Fungal Sample
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Raw Material / Coral |
| Acquired From | Tree Mushrooms |
| Biome | Mushroom Forest |
| Size | 1 |
| Energy Value | +70 (for Bioreactor) |
| Scannable | No |
The Fungal Sample is a raw material that can be obtained from the Tree Mushroom in Mushroom Forests. The PDA description states that the sample contains fungal enzymes.
Description
The player can obtain Fungal Samples by harvesting a Mushroom Cap with the Knife. Crashing a Seamoth into the cap will also break it into small pieces.
Uses
The only practical use for Fungal Samples is as fuel for the Bioreactor, providing 70 energy units per sample.
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Fungal Samples are required to make Hatching Enzymes, which is their only known crafting recipe.
Crafting
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Hatching Enzymes require Fungal Samples along with other seeds (Eye Stalk Seed, Ghost Weed Seed, Sea Crown Seed, Bulb Bush Sample) to be crafted in the Fabricator.
Gallery
The Seamoth used as a tool to break off the Tree Mushroom's cap into many smaller samples
The In-game Model
