Pondering

Pondering is an in-game guide system that allows the player to quickly get information about Create blocks.

The pondering screen shows an example contraption that explains the functions of the block.

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The Ponder scene for a Windmill Bearing.

Usage

Keybinds

The full Ponder Index can be accessed through the Create menu by clicking the  Engineer's Goggles icon in the pause menu.

An item can be Pondered by hovering over it and holding "W" until the bar below the item is filled up. This displays an animated infographic about the item being pondered.

Other Create elements in the scene can be learnt about by pressing Q, which will show the option to ponder other elements. The S key can be used to restart the current animation, and A or D can swap between different aspects of the block, if there are any available. Press E to close the animation.

Comfy Reading does not currently have a keybind, but can be enabled by tapping the button in the bottom right. This slows down the entire animation to help read the text boxes.

Navigation

While Pondering, similar or relevant machines can be viewed by clicking the icon to the left or activating identify mode and holding W over a visible component. After moving away from the initially pondered item, the option to "Think Back" can be found at the bottom left. The player can skip to specific parts of an animation by clicking different sections of the gray bar at the bottom.

The Ponder scene for a Water Wheel.