--- title: ZED ZONE Building and Power: Bases, Turrets, Farms, Cars description: Voxel bases, generators and solar, turrets, farming, workbenches and materials, vehicles. 6 pages. url: https://zed-zone.wiki/building/ --- # ZED ZONE building and power Everything you build or drive: the voxel Structure tab, power from generators and solar panels, the four auto turrets, the 1.0 farming system, the crafting stations and the materials that block them, and every vehicle from bicycles to the island railway. ## Every ZED ZONE building and power page - [guide Base building Build a base in ZED ZONE 1.0: the Structure tab and its five block materials, multi-story builds, repairing with the Repair Hammer, why hordes and NPCs still get in, and where to put your base. Structure tab: wood, stone, metal, glass and hay blocks. Removing a block or Ctrl+Z refunds all materials. Hordes look for open doors first, then break the weakest wall.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/base-building/) - [guide Power & generators Power in ZED ZONE: where generators come from, Stirling generators, solar panels and energy storage, connecting a 3D printer with an electric pole, standby draw and the eight portable appliances. Motorized Zombies drop portable generators (fixed March 2026). Solar panels charge Energy Storage Modules by day. An electric pole links a generator to a 3D printer.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/power/) - [entity Turrets & traps The four ZED ZONE auto turrets compared (Crossbow, Machine Gun, Laser, Tesla), what powers each, the Electric Fence at 100W a segment, spike traps and landmines, and how to unlock them. Turrets unlock in the skill tree (live in 1.0). Laser and Tesla turrets run on a High-Power Battery Module. Electric Fence draws 100W per segment since 0.9.99.9.7.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/turrets-and-defenses/) - [guide Farming ZED ZONE 1.0 farming: build Planting Pots, sow, water and fertilize, harvest the 12 crops, grow mushrooms underground, let rain water outdoor pots, and cook bread, fries and soups. Farming arrived with 1.0: Planting Pots, not open soil. 12 crops including corn, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat, mushrooms. Outdoor pots are watered by rain; mushrooms like underground.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/farming/) - [entity Stations & materials All 14 ZED ZONE crafting platforms from the developer’s docs, what each makes, and where to get the materials players get stuck on: glass, CNC components, alloy, metal components and copper. 14 crafting platforms, from by-hand to the metal 3D printer. CNC components: Simple Lathe from iron plates. Crafting pulls materials from containers within 6 tiles.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/crafting-stations/) - [entity Vehicles Every ZED ZONE vehicle: cars and trucks, bicycles, karts, the electric forklift, the self-driving test car, the island railway and the boat, plus how to repair parts, patch tires and fuel up. Repair parts with a Vehicle Repair Kit; one in the trunk counts. Tires: Tire Sealant or the Electric Air Pump, no removal needed. Hold the handbrake (Space) to drift.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/vehicles/) ## Building & Power: ZED ZONE FAQ Where do I find a generator? Motorized Zombies drop the Portable Gasoline Generator (item 41), and you can also build one. The drop was fixed in March 2026. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/power/#sources) How do I power a 3D printer? Build an electric pole near the generator and the printer; its cables connect them. Fuel the generator and switch it on. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/power/#printer) How do I get glass in ZED ZONE? Smelt rocks in a furnace, tear down walls (they drop glass), or get lucky in shipping containers. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/crafting-stations/#hard) How do I make CNC components? Build the Simple Lathe; it makes CNC components (item 29) from iron plates. The 3D printer needs 10 of them. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/crafting-stations/#hard) How do I build walls and floors? Use the Structure tab in the construction panel: wood, stone, metal, glass and hay blocks. Removing a block or Ctrl+Z refunds everything. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/base-building/#structure) How do I farm in ZED ZONE? Since 1.0, build a Planting Pot, sow seeds, water and fertilise, then harvest. Outdoor pots are watered by rain. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/farming/#how) How do I repair a car? Carry a Vehicle Repair Kit (one in the trunk also works) and repair parts from the vehicle panel. Patch tires with Tire Sealant or the electric air pump. [Details →](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/vehicles/#repair) Other hubs: [Survival Basics](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/) · [Enemies & Bosses](https://zed-zone.wiki/threats/) · [Survivors & Pets](https://zed-zone.wiki/survivors/) · [Modes & Co-op](https://zed-zone.wiki/modes/) · [Items & Mods](https://zed-zone.wiki/data/) · [Updates](https://zed-zone.wiki/update/)