PRODUCTION CALCULATOR

Heat Shield

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%

12/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
  • Heat ShieldMega PressHeat Shield1 machine12/min
    • Epoxy
      Production approach for Epoxy
      1 machine @ 10%12/min
    • AerogelCompounderAerogel1 machine @ 60%12/min
    • UberfilamentAssemblerUberfilament1 machine @ 40%6/min
    • Reinforced FrameMega PressReinforced Frame1 machine @ 30%6/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 output12/min

DIRECT PRODUCTION STEP

Machine-bank flow

IN

Required inputs

  • Epoxy12/min per machine12/min
  • Aerogel12/min per machine12/min
  • Uberfilament6/min per machine6/min
  • Reinforced Frame6/min per machine6/min

PRODUCER

Mega Press

Heat Shield
Machines
1
Cycles/min
6
OUT

Machine-bank output

  • Heat Shield12/min per machine12/min

VERIFIED UTILITIES

Machine-bank demand

Power
3030 each
Core load
1515 each

FULL-CHAIN TOTALS

Production summary

Sustained source inputs and whole production machines for the currently selected chain.
Resource types
6
Production machines
29 machines
IN

Resources required

Repeated source branches are combined in items/min.

  • Calcium OreSource resource17.845/min
  • Goethite OreSource resource3.411/min
  • Helium-3Source resource13.344/min
  • Sulphur OreSource resource20.094/min
  • Titanium OreSource resource18.219/min
  • Wolfram OreSource resource8.45/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 Ore17.845/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Titanium Ore18.219/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Wolfram Ore8.45/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Fixed-rate sources
  • 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 · 13.5% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeGoethite Ingot · 8.1% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeTitanoferrite Ingot · 9.3% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeWolfram Steel Ingot · 5.3% sustained load1×
  • SmelterCalcium Block · 29.7% sustained load1×
  • SmelterTitanium Bar · 7% sustained load1×
  • SmelterWolfram Bar · 0.8% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Calcite Sheets v2 · 7.2% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Beam v2 · 5% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Sheet · 2% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Calcium Powder · 28.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Wolfram Powder · 0.8% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressGoethite Lattice · 20% sustained load1×
  • CompounderGoethite Powder · 20% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Tube (Alternative) · 4.1% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Ceramics · 1.3% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Chemicals (Alternative) · 2.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Glass (Alternative) · 0.7% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Sulphuric Acid · 5% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Applicator v2 · 5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Synthetic Silicon v2 · 2.5% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Frame · 30% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Hardening Agent · 10% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Liquid Helium · 15% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Synthetic Resin · 10% sustained load1×
  • CompounderAerogel · 60% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Epoxy v2 · 15% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerUberfilament · 40% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressHeat Shield · 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