Heavy Modular Frame

Heavy Modular Frame
A more robust multi-purpose frame.
Unlocked at	Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Stack size	50
Sink value	11 520
Blueprint path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/ModularFrameHeavy/Desc_ModularFrameHeavy.Desc_ModularFrameHeavy_C

The Heavy Modular Frame is a mid-game crafting component commonly used for mid to late-game structures. It is the successor to the  Modular Frame.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Heavy Modular Frame	5 × Modular Frame 10 / min						15 × Steel Pipe 30 / min						Manufacturer 30 sec × 9	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 2 / min 1650 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
	5 × Encased Industrial Beam 10 / min						100 × Screw 200 / min
Heavy Flexible Frame Alternate	5 × Modular Frame 18.75 / min						3 × Encased Industrial Beam 11.25 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 3.75 / min 880 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	20 × Rubber 75 / min						104 × Screw 390 / min
Heavy Encased Frame Alternate	8 × Modular Frame 7.5 / min						10 × Encased Industrial Beam 9.375 / min						Manufacturer 64 sec	3 × Heavy Modular Frame 2.8125 / min 1173.33 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	36 × Steel Pipe 33.75 / min						22 × Concrete 20.625 / min

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Heavy Modular Frame / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Coal /min (WP)	Limestone /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	5501.28 (781.65)	3000 (970.87)	2250 (425.65)	-	2178.17	17858.75	145813	1184.3
Flexible	4596.67 (653.06)	1260 (407.77)	1350 (255.39)	400 (341.88)	1658.10	16678.96	133547	1047.4
Encased	2783.25 (395.46)	2120 (686.08)	2160 (408.63)	-	1490.17	10491.12	79959	625.63

• 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:
  • Modular Frame#Alternate recipes analysis - Default
  • Steel Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Encased Industrial Beam#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Screw#Alternate recipes analysis - Cast Screw
  • Rubber#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Concrete#Alternate recipes analysis - Wet Concrete

Usage

Research

 Heavy Modular Frame is used in the Caterium Research chain, Sulfur Research chain and Quartz Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Adaptive Control Unit	15 × Automated Wiring 7.5 / min						10 × Circuit Board 5 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec	2 × Adaptive Control Unit 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	2 × Heavy Modular Frame 1 / min						2 × Computer 1 / min
Blender	20 × Motor						10 × Heavy Modular Frame						Build Gun	1 × Blender		Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
	50 × Aluminum Casing						5 × Radio Control Unit
Drone Port	20 × Heavy Modular Frame				20 × High-Speed Connector				50 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet				Build Gun	1 × Drone Port		Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
	50 × Aluminum Casing				10 × Radio Control Unit
Electric Locomotive	5 × Heavy Modular Frame				10 × Motor				15 × Steel Pipe				Build Gun	1 × Electric Locomotive		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	5 × Computer				5 × Beacon
Empty Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame						50 × Concrete						Build Gun	1 × Empty Platform		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Explorer	5 × Crystal Oscillator						5 × Motor						Build Gun	1 × Explorer		Quartz Research - The Explorer
	15 × Beacon						5 × Heavy Modular Frame
Fluid Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame				2 × Computer				50 × Concrete				Build Gun	1 × Fluid Freight Platform		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	25 × Cable				5 × Motor
Freight Car	4 × Heavy Modular Frame						10 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Freight Car		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame				2 × Computer				50 × Concrete				Build Gun	1 × Freight Platform		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	25 × Cable				5 × Motor
Fuel Generator	5 × Computer				10 × Heavy Modular Frame				15 × Motor				Build Gun	1 × Fuel Generator		Tier 6 - Expanded Power Infrastructure
	50 × Rubber				50 × Quickwire
Fused Modular Frame	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 1.5 / min						50 × Aluminum Casing 75 / min						Blender 40 sec	1 × Fused Modular Frame 1.5 / min 3000 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
	25 × Nitrogen Gas 37.5 / min
Heat-Fused Frame Alternate	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 3 / min						50 × Aluminum Ingot 150 / min						Blender 20 sec	1 × Fused Modular Frame 3 / min 1500 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
	8 × Nitric Acid 24 / min						10 × Fuel 30 / min
Geothermal Generator	8 × Supercomputer				16 × Heavy Modular Frame				16 × High-Speed Connector				Build Gun	1 × Geothermal Generator		Caterium Research - Geothermal Generator
	40 × Copper Sheet				80 × Rubber
Hover Pack	8 × Motor						4 × Heavy Modular Frame						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Hover Pack		Tier 7 - Hover Pack
	8 × Computer						40 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet
Industrial Fluid Buffer	30 × Plastic						3 × Heavy Modular Frame						Build Gun	1 × Industrial Fluid Buffer		Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Manufacturer	5 × Motor						10 × Heavy Modular Frame						Build Gun	1 × Manufacturer		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	50 × Cable						50 × Plastic
Nuclear Power Plant	250 × Concrete				25 × Heavy Modular Frame				5 × Supercomputer				Build Gun	1 × Nuclear Power Plant		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	100 × Cable				100 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet
Programmable Splitter	1 × Heavy Modular Frame						1 × Motor						Build Gun	1 × Programmable Splitter		Caterium Research - Programmable Splitter
	1 × Supercomputer
Radar Tower	30 × Heavy Modular Frame						30 × Crystal Oscillator						Build Gun	1 × Radar Tower		Quartz Research - Radar Technology
	20 × Beacon						100 × Cable
Rifle	25 × Steel Pipe						3 × Heavy Modular Frame						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Rifle		Sulfur Research - The Rifle
	20 × Circuit Board						250 × Screw
Train Station	4 × Heavy Modular Frame						8 × Computer						Build Gun	1 × Train Station		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	50 × Concrete						25 × Cable
Truck	8 × Motor				10 × Computer				4 × Heavy Modular Frame				Build Gun	1 × Truck		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	50 × Rubber				10 × Beacon

AWESOME Sink

 Heavy Modular Frame can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 11 520 points.

Tips

• The alternate recipe is much more resource-effective.
• Comparison of Raw Ore Usage between original recipe and Alternate Recipes for crafting one  Heavy Modular Frame:

Ore	Original Cost	Alternative Cost	Savings
Iron Ore	247.5	47.8	80.6%
Limestone	75	36	52.0%
Coal	102.5	35.3	65.5%

• This requires the Engineer to unlock  Alternate Recipes: Bolted Frame, Casted Screw, Encased Industrial Pipes, Heavy Encased Frame, Iron Wire, Pure Iron Ingots, Solid Steel Ingot, Stitched Iron Plates, and Wet Concrete.
• Additional 57.3m³ of water is required in this setup.

History

• Patch 0.1.5 (Experimental): Fixed the milestone cost of the Alternate Heavy Modular Frame
• Patch Closed Alpha 5.1: Rebalanced Heavy Modular Frame