Beacon

The Beacon is a building that spreads the effects of inserted Modules to nearby buildings touching the effect-radius, but only half the benefits. This effect is called "distribution efficiency".

Multiple beacons can affect a single building, even one that is already full of modules.

They affect only buildings with module slots (laser turret doesn't benefit). Beacons themselves don't benefit from the modules inserted, so their energy cost can't be reduced.

They can't be loaded with productivity modules.

Usage

Beacons are extremely specialized since you need to focus your buildings around a beacon layout to be worth placing.

Their need for power makes them only useable with serious planning!

Types

As of 7.2, only Basic beacon exists. (0.9.x there is only a beacon)

Item	Total raw	Max power	Module slots	Efficiency	Coverage area
File:Basic-beacon.png Basic beacon	File:Copper-plate.png 195 File:Iron-plate.png 100 File:Steel-plate.png 10	480 W (electric)	2	0.5	9 x 9

See also

• Electric network
• Modules

Examples

File:Factorio-beacon.png

Basic beacon and 12 Electric furnaces affected by it.

File:Iron-smelting-with-beacon.png

Beacon and 12 Electric furnaces affected by it also works for other ways (0.9.8).

See this forum thread.