October 1: automatic cleaning and gluing are available
Automatic card cleaning and gluing now cost in-game currency. The gluing cost varies with rarity and quality; cleaning has a fixed cost, but the announcement does not give the amount. Manual repair also receives more puzzle patterns.
Read the current price and keep quest or upgrade reserves before paying. The developer’s $1.99 line is a joke immediately retracted in the same announcement, not a real-money microtransaction price. Older Card Cleaner and Assembler discussions below describe requests made before this shipped feature.
Can you Build All cards automatically in KOTAMON?
No automatic card assembler is documented in the current patch notes. Collect five torn fragments, take them to the garage glue table, and complete the positioning puzzle manually.
Several active Steam requests ask the developer to add auto-complete, bulk mending, or a “Build All” button. An August 30 discussion specifically proposes Card Cleaner and Card Assembler upgrades for the late-game foil grind. These are player suggestions, not hidden controls or announced additions.
| Option | Current answer |
|---|---|
| Manual glue-table assembly | Available after collecting five card fragments. |
| Automatic card assembler | Not documented as a current in-game upgrade. |
| Card Cleaner / Card Assembler unlocks | Suggested names and unlock conditions in a player thread, not official requirements. |
| Passive or auto-complete mode | Requested by players; no release date is announced. |
| Skip every fragment puzzle | No current menu toggle is published. |
Card repair step by step
- Clear the active trash heap slowly and pick up each torn card fragment you find.
- Continue until the fragment counter reaches five; the official description ties one repair attempt to five pieces.
- Go to the garage work area and interact with the glue or repair table.
- Move and rotate the pieces until their torn edges and artwork align into one rectangle.
- Confirm the completed layout, then check the binder to identify the finished card and its copy quality.
If a piece will not fit
- Move pieces apart before rotating them so overlapping artwork does not hide the matching edge.
- Start with a corner or long outside edge, then build inward instead of trying to place all five at once.
- Use small rotations and compare both the torn boundary and the printed artwork.
- If input stops responding, leave the table without overwriting your only good save, reopen it, and retry the layout.
Repair, cleaning, and condition are different
| Task | What it applies to | What is supported |
|---|---|---|
| Fragment assembly | Five torn pieces found in trash | The glue-table puzzle creates a complete card. |
| Cleaning | A dirty but intact card | Use the card-cleaning interaction shown in the game. |
| Mending or copy quality | A damaged individual copy | Better condition is worth more, but no universal value formula is published. |
How many card pieces do I need in KOTAMON?
Five. The official GIGA patch says five fragments can be glued into one complete card.
Is there a Build All button in KOTAMON?
No Build All or bulk-mend control is documented in the current game or official patch notes. Active Steam threads are requesting one.
How do I unlock Card Cleaner or Card Assembler?
Those names appear in an August 30 player suggestion, not an official upgrade announcement. The proposed foil milestones and prices are not real unlock requirements established by the developer.
Can KOTAMON auto-assemble or auto-repair card pieces?
Not in the currently documented controls. Active Steam threads ask for an automatic device or auto-complete mode, but neither option has an announced release date.
Can Card Level Up skip the repair puzzle?
No. Level Up exchanges three complete same-name, same-Quality cards; it does not assemble the five torn fragments used by the manual glue-table puzzle.
Where is the card repair table?
Use the work table in the garage area where card cleaning and gluing take place.