PRODUCTION CALCULATOR

Carbon Sonar

Compare exact approaches, set machines or an output target, then trace every dependency to its source.

EXACT RECIPE + PRODUCER

Production option

OUTPUT TARGET

Throughput input mode

1 machine at 100%

5/min total output

UPSTREAM PREVIEW

Trace the full production chain

Expand branches as needed; compare exact v1/v2 choices inline.
UPSTREAM MACHINE SETAll released machines
Use upstream recipes from
  • Carbon SonarConstructorizerCarbon Sonar1 machine5/min
    • Ion StabilizerMega PressIon Stabilizer1 machine @ 66.7%5/min
    • Quantum TranqualizerConstructorizerQuantum Tranqualizer1 machine5/min
    • AccumulatorAssemblerAccumulator1 machine10/min
    • Onboard InstrumentsAssemblerOnboard Instruments1 machine @ 75%15/min
How automatic choices work

Automatic choices use a disclosed throughput-first preview, not a whole-factory optimum. Ore remains a terminal mined resource, so node purity is never guessed.

SECONDARY DETAILSDirect machine step & utilitiesTotal output5/min

DIRECT PRODUCTION STEP

Machine-bank flow

IN

Required inputs

  • Ion Stabilizer5/min per machine5/min
  • Quantum Tranqualizer5/min per machine5/min
  • Accumulator10/min per machine10/min
  • Onboard Instruments15/min per machine15/min

PRODUCER

Constructorizer

Carbon Sonar
Machines
1
Cycles/min
5
OUT

Machine-bank output

  • Carbon Sonar5/min per machine5/min

VERIFIED UTILITIES

Machine-bank demand

Power
700700 each
Core load
500500 each

FULL-CHAIN TOTALS

Production summary

Sustained source inputs and whole production machines for the currently selected chain.
Resource types
7
Production machines
50 machines
IN

Resources required

Repeated source branches are combined in items/min.

  • Calcium OreSource resource27.304/min
  • Crude OilSource resource0.483/min
  • Goethite OreSource resource3.153/min
  • Helium-3Source resource45.405/min
  • Sulphur OreSource resource60.023/min
  • Titanium OreSource resource70.176/min
  • Wolfram OreSource resource61.543/min

Extraction quick reference

Convert sustained demand into source nodes.

Ore extractor tier

Counts are alternatives assuming every tap uses the same purity.

Resource-node estimates by ore purity
ResourceNeedImpureNormalPure
Calcium Ore27.304/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Titanium Ore70.176/min260/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Wolfram Ore61.543/min260/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Fixed-rate sources
  • Crude OilOil Extractor1×10/min each
  • Goethite OreLaser Drill1×15/min each
  • Helium-3Helium-3 Extractor1×240/min each
  • Sulphur OreSulfur Extractor1×240/min each

Machines to build

Ordered from source processing toward final production.

  • Compounder v.2Pressurized Helium · 21.2% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeGoethite Ingot · 6.6% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeWolfram Steel Ingot · 14.4% sustained load1×
  • RefineryRefined Oil · 4.8% sustained load1×
  • SmelterCalcium Block · 35.8% sustained load1×
  • SmelterTitanium Bar · 53.6% sustained load2×
  • SmelterWolfram Bar · 66.5% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Calcite Sheets v2 · 17.9% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Beam v2 · 52.1% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Rod · 17.4% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Sheet · 29.2% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Plate · 20.8% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Wire · 48.3% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Calcium Powder · 13.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Wolfram Powder · 11.1% sustained load1×
  • CompounderGoethite Powder · 10.2% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Rotor · 20.8% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Tube (Alternative) · 12% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Ceramics · 29.1% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Chemicals (Alternative) · 9.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Glass (Alternative) · 1.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Titanium Housing v2 · 69.4% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Sulphuric Acid · 19.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Applicator v2 · 10.8% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Stabilizer v2 · 41.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Stator · 77.1% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Inductor v2 · 69.4% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Synthetic Silicon v2 · 23.4% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Housing · 72.2% sustained load1×
  • CompounderPlastic · 6.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Electronics v2 · 54.2% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Hardening Agent · 21.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Supermagnet v2 · 6.3% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerOnboard Instruments · 62.5% sustained load2×
  • Compounder v.2Liquid Helium · 39.4% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Synthetic Resin · 12% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressBattery · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerAccumulator · 100% sustained load1×
  • CompounderBasic Fuel · 25% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Epoxy v2 · 18.1% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerExplosive Charge · 100% sustained load1×
  • CompounderOrganic Compound · 11.1% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerPlastic Dust · 25% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressIon Stabilizer · 66.7% sustained load2×
  • ConstructorizerQuantum Tranqualizer · 100% sustained load1×
  • ConstructorizerCarbon Sonar · 100% sustained load1×

Identical recipe assignments are consolidated before whole-machine rounding. Extraction estimates are planning references and are not included in the production-machine total.

As of Update 2 · hotfix 0.3.2
Data provenance

Recipes include Creepy Jar’s Update 2 balance changes. Other catalog details retain the earlier dataset until they are checked again.

Public hotfix build
Steam build 25118010
Claimed data build
Update 2 · Steam build 25052139
Source snapshot
ea-u2-build25052139__official-overlay-1__20260905T000000Z
Catalog revision
catalog-fd341e9be99f7d96178cb1d6a29a0e66a05ce847acc8cda979e4a9732ef51692
Captured
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC