The Beacon is a deprecated tool that can be placed down to label a location on the compass and map. Due to being functionally replaced with map markers, using Beacons for markers is a waste of resources, as placing markers directly is free. Loading a save with previously placed Beacons converts them to map markers automatically.
It remains in the game only because it is used in the 
Uranium Fuel Unit alternate recipe. Despite this, it still has an alternate recipe of its own, which can still be unlocked by scanning 
Hard Drives.
Obtaining[]
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 ×  Iron Plate 22.5 / min | 1 ×  Iron Rod 7.5 / min | Manufacturer 8 sec  × 2 | 1 ×  Beacon 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item | Tier 1 - Field Research | ||||||||||||
15 ×  Wire 112.5 / min | 2 ×  Cable 15 / min | |||||||||||||||
4 ×  Steel Beam 2 / min | 16 ×  Steel Pipe 8 / min | Manufacturer 120 sec | 20 × Beacon 10 / min 330 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
1 ×  Crystal Oscillator 0.5 / min | ||||||||||||||||
Alternate recipes analysis[]
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Beacon / second, or 60 / min:
| Recipe | Iron Ore /min (WP) |
Raw Quartz /min (WP) |
Crude Oil m3/min (WP) |
Copper Ore /min (WP) |
Caterium Ore /min (WP) |
Total WP | Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 518.72 (73.70) |
- | - | - | - | 73.70 | 1297.79 | 11113 | 90.49 |
| Crystal | 43.08 (6.12) |
38.57 (36.73) |
7 (5.98) |
16 (5.54) |
10 (9.06) |
89.33 | 697.95 | 4264 | 19.18 |
- Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by:
(resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better. - Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
- Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
- Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. The exception is mentioned below:
Usage[]
Research[]
Equipment[]
Beacons, once equipped, can be placed down to place a map marker. The marker can then be edited and removed only through the map UI.
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 ×  Encased Uranium Cell 20 / min | 10 ×  Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min | Manufacturer 300 sec | 3 ×  Uranium Fuel Rod 0.6 / min 5500 MJ/item | Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
3 × Crystal Oscillator 0.6 / min | 6 × Beacon 1.2 / min | |||||||||||||||
AWESOME Sink[]
Tips[]
- With the "Iron Wire" Alternate Recipe, it is possible to make a Beacon only using iron.
- according to a recently released video, https://youtu.be/QZJ27aFaoJc?si=N54bEIHfI6yLBubY&t=740 by the coffee stain team the usage of this item for the alternate recipe for uranium fuel unit, which originally requires 6 beacons, will be replaced with 10 rotors. it is assumed that you can plan accordingly.
Gallery[]
A player holding a Beacon as seen in the E3 2018 presentation.
History[]
- Patch 0.6.0.0:
- Removed Beacon map functionality
- Beacons currently disappear when used and are automatically converted to a Map Marker
- All previously placed Beacons will automatically be converted to Map Markers
- Removed Beacon map functionality
- Patch 0.2.1.8: Added the ability to set view distance for Beacons on the Compass in the Map
- Patch 0.1.5: Can now be automated in a Manufacturer
- Patch 0.1: Fixed Beacon names not appearing on the Compass
