Power Shard

Power Shard
Mucus from the power slugs compressed into a solid crystal-like shard. It radiates a strange power.
Unlocked at	Power Slugs Research
Stack size	100
Blueprint path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Environment/Crystal/Desc_CrystalShard.Desc_CrystalShard_C

Power Shards are special items used for overclocking buildings. Each shard increases the maximum allowed clock speed by 50%. A building can accept a maximum of three shards, which means a maximum running speed of 250% for production buildings or 202% for power generation buildings (due to overclocking not being linear).

Obtaining

Unlocking

Power Shard (1) is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM using:

1

Power Shard (2) is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM using:

1

25

100

Power Shard (5) is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM using:

1

25

200

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Power Shard (1)	1 × Green Power Slug 7.5 / min												Constructor 8 sec × 4	1 × Power Shard 7.5 / min 32 MJ / item		Power Slugs Research - Green Power Slugs
Power Shard (2)	1 × Yellow Power Slug 5 / min												Constructor 12 sec × 6	2 × Power Shard 10 / min 24 MJ / item		Power Slugs Research - Yellow Power Slugs
Power Shard (5)	1 × Purple Power Slug 2.5 / min												Constructor 24 sec × 12	5 × Power Shard 12.5 / min 19.2 MJ / item		Power Slugs Research - Purple Power Slugs

Resource acquisition

Slug Color	Green	Yellow	Purple	Total
Slug Number	406	219	119	744
Power Shards	405	436	590	1431

There are currently 744 Power Slugs known in-game; 406 green, 219 yellow, and 119 purple. 1 slug of each type is consumed as part of research in the MAM. The upper limit of obtainable Power Shards is infinite, as Lizard Doggos can generate an infinite amount of slugs over time. The upper limit of non-renewable collectible power shards is 1431.

Additional power shards can be randomly obtained as drops from the FICSMAS calendar.

Usage

Power Shards are used solely for overclocking. See Clock Speed for more details.

Tips

• It is best to use them to overclock raw resource extractors (Miners and Oil Extractors) to saturate a conveyor or pipe throughput. Overclocking production buildings is not advised, as more of them can be built instead. Overclocking power generators causes the resulting production speed to result in numbers with decimal spaces, making them considerably harder to work with.
• Underclocking a building does not require any power shards.
• Power Shards are renewable by taming Lizard Doggos, as they have a chance to find new Power Slugs.
• It is a common misconception that Power Shards wear out after a certain period of time, they do not. The disadvantage of overclocking is increased power consumption (or uneven consumption rate for generators) as mentioned above, not that the shards are temporary.

History

• Patch 0.4.0.4: Copy paste now autofills Power Shard slots if available
• Patch 0.3.4.14: Production times changed to work better with Constructor sounds. Crafting clicks adjusted.