Machines and Production

Probably Stolen's machines run overnight and draw power: the Furnace turns scrap and ore into ingots, the wine setup ferments and ages, Hydroponics grow crops, and a 3D Printer makes weapons.

Machines in Probably Stolen turn cheap inputs into stock, mostly overnight, and they are bought from Dr. Jackson or unlocked through Wild's Network.

Many overlapping inventory windows filling the screen with bottles, cells, cloth rolls and machine parts. — A wall of open windows, Furnace, Machine Bay, Storage Bay and Smuggler's Bay among them, each packed with goods, in an official Steam store image of Probably Stolen Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild

Furnace

Scrap alone gives low-purity ingots, scrap plus ore better ones, and two ores high-purity ones. A Blast Module makes two ingots from three materials. TreyexGaming's playtest notes say GP Mining sells 6 ores at first and 12 later. Each ingot size upgrade adds 20 durability, and scrap repairs 50% of the maximum.

Wine

10:32 The Retired Winemaker costs 200 credits. A batch is 750 ml of Basewater or better and one or two berries, four days to ferment with no yeast, about two with normal yeast, about one with Super Yeast. KeenGamer warns off synthetic yeast, which makes GloomBerry Wine. The AgeWell raises finished wine's value over time. The clip is Aliensrock loading a wine-aging machine in the August playtest.

Crops, weapons and chemicals

Hydroponics need a system, a seed, water and Nutrient Tablets when needed, ending in genetically modified crops. Weapons take a 3D Printer, a weapon production chip and filament, and KeenGamer got its firearms permit through Joe Wild at about 30 Security reputation. Chemistry uses lab equipment and closely guarded recipes, and a Lab Pure grade narcotic earns Say My Name.

Machine windows with green modules, a row of injectors and vials, and a bald customer in goggles behind them. — Hydroponic System, Chem Finisher, Chemist Storage Bay and Smuggler's Bay windows sit open under a farming manual, in an official Steam store image of Probably Stolen Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild

Power

Early on, you may not need paid electricity with nothing powered overnight. A Powerbloc charges adjacent batteries and machines. TreyexGaming, in the playtest, found one touching square is enough and bonuses stack. The Mirage Projector needs a charged cell, or it goes inactive, as GitM's did on Day 31.

Frequently asked questions

What should I buy first in Probably Stolen? KeenGamer starts with the Furnace among machines, and says to establish one profitable business before buying more.

How do you make wine in Probably Stolen? Ferment 750 ml of Basewater or better with one or two berries, for one to four days depending on the yeast, after buying the Retired Winemaker for 200 credits.