Quests
The Last Caretaker Ugly Work Quest: Both Silos and How to Get Down Safely
Short answer: Find and scan both missing Recovery Grinder blueprints, one in each silo. You need the Salvage Gyro to reach them. Scanning both blueprints unlocks the Recovery Grinder.
Eternal Flame is the southern silo, at map coordinates 89, 47. Dead Breath is the northern one, at 74, -74. Pack repair materials and Petrol, and take the descent slowly: tips below.
The quest, silo and unlock facts are cross-checked (B). Update 6’s Gyro change is official (A). Single player reports are marked C.
Game version: Update 6 (Early Access 0.10.0.653173); silo and unlock evidence is from Update 5 and 5.5
The Two Silos
Find and scan both missing Recovery Grinder blueprints, one in each silo. You need the Salvage Gyro to reach them. Scanning both blueprints unlocks the Recovery Grinder.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-05 · Sources: StormkilGaming — Ugly Work objective, 3:16 · StormkilGaming, 2026-06-19 — unlock prompt, 3:05 (Update 5 test build) · Beerman’s Lounge, 2026-06-29 — unlock walkthrough, 1:00
Eternal Flame: Southern silo
Map coordinates 89, 47. Scan the Recovery Grinder blueprint inside.
Dead Breath: Northern silo
Map coordinates 74, -74. Scan the Recovery Grinder blueprint inside.
Eternal Flame is the southern silo, at map coordinates 89, 47. Dead Breath is the northern one, at 74, -74.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-12 · Sources: Community wiki: MCV-12 Eternal Flame (revision 6254) · Community wiki: MCV-17 Dead Breath (revision 6205)
See both silos on the interactive map
The community wiki says powering Navigation Beacon 32 reveals Eternal Flame on the map, and Navigation Beacon 15 reveals Dead Breath.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Community wiki: MCV-12 Eternal Flame (revision 6254) · Community wiki: MCV-17 Dead Breath (revision 6205)
Landing spots inside are small. One player asked for a wider platform in Eternal Flame; another suggests trying Dead Breath first, because it has a small landing pad.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: asking for a wider platform in Eternal Flame (September 9, 2026) · Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
The community wiki lists a large Petrol tank holding 9,900 L at the bottom of the Dead Breath shaft.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Community wiki: MCV-17 Dead Breath (revision 6205)
What to Bring
You need a working Salvage Gyro with a Petrol Engine Cylinder fitted behind the pilot seat and Petrol in it.
Pack repair materials and a full Petrol supply before you go down: players list iron, copper and rubber, and one adds aluminium. A crash in the shaft then means a repair and another try instead of being stranded.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026) · Steam discussion: gyrocopter tips (May 8, 2026) · Steam discussion: asking for a wider platform in Eternal Flame (September 9, 2026)
After a crash, repair the engine cylinder as well as the Gyro itself.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
Getting the Gyro Down Into a Silo
Update 6 changed the flight model: Channel37 says the Gyrocopter now hovers much more steadily, with better steering and vertical control.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Update 6 preview video (October 6, 2026) · Update 6 release announcement (October 19, 2026)
Players are split on the new controls: some find height much easier to hold, others call the Gyro sluggish and say it takes practice again.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: new Gyro controls in the Update 6 beta (October 10, 2026) · Steam discussion: Gyro in 6.0 compared with 5.5 (October 16, 2026)
Players recommend a smaller engine cylinder than the largest: it makes the Gyro easier to control.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026) · Steam discussion: Gyro in 6.0 compared with 5.5 (October 16, 2026)
Several players find a controller easier than keyboard and mouse, because a stick gives finer input than a key that is either on or off.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026) · Steam discussion: new Gyro controls in the Update 6 beta (October 10, 2026)
Tips from before Update 6
Before Update 6, players steered with the mouse and used W and S in short taps; A and D tilt the Gyro sideways and are easy to overdo.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: Gyro controls (September 4, 2026) · Steam discussion: gyrocopter tips (May 8, 2026)
Before Update 6, one player set the throttle for a slow descent and left it there, because changing it also changed how the controls responded.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
Without flying down
One player climbed down instead of flying: facing the wall, they stepped off and dropped from one wall light to the next, carrying Gyro parts, fuel, large batteries and healing pens.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: asking for a wider platform in Eternal Flame (September 9, 2026)
Another player suggests taking a second, ready-built Gyro down with you, so a crash does not end the run.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
If You Crash or Get Stuck
Repair the Gyro with the materials you brought and try again; the Repair Tool guide covers how repairs work.
One player who crashed could not build steps back out: a ridge about a quarter of the way from the top blocked the climb.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: asking for a wider platform in Eternal Flame (September 9, 2026)
Flying back out is easier than getting down, one player says.
Player reports, not yet verified (C) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
After Both Scans: the Recovery Grinder
Then unlock the Recovery Grinder in the Skills menu at skill level 23 for 4 skill points.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-05 · Sources: Community wiki — Recovery Grinder · えんび, 2026-06-26 — Recovery Grinder skill panel, 13:26
Build it from 3 Alloy Frame, 2 Connector Ports, 1 Filtering System, 1 Cooling Radiator, 1 Reactive Core. Supply electricity and connect an oil tank to collect the output.
Cross-checked (B) · Checked 2026-10-05 · Sources: Community wiki — Recovery Grinder · Beerman’s Lounge — recipe and setup, 15:00
The Recovery Grinder guide works out how much oil each material gives and how to make Stainless Steel, and the Project Eden guide covers what the steel builds next.
Ugly Work FAQ
Where are the Ugly Work blueprints?
Find and scan both missing Recovery Grinder blueprints, one in each silo. You need the Salvage Gyro to reach them. Scanning both blueprints unlocks the Recovery Grinder. Eternal Flame is the southern silo, at map coordinates 89, 47. Dead Breath is the northern one, at 74, -74.
How do you get the Gyro down into the silo?
Update 6 changed the flight model: Channel37 says the Gyrocopter now hovers much more steadily, with better steering and vertical control. Players recommend a smaller engine cylinder than the largest: it makes the Gyro easier to control. Pack repair materials and a full Petrol supply before you go down: players list iron, copper and rubber, and one adds aluminium. A crash in the shaft then means a repair and another try instead of being stranded.
What does Ugly Work unlock?
The Recovery Grinder. Then unlock the Recovery Grinder in the Skills menu at skill level 23 for 4 skill points.
What is the Recovery Grinder recipe?
Build it from 3 Alloy Frame, 2 Connector Ports, 1 Filtering System, 1 Cooling Radiator, 1 Reactive Core. Supply electricity and connect an oil tank to collect the output.
All sources
- StormkilGaming — Ugly Work objective, 3:16
- StormkilGaming, 2026-06-19 — unlock prompt, 3:05 (Update 5 test build)
- Beerman’s Lounge, 2026-06-29 — unlock walkthrough, 1:00
- Community wiki: MCV-12 Eternal Flame (revision 6254)
- Community wiki: MCV-17 Dead Breath (revision 6205)
- Steam discussion: asking for a wider platform in Eternal Flame (September 9, 2026)
- Steam discussion: silos frustration (September 12, 2026)
- Steam discussion: gyrocopter tips (May 8, 2026)
- Update 6 preview video (October 6, 2026)
- Update 6 release announcement (October 19, 2026)
- Steam discussion: new Gyro controls in the Update 6 beta (October 10, 2026)
- Steam discussion: Gyro in 6.0 compared with 5.5 (October 16, 2026)
- Steam discussion: Gyro controls (September 4, 2026)
- Community wiki — Recovery Grinder
- えんび, 2026-06-26 — Recovery Grinder skill panel, 13:26
- Beerman’s Lounge — recipe and setup, 15:00
