Players of Astroneer will quickly learn that building a base requires patience and planning. Completing the first handful of quests will hand players a small printer, medium storage, a medium printer, and even a research chamber. With all of these items nearby to a player's base, it can quickly become a crowded space.
Moving, placing and rotating items therefore are key elements to laying out a base in Astroneer. While the game sets players out with plenty of instructions, remembering each and every way in which players can interact with their world can be a challenge, especially for beginners. For those looking to learn how to move and rotate objects, this guide is here to help.
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In order to grab objects in the game, click the Right Trigger or press F on the keypad. This will highlight and grab the item players are currently looking at and give them the ability to move it in the air. Fortunately, players can also move while holding on to any object although at a slow pace. For those looking to move objects a great distance across one of Astroneer's planets, they should pick up the item, move it a good distance in the air, drop it, and then repeat the process.
The game also automatically connects the object in a player's grasp to any nearby potential connection point. This makes placing materials like Aluminum in Astroneer on machines straightforward, but can feel a bit clumsy in a tightly packed area. In order to release the object, players just need to use the same trigger or key they did to grab it.
With any object in a player's grasp, the option to rotate it becomes available. For those on a keyboard, pressingC rotates the object slowly to the left, while pressing V rotates the
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