Rubber
Rubber is a mid-game item refined from Crude Oil commonly used for alternative recipes and some late-game items.
Obtaining
Crafting
Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Residual Rubber | Refinery 6 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Rubber | Refinery 6 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Recycled Rubber Alternate |
Refinery 12 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing |
Alternate recipes analysis
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Rubber / second, or 60 / min:
Recipe | Crude Oil m3/min (WP) |
Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Default | 90 (76.92 ) |
(+330.01 ) | 863.02 | 4.34 |
Residual | 55.38 (47.34 ) |
23.84 | 1274.93 | 5.44 |
Recycled (Blender) |
20 (17.09 ) |
145.55 | 939.83 | 3.94 |
- 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.
- Energy can be recovered in some recipes, by first producing Residual Fuel then burn it in Fuel Generators. The leftover energy can be used to power other factory buildings.
- The most efficient production route involves several recipes, as shown in the above diagram. If the Blender is not yet unlocked, Diluted Packaged Fuel can be used instead, with slightly more power consumption.
Usage
Research


Crafting
Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cooling System | Blender 10 sec |
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | ||
Gas Filter | Manufacturer 8 sec |
Tier 5 - Gas Mask | ||
Gas Mask | Tier 5 - Gas Mask | |||
Hazmat Suit | Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit | |||
Jetpack | Tier 6 - Jetpack | |||
Modular Engine | Manufacturer 60 sec |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | ||
Rifle | MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle | |||
Turbo Motor | Manufacturer 32 sec |
Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production | ||
Adhered Iron Plate Alternate |
Assembler 16 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Caterium Computer Alternate |
Manufacturer 16 sec |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots | ||
Electrode Circuit Board Alternate |
Assembler 12 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Flexible Framework Alternate |
Manufacturer 16 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Heat Exchanger Alternate |
Assembler 6 sec |
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | ||
Heavy Flexible Frame Alternate |
Manufacturer 16 sec |
Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | ||
Insulated Cable Alternate |
Assembler 12 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Insulated Crystal Oscillator Alternate |
Manufacturer 32 sec |
MAM Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Electronics OR Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Quickwire Cable Alternate |
Assembler 24 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots | ||
Radio Control System Alternate |
Manufacturer 40 sec |
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | ||
Recycled Plastic Alternate |
Refinery 12 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Rubber Concrete Alternate |
Assembler 12 sec |
Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||
Fuel Generator | Tier 6 - Logistics Mk.4 | |||
Geothermal Generator | MAM Caterium Research - Geothermal Generator | |||
Packager | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | |||
Power Pole Mk.3 | MAM Caterium Research - Power Poles Mk.3 | |||
Resource Well Pressurizer | Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | |||
Truck | Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | |||
Valve | Tier 5 - Oil Processing |
AWESOME Sink
Tips
Later in the game, when you have collected the majority of the Hard Drives, be sure to unlock the following Alternate Recipes:
Combine these with Packaged Water, Unpackage Fuel and Residual Rubber to form a closed-loop production of Plastic and/or Rubber without any wastage, increasing the Oil to Plastic/Rubber conversion ratio up to 1:3. Empty Canisters from fuel unpackaging are reused and recycled back to the water packaging. The late-game alternative Blender recipe Diluted Fuel removes the need for packaging and unpackaging.
Gallery
Note: The plan is very old, now you have to use a packager instead of refinery for packaged products.
History
- Patch 0.4.1.0: Stack size 100 -> 200