How to Make Anomalies in Project P.I.T.T. — Phase 4 Recipe & Workbench Fixes

An Anomaly is made in Phase 4 by combining a Duck, a Cash Register, and a Piñata at the Anomaly workbench. All three items must physically enter the workbench’s inputs — merely arriving nearby won’t register. Piñatas are fragile in transit and commonly break before insertion; stage and move them gently. Complete one successful manual cycle before you automate, because automation amplifies alignment and fragility problems. See Automation for full factory builds.

Observed recipe (Phase 4): Duck + Cash Register + Piñata placed into the Anomaly workbench. The three inputs are required together at that workbench to produce an Anomaly.

1. Gather one Duck, one Cash Register, and one Piñata.
2. Bring them to the Anomaly workbench area. Make sure each item is positioned so it can be fully accepted by the workbench input — not just sitting near it.
3. Insert the Duck, then the Cash Register, then the Piñata (order isn’t strictly proven as a hard rule, but ensure all three reach the workbench).
4. Observe the workbench: if everything entered properly you should complete one cycle and get the Anomaly result.
5. Only after one clear manual success should you plan to scale with machines.

Completing a manual cycle teaches the correct positions and timing for your layout and makes troubleshooting easier.

Common causes when the workbench “appears” not to work:

• One or more inputs did not actually enter the workbench input area — items sitting nearby do not count.
• Multiple items arrive simultaneously or misaligned, causing the workbench to reject or ignore inputs.
• Automation can exaggerate small delivery errors; what worked by hand can fail when items collide or pile up.

If the workbench seems inactive, verify each specific item has been accepted (fully entered) before assuming a bug.

Piñatas are fragile during transport. Frequent causes of breakage:

• Rough handling by conveyors, intersecting lanes, or collisions with other items.
• Multiple-item flows that jostle the Piñata before insertion.
• Long or complex transport routes amplify risk.

To avoid breakage, move Piñatas carefully (see staging below) and avoid routing them through high-collision areas.

• Stage items in dedicated single-item buffers so each reaches the workbench cleanly. Avoid mixed queues where the Piñata could collide with other objects.
• Ensure the Duck and Cash Register are positioned to fully enter their respective inputs — “nearby” placement is not sufficient.
• Treat the Piñata as fragile: use a short, direct path and isolate it from high-traffic lanes until it is inserted.
• Run one full manual insertion to confirm placements, then mirror those positions when designing automation lanes.

Staging is about getting each item physically into the correct input slot rather than just close to the workbench.

Automate Phase 4 only after you can make an Anomaly reliably by hand. Key reasons:

• Automation multiplies small alignment and fragility problems into repeatable failures.
• A confirmed manual cycle gives you the physical reference for conveyor lanes, buffers, and insertion points.
• Community automation guides exist (for example, Steam Community how-tos); consult them for full factory setups, but first verify your own manual process.

For factory-building details, see Automation.

• Assuming items “near” the workbench count — they must fully enter input zones.
• Sending Piñatas through busy, long, or collision-prone routes.
• Running automation before confirming a manual successful cycle.
• Allowing multiple inputs to arrive in a tight cluster, causing the workbench to reject or jam.
• Treating the workbench like a passive container; it requires clear input acceptance.

Make an Anomaly by combining a Duck, a Cash Register, and a Piñata at the Phase 4 Anomaly workbench. Ensure each item physically enters the workbench inputs.

Observed recipe for Phase 4: Duck + Cash Register + Piñata at the Anomaly workbench.

Usually because one or more inputs never actually entered the workbench, or because multiple items arrived misaligned. Automation can make these delivery issues repeatable, so confirm a manual cycle first.

Piñatas are fragile in transport and often break from collisions, high-traffic routes, or rough conveyor handling. Short, isolated paths reduce breakage.

Use dedicated single-item staging buffers for each input so every item can be inserted cleanly. Place the Piñata on a direct, low-collision route; ensure Duck and Cash Register fully enter their inputs rather than sitting nearby.

Only after completing a successful manual cycle. Automation amplifies alignment and fragility problems; test and confirm by hand first, then scale. For full factory blueprints and lane layouts, refer to Automation.

• Automation — factory setup and Phase 4 lanes
• Secret Ending — where Anomalies connect in progression
• Percentage Pipe — 10 Anomalies × 10% = 100%
• Troubleshooting — save and tool issues