Quantum Encoder

Quantum Encoder
The Quantum Encoder uses Excited Photonic Matter to produce the most complex of parts, controlling development up to the quantum level. Warning: Power usage is extremely high and unstable.
Unlocked by	Tier 9 - Quantum Encoding
Class name	Desc_QuantumEncoder_C
Building
Overclock­able	Yes
Conveyorinputs	3
Conveyoroutputs	1
Pipelineinputs	1
Pipelineoutputs	1
Dimensions
Width	22 m
Length	48 m
Height	8 m
Area	1056 m2
Ingre­dients
20 ×  Turbo Motor
20 ×  Supercomputer
50 ×  Cooling System
50 ×  Time Crystal
100 ×  Ficsite Trigon

The Quantum Encoder is a building used for producing late-game items. Every recipe in the Quantum Encoder consumes  Excited Photonic Matter and produces  Dark Matter Residue in 1:1 ratios.

It has a fluctuating power demand, considerably more than Particle Accelerators.

Recipes

Recipe	Ingredients	Duration	Products	Unlocked by
AI Expansion Server	1 × Magnetic Field Generator4 / min 1 × Neural-Quantum Processor4 / min 1 × Superposition Oscillator4 / min 25 × Excited Photonic Matter100 / min	15 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × AI Expansion Server4 / min 25 × Dark Matter Residue100 / min	Tier 9 - Quantum Encoding
Alien Power Matrix	5 × SAM Fluctuator12.5 / min 3 × Power Shard7.5 / min 3 × Superposition Oscillator7.5 / min 24 × Excited Photonic Matter60 / min	24 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × Alien Power Matrix2.5 / min 24 × Dark Matter Residue60 / min	MAM Alien Technology Research - Alien Power Matrix
Ficsonium Fuel Rod	2 × Ficsonium5 / min 2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod5 / min 40 × Ficsite Trigon100 / min 20 × Excited Photonic Matter50 / min	24 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × Ficsonium Fuel Rod2.5 / min 20 × Dark Matter Residue50 / min	Tier 9 - Peak Efficiency
Neural-Quantum Processor	5 × Time Crystal15 / min 1 × Supercomputer3 / min 15 × Ficsite Trigon45 / min 25 × Excited Photonic Matter75 / min	20 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × Neural-Quantum Processor3 / min 25 × Dark Matter Residue75 / min	Tier 9 - Quantum Encoding
Superposition Oscillator	6 × Dark Matter Crystal30 / min 1 × Crystal Oscillator5 / min 9 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet45 / min 25 × Excited Photonic Matter125 / min	12 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × Superposition Oscillator5 / min 25 × Dark Matter Residue125 / min	Tier 9 - Quantum Encoding
Synthetic Power Shard	2 × Time Crystal10 / min 2 × Dark Matter Crystal10 / min 12 × Quartz Crystal60 / min 12 × Excited Photonic Matter60 / min	12 sec 0 - 2,000 MW	1 × Power Shard5 / min 12 × Dark Matter Residue60 / min	MAM Power Slugs Research - Synthetic Power Shards

Power Fluctuation

Unlike with the Particle Accelerator and the Converter where power consumption ramps up or down, on the Quantum Encoder it follows an erratic pattern during the production cycle, instantly changing at every 10% of the progress bar. The average power consumption is 1000 MW, and the maximum is 2000 MW.

Production Cycle	Power Consumption	Percentage of Max Power
0% - 10%	1,000 MW	50%
10% - 20%	200 MW	10%
20% - 30%	800 MW	40%
30% - 40%	1,600 MW	80%
40% - 50%	1,200 MW	60%
50% - 60%	1,000 MW	50%
60% - 70%	1,800 MW	90%
70% - 80%	400 MW	20%
80% - 90%	2,000 MW	100%
90% - 100%	0.1 MW	0.005%

Gallery

• The Quantum Encoder as teased before the release of 1.0.

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  The Quantum Encoder as it appeared in the Closed Alpha.

• Secret animation of the two "heads" getting into an argument after colliding.

History

• Patch 1.0: Reintroduced with a different model which retains some of the old mesh's inspiration like the arms.
• Patch 0.1.5: Removed. Before its removal, its cost was 20 Heavy Modular Frames, 10 Crystal Oscillators, 10 Supercomputers and 10 High-Speed Connectors. It had 2 Conveyor inputs, 1 Conveyor output and a power usage of 40 MW.
• Unknown Closed Alpha patch: Introduced, but unobtainable without save editing.