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100 Days At Sea
Food station

How to get and use crab traps in 100 Days At Sea

Crab Trap visibility was observed in the build menu, but recipes and collection behavior can change. Read the current menu and collect only when the live game shows an interaction prompt.

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Start in the build menu

Open the build menu and look for Crab Trap. If it is available, read its cost and requirements before making room for it on your raft.

  • Open the current build menu.
  • Treat the visible menu as the authority.
  • Use the Run Doctor when food is the pressure.
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Build and collect from live prompts

Use a current-menu cost check before placing anything. Keep the station in a reachable raft area and collect only when a current interaction prompt appears; follow the collection prompt shown in your run.

  • Confirm the item is visible before planning around it.
  • Place it where the crew can reach and protect it.
  • Collect only from a prompt shown by the live game.

Use it as conditional food support

If the live menu and prompt make the station usable, connect it to a short food route: return, collect, handle food, then choose the next objective.

  • Keep the return route short.
  • Handle visible food before leaving again.
  • Do not let the station replace raft repairs or fuel checks.
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When the item or prompt is absent

If the menu entry is absent, the placement fails, or no collection prompt appears, do not wait on an assumed schedule. Return to gathering, cooking, and a shorter food route.

  • Reopen the current build menu.
  • Check that the placement area is reachable.
  • Use another visible food option when no prompt appears.
Survival steps

Use it in game

  1. Open the current build menu.
  2. Read the visible requirements.
  3. Place the station in a reachable area only when available.
  4. Collect only from a current prompt.
  5. Return to the normal food route when the item or prompt is absent.
FAQ

Player questions

How do I get a Crab Trap in 100 Days At Sea?

Open the current build menu and follow only the requirements shown there.

When can I collect from it?

Collect only when the current game shows an interaction prompt; no fixed schedule is provided here.

Where should I place it?

Use a reachable raft area that does not block storage, repairs, or movement.

What if no prompt appears?

Recheck the live menu and placement, then return to another visible food option instead of waiting on an assumed schedule.

How does it fit the food route?

Use it only when the live game makes it available, then return, handle food, and reset the next objective.

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Survival

Survive by turning the starter beach into a working raft route first. Feed loose scrap into the grinder, craft the raft, use the old sack for return trips, secure food, then expand only when fuel and storage are under control.

Boat Upgrades

Upgrade the raft around the pressure ending the run: structure and storage first, then check the current build menu before relying on Sawmill, Crab Trap, Map Radar, defenses, or later support.

Raft Route

Route your run in bands: grind and craft the raft early, stabilize storage and food by day 10, make day 20 trips solve one problem, make day 50 trips protect supplies, and treat day 100 as a rescue push.

Pump Jack

Check the current build menu for Pump Jack, follow only the current in-game prompt, and collect only when a current prompt appears. If the menu, prompt, or output is absent, return to the normal fuel route instead of waiting on an assumed timer. No exact unlock requirement or production timer is published here.

Companions

Open the current Companion panel and read the live shop text before using Pearls. Compare only the roles shown there, then decide whether the current run needs a Class or Companion choice.