Category: Patterns

Verified in game version 0.2.6403.27689 on 2026-08-09.

First written against game version 0.2.6228.27061.

Sources (3)

Mods/PowerTransmitterPlus/RESEARCH.md:613-619 (F0049, primary)
Mods/SprayPaintPlus/SprayPaintPlus/ConsumableSyncPatch.cs:6 (F0388)
{'.work/decomp/0.2.6403.27689/Assembly-CSharp.decompiled.cs :': 'type declarations at 39197, 48571, 95793, 212198, 212509, 213543, 264502, 264704, 264713, 264734, 265200, 265338, 267663, 272554'}

Stationeers namespace pitfalls¶

Reference table of game types whose namespace is easy to guess wrong. All verified against game version 0.2.6228.27061. Compile errors of the form using <namespace>; followed by "type not found" usually trace back to one of these.

Reference¶

F0049 (Mods/PowerTransmitterPlus/RESEARCH.md:613-619, primary):

Type	Namespace	Common mistake
`EnumCollection<,>`	`Assets.Scripts`	Not `Assets.Scripts.Util`
`ProgrammableChip`	`Assets.Scripts.Objects.Electrical`	Not `Motherboards`
`ProgrammableChip.Constant`	nested in `ProgrammableChip`	Must qualify as `ProgrammableChip.Constant`
`LogicType`	`Assets.Scripts.Objects.Motherboards`	(Most Logic types ARE in Motherboards, just not the chip)
`GameState` (enum)	`Assets.Scripts.GridSystem`	Not `Assets.Scripts` (where `GameManager` lives; decompile 290777 under the 290052 namespace)
`PowerTransmitterVisualiser`	global namespace	NOT `Assets.Scripts.Objects.Electrical` despite the dish being there

F0388 (Mods/SprayPaintPlus/SprayPaintPlus/ConsumableSyncPatch.cs:6) adds:

Consumable (used for spray cans, fuel canisters, welding torches) resides in Assets.Scripts.Objects.Items.

Save, settings and networking types¶

The save/settings cluster splits across two namespaces and the global namespace, which is the trap: three types a caller usually touches together are not reachable from one using.

Type	Namespace	Decompile line	Common mistake
`Settings` (and nested `Settings.SettingData`)	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	265338	Not `Assets.Scripts`.
`SaveHelper`	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	264734
`SaveResult`, `SaveMethod`	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	264713, 264704
`SaveLoadConstants`	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	265200
`LoadHelper`	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	264502
`XmlSaveLoad`	`Assets.Scripts.Serialization`	267663
`StationSaveUtils`	global namespace	48571	NOT `Assets.Scripts.Serialization`, despite sitting between `SaveHelper` and `Settings` in every call chain.
`NetworkBase`	global namespace	39197	NOT `Assets.Scripts.Networking`, even though `NetworkManager` is.
`Client`, `FragmentHandler`, `NetworkServer`	`Assets.Scripts`	212198, 212509, 213543	Not `Assets.Scripts.Networking`.
`NetworkChannel`	`Assets.Scripts.Networking`	272554
Every `*Command` class (`SaveCommand`, `SettingsCommand`, `CommandBase`, `CommandScope`, ...)	`Util.Commands`	95793 (namespace)	Not under `Assets.Scripts` at all.

C# gotcha that this table exists to pre-empt: using Assets.Scripts; does NOT make types in the nested Assets.Scripts.Serialization namespace addressable by their short name. C# namespace lookup does not descend into child namespaces, so Settings and SaveHelper each need their own using Assets.Scripts.Serialization; (or full qualification) even in a file that already has using Assets.Scripts; for Client and NetworkServer.

The Client / NetworkServer / NetworkBase / NetworkChannel rows restate what the Client page established on 2026-07-27; they are repeated here so a namespace question resolves in one lookup.

When to consult this¶

After a compile error immediately following a freshly added using Assets.Scripts.<guess>;.
Before writing a Harmony patch against a game type whose namespace you inferred from file-system layout or a file name.
When decompiled code elides the namespace: ILSpy and dnSpy both show LogicType without its enclosing namespace in some views.

Add entries here as new namespace surprises are discovered. The table is small by design; add only types that have actually tripped someone.

Cited verifications¶

F0049: primary table covering the five highest-surprise entries encountered in PowerTransmitterPlus.
F0388: Consumable namespace note from SprayPaintPlus code comment.

Verification history¶

2026-08-09: added the "Save, settings and networking types" section, stamped 0.2.6403.27689. Every declaration line in it was read directly from .work/decomp/0.2.6403.27689/Assembly-CSharp.decompiled.cs in that pass. Additive: the original F0049 / F0388 table and its 0.2.6228.27061 stamp are untouched and were not re-verified. Two entries are the point of the section: StationSaveUtils (48571) is in the global namespace rather than Assets.Scripts.Serialization alongside SaveHelper and Settings, and NetworkBase (39197) is in the global namespace rather than Assets.Scripts.Networking alongside NetworkManager. Frontmatter verified_in / verified_at bumped to reflect the new section, per the "most recent section verification" semantics in Research/CLAUDE.md.
2026-07-14: added the GameState enum row (Assets.Scripts.GridSystem, decompile 290777; hit while a new file using GameManager.GameState failed to resolve GameState with only the Assets.Scripts using). Additive.

2026-04-20: page created from the Research migration; F0049 primary, F0388 additional.

Open questions¶

None at creation.