PRODUCTION CALCULATOR

Onboard Instruments

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%

20/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
  • Onboard InstrumentsAssemblerOnboard Instruments1 machine20/min
    • Electronics
      Production approach for Electronics
      1 machine @ 33.3%10/min
    • Stabilizer
      Production approach for Stabilizer
      1 machine @ 33.3%20/min
    • Reinforced HousingMega PressReinforced Housing1 machine @ 22.2%10/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 output20/min

DIRECT PRODUCTION STEP

Machine-bank flow

IN

Required inputs

  • Electronics10/min per machine10/min
  • Stabilizer20/min per machine20/min
  • Reinforced Housing10/min per machine10/min

PRODUCER

Assembler

Onboard Instruments
Machines
1
Cycles/min
10
OUT

Machine-bank output

  • Onboard Instruments20/min per machine20/min

VERIFIED UTILITIES

Machine-bank demand

Power
6060 each
Core load
150150 each

FULL-CHAIN TOTALS

Production summary

Sustained source inputs and whole production machines for the currently selected chain.
Resource types
5
Production machines
24 machines
IN

Resources required

Repeated source branches are combined in items/min.

  • Calcium OreSource resource2.667/min
  • Goethite OreSource resource0.708/min
  • Helium-3Source resource5/min
  • Titanium OreSource resource20.139/min
  • Wolfram OreSource resource15.25/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 Ore2.667/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Titanium Ore20.139/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Wolfram Ore15.25/min160/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Fixed-rate sources
  • Goethite OreLaser Drill1×15/min each
  • Helium-3Helium-3 Extractor1×240/min each

Machines to build

Ordered from source processing toward final production.

  • Pyro ForgeGoethite Ingot · 0.3% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeWolfram Steel Ingot · 4.4% sustained load1×
  • SmelterCalcium Block · 4.4% sustained load1×
  • SmelterTitanium Bar · 33.6% sustained load1×
  • SmelterWolfram Bar · 14.3% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Calcite Sheets v2 · 1.9% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Beam v2 · 8.3% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Rod · 13.9% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Sheet · 4.4% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Plate · 5.6% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Wire · 9.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Calcium Powder · 2.5% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Wolfram Powder · 1.1% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Rotor · 16.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Tube (Alternative) · 1.4% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Ceramics · 5.6% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Titanium Housing v2 · 11.1% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Stabilizer v2 · 33.3% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Stator · 8.3% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Inductor v2 · 11.1% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Synthetic Silicon v2 · 5.6% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Housing · 22.2% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Electronics v2 · 33.3% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerOnboard Instruments · 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