Molecular Forge

Molecular Forge
Processes Rare Materials into advanced industrial goods. Rare materials can be retrieved from space missions.
Duplicants will not fabricate items unless recipes are queued. Rare materials can be procured through rocket missions into space.
Research	Catalytics
Dimensions	4×5 tiles
Category	Refinement
Power	-1.6 kW
Heat	+16 kDTU/s
Overheat at	75 °C
Decor	-15 (Radius: 3 tiles)
Requires	Duplicant operation
Auto In	Green: Enable Red: Disable
Other Properties	Susceptible to flooding
Materials
Metal Ore	800 kg

Molecular Forge is a Refinement Building which is required to process Rare Materials brought back from space into high utility materials. Whether it's a liquid which does not freeze, a metal alloy which can withstand extreme temperatures, a liquid which stays in place or a material which near perfectly insulates, the Molecular Forge can make them all! But otherwise has no use early, before any space missions come back with cargo.

Recipes

All recipes output with a minimal temperature of 40 °C.

• Niobium to Thermium
  • 5 kg Niobium + 95 kg Tungsten = 100 kg Thermium

• Isoresin to Visco-Gel
  • 35 kg Isoresin + 65 kg Petroleum = 100 kg Visco-Gel

• Fullerene to Super Coolant
  • 1 kg Fullerene + 49.5 kg Gold + 49.5 kg Petroleum = 100 kg Super Coolant

• Isoresin to Insulation
  • 15 kg Isoresin + 80 kg Abyssalite + 5 Reed Fiber = 100 kg Insulation

• Thermium to Plastium
  • 15 kg Thermium + 70 kg Plastic + 15 kg Brackwax = 100 kg Plastium

The building has no piping, so Petroleum has to be brought manually through Pitcher Pump.

• Graphite to Fullerene
  • 90 kg Graphite + 5 kg Sulfur + 5 kg Aluminum = 100 kg Fullerene

Tips

• Due to its massive energy drain assigning a skilled operator to it and even placing a light-source nearby goes a long way in terms of efficiency.
• Care is advised when making products that require Isoresin, since it has a melting point of 200°C. The Molecular Forge should be kept in room with temperature below 200°C, or else any nearby Isoresin will irreversibly melt into Naphtha.

History

• U50-581979: Added more animations to the Molecular Forge when a Duplicant is operating it.

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