Power Shard

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Power Shards are special items used for overclocking buildings. First obtained by hunting and processing Power Slugs, a way to produce them synthetically becomes available in Tier 9.

Obtaining

Unlocking

Blue Power Slugs is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM.png MAM using:
Blue Power Slug.png
1
Yellow Power Slugs is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM.png MAM using:
Yellow Power Slug.png
1
Reinforced Iron Plate.png
25
Cable.png
100
Purple Power Slugs is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM.png MAM using:
Purple Power Slug.png
1
Modular Frame.png
25
Cable.png
200
Synthetic Power Shards is unlocked via the Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM.png MAM using:
Power Shard.png
10
Time Crystal.png
100
Quartz Crystal.png
200

Resource acquisition

Slug Color Blue Yellow Purple Total
Slug Number 596 389 257 1242
Power Shards 594 776 1280 2650

There are currently 1242 Power Slugs known in-game; 596 blue, 389 yellow, and 257 purple. 1 slug of each type is consumed as part of research in the MAM. In addition, 1 Power Shard is consumed to unlock the overclocking function. The upper limit of obtainable Power Shards is infinite, as they can be synthesized in a Quantum Encoder and Lizard Doggos can generate an infinite amount of slugs over time. The upper limit of non-renewable, usable Power Shards is 2650.

In conjunction with unlocking Production Amplifier, passing Power Slugs through a Constructor that has been enhanced with 1 Somersloop will double the output Power Shard(s). In this manner the upper limit of non-renewable Power Shards becomes 5300.

Additional Power Shards can be randomly obtained as drops from the FICSMAS calendar.

Crafting

Recipe Ingredients Produced in Products Unlocked by
Power Shard (1)
1 × Blue Power Slug.pngBlue Power Slug7.5 / min
1 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard7.5 / min
MAM Power Slugs Research - Blue Power Slugs
Power Shard (2)
1 × Yellow Power Slug.pngYellow Power Slug5 / min
2 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard10 / min
MAM Power Slugs Research - Yellow Power Slugs
Power Shard (5)
1 × Purple Power Slug.pngPurple Power Slug2.5 / min
5 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard12.5 / min
MAM Power Slugs Research - Purple Power Slugs
Synthetic Power Shard
2 × Time Crystal.pngTime Crystal10 / min
2 × Dark Matter Crystal.pngDark Matter Crystal10 / min
12 × Quartz Crystal.pngQuartz Crystal60 / min
12 × Excited Photonic Matter.pngExcited Photonic Matter60 / min
Quantum Encoder
12 sec
0 - 2,000 MW
1 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard5 / min
12 × Dark Matter Residue.pngDark Matter Residue60 / min
MAM Power Slugs Research - Synthetic Power Shards

AWESOME Shop

Name Cost Contents
Synthetic Power Shard 10 10x  Power Shard

Usage

Overclocking

Main article: Clock speed

Power Shards are used for overclocking. Each shard increases the maximum allowed clock speed by 50%. A building can accept a maximum of three shards, which means a maximum running speed of 250%.

Research

 Power Shard is used for research in the Alien Technology Research chain in the MAM.png MAM.

Crafting

Recipe Ingredients Produced in Products Unlocked by
Alien Power Matrix
5 × SAM Fluctuator.pngSAM Fluctuator12.5 / min
3 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard7.5 / min
3 × Superposition Oscillator.pngSuperposition Oscillator7.5 / min
24 × Excited Photonic Matter.pngExcited Photonic Matter60 / min
Quantum Encoder
24 sec
0 - 2,000 MW
1 × Alien Power Matrix.pngAlien Power Matrix2.5 / min
24 × Dark Matter Residue.pngDark Matter Residue60 / min
MAM Alien Technology Research - Alien Power Matrix
Ionized Fuel
16 × Rocket Fuel.pngRocket Fuel40 / min
1 × Power Shard.pngPower Shard2.5 / min
Refinery
24 sec
16 × Ionized Fuel.pngIonized Fuel40 / min
2 × Compacted Coal.pngCompacted Coal5 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Ionized Fuel

AWESOME Sink

 Power Shard cannot be sunk into the AWESOME Sink.png AWESOME Sink and will clog the input.

Tips

  • Overclocking production buildings will always result in greater power consumption than simply creating more buildings, though there are cases for doing so to simplify production numbers, reduce beltwork, or to reduce machine count for space or performance reasons.
  • Underclocking a building does not require any power shards.
  • Power Shards are renewable in the early game by taming Lizard Doggos, as they have a chance to find new Power Slugs.
  • It is a common misconception that Power Shards "wear out" after a certain period of time: this is probably a result of half-remembered statements from older builds when they could be used as vehicle fuel. The disadvantage of overclocking is increased power consumption as mentioned above, not that the shards are temporary.
  • As soon as Production Amplifier is unlocked in the MAM, consider using a Constructor that is boosted by a Somersloop. That way, you get double the Power Shards yield per Slug.

History

  • Patch 1.0: Introduced Synthetic Power Shard recipe, making them automatable. Now used in crafting.
  • Patch 0.6.1.2: Fixed being able to place Power Shards inside a Machine even if you have not researched overclocking yet and this leading them to being stuck unless dismantling the building
  • Patch 0.4.0.4: Copy paste now autofills Power Shard slots if available
  • Patch 0.3.4.14: Production times changed to work better with Constructor sounds. Crafting clicks adjusted.
  • Patch 0.1.11: Power Shards can no longer be used as fuel.