used to detect valuable ore within 35m
	Refuel Tool	The refuel tool is used to distribute fuel from your linked container and transfer it via its universal fuel connection
	Repair Tool	The repair tool uses scrap to fix broken or damaged elements
	Maneuver Tool	The maneuver tool is used to reposition or otherwise displace and rotate a dynamic construct.
	Deploy Construct	The blueprint tool is used to deploy a construct based on a blueprint
	Smooth Voxel Tool	The planet smooth tool is used to smooth hard edges or lightly flatten an area on a planet

Building Tools

Building Tools are only available in building mode. They allow the player to edit a Construct by adding, moving, removing or editing Voxels and Elements.

Icon	Name	Description
	Deploy Element Tool	Used to place or remove elements from a construct
	Deploy Voxel Tool	Used to deploy or remove voxels in a variety of basic shapes (cuboid, cylinder, sphere, right-angled prism or triangular pyramid) and different sizes.
	Smooth Voxel Tool	Used to edit voxels by smoothing the edges.
	Area Smooth Voxel Tool	Used to edit voxels by smoothing the edges. (What differenciate this tool from the Smooth Voxel Tool is not yet known)
	Line Voxel Tool	Used to deploy voxels from one surface to another.
	Link Elements Tool	Used to link elements together to create interactions. For example: a button to a door, so it can open it, or a fuel tank to an engine, to provide power.
	Select Voxel Tool	Used to select voxels by defining the edges of the selection, allowing the player to copy/paste/cut/rotate/symmetrize that voxel selection.
	Replace Voxel Tool	Used to select voxels and replace them with another material
	Move Element Tool	Used to re-position an element while preserving its actual configuration (links, name, lua scripts...)
	Vertex Precision Tool	Used to move any vertex in a voxel

Build Quick Access Bar

In build mode the player will have a toolbar appear vertically on the right, this is the quick access bar, a configurable favourite bar of commonly used elements or voxels used in the context of the tool. For example the quick access tool bar will show favourite elements while using the Deploy Element Tool, but favourite honeycomb while using the Deploy Voxel Tool. To add items to the quick access bar simply drag an element or honeycomb into the access bar when using the appropriate tool.