Motor
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Motor is used in the Caterium Research chain and Quartz Research chain in the 
MAM for additional unlocks.
| “ | I prefer walking when it comes to transport. Less chance for accidents. But to each their own! | „ |
| ~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve |
The Motor is a mid-game crafting component used in the creation of motorized machines.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor | 2 ×  Rotor10 / min2 ×  Stator10 / min |
Assembler 12 sec |
1 ×  Motor5 / min |
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production |
| Electric Motor Alternate |
1 ×  Electromagnetic Control Rod3.75 / min2 × Rotor7.5 / min |
Assembler 16 sec |
2 × Motor7.5 / min |
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering |
| Rigour Motor Alternate |
3 × Rotor3.75 / min3 × Stator3.75 / min1 ×  Crystal Oscillator1.25 / min |
Manufacturer 48 sec |
6 × Motor7.5 / min |
Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production OR MAM Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals |
× 12Alternate recipes analysis
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Motor / second, or 60 / min:
| Recipe | Iron Ore /min (WP) |
Coal /min (WP) |
Raw Quartz /min (WP) |
Crude Oil m3/min (WP) |
Copper Ore /min (WP) |
Caterium Ore /min (WP) |
Total WP | Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 1207.95 (171.63) |
360 (116.5) |
- | - | - | - | 288.14 | 3208.36 | 30466 | 270.18 |
| Rigour | 301.99 (42.91) |
90 (29.13) |
128.57 (122.45) |
23.33 (19.94) |
53.33 (18.48) |
33.33 (30.19) |
263.10 | 2064.00 | 15001 | 95.04 |
| Electric | 543.85 (77.27) |
135 (43.69) |
- | - | 160 (55.44) |
100 (90.58) |
266.98 | 2516.86 | 21356 | 165.33 |
- Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by:
(resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better. - Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
- Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
- Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
Usage
Research
Motor is used in the Caterium Research chain and Quartz Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.Crafting
| Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hover Pack | 8 × Motor4 ×  Heavy Modular Frame8 ×  Computer40 ×  Alclad Aluminum Sheet |
1 ×  Hover Pack |
Tier 7 - Hover Pack | |
| Jetpack | 50 ×  Plastic50 ×  Rubber15 ×  Circuit Board5 × Motor |
1 ×  Jetpack |
Tier 6 - Jetpack | |
| Modular Engine | 2 × Motor2 / min15 × Rubber15 / min2 ×  Smart Plating2 / min |
Manufacturer 60 sec |
1 ×  Modular Engine1 / min |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing |
| Rifle | 2 × Motor10 × Rubber25 ×  Steel Pipe250 ×  Screw |
1 ×  Rifle |
MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle | |
| Turbo Motor | 4 ×  Cooling System7.5 / min2 ×  Radio Control Unit3.75 / min4 × Motor7.5 / min24 × Rubber45 / min |
Manufacturer 32 sec |
1 ×  Turbo Motor1.875 / min |
Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production |
| Automated Miner Alternate |
1 × Motor1 / min4 × Steel Pipe4 / min4 ×  Iron Rod4 / min2 ×  Iron Plate2 / min |
Manufacturer 60 sec |
1 ×  Portable Miner1 / min |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing |
| Cooling Device Alternate |
5 ×  Heat Sink9.375 / min1 × Motor1.875 / min24 ×  Nitrogen Gas45 / min |
Blender 32 sec |
2 × Cooling System3.75 / min |
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production |
| Turbo Electric Motor Alternate |
7 × Motor6.5625 / min9 × Radio Control Unit8.4375 / min5 × Electromagnetic Control Rod4.6875 / min7 × Rotor6.5625 / min |
Manufacturer 64 sec |
3 × Turbo Motor2.8125 / min |
Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production OR Tier 8 - Nuclear Power |
| Turbo Pressure Motor Alternate |
4 × Motor7.5 / min1 ×  Pressure Conversion Cube1.875 / min24 ×  Packaged Nitrogen Gas45 / min8 × Stator15 / min |
Manufacturer 32 sec |
2 × Turbo Motor3.75 / min |
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment |
| Blender | 20 × Motor10 × Heavy Modular Frame50 ×  Aluminum Casing5 × Radio Control Unit |
1 ×  Blender |
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |
| Drone | 4 × Motor10 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet1 × Radio Control Unit2 ×  AI Limiter1 × Portable Miner |
1 ×  Drone |
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | |
| Electric Locomotive | 5 × Heavy Modular Frame10 × Motor15 × Steel Pipe5 × Computer |
1 ×  Electric Locomotive |
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology | |
| Explorer | 5 × Crystal Oscillator5 × Motor15 × Steel Pipe5 × Heavy Modular Frame |
1 ×  Explorer |
MAM Quartz Research - The Explorer | |
| Fluid Freight Platform | 6 × Heavy Modular Frame2 × Computer50 ×  Concrete25 ×  Cable5 × Motor |
1 ×  Fluid Freight Platform |
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology | |
| Freight Platform | 6 × Heavy Modular Frame2 × Computer50 × Concrete25 × Cable5 × Motor |
1 ×  Freight Platform |
Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology | |
| Fuel Generator | 5 × Computer10 × Heavy Modular Frame15 × Motor50 × Rubber50 ×  Quickwire |
1 ×  Fuel Generator |
Tier 6 - Logistics Mk.4 | |
| Manufacturer | 5 × Motor10 × Heavy Modular Frame50 × Cable50 × Plastic |
1 ×  Manufacturer |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | |
| Oil Extractor | 15 × Motor20 ×  Encased Industrial Beam60 × Cable |
1 ×  Oil Extractor |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | |
| Pipeline Pump Mk.2 | 2 × Motor4 × Encased Industrial Beam8 × Plastic |
1 ×  Pipeline Pump Mk.2 |
Tier 6 - Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 | |
| Programmable Splitter | 1 × Heavy Modular Frame1 × Motor1 ×  Supercomputer |
1 ×  Programmable Splitter |
MAM Caterium Research - Programmable Splitter | |
| Refinery | 10 × Motor10 × Encased Industrial Beam30 × Steel Pipe20 ×  Copper Sheet |
1 ×  Refinery |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | |
| Resource Well Pressurizer | 200 ×  Wire50 × Rubber50 × Encased Industrial Beam50 × Motor |
1 ×  Resource Well Pressurizer |
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | |
| Truck | 15 × Motor10 × Circuit Board5 × Heavy Modular Frame50 × Rubber20 × Encased Industrial Beam |
1 ×  Truck |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing |
AWESOME Sink
Tips
- In the early game, there are Motors scattered around some Crash Sites which can be fed into the AWESOME Sink for some quick Coupons.
- It may be convenient to set up an entire vertically integrated factory making Motors from base elements. Using default recipes, one Motor takes 31.5 Iron Ore, 8 Copper Ore and 9 Coal. Creation from scratch involves two Smelter, one Foundry, four Constructor and three Assembler recipes.
Gallery
An example of designing a module involving verticality. A Motor requires Rotor and Stator, each component has its own floor and feeds its output via Conveyor Lifts.
The plan view of the above example.
History
- Patch 0.4.0.0: Introduced Electric Motor alternate recipe
- Patch 0.3.3.3: Nerfed the Sink Points by half.
- Patch 0.3.2.0: Tweaked some resource meshes - Motor, Reinforced Iron Plate, Mycelia, Steel Pipe, Cable, all packaged liquids
