Silica

Silica
Derived from Raw Quartz. Commonly used to create glass structures, in advanced refinement processes, and for alternative production of electronics.
Unlocked by	MAM Quartz Research - Silica OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement OR Tier 7 - Control System Development
Class name	Desc_Silica_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink points	20
Abbrev­iation	Silica

Silica is an intermediate item used for a variety of products. It is produced from  Raw Quartz, as a byproduct of  Alumina Solution production or gathered in small amounts from cutting down coral.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Silica is unlocked via the Quartz Research chain in the MAM using:

20

Resource acquisition

Small amounts of Silica can be gathered by cutting down coral with the Chainsaw.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Alumina Solution As byproduct	12 × Bauxite120 / min 18 × Water180 / min	Refinery 6 sec	12 × Alumina Solution120 / min 5 × Silica50 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Silica	3 × Raw Quartz22.5 / min	Constructor 8 sec Craft Bench  × 8	5 × Silica37.5 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Silica OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Cheap Silica Alternate	3 × Raw Quartz22.5 / min 5 × Limestone37.5 / min	Assembler 8 sec	7 × Silica52.5 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Silica
Distilled Silica Alternate	12 × Dissolved Silica120 / min 5 × Limestone50 / min 10 × Water100 / min	Blender 6 sec	27 × Silica270 / min 8 × Water80 / min	Tier 7 - Control System Development

AWESOME Shop

Name	Cost	Contents
Silica	1	200x  Silica

Usage

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Aluminum Ingot	6 × Aluminum Scrap90 / min 5 × Silica75 / min	Foundry 4 sec Craft Bench  × 6	4 × Aluminum Ingot60 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Blade Runners	20 × Silica20 / min 3 × Modular Frame3 / min 3 × Rotor3 / min	Equipment Workshop  × 30	1 × Blade Runners1 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Blade Runners
Non-Fissile Uranium	15 × Uranium Waste37.5 / min 10 × Silica25 / min 6 × Nitric Acid15 / min 6 × Sulfuric Acid15 / min	Blender 24 sec	20 × Non-Fissile Uranium50 / min 6 × Water15 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Fine Concrete Alternate	3 × Silica15 / min 12 × Limestone60 / min	Assembler 12 sec	10 × Concrete50 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Quartz
Infused Uranium Cell Alternate	5 × Uranium25 / min 3 × Silica15 / min 5 × Sulfur25 / min 15 × Quickwire75 / min	Manufacturer 12 sec	4 × Encased Uranium Cell20 / min	Tier 8 - Nuclear Power OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots OR MAM Quartz Research - Quartz OR MAM Sulfur Research - Sulfur
Silicon Circuit Board Alternate	11 × Copper Sheet27.5 / min 11 × Silica27.5 / min	Assembler 24 sec	5 × Circuit Board12.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Quartz Research - Quartz
Silicon High-Speed Connector Alternate	60 × Quickwire90 / min 25 × Silica37.5 / min 2 × Circuit Board3 / min	Manufacturer 40 sec	2 × High-Speed Connector3 / min	MAM Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector OR Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Quartz Research - Quartz

AWESOME Sink

 Silica can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 20 points.

History

• Patch 1.0:
  • Introduced Distilled Silica recipe
  • Cheap Silica
    • Changed recipe craft time from 16 to 8 seconds
• Patch 0.5.0.8: Increased Silica max stack size from 100 to 200, Updated Silica description.
• Patch 0.5.0.0
  • AWESOME Shop Schematics now use dependencies, which means that they are not available for purchase until the player has unlocked the right ingredients
    • This applies for a bunch of items, such as Signs, Lights and many aesthetic build pieces and Materials that use more advanced resources, the common ones being Quartz Crystals, Quickwire, Silica and Steel Beams
• Patch 0.3.3.2: New icons for changed resources: Silica
• Patch 0.3.3.0: Reworked & optimized several resources/parts: Silica
• Patch 0.1.16:
  • Added the mesh and icon for Silica
  • Introduced standard recipe (previously only available via alternate recipes).