Materials

Materials are the resources used in Fabrication. There are four types of materials: Organic, Mineral, Synthetic, and Exotic. They come in fragments (0.99 or less) or blocks (1.00 or more). Fabrication requires varying amounts of material per item, which are inserted into the device in a specific pattern.

Materials can sometimes be found as loot, but more often they must be produced at a Material Recycler from other items, like Junk. They can also be created from in-game objects and enemies using a Recycler Charge.

Organic
Organic materials are derived from humans, plants, and animals. Food and Drink items tend to provide Organic materials the most frequently.

Mineral
Mineral materials are derived from ore found on Earth such as iron, copper, or tin. Junk items tend to provide Mineral materials the most frequently, and drink items always provide some (presumably due to their aluminum and glass containers). It is crucial in sizeable quantities for 9mm ammo, shotgun ammo, Weapon Upgrade Kits and neuromods, making it very useful for the player.

Synthetic
Synthetic materials are derived from plastics or other man-made substances created in a factory. Most food and drink and junk items provide Synthetic materials, though in relatively small concentrations.

Exotic
Exotic materials are derived from the Typhon ecosystem. Typhon-derived junk items tend to provide the most Typhon materials. The Necropsy neuromod can be taken to increase the amount of available junk.