Collector
The Collector sends up to three arms to grab items on the ground within about 125 tiles and put them in nearby containers. Mining Machines and Lumberjacks have no storage, so they usually sit next to one.
Consumes power to pick up items
Automatically places fallen objects in the nearest chest
Won’t work if there are no chests nearby
Right-click the Collector while holding an item to mark it, so only that item type is collected— In-game tooltip
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Max UE storage | 800 |
| Cost per pickup | 8 UE |
| Active arms | Up to 3 |
| Global arm cap | 300 (shows “Excessive Quantity!”) |
| Item search range | About 125 tiles |
| Container search range | ~38 tiles |
| Tile size | 3×5 |
Recipe
Section titled “Recipe”Anvil.
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Circuit Board | 20 |
| Tungsten Bar / Silver Bar | 8 |
| Hook | 3 |
| Workstation | Anvil |
How it works
Section titled “How it works”After placement, a startup animation runs. Arms start after about 2 s.
Each arm:
- Idle: scans about every 0.5 s. Starts only if UE ≥ 8
- Search: nearest filtered item within about 125 tiles; a container must also be within about 38 tiles before it grabs
- Move → grab → return → deposit: costs 8 UE, into the nearest container
- Failed deposit drops the item at the arm
Per-machine and global arm caps both apply.
Always ignored: hearts, stars, Candy, Candy Apple, Soul Cake.
Within about 12 tiles, arms pull nearby coins, merge them to the highest denomination (Copper → Silver → Gold → Platinum), then deposit once.
Marking / filters
Section titled “Marking / filters”- Right-click with an item: collect only that type
- Same item again: clear the mark
- Empty-hand right-click: clear the mark
- Right-click with an Item Filter Board: copy up to 36 types
No filter means everything except the ignore list.
Storage
Section titled “Storage”Vanilla chests (Chest, Barrel, Dynasty Chest, and similar). With Magic Storage, it tries the storage network. Coins merge and upgrade on deposit.
| Message | Trigger |
|---|---|
| Excessive Quantity! | Global arms > 300 |
| There are no boxes around! | No container within ~38 tiles |
| Lack of Electricity! | UE < 8 |
Sit it next to a miner or lumberjack, then ring it with chests. Several Collectors can each take a different filter.