Wire

Wire
Used for crafting. One of the most basic parts.
Unlocked at	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Wire/Desc_Wire.Desc_Wire_C
Item
Stack size	500
Sink value	6

Wire is the most basic product from Copper, alongside Copper Sheets. It is commonly used in power infrastructure.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Wire	1 × Copper Ingot 15 / min												Constructor 4 sec × 2	2 × Wire 30 / min 8 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Fused Wire Alternate	4 × Copper Ingot 12 / min						1 × Caterium Ingot 3 / min						Assembler 20 sec	30 × Wire 90 / min 10 MJ/item		Caterium Research - Caterium
Iron Wire Alternate	5 × Iron Ingot 12.5 / min												Constructor 24 sec	9 × Wire 22.5 / min 10.67 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Caterium Wire Alternate	1 × Caterium Ingot 15 / min												Constructor 4 sec	8 × Wire 120 / min 2 MJ/item		Caterium Research - Caterium

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Wire / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	-	12 (4.16 )	-	4.16	35.66	347.71	2.89
Fused	-	3.2 (1.11 )	4 (3.62 )	4.73	23.61	196.88	1.11
Iron	17.95 (2.55 )	-	-	2.55	30.98	351.8	3.3
Caterium	-	-	15 (13.59 )	13.59	25.37	215.58	1.27

• 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.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
  • Copper Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Caterium Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Iron Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis

• If you have some Caterium Ingots to spare, Fused Wire can help you get more of that much needed Wire. Its also more compact and uses less power than a row of Constructors making Wire. If you need those Caterium Ingots elsewhere, consider a different recipe.
  -"Nearly 4 times more Wire for JUST some extra Caterium? Boy, sign me right up!"
• Should you need Wire but have no Copper Ingots available, Iron Wire can be used as a low-cost substitute. It produces Wire slower than the normal recipe, so you will need to build more Constructors.
  -"Perfect for Ironing out all those kinked Wire factories"
• Got no Copper AND no Iron nearby? Then Caterium Wire might be useful to you. It's really efficient at producing a lot of wire very fast, for a very small Caterium cost.
  -"Caterium Wire's the name, speed's my game!"

Usage

Research

 Wire is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain, Power Slugs Research chain, Nutrients Research chain and Caterium Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Beacon	3 × Iron Plate 22.5 / min						1 × Iron Rod 7.5 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec × 2	1 × Beacon 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 1 - Field Research
	15 × Wire 112.5 / min						2 × Cable 15 / min
Cable	2 × Wire 60 / min												Constructor 2 sec × 1	1 × Cable 30 / min 8 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Object Scanner	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						20 × Wire						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Object Scanner		Tier 1 - Field Research
	50 × Screw
Stator	3 × Steel Pipe 15 / min						8 × Wire 40 / min						Assembler 12 sec × 9	1 × Stator 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Xeno-Basher	5 × Modular Frame						2 × Xeno-Zapper						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Xeno-Basher		Tier 3 - Improved Melee Combat
	25 × Cable						500 × Wire
Xeno-Zapper	10 × Iron Rod						2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Xeno-Zapper		The beginning
	15 × Cable						50 × Wire
Automated Speed Wiring Alternate	2 × Stator 3.75 / min						40 × Wire 75 / min						Manufacturer 32 sec	4 × Automated Wiring 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production Caterium Research - A.I. Limiter
	1 × High-Speed Connector 1.875 / min
Classic Battery Alternate	6 × Sulfur 45 / min						7 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet 52.5 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec	4 × Battery 30 / min 110 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
	8 × Plastic 60 / min						12 × Wire 90 / min
Coated Cable Alternate	5 × Wire 37.5 / min						2 × Heavy Oil Residue 15 / min						Refinery 8 sec	9 × Cable 67.5 / min 26.67 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated Cable Alternate	9 × Wire 45 / min						6 × Rubber 30 / min						Assembler 12 sec	20 × Cable 100 / min 9 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Stitched Iron Plate Alternate	10 × Iron Plate 18.75 / min						20 × Wire 37.5 / min						Assembler 32 sec	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 5.625 / min 160 MJ/item
Steel Rotor Alternate	2 × Steel Pipe 10 / min						6 × Wire 30 / min						Assembler 12 sec	1 × Rotor 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Super-State Computer Alternate	3 × Computer 3.6 / min						2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2.4 / min						Manufacturer 50 sec	2 × Supercomputer 2.4 / min 1375 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	20 × Battery 24 / min						45 × Wire 54 / min
Biomass Burner	15 × Iron Plate						15 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Biomass Burner		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 6
	25 × Wire
Ceiling Light	50 × Quickwire						16 × Wire						Build Gun	1 × Ceiling Light		AWESOME Shop - Indoor Lighting
	6 × Steel Beam
Double Wall Outlet Mk.1	8 × Wire						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Double Wall Outlet Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.1
Geothermal Generator	10 × Motor				25 × High-Speed Connector				25 × Modular Frame				Build Gun	1 × Geothermal Generator		Caterium Research - Geothermal Generator
	50 × Copper Sheet				250 × Wire
MAM	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						15 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × MAM		Tier 1 - Field Research
	45 × Wire
Power Pole Mk.1	3 × Wire						1 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
	1 × Concrete
Power Storage	100 × Wire						10 × Modular Frame						Build Gun	1 × Power Storage		Tier 4 - Expanded Power Infrastructure
	5 × Encased Industrial Beam
Resource Well Pressurizer	200 × Wire						50 × Rubber						Build Gun	1 × Resource Well Pressurizer		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
	50 × Encased Industrial Beam						50 × Motor
Smelter	5 × Iron Rod						8 × Wire						Build Gun	1 × Smelter		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Space Elevator	500 × Concrete						250 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Space Elevator		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 6
	400 × Iron Rod						1500 × Wire
Street Light	10 × Quickwire						4 × Wire						Build Gun	1 × Street Light		AWESOME Shop - Street Light
	4 × Iron Rod
Wall Outlet Mk.1	4 × Wire						1 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Wall Outlet Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.1

AWESOME Sink

 Wire can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 6 points.

Gallery

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  Schematic showing two Wire Constructors that can be paired with one Cable Constructor.

History

• Patch 0.3.3.2: New icons for changed resources: Wire
• Patch 0.3.3.0: Reworked & optimized several resources/parts: Wire