Abiotic Factor distillations: input items and output yields

Distillation input and yield lookup

Put source items into the Distillation Bench, not the Chemistry Bench. The first makes Distillations; the second combines them into a final concoction. Here is a checked starting lookup, with output quantities for one input item, not one full stack. The selection is not the complete chemistry catalog. All quantities below come from the expanded Chemistry input table.

The Vigorous, Fizzy and Charged item pages provide a second view of these recipe yields. Rechecked October 15, 2026 for this guide's version 1.4 scope. Keep the exact item names: a food's appearance or a drink being fizzy does not establish its Distillation family. For instance, Kizz Cola belongs in the Charged row, not the Fizzy row.

Worked stock calculation: eight Vigorous needed

Suppose the next verified concoction plan needs eight Vigorous and you have none. Using Tomatoes alone requires rounding 8 / 3 up to 3 Tomatoes. That produces nine units and leaves one after reserving eight. Eight Bio Scrap would supply exactly eight; one Pumpkin supplies twelve and leaves four. These are arithmetic alternatives, not a claim that a Pumpkin is always cheaper or easier to replace. Reserve food and other current crafting inputs before choosing a source.

If you already have two Vigorous, only six more are missing, so two Tomatoes cover the gap. Count what is actually stored before processing another stack. Then use the Chemistry Batch Planner if the target is one of its ten supported tinctures. That tool handles the final recipe ratio, inventory shortfall and eight-unit Chemistry Bench flask limit; it does not convert raw items or optimize the source table above. For other concoctions, use the chemistry recipe reference.

What the two chemistry benches do

The Distillation Bench converts biological and other supported source items into Distillations. The Chemistry Bench then combines confirmed Distillations into coatings, flasks, or tinctures. Keep those jobs separate when debugging a recipe: first verify the source item's output, then verify the three-input concoction.

The current Chemistry page is the source of truth for the full input table. Do not rely on an old screenshot after an update. Successful discoveries are also recorded in the GATEPal chemistry section, making the save itself the best checklist for recipes already tested.

Input-to-output workflow

1. Choose a source item from the current Chemistry input list.
2. Place it in the Distillation Bench input flask and activate the bench.
3. Read progress and collect the result from the output flask.
4. Confirm the result in GATEPal before consuming more of the same material.
5. Store each Distillation by name and reserve the amount required by the intended Chemistry Bench recipe.

Distillation families

The current catalog includes Alien, Boiling, Brainy, Charged, Endothermic, Expanding, Fizzy, Fleshy, Foggy, Mycological, Occult, Unnerving, Unstable, Vigorous, and Void Distillations, plus Noxious Sludge. This list identifies the families; the linked Chemistry table should be used for current source items and quantities.

Before processing a large stack, make one verified cycle. Then calculate how many source items are needed for the named final recipe. This is the added step that turns a catalog into a materials plan.

Failure recovery

• The output differs from memory. Trust the current bench result and source page, then update the plan.
• An unstable flask is produced. Recheck input order and ratio before trying again; the Chemistry page documents that failed combinations are not neutral.
• A scarce sample was consumed without a goal. Stop batch processing and select the coating, flask, or tincture first.
• Storage mixes inputs and outputs. Separate raw samples, Distillations, and finished concoctions into labeled zones.

Completion condition

A chemistry batch is complete when the input-output pair is verified, the needed Distillations are stored, and the intended concoction can be made without guessing. Use the chemistry recipe guide for final combinations and the storage classification system to keep laboratory materials distinct.

Create a laboratory batch card

For each intended concoction, record the output name, the three required Distillations in their documented order and ratio, the raw source item chosen for each Distillation, and the number of batches needed. This card links two different source tables without copying every possible recipe into one enormous list.

Process the scarcest input first for one test cycle. If its Distillation result matches the current Chemistry page and GATEPal, continue with the remaining quantity. If it differs, stop before consuming the rest. Common or renewable inputs can then be processed in larger batches once the final recipe still fits the Chemistry Bench flask limit documented by the source.

Keep Noxious Sludge and Unstable Distillations physically separate from planned recipe inputs. Their presence can be legitimate, but a laboratory layout should make accidental use unlikely. Arrange storage from raw samples to distilled outputs to finished concoctions so every item moves in one direction through the room.

Verify patch-sensitive quantities

Exact yields and recipe ratios are the first facts to recheck after a chemistry update. The name of a Distillation is not enough evidence that an old source item still produces the same amount. Before updating a materials calculation, compare the current Chemistry page, the live bench result, and the GATEPal record. If those disagree, publish no exact total until the discrepancy is resolved.

This approach preserves useful planning even when one input changes: the batch card can be corrected without rewriting the entire chemistry guide or claiming that an outdated table remains authoritative.

Keep rejected inputs in the record

When a raw item does not produce the expected Distillation, note the item, current version, observed result, and sources checked. Do not publish the observation as a universal conversion until it agrees with current reference material. A rejected-input record prevents the same uncertain conversion from being retried and quietly promoted into the planning table later.

Common Mistakes

See Also

• All chemistry recipes complete list — full concoction table with three-input combinations
• Chemistry Bench workflow and batch planner — load order, flask limits, batch calculations, and failed-mix recovery
• Chemistry: Liquid Nitrogen and Isotope — advanced chemistry inputs for late-game recipes
• Storage crate organization system — layout your lab so raw, distilled, and finished items stay separate
• Crafting bench upgrade guide — bench tiers required to unlock the Distillation Bench