Quickwire

Quickwire
Caterium's high conductivity and resistance to corrosion makes it ideal for small, advanced electronics.
Unlocked by	MAM Caterium Research - Quickwire
Class name	Desc_HighSpeedWire_C
Item
Stack size	500
Sink points	17

Quickwire is an early-game item with many uses. It is complementary to normal copper Wire.

If one avoids researching caterium throughout the game for any reason, they will first stumble upon Quickwire in the Tier 6 milestone Expanded Power Infrastructure, as it's required to build Fuel Generators. The Resource Scanner upgrade unlocked in the same milestone allows for a caterium Resource Node to be found easily.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Quickwire is unlocked via the Caterium Research chain in the MAM using:

50

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Quickwire	1 × Caterium Ingot12 / min	Constructor 5 sec Craft Bench  × 5	5 × Quickwire60 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Quickwire
Fused Quickwire Alternate	1 × Caterium Ingot7.5 / min 5 × Copper Ingot37.5 / min	Assembler 8 sec	12 × Quickwire90 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Quickwire / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	-	24 (21.74 )	21.74	41.39	360.92	2.23
Fused	10 (3.47 )	10 (9.06 )	12.52	48.63	373.48	1.92

• 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.
• Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
  • Caterium Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Copper Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis

• If your Caterium supply isn't enough to make as much Quickwire as you need, but you have loads of Copper available, consider using Fused Quickwire. It makes 2.4 times the normal amount of Quickwire, but you also need Assemblers for it.
  - "Its the only alternative recipe for Quickwire. No others to confuse it with."

Usage

Research

 Quickwire is used in the Caterium Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
AI Limiter	5 × Copper Sheet25 / min 20 × Quickwire100 / min	Assembler 12 sec Craft Bench  × 6	1 × AI Limiter5 / min	MAM Caterium Research - AI Limiter OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
High-Speed Connector	56 × Quickwire210 / min 10 × Cable37.5 / min 1 × Circuit Board3.75 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec Craft Bench  × 8	1 × High-Speed Connector3.75 / min	MAM Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Iodine Infused Filter	1 × Gas Filter3.75 / min 8 × Quickwire30 / min 1 × Aluminum Casing3.75 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec Equipment Workshop  × 8	1 × Iodine Infused Filter3.75 / min	Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit
Stun Rebar	1 × Iron Rebar10 / min 5 × Quickwire50 / min	Assembler 6 sec Equipment Workshop  × 4	1 × Stun Rebar10 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Stun Rebar
Zipline	1 × Xeno-Zapper 30 × Quickwire 3 × Iron Rod 10 × Cable	Equipment Workshop  × 20	1 × Zipline	MAM Caterium Research - Zipline
Caterium Circuit Board Alternate	10 × Plastic12.5 / min 30 × Quickwire37.5 / min	Assembler 48 sec	7 × Circuit Board8.75 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Caterium Computer Alternate	7 × Circuit Board26.25 / min 28 × Quickwire105 / min 12 × Rubber45 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Computer3.75 / min	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
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
Quickwire Cable Alternate	3 × Quickwire7.5 / min 2 × Rubber5 / min	Assembler 24 sec	11 × Cable27.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Quickwire Stator Alternate	4 × Steel Pipe16 / min 15 × Quickwire60 / min	Assembler 15 sec	2 × Stator8 / min	Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
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
Ceiling Light	50 × Quickwire 16 × Wire 6 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Ceiling Light	AWESOME Shop - Indoor Lighting
Double Wall Outlet Mk.2	16 × Quickwire 4 × Iron Rod	Build Gun	1 × Double Wall Outlet Mk.2	AWESOME Shop - Wall Power Outlets Mk.2
Flood Light Tower	25 × Quickwire 4 × Copper Sheet 8 × Encased Industrial Beam	Build Gun	1 × Flood Light Tower	AWESOME Shop - Flood Lights
Fuel Generator	5 × Computer 10 × Heavy Modular Frame 15 × Motor 50 × Rubber 50 × Quickwire	Build Gun	1 × Fuel Generator	Tier 6 - Logistics Mk.4
Power Pole Mk.2	6 × Quickwire 2 × Iron Rod 2 × Concrete	Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.2	MAM Caterium Research - Power Poles Mk.2
Power Switch	20 × Quickwire 4 × Steel Beam 1 × AI Limiter	Build Gun	1 × Power Switch	MAM Caterium Research - Power Switch
Street Light	10 × Quickwire 4 × Wire 4 × Iron Rod	Build Gun	1 × Street Light	AWESOME Shop - Street Light
Wall Mounted Flood Light	25 × Quickwire 4 × Copper Sheet 2 × Encased Industrial Beam	Build Gun	1 × Wall Mounted Flood Light	AWESOME Shop - Flood Lights
Wall Outlet Mk.2	8 × Quickwire 2 × Iron Rod	Build Gun	1 × Wall Outlet Mk.2	AWESOME Shop - Wall Power Outlets Mk.2

AWESOME Sink

 Quickwire can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 17 points.

History

• Patch 0.3.3.0: "Reworked & optimized"
• Patch 0.3.2.2: New icon introduced