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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[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Heavy Modular Frame
5 ×
Modular Frame
10 / min
20 ×
Steel Pipe
40 / 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
120 ×
Screw
240 / 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

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[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Adaptive Control Unit
5 ×
Automated Wiring
5 / min
5 ×
Circuit Board
5 / min
Manufacturer
60 sec
1 ×
Adaptive Control Unit
1 / min
3300 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
1 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
1 / min
2 ×
Computer
2 / min
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
 
Hover Pack
8 ×
Motor
 
4 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
Equipment Workshop
× 30
1 ×
Hover Pack
 
Tier 7 - Hover Pack
8 ×
Computer
 
40 ×
Alclad Aluminum Sheet
 
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 - Particle Enrichment
8 ×
Nitric Acid
24 / min
10 ×
Fuel
30 / 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
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Electric Locomotive
 
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
15 ×
Steel Pipe
 
5 ×
Computer
 
Empty Platform
6 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
50 ×
Concrete
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Empty Platform
 
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Empty Platform With Catwalk
6 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
50 ×
Concrete
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Empty Platform With Catwalk
 
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
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
 
 
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
 
10 ×
Supercomputer
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Nuclear Power Plant
 
Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
200 ×
Cable
 
100 ×
Alclad Aluminum Sheet
 
 
Programmable Splitter
1 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
2 ×
Computer
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Programmable Splitter
 
Caterium Research - Programmable Splitter
5 ×
AI Limiter
 
 
Radar Tower
10 ×
Computer
 
20 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Radar Tower
 
Quartz Research - Radar Technology
25 ×
Crystal Oscillator
 
100 ×
Cable
 
Train Station
4 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
8 ×
Computer
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Train Station
 
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
50 ×
Concrete
 
25 ×
Cable
 
Truck
15 ×
Motor
 
10 ×
Circuit Board
 
5 ×
Heavy Modular Frame
 
Build Gun
1 ×
Truck
 
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
50 ×
Rubber
 
20 ×
Encased Industrial Beam
 
 

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 pioneer 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[]