Plastic is a mid-game item refined from Crude Oil commonly used in Computers and other advanced items.
Obtaining[]
Crafting[]
Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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30 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 20 / min 90 MJ/item | 10 / min 180 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
60 / min | 20 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 20 / min 90 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
30 / min | 30 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 60 / min 30 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing |
Alternate recipes analysis[]
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Plastic / second, or 60 / min:
Recipe | Crude Oil m3/min (WP) |
Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
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Default | 90 (76.92 ) |
(+95.01 ) | 763.02 | 3.84 |
Residual | 83.08 (71.01 ) |
(+29.24 ) | 1222.4 | 5.66 |
Recycled (Blender) |
20 (17.09 ) |
145.55 | 939.83 | 3.94 |
- 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.
- Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower the better.
- Energy can be recovered in some recipes, by first producing Residual Fuel then burn it in Fuel Generators. The leftover energy can be used to power other factory buildings.
- The most efficient production route involves several recipes as shown in the above diagram. If Blender is not yet unlocked, Diluted Packaged Fuel can be used instead, with slightly more power consumption.
Usage[]
Research[]
Crafting[]
Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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15 / min | 30 / min | Assembler 8 sec × 6 | 7.5 / min 120 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
10 / min | 20 / min | Manufacturer 24 sec × 18 | 2.5 / min 1320 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | ||||||||||||
40 / min | ||||||||||||||||
30 / min | Constructor 4 sec × 2 | 60 / min 4 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | |||||||||||||
Equipment Workshop × 30 | Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit | |||||||||||||||
7.5 / min | 3.75 / min | Manufacturer 32 sec × 24 | 1.875 / min 1760 MJ/item | Caterium Research - Supercomputer or Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | ||||||||||||
5.625 / min | 52.5 / min | |||||||||||||||
45 / min | 52.5 / min | Manufacturer 8 sec | 30 / min 110 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | ||||||||||||
60 / min | 90 / min | |||||||||||||||
12.5 / min | 37.5 / min | Assembler 48 sec | 8.75 / min 102.86 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots | ||||||||||||
50 / min | 10 / min | Assembler 12 sec | 75 / min 12 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
7.5 / min | 5 / min | Assembler 24 sec | 45 / min 20 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
30 / min | 30 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 60 / min 30 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
2.5 / min | 2.5 / min | Manufacturer 24 sec | 5 / min 660 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
7.5 / min | ||||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Double Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Double Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Double Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Half Foundation Set ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Half Foundation Set ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Half Foundation Set ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Inverted Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Extensions Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 6 - Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Clean Pipeline Mk.2 | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 6 - Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Quarter Pipes Pack | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 1 - Base Building ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material | |||||||||||||||
Build Gun | AWESOME Shop - Corner Ramp Pack ∧ AWESOME Shop - Coated Concrete Foundation Material |
AWESOME Sink[]
Tips[]
Later in the game when you have collected the majority of the Hard Drives, be sure to unlock the following Alternate Recipes:
- Heavy Oil Residue
- Diluted Packaged Fuel or Diluted Fuel
- Recycled Plastic
- Recycled Rubber
Combine these with Packaged Water, Unpackage Fuel, and Residual Rubber to form a closed-loop production of Plastic and/or Rubber without any waste, increasing the Oil to Plastic/Rubber conversion ratio up to 1:3. It is critical to use the Residual Rubber recipe, even when making Plastic. If the Residual Plastic recipe is used instead, then the yield will be reduced. The ratio is reduced from 1:3 (9:27) to 9:26 if the player uses Residual Plastic. Empty Canisters from fuel unpackaging are reused and recycled back to the water packaging.
Trivia[]
- On one corner of the item mesh there is a warning sign, 'Warning, choking hazard - small parts, not for children under 3 yrs'.
Gallery[]
Producing 900 Plastic/min from 300 m3 Crude Oil/min and utilises the diluted fuel alternate recipe, replacing the need for packagers with blenders.
History[]
- Patch 0.4.1.0: Stack size 100 -> 200
- Patch 0.3.3.0: Reworked & optimized several resources/parts: Plastic
- Patch Closed Alpha 4: Mesh updates: Plastic