| “ | This, like Mrs. Parks, is what’s keeping everything together. | „ |
| ~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve |
Screws are basic crafting components made from Iron Rods.
Obtaining[]
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ×  Iron Rod 10 / min | Constructor 6 sec  × 3 | 4 ×  Screw 40 / min 6 MJ/item | Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 | |||||||||||||
5 ×  Iron Ingot 12.5 / min | Constructor 24 sec | 20 × Screw 50 / min 4.8 MJ/item | ||||||||||||||
1 ×  Steel Beam 5 / min | Constructor 12 sec | 52 × Screw 260 / min 0.92 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | |||||||||||||
Alternate recipes analysis[]
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Screw / second, or 60 / min:
| Recipe | Iron Ore /min (WP) |
Coal /min (WP) |
Total WP | Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default + Iron Rod |
8.08 (1.15) |
- | 1.15 | 19.14 | 246 | 2.73 |
| Default + Steel Rod |
1.35 (0.19) |
2.5 (0.81) |
1.00 | 10.22 (-47%) | 158 (-36%) | 1.91 |
| Cast | 8.08 (1.15) |
- | 1.15 | 13.94 (-27%) | 142 (-42%) | 1.43 |
| Steel | 1.66 (0.24) |
3.08 (1.00) |
1.24 | 4.89 (-74%) | 41 (-83%) | 0.43 |
- 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. See also:
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Recipe Summaries
This section serves as a recap for alternate recipe information and to provide some possible usage cases. It can be rather subjective, so don't take it as fact. |
- If you are in need of Screws but don't have the space for machines, Cast Screw can be of assistance. It has the same efficiency as the normal recipe, but does 2 steps in one. This is one of the few recipes than can be seen as an upgrade to the normal route, if you use Iron Ingots that is.
- "I hate Screws, but this is a recipe even I would cast my eyes on."
- Want a lot of screws FAST? Don't have enough power or space for all those Constructors? Steel Screw could be just the thing for you. While it requires production of Steel Beams and is thus more coal-intensive, the recipe is incredibly compact and power-efficient. Just three Steel Screw Constructors are able to fill a Mk.5 belt completely.
- "Screws but in compressed form. It's not free, but still quite the steel."
AWESOME Shop[]
| Name | Cost | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Screw | 2 | 200x  Screw
|
Other methods[]
Screws can also be found around from Crash Sites.
Tips[]
- The most resource-efficient way to make Screws from Iron Ingots is converting them to Steel Ingots using the Solid Steel Ingot alternate recipe, processing those to Iron Rods using the Steel Rod alternate recipe, and finally producing screws using the default recipe, having an efficiency of 24 screws per Iron Ingot or 16 per Steel Ingot.
- If the steel is used to make Steel Beams instead, only 13 Screws per Steel Ingot are made, however, the recipe is far more space and power-efficient.
- Making 780 Screws per minute from steel requires 23 Constructors using the Steel Rod setup, but only 4 with the Steel Screw setup.
- As one of the low-compression items, transporting them to the next machine that requires them can be a challenge during the early game, due to the relatively low throughput of the conveyor and high Screw consumption rate. Even late-game their low compression can present problems as the high demand of certain processes can easily overwhelm the capacity of a single Mk. 5 belt: for example, a line with more than 7 Assemblers making Rotors will require two inputs.
Eliminating Screws[]
By finding the right alternative recipes, it is possible to completely eliminate Screws from normal production lines.
Usage[]
Research[]
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate | 25 × Iron Rod | Equipment Workshop × 15 | 1 ×  Chainsaw | Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing | ||||||||||||
160 × Screw | 15 ×  Cable | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
4 × Reinforced Iron Plate | 20 ×  Wire | Equipment Workshop × 10 | 1 ×  Object Scanner | Tier 1 - Field Research | ||||||||||||
50 × Screw | ||||||||||||||||
6 × Reinforced Iron Plate | 16 × Iron Rod | Equipment Workshop × 25 | 1 ×  Rebar Gun | Alien Organisms - The Rebar Gun | ||||||||||||
100 × Screw | ||||||||||||||||
6 ×  Iron Plate 30 / min | 12 × Screw 60 / min | Assembler 12 sec × 6 | 1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 5 / min 180 MJ/item | Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 | ||||||||||||
25 × Steel Pipe | 2 ×  Motor | Equipment Workshop × 30 | 1 ×  Rifle | Sulfur Research - The Rifle | ||||||||||||
10 ×  Rubber | 250 × Screw | |||||||||||||||
5 × Iron Rod 20 / min | 25 × Screw 100 / min | Assembler 15 sec × 6 | 1 ×  Rotor 4 / min 225 MJ/item | Tier 2 - Part Assembly | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 7.5 / min | 56 × Screw 140 / min | Assembler 24 sec | 2 × Modular Frame 5 / min 180 MJ/item | Tier 2 - Part Assembly | ||||||||||||
18 × Iron Plate 90 / min | 50 × Screw 250 / min | Assembler 12 sec | 3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 15 / min 60 MJ/item | |||||||||||||
6 ×  Copper Sheet 22.5 / min | 52 × Screw 195 / min | Assembler 16 sec | 3 × Rotor 11.25 / min 80 MJ/item | Tier 2 - Part Assembly | ||||||||||||
200 × Screw | 10 × Iron Plate | Build Gun | 1 ×  AWESOME Shop | Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program | ||||||||||||
30 × Cable | ||||||||||||||||
AWESOME Sink[]
An example logistic layout
Trivia[]
- The screws shown in the item's mesh do not have threads or tapered ends, so they would not work as screws. Instead, they look more like rivets or machinery pins.
- The official explanation is that the box is a big bucket and contains at least one or two screws.[1]
- Although it appears as a box of screws, it is only counted as one item.
- 27 Screws are used in Drop Pods.
Gallery[]
A simple factory producing some Iron Rods, Iron Plates and Screws.
The schematic showing the same factory.
Modular design involving Screws by grouping several machines nearby. This eliminates the belt throughput issue.
History[]
- Unknown patch between Patch 0.3 and Patch 0.3.3.3: Mesh and icon changed
