Processing unit productivity (research): Difference between revisions

Processing unit productivity (research)

Cost
60 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 1500
Prototype type	technology
Internal name	processing-unit-productivity
Required technologies

Allows
2-∞

Object description

Space Age expansion exclusive feature.

Processing unit productivity applies an additional productivity bonus to machines when they craft processing units (but not when using recycler recipes to produce them). Each level gives +10% productivity.

Technology	Cost	Effects
1 Processing unit productivity 1	60 1 1 1 1 1 X `1000 × 1.5^(Level)` (eg. 1500 for level 1, 2250 for level 2, 3375 for level 3)	10% per level

Note that the 300% productivity limit does apply to this technology. It can be researched past level 30, but it will have no practical effect.

Thresholds

The table below shows the total productivity bonus at key research levels for Processing unit productivity (research), for each machine and module configuration. Productivity is capped at 300%; cells shown in bold indicate that the configuration has reached the cap at that level and will not improve further with additional research.

Level	Cumulative research cost	Assembling machine 3				Electromagnetic plant
Level	Cumulative research cost	-	4×	4×	4×	-	5×	5×	5×
0	-	0%	40%	60%	100%	50%	100%	125%	175%
10	170k	100%	140%	160%	200%	150%	200%	225%	275%
13	580.86k	130%	170%	190%	230%	180%	230%	255%	300%
18	4.431M	180%	220%	240%	280%	230%	280%	300%
20	9.973M	200%	240%	260%	300%	250%	300%
24	50.499M	240%	280%	300%		290%
25	75.751M	250%	290%			300%
26	113.627M	260%	300%
30 +	575.25M	300%	300%

History

2.0.7:
- Introduced in Space Age expansion.

Technologies
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Military/Weaponry	Atomic bomb (research) Defender (research) Destroyer (research) Distractor (research) Flamethrower (research) Military (research) 2 3 4 Railgun (research) () Rocketry (research) explosive Uranium ammo (research)
Bonuses	Artillery shell damage (research) () Artillery shell range (research) Artillery shell shooting speed (research) Asteroid productivity (research) () Braking force (research) Cryogenic plant (research) () Electric weapons damage (research) () Energy weapons damage (research) Follower robot count (research) Inserter capacity bonus (research) Lab research speed (research) Laser shooting speed (research) Laser weapons damage (research) Low density structure productivity (research) () Mining productivity (research) Physical projectile damage (research) Plastic bar productivity (research) () Processing unit productivity (research) () Railgun damage (research) () Railgun shooting speed (research) () Refined flammables (research) Research productivity (research) () Rocket fuel productivity (research) () Rocket part productivity (research) () Scrap recycling productivity (research) () Steel plate productivity (research) () Stronger explosives (research) Transport belt capacity (research) () Weapon shooting speed (research) Worker robot cargo size (research) Worker robot speed (research)
Player augmentation	Construction robotics (research) Health (research) () Logistic robotics (research) Steel axe (research) Toolbelt (research)
Defense	Artillery (research) Gate (research) Gun turret (research) Heavy armor (research) Land mines (research) Laser turret (research) Mech armor (research) () Modular armor (research) Power armor (research) MK2 Radar (research) Repair pack (research) Rocket turret (research) () Stone wall (research) Tesla weapons (research) ()
Crafting	Advanced asteroid processing (research) () Advanced combinators (research) Advanced material processing (research) 2 Advanced oil processing (research) Agricultural science pack (research) () Artificial soil (research) () Asteroid reprocessing (research) () Automation science pack (research) Bacteria cultivation (research) () Battery (research) Bioflux (research) () Bioflux processing (research) () Biter egg handling (research) () Calcite processing (research) () Captivity (research) () Carbon fiber (research) () Chemical science pack (research) Circuit network (research) Cliff explosives (research) Coal liquefaction (research) Concrete (research) Cryogenic science pack (research) () Electric engine (research) Electromagnetic science pack (research) () Electronics (research) Engine (research) Epic quality (research) () Explosives (research) Fish breeding (research) () Flammables (research) Foundation (research) () Holmium processing (research) () Jellynut (research) () Kovarex enrichment process (research) Lamp (research) Landfill (research) Laser (research) Legendary quality (research) () Lithium processing (research) () Logistic science pack (research) Logistic system (research) Low density structure (research) Lubricant (research) Metallurgic science pack (research) () Military science pack (research) Nuclear fuel reprocessing (research) Overgrowth soil (research) () Plastics (research) Production science pack (research) Promethium science pack (research) () Quantum processor (research) () Robotics (research) Rocket fuel (research) Space science pack (research) Steel processing (research) Sulfur processing (research) Tree seeding (research) () Tungsten carbide (research) () Tungsten steel (research) () Uranium processing (research) Utility science pack (research) Yumako (research) ()
Transportation	Automated rail transportation (research) Automobilism (research) Elevated rail (research) () Fluid wagon (research) Planet discovery Aquilo (research) () Planet discovery Fulgora (research) () Planet discovery Gleba (research) () Planet discovery Vulcanus (research) () Rail support foundations (research) () Railway (research) Space platform (research) () Space platform thruster (research) () Spidertron (research) Tank (research)
Equipment modules	Belt immunity equipment (research) Discharge defense (research) Energy shield equipment (research) MK2 Exoskeleton equipment (research) Nightvision equipment (research) Personal battery (research) MK2 MK3 () Personal laser defense (research) Personal roboport (research) MK2 Portable fission reactor (research) Portable fusion reactor (research) () Portable solar panel (research) Toolbelt equipment (research) ()
Modules	Effect transmission (research) Efficiency module (research) 2 3 Modules (research) Productivity module (research) 2 3 Quality module (research) () 2 () 3 () Speed module (research) 2 3
Navigation	Combat Environment Intermediate products Logistics Production Space ()

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 {{About/Space age}}
-'''Processing unit productivity''' applies an additional [[productivity]] bonus to machines when they craft [[processing unit]]s (but not when using [[recycler]] recipes to produce them).
+'''Processing unit productivity''' applies an additional [[productivity]] bonus to machines when they craft [[processing unit]]s (but not when using [[recycler]] recipes to produce them). Each level gives +10% productivity.
-The cost formula is 1.5<sup>L</sup> * 1000 where L = current level.
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Technology !! Cost !! Effects
+|-
+| {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|1}} Processing unit productivity 1 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Production science pack|1}} {{Icon|Electromagnetic science pack|1}} <big>X {{Key|1000 × 1.5<sup>(Level)</sup>}}</big><br/>(eg. 1500 for level 1, 2250 for level 2, 3375 for level 3) || 10% per level
+|}
+Note that the 300% [[Productivity#Limits| productivity limit]] '''does''' apply to this technology. It can be researched past level 30, but it will have no practical effect.
+== Thresholds ==
+The table below shows the total productivity bonus at key research levels for [[Processing unit productivity (research)]]{{SA}}, for each machine and module configuration. Productivity is capped at 300%; cells shown in '''bold''' indicate that the configuration has reached the cap at that level and will not improve further with additional research.
+<!-- Processing Unit Productivity productivity thresholds -->
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative<br>research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Assembling machine 3}} Assembling machine 3 !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Electromagnetic plant}} Electromagnetic plant
+|-
+! - !! 4× {{Icon|Productivity module 3}} !! 4× {{Icon|productivity_module_2|[[File:quality_legendary.png|Legendary|16px]]}} !! 4× {{Icon|productivity_module_3|[[File:quality_legendary.png|Legendary|16px]]}} !! - !! 5× {{Icon|Productivity module 3}} !! 5× {{Icon|productivity_module_2|[[File:quality_legendary.png|Legendary|16px]]}} !! 5× {{Icon|productivity_module_3|[[File:quality_legendary.png|Legendary|16px]]}}
+|-
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|0}}
+| -
+| 0%
+| 40%
+| 60%
+| 100%
+| 50%
+| 100%
+| 125%
+| 175%
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|10}}
+| 170k
+| 100%
+| 140%
+| 160%
+| 200%
+| 150%
+| 200%
+| 225%
+| 275%
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|13}}
+| 580.86k
+| 130%
+| 170%
+| 190%
+| 230%
+| 180%
+| 230%
+| 255%
+| rowspan="7" | '''300%'''
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|18}}
+| 4.431M
+| 180%
+| 220%
+| 240%
+| 280%
+| 230%
+| 280%
+| rowspan="6" | '''300%'''
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|20}}
+| 9.973M
+| 200%
+| 240%
+| 260%
+| rowspan="5" | '''300%'''
+| 250%
+| rowspan="5" | '''300%'''
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|24}}
+| 50.499M
+| 240%
+| 280%
+| rowspan="4" | '''300%'''
+| 290%
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|25}}
+| 75.751M
+| 250%
+| 290%
+| rowspan="3" | '''300%'''
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|26}}
+| 113.627M
+| 260%
+| rowspan="2" | '''300%'''
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)|30}}+
+| 575.25M
+| '''300%'''
+|}
 == History ==
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 * Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.
 }}
+== See also ==
+* [[Low density structure productivity (research)]]
+* [[Rocket fuel productivity (research)]]
+* [[Rocket part productivity (research)]]
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