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Hard Drives are special parts obtained from Crash Sites used to unlock Alternate Recipes (see below). Crash Sites can be located using Object Scanner after Radio Signal Scanning has been researched in the MAM.

Each Hard Drive can be researched in the MAM and results in a choice of one of three alternate blueprints, chosen from the pool below. There is currently a bug that can result in lost hard drives if mods are installed. See current issues below for details and solutions.

There are 97 Crash Sites, which means a total of 97 Hard Drives can be obtained. Two Hard Drives can be used for pioneer inventory expansions, and 4 can only be obtained using Quantum Computers and Superposition Oscillators only obtainable during the FICSMAS seasonal event. This leaves 91 for alternate recipes without the event and 95 with the event. Currently, there are 85 Alternate Recipes and 2 MAM researches leaving 4 Hard Drives unused; 8 unused if the session participated in the FICSMAS event.

Total
Crash Sites
Inventory expansions Alternate recipes MAM research Unused Hard Drives
without FICSMAS
Unused Hard Drives
with FICSMAS
97 2 85 2 4 8

Alternate recipes[]

Hard Drive choice

Choices for alternate recipes granted by analyzing a Hard Drive

Alternate recipes generally require different input materials than the original, trading between raw material consumption, space, power, simplicity, and availability of material.

The set of blueprints to choose from is determined randomly at the beginning of the scan. Because of this, the player can keep re-rolling to get the desired blueprint by saving the game before researching a hard drive, then loading the save and waiting for another 10 minutes if the choices are undesirable. The recipes are determined at the beginning of the scan and are only shown to the player after the research concludes.

The selected alternate recipes are unlocked immediately after it is chosen. All alternate recipes can be only used in factory buildings, none in the Craft Bench; therefore, parts like Compacted Coal cannot be hand-crafted.

To allow an Alternate Recipe to be shown up after a Hard Drive research, the prerequisites as shown below must be fulfilled, whether it is Milestone, Research, or other Alternate Recipe. This means if a player builds a factory that requires certain alternate recipes that they have not yet unlocked, they may need to find more Hard Drives than they anticipated to unlock the prerequisites blocking their intended alternate recipes.

Note: Typically a recipe will become available to unlock as soon as the player has access to every material within it, but not necessarily the building required to actually use it. This means that, for example, the "Pure" alts that require a Refinery become available as soon as the Water Extractor can be built, while the Alloy Ingot recipes, needing only ore, are available immediately despite requiring a Foundry.

In the table below, the Prerequisites are the conditions that are required for a recipe to be able to appear in the research result choices. If no prerequisite is displayed, the recipe is available immediately in the recipe pool (but you still need MAM to scan the Hard Drive). Note that some alternate recipes may require player to unlock a new building so that they could be automated.

Alternate nameProductIngredients /minRate
/min
Original
Rate
/min
Original Ingredients /minPrerequisites
Copper Alloy IngotCopper IngotCopper IngotCopper Ore Copper Ore 50.0
Iron Ore Iron Ore 25.0
100.030.0Copper Ore Copper Ore30.0
Iron Alloy IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron Ore Iron Ore 20.0
Copper Ore Copper Ore 20.0
50.030.0Iron Ore Iron Ore30.0
Bolted Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateIron Plate Iron Plate 90.0
Screw Screw 250.0
15.05.0Iron Plate Iron Plate30.0
Screw Screw60.0
Stitched Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateIron Plate Iron Plate 18.8
Wire Wire 37.5
5.65.0Iron Plate Iron Plate30.0
Screw Screw60.0
Cast ScrewScrewScrewIron Ingot Iron Ingot 12.550.040.0Iron Rod Iron Rod10.0
Fine Black PowderBlack PowderBlack PowderSulfur Sulfur 7.5
Compacted Coal Compacted Coal 3.8
15.030.0Coal Coal15.0
Sulfur Sulfur15.0
Alternate Recipe - Compacted Coal
Caterium WireWireWireCaterium Ingot Caterium Ingot 15.0120.030.0Copper Ingot Copper Ingot15.0Caterium Research - Caterium
Fused WireWireWireCopper Ingot Copper Ingot 12.0
Caterium Ingot Caterium Ingot 3.0
90.030.0Copper Ingot Copper Ingot15.0Caterium Research - Caterium
Fused QuickwireQuickwireQuickwireCaterium Ingot Caterium Ingot 7.5
Copper Ingot Copper Ingot 37.5
90.060.0Caterium Ingot Caterium Ingot12.0Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Fine ConcreteConcreteConcreteSilica Silica 7.5
Limestone Limestone 30.0
25.015.0Limestone Limestone45.0Quartz Research - Quartz
Cheap SilicaSilicaSilicaRaw Quartz Raw Quartz 11.3
Limestone Limestone 18.8
26.337.5Raw Quartz Raw Quartz22.5Quartz Research - Silica
Iron WireWireWireIron Ingot Iron Ingot 12.522.530.0Copper Ingot Copper Ingot15.0Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Bolted FrameModular FrameModular FrameReinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate 7.5
Screw Screw 140.0
5.02.0Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate3.0
Iron Rod Iron Rod12.0
Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Copper RotorRotorRotorCopper Sheet Copper Sheet 22.5
Screw Screw 195.0
11.34.0Iron Rod Iron Rod20.0
Screw Screw100.0
Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Steel RodIron RodIron RodSteel Ingot Steel Ingot 12.048.015.0Iron Ingot Iron Ingot15.0Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Steeled FrameModular FrameModular FrameReinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate 2.0
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe 10.0
3.02.0Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate3.0
Iron Rod Iron Rod12.0
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Steel RotorRotorRotorSteel Pipe Steel Pipe 10.0
Wire Wire 30.0
5.04.0Iron Rod Iron Rod20.0
Screw Screw100.0
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Steel ScrewScrewScrewSteel Beam Steel Beam 5.0260.040.0Iron Rod Iron Rod10.0Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Solid Steel IngotSteel IngotSteel IngotIron Ingot Iron Ingot 40.0
Coal Coal 40.0
60.045.0Iron Ore Iron Ore45.0
Coal Coal45.0
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Compacted Steel IngotSteel IngotSteel IngotIron Ore Iron Ore 22.5
Compacted Coal Compacted Coal 11.3
37.545.0Iron Ore Iron Ore45.0
Coal Coal45.0
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Alternate Recipe - Compacted Coal
Crystal BeaconBeaconBeaconSteel Beam Steel Beam 2.0
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe 8.0
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 0.5
10.07.5Iron Plate Iron Plate22.5
Iron Rod Iron Rod7.5
Wire Wire112.5
Cable Cable15.0
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
BiocoalCoalCoalBiomass Biomass 37.545.060.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
CharcoalCoalCoalWood Wood 15.0150.060.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Wet ConcreteConcreteConcreteLimestone Limestone 120.0
Water Water 100.0
80.015.0Limestone Limestone45.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Copper IngotCopper IngotCopper IngotCopper Ore Copper Ore 15.0
Water Water 10.0
37.530.0Copper Ore Copper Ore30.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Steamed Copper SheetCopper SheetCopper SheetCopper Ingot Copper Ingot 22.5
Water Water 22.5
22.510.0Copper Ingot Copper Ingot20.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Iron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron Ore Iron Ore 35.0
Water Water 20.0
65.030.0Iron Ore Iron Ore30.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Caterium IngotCaterium IngotCaterium IngotCaterium Ore Caterium Ore 24.0
Water Water 24.0
12.015.0Caterium Ore Caterium Ore45.0Tier 3 - Coal Power
Caterium Research - Caterium
Pure Quartz CrystalQuartz CrystalQuartz CrystalRaw Quartz Raw Quartz 67.5
Water Water 37.5
52.522.5Raw Quartz Raw Quartz37.5Tier 3 - Coal Power
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
Encased Industrial PipeEncased Industrial BeamEncased Industrial BeamSteel Pipe Steel Pipe 28.0
Concrete Concrete 20.0
4.06.0Steel Beam Steel Beam24.0
Concrete Concrete30.0
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Automated Speed WiringAutomated WiringAutomated WiringStator Stator 3.8
Wire Wire 75.0
High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 1.9
7.52.5Stator Stator2.5
Cable Cable50.0
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Caterium Research - A.I. Limiter
Quickwire StatorStatorStatorSteel Pipe Steel Pipe 16.0
Quickwire Quickwire 60.0
8.05.0Steel Pipe Steel Pipe15.0
Wire Wire40.0
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Rigour MotorMotorMotorRotor Rotor 3.8
Stator Stator 3.8
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 1.3
7.55.0Rotor Rotor10.0
Stator Stator10.0
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
Coated Iron CanisterEmpty CanisterEmpty CanisterIron Plate Iron Plate 30.0
Copper Sheet Copper Sheet 15.0
60.060.0Plastic Plastic30.0Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Steel CanisterEmpty CanisterEmpty CanisterSteel Ingot Steel Ingot 60.040.060.0Plastic Plastic30.0Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Heavy Encased FrameHeavy Modular FrameHeavy Modular FrameModular Frame Modular Frame 7.5
Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam 9.4
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe 33.8
Concrete Concrete 20.6
2.82.0Modular Frame Modular Frame10.0
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe30.0
Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam10.0
Screw Screw200.0
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Heavy Flexible FrameHeavy Modular FrameHeavy Modular FrameModular Frame Modular Frame 18.8
Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam 11.3
Rubber Rubber 75.0
Screw Screw 390.0
3.82.0Modular Frame Modular Frame10.0
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe30.0
Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam10.0
Screw Screw200.0
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Automated MinerPortable MinerPortable MinerMotor Motor 1.0
Steel Pipe Steel Pipe 4.0
Iron Rod Iron Rod 4.0
Iron Plate Iron Plate 2.0
1.0N/AN/ATier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Caterium ComputerComputerComputerCircuit Board Circuit Board 26.3
Quickwire Quickwire 105.0
Rubber Rubber 45.0
3.82.5Circuit Board Circuit Board25.0
Cable Cable22.5
Plastic Plastic45.0
Screw Screw130.0
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Crystal ComputerComputerComputerCircuit Board Circuit Board 7.5
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 2.8
2.82.5Circuit Board Circuit Board25.0
Cable Cable22.5
Plastic Plastic45.0
Screw Screw130.0
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystal
Coated CableCableCableWire Wire 37.5
Heavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue 15.0
67.530.0Wire Wire60.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated CableCableCableWire Wire 45.0
Rubber Rubber 30.0
100.030.0Wire Wire60.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Electrode Circuit BoardCircuit BoardCircuit BoardRubber Rubber 30.0
Petroleum Coke Petroleum Coke 45.0
5.07.5Copper Sheet Copper Sheet15.0
Plastic Plastic30.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Rubber ConcreteConcreteConcreteLimestone Limestone 50.0
Rubber Rubber 10.0
45.015.0Limestone Limestone45.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Heavy Oil ResidueHeavy Oil ResidueHeavy Oil ResidueCrude Oil Crude Oil 30.040.020.0Packaged Heavy Oil Residue Packaged Heavy Oil Residue20.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Coated Iron PlateIron PlateIron PlateIron Ingot Iron Ingot 50.0
Plastic Plastic 10.0
75.020.0Iron Ingot Iron Ingot30.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Steel Coated PlateIron PlateIron PlateSteel Ingot Steel Ingot 7.5
Plastic Plastic 5.0
45.020.0Iron Ingot Iron Ingot30.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Diluted Packaged FuelPackaged FuelPackaged FuelHeavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue 30.0
Packaged Water Packaged Water 60.0
60.040.0Fuel Fuel40.0
Empty Canister Empty Canister40.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Recycled PlasticPlasticPlasticRubber Rubber 30.0
Fuel Fuel 30.0
60.020.0Polymer Resin Polymer Resin60.0
Water Water20.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Polymer ResinPolymer ResinPolymer ResinCrude Oil Crude Oil 60.0130.0N/AN/ATier 5 - Oil Processing
Adhered Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateReinforced Iron PlateIron Plate Iron Plate 11.3
Rubber Rubber 3.8
3.85.0Iron Plate Iron Plate30.0
Screw Screw60.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Recycled RubberRubberRubberPlastic Plastic 30.0
Fuel Fuel 30.0
60.020.0Crude Oil Crude Oil30.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Plastic Smart PlatingSmart PlatingSmart PlatingReinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate 2.5
Rotor Rotor 2.5
Plastic Plastic 7.5
5.02.0Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate2.0
Rotor Rotor2.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Coke Steel IngotSteel IngotSteel IngotIron Ore Iron Ore 75.0
Petroleum Coke Petroleum Coke 75.0
100.045.0Iron Ore Iron Ore45.0
Coal Coal45.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Flexible FrameworkVersatile FrameworkVersatile FrameworkModular Frame Modular Frame 3.8
Steel Beam Steel Beam 22.5
Rubber Rubber 30.0
7.55.0Modular Frame Modular Frame2.5
Steel Beam Steel Beam30.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quickwire CableCableCableQuickwire Quickwire 7.5
Rubber Rubber 5.0
27.530.0Wire Wire60.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Caterium Circuit BoardCircuit BoardCircuit BoardPlastic Plastic 12.5
Quickwire Quickwire 37.5
8.87.5Copper Sheet Copper Sheet15.0
Plastic Plastic30.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Silicon High-Speed ConnectorHigh-Speed ConnectorHigh-Speed ConnectorQuickwire Quickwire 90.0
Silica Silica 37.5
Circuit Board Circuit Board 3.0
3.03.8Quickwire Quickwire210.0
Cable Cable37.5
Circuit Board Circuit Board3.8
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector
Quartz Research - Quartz
Insulated Crystal OscillatorCrystal OscillatorCrystal OscillatorQuartz Crystal Quartz Crystal 18.8
Rubber Rubber 13.1
AI Limiter AI Limiter 1.9
1.91.0Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal18.0
Cable Cable14.0
Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate2.5
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator
Caterium Research - Caterium Electronics
Silicon Circuit BoardCircuit BoardCircuit BoardCopper Sheet Copper Sheet 27.5
Silica Silica 27.5
12.57.5Copper Sheet Copper Sheet15.0
Plastic Plastic30.0
Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quartz Research - Quartz
Turbo Heavy FuelTurbofuelTurbofuelHeavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue 37.5
Compacted Coal Compacted Coal 30.0
30.020.0Packaged Turbofuel Packaged Turbofuel20.0Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Classic BatteryBatteryBatterySulfur Sulfur 45.0
Alclad Aluminum Sheet Alclad Aluminum Sheet 52.5
Plastic Plastic 60.0
Wire Wire 90.0
30.020.0Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid50.0
Alumina Solution Alumina Solution40.0
Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing20.0
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Electric MotorMotorMotorElectromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod 3.8
Rotor Rotor 7.5
7.55.0Rotor Rotor10.0
Stator Stator10.0
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
OC SupercomputerSupercomputerSupercomputerRadio Control Unit Radio Control Unit 9.0
Cooling System Cooling System 9.0
3.01.9Computer Computer3.8
AI Limiter AI Limiter3.8
High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector5.6
Plastic Plastic52.5
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Super-State ComputerSupercomputerSupercomputerComputer Computer 3.6
Electromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod 2.4
Battery Battery 24.0
Wire Wire 54.0
2.41.9Computer Computer3.8
AI Limiter AI Limiter3.8
High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector5.6
Plastic Plastic52.5
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Sloppy AluminaAlumina SolutionAlumina SolutionBauxite Bauxite 200.0
Water Water 200.0
240.0120.0Packaged Alumina Solution Packaged Alumina Solution120.0Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Alclad CasingAluminum CasingAluminum CasingAluminum Ingot Aluminum Ingot 150.0
Copper Ingot Copper Ingot 75.0
112.560.0Aluminum Ingot Aluminum Ingot90.0Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Pure Aluminum IngotAluminum IngotAluminum IngotAluminum Scrap Aluminum Scrap 60.030.060.0Aluminum Scrap Aluminum Scrap90.0
Silica Silica75.0
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Electrode - Aluminum ScrapAluminum ScrapAluminum ScrapAlumina Solution Alumina Solution 180.0
Petroleum Coke Petroleum Coke 60.0
300.0360.0Alumina Solution Alumina Solution240.0
Coal Coal120.0
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Diluted FuelFuelFuelHeavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue 50.0
Water Water 100.0
100.040.0Heavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue60.0Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Radio Control SystemRadio Control UnitRadio Control UnitCrystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 1.5
Circuit Board Circuit Board 15.0
Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing 90.0
Rubber Rubber 45.0
4.52.5Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing40.0
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator1.3
Computer Computer1.3
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Instant ScrapAluminum ScrapAluminum ScrapBauxite Bauxite 150.0
Coal Coal 100.0
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid 50.0
Water Water 60.0
300.0360.0Alumina Solution Alumina Solution240.0
Coal Coal120.0
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Turbo Blend FuelTurbofuelTurbofuelFuel Fuel 15.0
Heavy Oil Residue Heavy Oil Residue 30.0
Sulfur Sulfur 22.5
Petroleum Coke Petroleum Coke 22.5
45.020.0Packaged Turbofuel Packaged Turbofuel20.0Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Sulfur Research - Sulfur
Cooling DeviceCooling SystemCooling SystemHeat Sink Heat Sink 9.4
Motor Motor 1.9
Nitrogen Gas Nitrogen Gas 45.0
3.86.0Heat Sink Heat Sink12.0
Rubber Rubber12.0
Water Water30.0
Nitrogen Gas Nitrogen Gas150.0
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Heat ExchangerHeat SinkHeat SinkAluminum Casing Aluminum Casing 30.0
Rubber Rubber 30.0
10.07.5Alclad Aluminum Sheet Alclad Aluminum Sheet37.5
Copper Sheet Copper Sheet22.5
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Radio Connection UnitRadio Control UnitRadio Control UnitHeat Sink Heat Sink 15.0
High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 7.5
Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal 45.0
3.82.5Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing40.0
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator1.3
Computer Computer1.3
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Caterium Research - AI Limiter
Turbo Electric MotorTurbo MotorTurbo MotorMotor Motor 6.6
Radio Control Unit Radio Control Unit 8.4
Electromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod 4.7
Rotor Rotor 6.6
2.81.9Cooling System Cooling System7.5
Radio Control Unit Radio Control Unit3.8
Motor Motor7.5
Rubber Rubber45.0
Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Electromagnetic Connection RodElectromagnetic Control RodElectromagnetic Control RodStator Stator 8.0
High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 4.0
8.04.0Stator Stator6.0
AI Limiter AI Limiter4.0
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Caterium Research - AI Limiter
Infused Uranium CellEncased Uranium CellEncased Uranium CellUranium Uranium 25.0
Silica Silica 15.0
Sulfur Sulfur 25.0
Quickwire Quickwire 75.0
20.025.0Uranium Uranium50.0
Concrete Concrete15.0
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid40.0
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Quartz Research - Quartz
Sulfur Research - Sulfur
Uranium Fuel UnitUranium Fuel RodUranium Fuel RodEncased Uranium Cell Encased Uranium Cell 20.0
Electromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod 2.0
Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 0.6
Beacon Beacon 1.2
0.60.4Encased Uranium Cell Encased Uranium Cell20.0
Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam1.2
Electromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod2.0
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
Instant Plutonium CellEncased Plutonium CellEncased Plutonium CellNon-fissile Uranium Non-fissile Uranium 75.0
Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing 10.0
10.05.0Plutonium Pellet Plutonium Pellet10.0
Concrete Concrete20.0
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Heat-Fused FrameFused Modular FrameFused Modular FrameHeavy Modular Frame Heavy Modular Frame 3.0
Aluminum Ingot Aluminum Ingot 150.0
Nitric Acid Nitric Acid 24.0
Fuel Fuel 30.0
3.01.5Heavy Modular Frame Heavy Modular Frame1.5
Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing75.0
Nitrogen Gas Nitrogen Gas37.5
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Fertile UraniumNon-fissile UraniumNon-fissile UraniumUranium Uranium 25.0
Uranium Waste Uranium Waste 25.0
Nitric Acid Nitric Acid 15.0
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid 25.0
100.050.0Uranium Waste Uranium Waste37.5
Silica Silica25.0
Nitric Acid Nitric Acid15.0
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid15.0
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Plutonium Fuel UnitPlutonium Fuel RodPlutonium Fuel RodEncased Plutonium Cell Encased Plutonium Cell 10.0
Pressure Conversion Cube Pressure Conversion Cube 0.5
0.50.3Encased Plutonium Cell Encased Plutonium Cell7.5
Steel Beam Steel Beam4.5
Electromagnetic Control Rod Electromagnetic Control Rod1.5
Heat Sink Heat Sink2.5
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Turbo Pressure MotorTurbo MotorTurbo MotorMotor Motor 7.5
Pressure Conversion Cube Pressure Conversion Cube 1.9
Packaged Nitrogen Gas Packaged Nitrogen Gas 45.0
Stator Stator 15.0
3.81.9Cooling System Cooling System7.5
Radio Control Unit Radio Control Unit3.8
Motor Motor7.5
Rubber Rubber45.0
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment

Usage[]

AWESOME Sink[]

Hard Drive Hard Drive cannot be sunk into the AWESOME Sink AWESOME Sink and will clog the input.

Research[]

Hard Drive Hard Drive is used in the Sulfur Research chain in the MAM MAM for additional unlocks.

Non-recipes from Hard Drives[]

Besides Alternate Recipes, two inventory expansions can be unlocked:

Name Effect Prerequisites
Inflated Pocket Dimension +6 Inventory Slots none - see below
Inflated Pocket Dimension +6 Inventory Slots Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing

There are no explicit prerequisites for the first inventory expansion - you only need to have the MAM unlocked from Tier 1. Note that these expansions have a lower priority than all the alternate recipes. So with only the MAM unlocked, it takes five hard drive scans for the Inflated Pocket Dimension option to show up: Currently there are six recipes without prerequisites, and after a scan you have three choices. So after four scans, only two recipes and the Inflated Pocket Dimension option are left.

Important notes[]

  • The Hard Drive research is repeatable, as long as there are remaining alternate recipes to unlock.
    • Each alternate recipe can only be unlocked once, it will never appear in the selection screen again once it has been selected.
  • If a Hard Drive is researched, and there is nothing more available to unlock (either due to every recipe being unlocked or no more recipes being currently available due to milestone/MAM research progress), the Hard Drive will be returned after it is analyzed with the following message: "The analysis of Hard Drive is completed! No new research is available. Try again later after further progress. Your Hard Drive has been returned to you.".
  • The game does not list what recipes were unlocked in one place, the Codex has to be searched for that.

Alternate recipe analysis[]

The previous alternate recipe analysis has been replaced by a more mathematical approach and transparent calculation, opposed to an opinionated breakdown. Refer to individual item pages (e.g. Iron Ingot) for more details. Some of the notable parameters are:

  • Weighted Point: the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
    • For example, if a certain recipe path requires 10 Iron Ore/min, and the max mining rate of Iron Ore is 70380/min, then WP = 10 / 70380 * 10000 = 1.4208582.... The 10,000 multiplier is arbitrarily chosen to make the numbers more readable, since most of the WP values fall in 1e-4 to 1e-5 ranges.
      • Round off the value by using the template, for example, {{rounding|1.4209|2}}, this will display as 1.42 , and its input value can be read by mouse-hover it. Please take note as rounding error do accumulate, displaying a number with many decimals has no meaning.
    • As Water is abundant and its maximum extraction rate cannot be defined, it is set to WP = 0.
    • A low WP indicates low amount of weighted resources is needed.
  • Energy per item: how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
    • Energy is the product of power and time. It is the summed every steps involved, normalized at 60 / min of the final product.
    • The energy spent for mining each type of ore or raw resources is also included in per-ore basis. Each ore has a specific mining energy, calculated as if the entire map is fully mined with appropriate overclocking.
    • The energy for extracting water is also included.
    • If more than 1 alternate recipe are involved to produce the upstream ingredient, the energy for that alternate recipe path is included in the calculation.
  • Space: refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
    • It is summed for all buildings for every steps involved for the production, including all alternate recipes. The building space, or building area is calculated by L x W, in m2, which can be found in individual building pages.
    • The areas for Conveyor Belts, Pipelines, Power Lines, etc are not included since they are subjective to player's design.
    • The areas for miners and Extractors are not included. (these will be included after the 2nd pass of analysis)
  • Alternate recipes for ingredients: if there are multiple ways to produce its ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen.
    • For example, to craft Iron Wire, Pure Iron Ingot is chosen.
    • If an exception is to be made, it will be mentioned under this section.
      • This is when the reduction in WP is too small compared with the increasing complexity, or if a large amount of rarer resources are involved.
      • For example, Steel Coated Plate has the lowest WP, but the default recipe will be used nonetheless, when Iron Plate is used as an ingredient for other items.
  • The best trait for each of the recipe is highlighted in bold for visibility.
  • The crafting speed of a particular alternate recipe is not considered, as it can be breakdown into space saving or power saving when the production rate is normalized at 60 / min.
  • If there is only a sole recipe, whether it is alternate or not, to automate a certain product, then analysis will be skipped for that item, unless new recipes are added for it.
    • Similarly, alternate recipes for coal will not be analyzed as both recipes can never be fully automated.

Tips[]

  • Research within the MAM continues regardless of a MAM being present on the map, also multiple MAMs may be constructed. Therefore, when a Hard Drive has been acquired, the player may build a MAM at the crash site, load the Hard Drive in, and then remove the MAM, continuing their search for further drives without building a backlog of Hard Drives to research (or, if they acquire drives faster than a rate of one per 10 minutes, can significantly reduce the amount of drives in their backlog). Only one Hard Drive can be researched at a time, meaning multiple MAMs cannot be used to research more than one Hard Drive at a time.
Recipe Quick Reference

Quick reference for alternate recipes, created by Reddit user oldshavingfoam.

External links[]

Current issues[]

  • If mods are installed and the game is saved while a Hard Drive is being scanned, loading that save will result in the Hard Drive disappearing from the MAM without giving any recipes or inventory upgrades.
    • It is advised to not quit the game while a Hard Drive is being scanned to avoid losing any Hard Drives.
    • If a Hard Drive has been lost this way, they can be edited into the save using a save editor.
      • Using a save editor allows the user to spawn as many Hard Drives as desired
      • Alternatively, it can be used to unlock alternate recipes directly
    • Details on a permanent fix should be directed at the modding community.

History[]

  • Patch 0.6.0.0:
    • Turbofuel and Compacted Coal are now unlocked in the Sulfur Research chain, each requiring 1 Hard Drive
    • Polyester Fabric is now unlocked in the Mycelia Research chain and no longer requires a Hard Drive
    • Removed Seismic Nobelisk alternate recipe
  • Patch 0.4.0.0:
    • Rebalanced alternate recipes in Tier 7
    • Implemented new alternate recipes: Alclad Casing, Automated Miner, Classic Battery, Cooling Device, Diluted Fuel, Electric Motor, Fertile Uranium, Heat-Fused Frame, Instant Plutonium Cell, Instant Scrap, OC Supercomputer, Plutonium Fuel Unit, Radio Connection Unit, Radio control System, Silicon High-Speed Connector, Sloppy Alumina, Super-State Computer, Turbo Blend Fuel, Turbo Pressure Motor
    • Removed Radio Control System
    • Both Inventory expansions now give 6 slots instead of 5
  • Patch 0.3.6:
    • Introduced two alternate recipes for the Empty Canister
    • Can no longer be trashed with the inventory trash slot
  • Patch 0.3.1.0: The 30 new alternate recipes added in 0.3 can now actually be unlocked
  • Patch 0.3:
    • Almost all recipes (including alternate recipes) have been adjusted
    • 30 new alternate recipes have been introduced (but aren't properly implemented and cannot be actually unlocked)
    • Renamed Expanded Pocket Dimension to Inflated Pocket Dimension, unlock requirement is now Tier 5, not Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
  • Patch 0.2.1.1: Clients should be able to see Hard Drives in Drop Pods again
  • Patch 0.1.14: Introduced a few alternate recipes
  • Patch 0.1.7:
    • Adjusted the Alternate Recipe for Compacted Coal
      • Old: 2 Coal + 2 Sulphur
      • New: 3 Coal + 3 Sulphur
    • Adjusted the Alternate Recipe for Turbo Fuel
      • Old: 5 Fuel + 2 Compacted Coal
      • New: 5 Fuel + 4 Compacted Coal
  • Patch 0.1.5:
    • Alternate recipes can no longer be hand-crafted
    • Introduced several new alternate recipes
    • Fixed the milestone cost of the Alternate Heavy Modular Frame
    • Reduced the Quickwire cost of Quickwire alternate recipes
  • Patch 0.103: Fixed the Hard Drive research crash
  • Patch 0.1: Adjusted a few alternate recipes
  • Patch Closed Alpha 4: Now researchable and gives Alternate Recipes

See also[]


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