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Solar138: /* Getting rid of excess ingredients */ fix missing word

2026-02-27T06:37:38Z

Getting rid of excess ingredients: fix missing word

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	== Getting rid of excess ingredients ==		== Getting rid of excess ingredients ==
	Scrap recycling will never yield the exact distribution of items that players might need. With scrap recycling, this is a problem; unlike on Nauvis, where not having enough iron will simply pause iron production and nothing else, to pause production of one scrap recycling product is to pause scrap recycling altogether. In other words, if not every item produced by scrap recycling is consumed, then the belts will back up, and scrap recycling is stopped from producing any items at all.		Scrap recycling will never yield the exact distribution of items that players might need. With scrap recycling, this is a problem; unlike on Nauvis, where not having enough iron consumption will simply pause iron production and nothing else, to pause production of one scrap recycling product is to pause scrap recycling altogether. In other words, if not every item produced by scrap recycling is consumed, then the belts will back up, and scrap recycling is stopped from producing any items at all.

	Unfortunately, it is not always possible to use every item that scrap recycling produces. Some items have a limited set of applications that are not always relevant. Other times, you will need more of one item than another, causing an imbalance in what items are consumed.		Unfortunately, it is not always possible to use every item that scrap recycling produces. Some items have a limited set of applications that are not always relevant. Other times, you will need more of one item than another, causing an imbalance in what items are consumed.

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	Unlike with most other resources, processing [[scrap]] yields a variety of items, which is the most reliable source of obtaining most resources on [[Fulgora]] (aside from importing goods from other planets via the [[space platform]]). So it is important to understand how to use [[scrap]] on [[Fulgora]] to build a factory capable of crafting [[Electromagnetic science pack]]s and launching them into space.		Unlike with most other resources, processing [[scrap]] yields a variety of items, which is the most reliable source of obtaining most resources on [[Fulgora]] (aside from importing goods from other planets via the [[space platform]]). So it is important to understand how to use [[scrap]] on [[Fulgora]] to build a factory capable of crafting [[Electromagnetic science pack]]s and launching them into space.

Alfonse: /* Efficiently trashing excess */ Noting that feeding a landfill maker requires multiple inserters.

2025-02-04T15:34:09Z

Efficiently trashing excess: Noting that feeding a landfill maker requires multiple inserters.

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	Some of these slow-to-recycle products can be crafted into other items at higher rates than they can be recycled. Steel can be turned into steel chests at 20 steel per second inside an unmoduled normal yellow assembler. This can then in-turn be recycled back down to steel even more quickly due to the 16x recycling speedup. Considering the recycling yield, a yellow assembler without modules can handle 15 steel per second, and a recycler 96, compared to a recycler for steel which handles 0.375 steel per second.		Some of these slow-to-recycle products can be crafted into other items at higher rates than they can be recycled. Steel can be turned into steel chests at 20 steel per second inside an unmoduled normal yellow assembler. This can then in-turn be recycled back down to steel even more quickly due to the 16x recycling speedup. Considering the recycling yield, a yellow assembler without modules can handle 15 steel per second, and a recycler 96, compared to a recycler for steel which handles 0.375 steel per second.

	Some such shortcuts are (speed comparison assuming one ~~assembler~~ and recycler at crafting speeds 1.25 and 0.5):		Some such shortcuts are (speed comparison assuming one [[assembling machine 3]] and recycler at crafting speeds 1.25 and 0.5):
	* [[Steel plate\|Steel]] to [[steel chest]] (40x speedup)		* [[Steel plate\|Steel]] to [[steel chest]] (40x speedup)
	* [[Iron plate\|Iron]] to [[iron chest]] (8x speedup)		* [[Iron plate\|Iron]] to [[iron chest]] (8x speedup)
	* [[Concrete]] to [[hazard concrete]] (6.25x speedup)		* [[Concrete]] to [[hazard concrete]] (6.25x speedup)
	* [[Stone]] to [[landfill]] (10.42x speedup), note that landfill is unrecyclable so needs to be looped back into the recycler not the assembler		* [[Stone]] to [[landfill]] (10.42x speedup), note that landfill is unrecyclable so needs to be looped back into the recycler not the assembler. An [[assembling machine 3]] making landfill can consume 125 stone per second; no single [[Inserters\|inserter]] of any quality can keep pace with that, even from a chest (though legendary [[stack inserter]]s come very close).
	* [[Stone brick\|Bricks]] to [[wall]]s (5x speedup)		* [[Stone brick\|Bricks]] to [[wall]]s (5x speedup)

Octo: /* Other necessary ingredients */ Stone bricks can also be smelted – recycling concrete is not the only way to produce them.

2025-01-30T15:28:32Z

Other necessary ingredients: Stone bricks can also be smelted – recycling concrete is not the only way to produce them.

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	* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.		* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.
	* [[Iron plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels, which are abundant.		* [[Iron plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels, which are abundant.
	* [[Stone brick]]s ~~are only~~ obtained ~~from~~ concrete and ~~only~~ are needed for crafting lightning rods.		* [[Stone brick]]s can be obtained by recycling concrete and smelting stone. They are needed for crafting lightning rods to protect the factory and provide power.

	With these items, the player has ~~everything needed to craft~~ all the ~~necessary~~ intermediate products ~~in order~~ to craft Fulgora's [[Electromagnetic science pack]] and launch it into space!		With these items, the player has all the intermediate products needed to craft Fulgora's [[Electromagnetic science pack]] and launch it into space!

	= Getting rid of excess ingredients =		= Getting rid of excess ingredients =

Octo: /* Other necessary ingredients */ Fix typos, improve wording.

2025-01-30T15:24:08Z

Other necessary ingredients: Fix typos, improve wording.

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	=== Other necessary ingredients ===		=== Other necessary ingredients ===
	Electronic circuits, plastic bars, copper plates, iron plates, and stone bricks ~~are~~ are only obtained by recycling a recycled scrap.		Electronic circuits, plastic bars, copper plates, iron plates, and stone bricks are only obtained by recycling a recycled scrap.
	* [[Electronic circuit]]s are most easily obtained from processing units~~, but obtaining~~ them from ~~advance~~ circuits is also a viable way since ~~advance~~ circuits are slightly more common and don't serve any purpose other than to being recycled. Electronic circuits are mainly used for crafting [[Supercapacitor]]s.		* [[Electronic circuit]]s are most easily obtained from processing units. Obtaining them from advanced circuits is also a viable way, since advanced circuits are slightly more common and, with regards to [[electromagnetic science pack]]s, don't serve any purpose other than being recycled. Electronic circuits are mainly used for crafting [[Supercapacitor]]s.
	* [[Plastic bar]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but ~~advance~~ circuits is also a good source for the same reasons listed in the above point. Plastic bars are mainly used to craft [[Superconductor]]s.		* [[Plastic bar]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but advanced circuits is also a good source for the same reasons listed in the above point. Plastic bars are mainly used to craft [[Superconductor]]s.
	* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.		* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.
	* [[Iron plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels ~~simply because iron gear wheels~~ are so abundant.		* [[Iron plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels, which are abundant.
	* [[Stone brick]]s are only obtained from concrete and only are needed for crafting lightning rods.		* [[Stone brick]]s are only obtained from concrete and only are needed for crafting lightning rods.

	With these items, the player has everything needed to craft all the necessary intermediate products in order to craft Fulgora's science pack and launch it into space!		With these items, the player has everything needed to craft all the necessary intermediate products in order to craft Fulgora's [[Electromagnetic science pack]] and launch it into space!

	= Getting rid of excess ingredients =		= Getting rid of excess ingredients =

Chumfactor: /* Getting rid of excess ingredients */ Typo: "...where having enough..." -> "...where not having enough..." (added "not")

2025-01-20T15:24:42Z

Getting rid of excess ingredients: Typo: "...where having enough..." -> "...where not having enough..." (added "not")

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	= Getting rid of excess ingredients =		= Getting rid of excess ingredients =
	Scrap recycling will never yield the exact distribution of items that players might need. With scrap recycling, this is a problem; unlike on Nauvis, where having enough iron will simply pause iron production and nothing else, to pause production of one scrap recycling product is to pause scrap recycling altogether. In other words, if not every item produced by scrap recycling is consumed, then the belts will backup, and scrap recycling is stopped from producing any items at all.		Scrap recycling will never yield the exact distribution of items that players might need. With scrap recycling, this is a problem; unlike on Nauvis, where not having enough iron will simply pause iron production and nothing else, to pause production of one scrap recycling product is to pause scrap recycling altogether. In other words, if not every item produced by scrap recycling is consumed, then the belts will backup, and scrap recycling is stopped from producing any items at all.

	Unfortunately, it is not always possible to use every item that scrap recycling produces. Some items have a limited set of applications that are not always relevant. Other times, you will need more of one item than another, causing an imbalance in what items are consumed.		Unfortunately, it is not always possible to use every item that scrap recycling produces. Some items have a limited set of applications that are not always relevant. Other times, you will need more of one item than another, causing an imbalance in what items are consumed.

Alfonse: /* Recycling with quality modules */ Notation about producing holmium solution with quality holmium ore.

2025-01-06T16:28:10Z

Recycling with quality modules: Notation about producing holmium solution with quality holmium ore.

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	However, players should keep in mind that, much like productivity, quality modules benefit from long production chains, as it increases the number of chances for item quality to be increased. Even after sorting away all [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal items, only 10% of the remaining items will be [[File:Quality rare.png\|15px\|link=]]rare or higher, as the probability of skipping a quality tier will always be 10% regardless of modules.		However, players should keep in mind that, much like productivity, quality modules benefit from long production chains, as it increases the number of chances for item quality to be increased. Even after sorting away all [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal items, only 10% of the remaining items will be [[File:Quality rare.png\|15px\|link=]]rare or higher, as the probability of skipping a quality tier will always be 10% regardless of modules.

	It should also be noted that [[File:Quality uncommon.png\|15px\|link=]]uncommon or higher [[holmium ore]] is not actually better than [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal holmium ore~~, because its~~ sole use is to be used as an ingredient for [[holmium solution]], which is a fluid and therefore ~~ignore the~~ quality of ~~the~~ holmium ore.		It should also be noted that [[File:Quality uncommon.png\|15px\|link=]]uncommon or higher [[holmium ore]] is not actually better than [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal holmium ore. The sole use of holmium ore is to be used as an ingredient for [[holmium solution]], which is a fluid and therefore has no quality. Furthermore, producing holmium solution from a particular quality of holmium ore requires having a [[chemical plant]] whose recipe is set to that quality as well as having sufficient [[stone]] of that exact quality. Both of these can be automated via the [[circuit network]], but it does require some set up.

Alanur99 at 04:09, 6 January 2025

2025-01-06T04:09:52Z

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	However, players should keep in mind that, much like productivity, quality modules benefit from long production chains, as it increases the number of chances for item quality to be increased. Even after sorting away all [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal items, only 10% of the remaining items will be [[File:Quality rare.png\|15px\|link=]]rare or higher, as the probability of skipping a quality tier will always be 10% regardless of modules.		However, players should keep in mind that, much like productivity, quality modules benefit from long production chains, as it increases the number of chances for item quality to be increased. Even after sorting away all [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal items, only 10% of the remaining items will be [[File:Quality rare.png\|15px\|link=]]rare or higher, as the probability of skipping a quality tier will always be 10% regardless of modules.

	It should also be noted that [[File:Quality uncommon.png\|15px\|link=]]uncommon or higher [[holmium ore]] is not actually better than [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal holmium ore, because its sole use is to be used as an ingredient for [[holmium solution]], which is a fluid and therefore ~~erases~~ the quality of the holmium ore.		It should also be noted that [[File:Quality uncommon.png\|15px\|link=]]uncommon or higher [[holmium ore]] is not actually better than [[File:Quality normal.png\|15px\|link=]]normal holmium ore, because its sole use is to be used as an ingredient for [[holmium solution]], which is a fluid and therefore ignore the quality of the holmium ore.

Zinic: /* Other necessary ingredients */ Fixed wrong item listed

2025-01-04T23:49:45Z

Other necessary ingredients: Fixed wrong item listed

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	* [[Plastic bar]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but advance circuits is also a good source for the same reasons listed in the above point. Plastic bars are mainly used to craft [[Superconductor]]s.		* [[Plastic bar]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but advance circuits is also a good source for the same reasons listed in the above point. Plastic bars are mainly used to craft [[Superconductor]]s.
	* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.		* [[Copper plate]]s are most easily obtained from low density structures, but being one of the most rare scrap product, it may be better to recycle any of the three circuits down to copper plates (with electronic circuits having the best yields), or by recycling batteries or copper cable.
	* [[~~Steel~~ plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels simply because iron gear wheels are so abundant.		* [[Iron plate]]s are best obtained from recycling iron gear wheels simply because iron gear wheels are so abundant.
	* [[Stone brick]]s are only obtained from concrete and only are needed for crafting lightning rods.		* [[Stone brick]]s are only obtained from concrete and only are needed for crafting lightning rods.