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Kryzeth: Corrected ingredient amount and result amount for transport belt

2025-12-26T18:24:52Z

Corrected ingredient amount and result amount for transport belt

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	\| {{imagelink\|Transport belt}}		\| {{imagelink\|Transport belt}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Iron gear wheel\|5}}{{icon\|Iron plate\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Iron gear wheel\|1}}{{icon\|Iron plate\|1}}
	\| {{icon\|Transport belt\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Transport belt\|2}}
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Walkman: /* Recipes */ grammar error

2025-12-20T18:34:50Z

Recipes: grammar error

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	== Recipes ==		== Recipes ==

	The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes (not including the recipe for itself), one of which ~~one~~ must be set before it can begin processing.		The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes (not including the recipe for itself), one of which must be set before it can begin processing.

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Taekwonjoe2001: Undo revision 216490 by Taekwonjoe2001 (talk) Been seeing some confusion on the wiki about the holmium and belt recipes

2025-11-24T19:27:18Z

Undo revision 216490 by Taekwonjoe2001 (talk) Been seeing some confusion on the wiki about the holmium and belt recipes

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 == Recipes ==
-The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes, of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
+The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes (not including the recipe for itself), one of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
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 | {{icon|Big mining drill|1}}
 | {{icontech|Big mining drill (research)}}[[Big mining drill (research)]]
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 | {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt}}
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-| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}
+| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}†
 | {{icon|Time|10}}{{icon|Stone brick|5}}{{icon|Molten iron|20}}{{icon|Water|100}}
 | {{icon|Concrete|10}}
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 | {{icon|Tungsten plate|1}}
 | {{icontech|Tungsten steel (research)}}[[Tungsten steel (research)]]
 |}
-Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
+†Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
 == Efficiency ==

Taekwonjoe2001: Undo revision 216489 by Taekwonjoe2001 (talk) Forgot to leave a summary

2025-11-24T19:25:11Z

Undo revision 216489 by Taekwonjoe2001 (talk) Forgot to leave a summary

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 == Recipes ==
-The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes (not including the recipe for itself), one of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
+The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes, of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
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 | {{icon|Big mining drill|1}}
 | {{icontech|Big mining drill (research)}}[[Big mining drill (research)]]
 |-
 | {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt}}
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 | -
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-| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}†
+| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}
 | {{icon|Time|10}}{{icon|Stone brick|5}}{{icon|Molten iron|20}}{{icon|Water|100}}
 | {{icon|Concrete|10}}
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 | {{icon|Tungsten plate|1}}
 | {{icontech|Tungsten steel (research)}}[[Tungsten steel (research)]]
 |}
-†Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
+Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
 == Efficiency ==

Taekwonjoe2001: /* Recipes */

2025-11-24T19:01:30Z

Recipes

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 == Recipes ==
-The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes, of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
+The Foundry has twenty available unique recipes (not including the recipe for itself), one of which one must be set before it can begin processing.
 {|class="wikitable"
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 | {{icon|Big mining drill|1}}
 | {{icontech|Big mining drill (research)}}[[Big mining drill (research)]]
 |-
 | {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt}}
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 | -
 |-
-| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}
+| {{imagelink|Concrete from molten iron}}†
 | {{icon|Time|10}}{{icon|Stone brick|5}}{{icon|Molten iron|20}}{{icon|Water|100}}
 | {{icon|Concrete|10}}
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 | {{icon|Tungsten plate|1}}
 | {{icontech|Tungsten steel (research)}}[[Tungsten steel (research)]]
 |}
-Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
+†Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
 == Efficiency ==

Alfonse: /* Steel plates */ Numbers and terminology adjustment.

2025-10-20T15:51:41Z

Steel plates: Numbers and terminology adjustment.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 20 October 2025
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	==== Steel plates ====		==== Steel plates ====

	Initially, it seems like the electric furnace, with just 2 module slots, cannot make up for the 67% inherent efficiency boost from the cast-steel recipe. However, steel production also has an [[Steel_plate_productivity_(research)\|infinite research]] which adds a productivity bonus; while this bonus applies to both casting steel and smelting steel (and ''doesn't'' apply to casting iron plates in order to smelt them into steel), the 50% inherent productivity and more module slots of the foundry give it a higher bonus to start with, meaning that the same ''absolute'' bonus makes for a larger ''relative increase'' in the electric furnace. (For example, with no productivity modules, researching 5 levels of the technology will take the foundry from ~~150~~% productivity to ~~200~~% productivity, boosting its output by a third, ~~while~~ the furnace will go from ~~100~~% productivity to ~~150~~% productivity, boosting its output by a half.) With the right combination of high-quality [[productivity module 3]]s and steel plate productivity research, it is possible to make the electric furnace production chain more efficient.		Initially, it seems like the electric furnace, with just 2 module slots, cannot make up for the 67% inherent efficiency boost from the cast-steel recipe. However, steel production also has an [[Steel_plate_productivity_(research)\|infinite research]] which adds a productivity bonus; while this bonus applies to both casting steel and smelting steel (and ''doesn't'' apply to casting iron plates in order to smelt them into steel), the 50% inherent productivity and more module slots of the foundry give it a higher bonus to start with, meaning that the same ''absolute'' bonus makes for a larger ''relative increase'' in the electric furnace. For example, with no productivity modules, researching 5 levels of the technology will take the foundry from 50% productivity to 100% productivity, boosting its output by a third. By contrast, the furnace will go from 0% productivity to 50% productivity, boosting its output by a half. With the right combination of high-quality [[productivity module 3]]s and steel plate productivity research, it is possible to make the electric furnace production chain more efficient.

	For example, a foundry with 4 legendary productivity module 3s (+25% productivity each) casting iron plates feeding an electric furnace with 2 legendary productivity module 3s and a +50% steel plate productivity has exactly the same overall efficiency as a foundry with 4 legendary productivity module 3s and the same +50% steel plate productivity casting steel plates directly, with both producing exactly 1 steel plate per 10 units of molten iron. Any additional research past that point will make the electric furnace production chain strictly better. If using mere rare productivity module 3s (+16% productivity each) instead, the changeover happens somewhere between +150% and +160% research.		For example, a foundry with 4 legendary productivity module 3s (+25% productivity each) casting iron plates feeding an electric furnace with 2 legendary productivity module 3s and a +50% steel plate productivity has exactly the same overall efficiency as a foundry with 4 legendary productivity module 3s and the same +50% steel plate productivity casting steel plates directly, with both producing exactly 1 steel plate per 10 units of molten iron. Any additional research past that point will make the electric furnace production chain strictly better. If using mere rare productivity module 3s (+16% productivity each) instead, the changeover happens somewhere between +150% and +160% research.

	Additionally, with enough levels of steel plate productivity research, it is possible to reach the hard cap of ~~400~~% ~~efficiency~~. Thus the absolute maximum efficiency possible for casting steel is 4/3 steel plates per 10 units of molten iron, while the electric furnace production chain can reach 2 steel plates per 10 units of molten iron.		Additionally, with enough levels of steel plate productivity research, it is possible to reach the hard cap of 300% productivity. Thus the absolute maximum efficiency possible for casting steel is 4/3 steel plates per 10 units of molten iron, while the electric furnace production chain can reach 2 steel plates per 10 units of molten iron.

	==== Iron gear wheels ====		==== Iron gear wheels ====

SteveCentra: Typo Fix: "to do do" => "to do so"

2025-08-28T21:11:48Z

Typo Fix: "to do do" => "to do so"

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	Note that making low density structures is subject to its own [[Low_density_structure_productivity_(research)\|productivity research]], and both that, and the use of productivity modules of any kind, will make the use of the alternate production chain more attractive: the efficiency gain for iron and copper will increase, while the efficiency loss in plastic, while not entirely negated, will shrink. For example, with no efficiency boosts, the alternative production chain is 33% more efficient in iron, 25% more efficient in copper, and 33% less efficient in plastic, but with +100% productivity from research, the alternative production chain is 60% more efficient in iron, 50% more efficient in copper, and only 20% less efficient in plastic.		Note that making low density structures is subject to its own [[Low_density_structure_productivity_(research)\|productivity research]], and both that, and the use of productivity modules of any kind, will make the use of the alternate production chain more attractive: the efficiency gain for iron and copper will increase, while the efficiency loss in plastic, while not entirely negated, will shrink. For example, with no efficiency boosts, the alternative production chain is 33% more efficient in iron, 25% more efficient in copper, and 33% less efficient in plastic, but with +100% productivity from research, the alternative production chain is 60% more efficient in iron, 50% more efficient in copper, and only 20% less efficient in plastic.

	Additionally, the hard cap of 300% productivity applies here, too, and this ''can'' entirely negate the penalty to plastic, though the level of research required to do do is considerable.		Additionally, the hard cap of 300% productivity applies here, too, and this ''can'' entirely negate the penalty to plastic, though the level of research required to do so is considerable.

	The low density structure casting recipe does have one advantage: [[Quality]]. Because the only solid input is plastic, all it takes to make low density structures of a particular quality is to have plastic of that quality.		The low density structure casting recipe does have one advantage: [[Quality]]. Because the only solid input is plastic, all it takes to make low density structures of a particular quality is to have plastic of that quality.

Cardinal: /* Recipes */ icons for tech required.

2025-04-02T21:20:39Z

Recipes: icons for tech required.

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	\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|3}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|2}}{{icon\|Molten copper\|200}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|3}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|2}}{{icon\|Molten copper\|200}}
	\| {{icon\|Metallurgic science pack\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Metallurgic science pack\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Metallurgic science pack (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Metallurgic science pack (research)}}[[Metallurgic science pack (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Big mining drill}}		\| {{imagelink\|Big mining drill}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|30}}{{icon\|Advanced circuit\|10}}{{icon\|Electric engine unit\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|20}}{{icon\|Electric mining drill\|1}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|200}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|30}}{{icon\|Advanced circuit\|10}}{{icon\|Electric engine unit\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|20}}{{icon\|Electric mining drill\|1}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|200}}
	\| {{icon\|Big mining drill\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Big mining drill\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Big mining drill (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Big mining drill (research)}}[[Big mining drill (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo transport belt}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo transport belt}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|5}}{{icon\|Express transport belt\|1}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|20}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|5}}{{icon\|Express transport belt\|1}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|20}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo transport belt\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo transport belt\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo underground belt}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo underground belt}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|40}}{{icon\|Express underground belt\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|40}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|40}}{{icon\|Express underground belt\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|40}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo underground belt\|2}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo underground belt\|2}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo splitter}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo splitter}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Processing unit\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|15}}{{icon\|Express splitter\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|80}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Processing unit\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|15}}{{icon\|Express splitter\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|80}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo splitter\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo splitter\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=4 \| Usable anywhere		! colspan=4 \| Usable anywhere
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	\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten ore\|4}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|10}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten ore\|4}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|10}}
	\| {{icon\|Tungsten plate\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Tungsten plate\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Tungsten steel (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Tungsten steel (research)}}[[Tungsten steel (research)]]
	\|}		\|}

Joeykins: /* Recipes */ split in to Vulcanus only and usable-anywhere recipes

2025-04-01T10:39:27Z

Recipes: split in to Vulcanus only and usable-anywhere recipes

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 ! Recipe !! Ingredients !! Products !! Technology required
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 | {{imagelink|Molten iron from lava}}
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 | {{icon|Stone|15}}{{icon|Molten copper|250}}
 | -
 |-
 | {{imagelink|Molten iron}}
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 | {{icon|Tungsten plate|1}}
 | {{imagelink|Tungsten steel (research)}}
 |}
-Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module]]s, despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
+Note that the foundry recipe for making [[concrete]] can benefit from [[productivity module|productivity modules]], despite the regular concrete recipe not being able to use them.
-Additionally, the foundry can also make other foundries, all [[Transport belts|belt]] types, and [[holmium plate]]s, all of which use the same recipes as assembling machines.
+Additionally, the foundry can also make other foundries (but only on Vulcanus), all [[Transport belts|belt]] types, and [[holmium plate|holmium plates]]; the recipes are the same as used in assembling machines.
 == Efficiency ==

CaptainGold1: Changed incorrect usage of "efficiency module" to "productivity module"

2025-03-18T21:01:44Z

Changed incorrect usage of "efficiency module" to "productivity module"

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	==== Low density structure ====		==== Low density structure ====

	Low density structures are notable because the crafting recipe has an efficiency of ''less'' than 100% with respect to copper, and while its efficiency with respect to iron is greater than 100%, it is less than the inherent efficiency of casting steel plates. Thus, even with no ~~efficiency~~ modules or productivity research at all, casting the plates and then creating the low density structures in an assembler is more efficient. However, low density structures also require plastic, and since plastic bars cannot be cast, you are losing out on the inherent +50% productivity bonus the foundry offers:		Low density structures are notable because the crafting recipe has an efficiency of ''less'' than 100% with respect to copper, and while its efficiency with respect to iron is greater than 100%, it is less than the inherent efficiency of casting steel plates. Thus, even with no productivity modules or productivity research at all, casting the plates and then creating the low density structures in an assembler is more efficient. However, low density structures also require plastic, and since plastic bars cannot be cast, you are losing out on the inherent +50% productivity bonus the foundry offers:
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	\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|3}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|2}}{{icon\|Molten copper\|200}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|3}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|2}}{{icon\|Molten copper\|200}}
	\| {{icon\|Metallurgic science pack\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Metallurgic science pack\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Metallurgic science pack (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Metallurgic science pack (research)}}[[Metallurgic science pack (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Big mining drill}}		\| {{imagelink\|Big mining drill}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|30}}{{icon\|Advanced circuit\|10}}{{icon\|Electric engine unit\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|20}}{{icon\|Electric mining drill\|1}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|200}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|30}}{{icon\|Advanced circuit\|10}}{{icon\|Electric engine unit\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten carbide\|20}}{{icon\|Electric mining drill\|1}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|200}}
	\| {{icon\|Big mining drill\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Big mining drill\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Big mining drill (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Big mining drill (research)}}[[Big mining drill (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo transport belt}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo transport belt}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|5}}{{icon\|Express transport belt\|1}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|20}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|0.5}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|5}}{{icon\|Express transport belt\|1}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|20}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo transport belt\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo transport belt\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo underground belt}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo underground belt}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|40}}{{icon\|Express underground belt\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|40}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|40}}{{icon\|Express underground belt\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|40}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo underground belt\|2}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo underground belt\|2}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{imagelink\|Turbo splitter}}		\| {{imagelink\|Turbo splitter}}
	\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Processing unit\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|15}}{{icon\|Express splitter\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|80}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|2}}{{icon\|Processing unit\|2}}{{icon\|Tungsten plate\|15}}{{icon\|Express splitter\|2}}{{icon\|Lubricant\|80}}
	\| {{icon\|Turbo splitter\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Turbo splitter\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Turbo transport belt (research)}}[[Turbo transport belt (research)]]
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=4 \| Usable anywhere		! colspan=4 \| Usable anywhere
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	\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten ore\|4}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|10}}		\| {{icon\|Time\|10}}{{icon\|Tungsten ore\|4}}{{icon\|Molten iron\|10}}
	\| {{icon\|Tungsten plate\|1}}		\| {{icon\|Tungsten plate\|1}}
	\| {{~~imagelink~~\|Tungsten steel (research)}}		\| {{icontech\|Tungsten steel (research)}}[[Tungsten steel (research)]]
	\|}		\|}