Before you get the Cyclops, it can be important to bring just the right number of resources with you to build an outpost. The following are a series of recipes:

Scanner room, powered by solar panels

• scanner room — 5 titanium, 2 copper, 1 gold, 1 table coral sample
• hatch — 2 titanium, 1 quartz
• 2 x solar panel — 4 titanium, 4 quartz, 2 copper
• 4 range upgrades (or: 4 copper, 4 magnetite)
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• total — 11 titanium, 5 quartz, 4 copper, 1 gold, 1 table coral sample, 4 range upgrades

Scanner room, powered by bioreactor

• scanner room — 5 titanium, 2 copper, 1 gold, 1 table coral sample
• I compartment — 2 titanium
• multipurpose room — 6 titanium
• hatch — 2 titanium, 1 quartz
• bioreactor — 3 titanium, 1 wiring kit, 1 lubricant
• 4 range upgrades (or: 4 copper, 4 magnetite)
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• total — 17 titanium, 1 quartz, 2 copper, 1 gold, 1 table coral sample, 1 wiring kit, 1 lubricant, 4 range upgrades

Scanner room, powered by a nuclear reactor

• scanner room — 5 titanium, 2 copper, 1 gold, 1 table coral sample
• I compartment — 2 titanium
• multipurpose room — 6 titanium
• hatch — 2 titanium, 1 quartz
• nuclear reactor — 1 plasteel ingot, 1 advanced wiring kit, 3 lead
• 1 reactor rod
• 4 range upgrades (or: 4 copper, 4 magnetite)
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• total — 1 plasteel ingot, 15 titanium, 2 copper, 1 quartz, 1 gold, 3 lead, 1 table coral sample, 1 advanced wiring kit, 1 reactor rod, 4 range upgrades

Optional stuff

In addition to the above, it's often good to bring enough for a Fabricator and one Wall Locker. For this you need — 3 titanium, 1 gold, and 1 table coral sample.