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'''Components''' are the essential construction items within Space Engineers.  They are the parts and pieces that compose every [[Blocks|block]] and tool in the game, giving them structure and functionality.  Components can vary from commonly-used ([[Steel Plate]]) to highly specialized ([[Reactor Components]]), but all of them will be used at one point or another for any mature Survival build.

Components are seldom used in [[Creative Mode]] due to the fact that block placement in that mode is instant and does not use resources.

=== Life Cycle of a Component ===
Components have a fairly hefty infrastructure requirement before they can be made. Ores must be processed within a [[Refinery]] first and foremost.  This will extract the [[Raw Materials]] which can then be placed into an [[Assembler]].  The Assembler can then be instructed to create the desired component in the desired amount, limited only by the resources on hand.

For any [[Blocks|block]] to be placed, an Engineer must have at least one of the block's basic structural component to start with, and the block is placed.  After it is placed, a [[Welder]] can be used to weld the remaining required components until the block is complete (or at least functioning).  See [[Building]] for more information.

If a block is damaged but not destroyed, components making up the structure may be obliterated, requiring additional copies of those components to repair the block.  For this reason, it is always a good idea to keep a few extra copies of some of the more exotic components in the cargo hold of your exploring ships--a few extra [[Display|Displays]] won't hurt, and they just might save your life when your [[Cockpit]] has a few too many chunks blasted out of it.

== List of Components ==

Here is a generated list of all the Components currently within the Space Engineers Alpha.

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