AETHUS Storage Silo Capacity, Placement, and Filters

The AETHUS storage silo holds 2,000 items outdoors and increases to 2,500 capacity when placed inside a cargo storage module. It provides dedicated bulk resource hoarding, single-item receiver filtering, and direct delivery connection points for automated regional mining pods.

Silo Capacity and Habitat Placement

The baseline storage silo provides 2,000 units of storage space when placed on bare ground or exterior platforms. When installed within a cargo habitat module, the structure receives the module's 25% storage capacity bonus, raising total capacity to 2,500 units. Constructing the unit requires servos crafted with components such as frames and microcircuits.

Fitting the silo inside an enclosed room presents physical layout constraints. In standard base construction, silos are designed primarily for open exterior spaces due to their vertical height and footprint. Steam community guide writer adam.jenkins.1993 noted that placing a silo indoors requires disabling collision checks to handle wall clipping, though community members Nirces and Snackrat confirmed that functional placement inside the cargo module is possible.

Location impacts how crafting tables interact with player inventory. Automatic collection of queued items from workbenches only triggers while Maeve remains indoors. Standing outside beside exterior silos causes completed items to sit in the workstation output slots until retrieved by hand. Balancing your base layout between interior cargo modules and exterior pads depends on whether you value crafting station automation or easier walking paths.

Container Options and Efficiency

Choosing storage structures involves balancing physical footprint, total volume, and interaction convenience.

Large crates allow high density when stacked along walls, but each box must be opened individually. Standard storage containers hold 750 units inside a cargo module and divide neatly into broad categories like biomass, raw ingots, tech gear, and construction supplies. The storage silo bypasses individual container clutter entirely, providing enough room in two units to handle standard mid-game industrial operations.

Filter Configuration and Drone Reception

Storage silos configured as ore receivers feature dedicated sorting settings. In the silo interaction interface, players assign the exact item accepted by that container. Unlike standard storage boxes where players select items to exclude, an ore receiver silo accepts only the single chosen material. Any ore or stone not assigned to the receiver is rejected at the inlet, preventing unwanted heavy rocks from filling the container.

In Version 1.022, Pawsmonaut Games added Drone Pods to the outlying Lost World facilities. These pods connect directly to a central resource silo located outside Facility Epsilon. Depositing extracted resources into remote pods transfers the items into the central Epsilon silo automatically, eliminating long transport runs across cavern routes.

When setting up automated collection lines, review the component recipes needed for peripheral support structures. Assemblers require parts like advanced electronics and dedicated frames to keep logistics operational. Checking proper placement rules and learning how to use build kits ensures your receiver lines and storage hubs connect without wasted materials.