Dyson Sphere Program is a factory-building game where you run production across planets and work toward a Dyson Sphere around a star. Components are the crafted materials that sit between raw resources and the finished buildings and parts you need. Each one becomes an ingredient for the next step, so they link together into chains. Some are needed early for machines and power, while others carry you into research, logistics and Dyson Sphere construction.
Made In
Smelted Materials
Copper Ingot
- Recipe
- 1 Copper Ore → 1 Copper Ingot
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Circuit Board, Engine, Geothermal Power Station, Jammer Tower, Magnetic Coil, Magnum Ammo Box, Microcrystalline Component, Missile Set, Particle Container, Shell Set, Solar Panel, Thruster
Energetic Graphite
- Recipe
- 2 Coal → 1 Energetic Graphite | Alternate: 2 Hydrogen + 1 Refined Oil → 1 Energetic Graphite + 3 Hydrogen
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s / 4 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter, Oil Refinery
- Used In
- Diamond, Energy Matrix, Graphene, Plastic, Super-magnetic Ring
High-purity Silicon
- Recipe
- 2 Silicon Ore → 1 High-purity Silicon
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Crystal Silicon, Frame Material, Microcrystalline Component, Ray Receiver, Solar Panel
Iron Ingot
- Recipe
- 1 Iron Ore → 1 Iron Ingot
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Accumulator, Arc Smelter, Assembling Machine Mk.I, Circuit Board, Conveyor Belt MK.I, Depot MK.I, Electric Motor, Gauss Turret, Gear, Holo Beacon, Logistics Bot, Logistics Distributor, Logistics Drone, Matrix Lab, Mining Machine, Prototype, Sorter MK.I, Splitter, Steel, Storage Tank, Strange Matter, Tesla Tower, Thermal Power Plant, Traffic Monitor, Water Pump, Wind Turbine
Stone Brick
- Recipe
- 1 Stone → 1 Stone Brick
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Arc Smelter, Chemical Plant, Depot MK.I, Depot MK.II, Foundation, Fractionator, Oil Extractor, Oil Refinery, Storage Tank, Thermal Power Plant, Water Pump
Titanium Ingot
- Recipe
- 2 Titanium Ore → 1 Titanium Ingot
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Carbon Nanotube, High-Explosive Shell Set, Hydrogen Fuel Rod, Planetary Logistics Station, Titanium Alloy, Titanium Ammo Box, Titanium Crystal, Titanium Glass
Crystal Silicon
- Recipe
- 1 High-purity Silicon → 1 Crystal Silicon | Alternate: 1 Fractal Silicon → 2 Crystal Silicon
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s / 1.5 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter, Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Accumulator, Crystal Explosive Unit, Particle Broadband, Signal Tower
Diamond
- Recipe
- 1 Energetic Graphite → 1 Diamond | Alternate: 1 Kimberlite Ore → 2 Diamond
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s / 1.5 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Graviton Lens, Jammer Tower, Proliferator Mk.II, Structure Matrix
Glass
- Recipe
- 2 Stone → 1 Glass
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Chemical Plant, Fractionator, Matrix Lab, Prism, Storage Tank, Titanium Glass, Traffic Monitor
Magnet
- Recipe
- 1 Iron Ore → 1 Magnet
- Base Craft Time
- 1.5 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Magnetic Coil, Plasma Capsule, Super-magnetic Ring
Titanium Alloy
- Recipe
- 4 Steel + 8 Sulfuric Acid + 4 Titanium Ingot → 4 Titanium Alloy
- Base Craft Time
- 12 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Advanced Mining Machine, Antimatter Fuel Rod, Artificial Star, Corvette, Crystal Shell Set, Deuteron Fuel Rod, Energy Exchanger, Frame Material, Interstellar Logistics Station, Interstellar Logistics Vessel, Mini Fusion Power Plant, Miniature Particle Collider, Plasma Turret, Reinforced Thruster, Superalloy Ammo Box, Vertical Launching Silo
Steel
- Recipe
- 3 Iron Ingot → 1 Steel
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter, Negentropy Smelter
- Used In
- Automatic Piler, Battlefield Analysis Base, Chemical Plant, Depot MK.II, EM-Rail Ejector, Energy Exchanger, Foundation, Fractionator, Geothermal Power Station, Implosion Cannon, Laser Turret, Missile Turret, Oil Extractor, Oil Refinery, Planetary Logistics Station, Planetary Shield Generator, Ray Receiver, Signal Tower, Spray Coater, SR Plasma Turret, Thruster, Titanium Alloy
Made In
Refined and Chemical Products
Refined Oil
- Recipe
- 2 Crude Oil → 2 Refined Oil + 1 Hydrogen | Alternate: 1 Coal + 1 Hydrogen + 2 Refined Oil → 3 Refined Oil
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s / 4 s
- Made In
- Oil Refinery
- Used In
- Organic Crystal, Plastic, Sulfuric Acid, Energetic Graphite
Graphene
- Recipe
- 3 Energetic Graphite + 1 Sulfuric Acid → 2 Graphene | Alternate: 2 Fire Ice → 2 Graphene + 1 Hydrogen
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s / 2 s
- Made In
- Chemical Plant, Quantum Chemical Plant
- Used In
- Assembling Machine Mk.II, Carbon Nanotube, Casimir Crystal, Conveyor Belt MK.III, Miniature Particle Collider, Particle Container, Plasma Capsule, Solar Sail
Plastic
- Recipe
- 1 Energetic Graphite + 2 Refined Oil → 1 Plastic
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Chemical Plant, Quantum Chemical Plant
- Used In
- Explosive Unit, Organic Crystal, Particle Broadband
Carbon Nanotube
- Recipe
- 3 Graphene + 1 Titanium Ingot → 2 Carbon Nanotube | Alternate: 6 Spiniform Stalagmite Crystal → 2 Carbon Nanotube
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s / 4 s
- Made In
- Chemical Plant, Quantum Chemical Plant
- Used In
- Frame Material, Mini Fusion Power Plant, Particle Broadband, Proliferator Mk.III
Explosive Unit
- Recipe
- 2 Combustible Unit + 2 Plastic + 1 Sulfuric Acid → 2 Explosive Unit
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Chemical Plant, Quantum Chemical Plant
- Used In
- Crystal Explosive Unit, High-Explosive Shell Set, Supersonic Missile Set
Crystal Explosive Unit
- Recipe
- 1 Casimir Crystal + 8 Crystal Silicon + 8 Explosive Unit → 8 Crystal Explosive Unit
- Base Craft Time
- 24 s
- Made In
- Chemical Plant, Quantum Chemical Plant
- Used In
- Crystal Shell Set, Gravity Missile Set
Made In
Assembled Parts
Annihilation Constraint Sphere
- Recipe
- 1 Particle Container + 1 Processor → 1 Annihilation Constraint Sphere
- Base Craft Time
- 20 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Antimatter Fuel Rod, Artificial Star
Combustible Unit
- Recipe
- 3 Coal → 1 Combustible Unit
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Explosive Unit, Missile Set, Shell Set
Magnetic Coil
- Recipe
- 1 Copper Ingot + 2 Magnet → 2 Magnetic Coil
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Arc Smelter, Electric Motor, Electromagnetic Matrix, Electromagnetic Turbine, Engine, Gauss Turret, Matrix Lab, Mining Machine, Plasma Exciter, Tesla Tower, Thermal Power Plant, Wind Turbine
Circuit Board
- Recipe
- 1 Copper Ingot + 2 Iron Ingot → 2 Circuit Board
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Arc Smelter, Assembling Machine Mk.I, Battlefield Analysis Base, Chemical Plant, Electromagnetic Matrix, Gauss Turret, Holo Beacon, Implosion Cannon, Laser Turret, Matrix Lab, Mining Machine, Missile Set, Missile Turret, Oil Extractor, Oil Refinery, Photon Combiner, Precision Drone, Processor, Prototype, Solar Panel, Sorter MK.I, Splitter, Spray Coater, Traffic Monitor, Water Pump
Electric Motor
- Recipe
- 1 Gear + 2 Iron Ingot + 1 Magnetic Coil → 1 Electric Motor
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Electromagnetic Turbine, Implosion Cannon, Missile Turret, Sorter MK.II, Water Pump
Microcrystalline Component
- Recipe
- 1 Copper Ingot + 2 High-purity Silicon → 1 Microcrystalline Component
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Battlefield Analysis Base, Processor, Spray Coater
Particle Broadband
- Recipe
- 2 Carbon Nanotube + 2 Crystal Silicon + 1 Plastic → 1 Particle Broadband
- Base Craft Time
- 8 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Assembling Machine Mk.III, Information Matrix
Prism
- Recipe
- 3 Glass → 2 Prism
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Holo Beacon, Photon Combiner, Plasma Exciter
Titanium Crystal
- Recipe
- 1 Organic Crystal + 3 Titanium Ingot → 1 Titanium Crystal
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Casimir Crystal, Structure Matrix
Casimir Crystal
- Recipe
- 2 Graphene + 12 Hydrogen + 1 Titanium Crystal → 1 Casimir Crystal | Alternate: 2 Graphene + 12 Hydrogen + 8 Optical Grating Crystal → 1 Casimir Crystal
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s / 4 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Crystal Explosive Unit, Plane Filter
Electromagnetic Turbine
- Recipe
- 2 Electric Motor + 2 Magnetic Coil → 1 Electromagnetic Turbine
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Attack Drone, Conveyor Belt MK.II, Jamming Capsule, Particle Container, Planetary Shield Generator, Precision Drone, Reinforced Thruster, Sorter MK.III, Super-magnetic Ring
Gear
- Recipe
- 1 Iron Ingot → 1 Gear
- Base Craft Time
- 1 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I, Automatic Piler, Conveyor Belt MK.I, Electric Motor, EM-Rail Ejector, Gauss Turret, Mining Machine, Splitter, Thermal Power Plant, Traffic Monitor, Wind Turbine
Photon Combiner
- Recipe
- 1 Circuit Board + 2 Prism → 1 Photon Combiner | Alternate: 1 Circuit Board + 1 Optical Grating Crystal → 1 Photon Combiner
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s / 3 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Geothermal Power Station, Laser Turret, Precision Drone, Ray Receiver, Solar Sail
Plane Filter
- Recipe
- 1 Casimir Crystal + 2 Titanium Glass → 1 Plane Filter
- Base Craft Time
- 12 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Plane Smelter, Quantum Chip
Plasma Exciter
- Recipe
- 4 Magnetic Coil + 2 Prism → 1 Plasma Exciter
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Holo Beacon, Jammer Tower, Jamming Capsule, Laser Turret, Logistics Distributor, Oil Extractor, Oil Refinery, Plasma Turret, Prototype, Spray Coater, SR Plasma Turret, Wireless Power Tower
Processor
- Recipe
- 2 Circuit Board + 2 Microcrystalline Component → 1 Processor
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Annihilation Constraint Sphere, Assembling Machine Mk.II, Attack Drone, Automatic Piler, Corvette, Destroyer, Dyson Sphere Component, EM-Rail Ejector, Energy Exchanger, Fractionator, Information Matrix, Interstellar Logistics Vessel, Jammer Tower, Logistics Bot, Logistics Distributor, Logistics Drone, Mini Fusion Power Plant, Miniature Particle Collider, Pile Sorter, Planetary Logistics Station, Plasma Turret, Quantum Chip, Ray Receiver, SR Plasma Turret, Supersonic Missile Set
Quantum Chip
- Recipe
- 2 Plane Filter + 2 Processor → 1 Quantum Chip
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Advanced Mining Machine, Artificial Star, Assembling Machine Mk.III, Gravity Matrix, Negentropy Smelter, Quantum Chemical Plant, Re-composing Assembler, Self-evolution Lab, Small Carrier Rocket, Vertical Launching Silo
Titanium Glass
- Recipe
- 2 Glass + 2 Titanium Ingot + 2 Water → 2 Titanium Glass
- Base Craft Time
- 5 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Plane Filter, Plasma Turret, Quantum Chemical Plant, Suppressing Capsule
Engine
- Recipe
- 2 Copper Ingot + 1 Magnetic Coil → 1 Engine
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Battlefield Analysis Base, Logistics Bot, Missile Set, Missile Turret, Prototype
Particle Container
- Recipe
- 2 Copper Ingot + 2 Electromagnetic Turbine + 2 Graphene → 1 Particle Container | Alternate: 2 Copper Ingot + 10 Unipolar Magnet → 1 Particle Container
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s / 4 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Annihilation Constraint Sphere, Antimatter Capsule, Attack Drone, Corvette, Energy Exchanger, Interstellar Logistics Station, Planetary Logistics Station, Planetary Shield Generator, Strange Matter
Reinforced Thruster
- Recipe
- 5 Electromagnetic Turbine + 5 Titanium Alloy → 1 Reinforced Thruster
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Corvette, Destroyer, Interstellar Logistics Vessel, Orbital Collector
Super-magnetic Ring
- Recipe
- 2 Electromagnetic Turbine + 1 Energetic Graphite + 3 Magnet → 1 Super-magnetic Ring
- Base Craft Time
- 3 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Accumulator, Advanced Mining Machine, Automatic Piler, Conveyor Belt MK.III, Deuteron Fuel Rod, EM-Rail Ejector, Geothermal Power Station, Implosion Cannon, Mini Fusion Power Plant, Miniature Particle Collider, Orbital Collector, Pile Sorter, Planetary Shield Generator, Plasma Turret, Ray Receiver, Satellite Substation, SR Plasma Turret, Suppressing Capsule
Thruster
- Recipe
- 3 Copper Ingot + 2 Steel → 1 Thruster
- Base Craft Time
- 4 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Logistics Drone, Supersonic Missile Set
Dark Fog Lens
- Recipe
- 1 Graviton Lens + 12 Dark Fog Matrix → 1 Dark Fog Lens
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Ray Receiver
Dyson Sphere Component
- Recipe
- 3 Frame Material + 3 Processor + 3 Solar Sail → 1 Dyson Sphere Component
- Base Craft Time
- 8 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Small Carrier Rocket
Frame Material
- Recipe
- 4 Carbon Nanotube + 1 High-purity Silicon + 1 Titanium Alloy → 1 Frame Material
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Advanced Mining Machine, Artificial Star, Destroyer, Dyson Sphere Component, Miniature Particle Collider, Plane Smelter, Satellite Substation, Strange Annihilation Fuel Rod, Vertical Launching Silo
Graviton Lens
- Recipe
- 4 Diamond + 1 Strange Matter → 1 Graviton Lens
- Base Craft Time
- 6 s
- Made In
- Assembling Machine Mk.I to Mk.III, Re-composing Assembler
- Used In
- Dark Fog Lens, Gravity Matrix, Space Warper, Vertical Launching Silo, Ray Receiver
Made In
Collider and Ray Receiver Products
Antimatter
- Recipe
- 2 Critical Photon → 2 Antimatter + 2 Hydrogen
- Base Craft Time
- 2 s
- Made In
- Miniature Particle Collider
- Used In
- Antimatter Capsule, Antimatter Fuel Rod, Universe Matrix
Critical Photon
- Recipe
- Made by a Ray Receiver set to photon generation, using energy from a Dyson Swarm or Sphere.
- Base Craft Time
- -
- Made In
- Ray Receiver
- Used In
- Antimatter
Strange Matter
- Recipe
- 10 Deuterium + 2 Iron Ingot + 2 Particle Container → 1 Strange Matter
- Base Craft Time
- 8 s
- Made In
- Miniature Particle Collider
- Used In
- Destroyer, Graviton Lens, Gravity Missile Set, Quantum Chemical Plant, Strange Annihilation Fuel Rod
How Components Are Made
You don't mine components, you make them, and each group runs through its own kind of machine. Smelters such as the Arc Smelter, Plane Smelter and Negentropy Smelter handle metals, crystals and other smelted materials. The Oil Refinery, Chemical Plant and Quantum Chemical Plant cover oil and chemistry, while assembling machines and the Re-composing Assembler put parts together. The Miniature Particle Collider and Ray Receiver cover the collider group.
Most components are built from other components, so any finished part can rest on a whole tree of earlier ones. A Processor needs Circuit Boards and Microcrystalline Components, and each of those needs its own inputs. Every recipe has a set craft time, and faster machines finish it sooner.
When you plan a line, match the machines at each step to the speed of the next step. If one stage makes parts faster than the next can use them, the extras pile up and the whole line backs up.
Which Components to Automate First
If you're just starting out, begin with Iron Ingot, Gear, Magnet, Magnetic Coil, Copper Ingot and Circuit Board. Iron and copper ore are among the first resources you'll mine, and these parts come straight from them. Iron Ingot becomes Gear, Magnet comes from Iron Ore, and Magnetic Coil takes Magnets and Copper Ingot. Circuit Board takes Copper Ingot and Iron Ingot, so the whole set links into one chain.
These come first because so much else depends on them. Magnetic Coils and Circuit Boards feed Electromagnetic Matrix production, the first research material you'll want to automate. Gears and Circuit Boards also show up in the machines you'll place early on.
While power is tight, run these on the basic Assembling Machine Mk.I, which uses the least energy of the assembling machines. Faster, higher-tier machines draw more power, so upgrade once you have power to spare. Once these lines run steadily, you can start on the chains that feed research and sphere building.
Smelted Materials
Smelted materials are the first step up from raw ore. Smelters turn ore into ingots like Iron Ingot, Copper Ingot and Titanium Ingot, and they also make the next layer, including Steel, Magnet, Glass and Stone Brick.
Steel and Titanium Alloy are the sturdy ones, going into strong buildings, machines and rockets. Stone Brick and Glass are simpler building materials, and Glass also goes into optics and Titanium Glass.
Silicon and crystal materials handle the electronics side. High-purity Silicon feeds Crystal Silicon, Microcrystalline Components and Ray Receivers, while Diamond is a carbon material used in advanced optics and research equipment.
Energetic Graphite is the one to know for fuel. It's made from coal and packs a lot of energy, so it's a strong early fuel for your mech, Icarus, and for Thermal Power Plants. It also feeds Graphene, Plastic and Diamond, so it stays useful after the early game.
Refined and Chemical Products
This group starts with oil and grows into chemistry. Refined Oil is the starting point, working as both fuel and an ingredient for Plastic and other chemicals. Plastic, Graphene and Carbon Nanotube are the materials for more advanced items.
Plastic goes into electronics and research parts. Graphene is in high demand later on, for solar sails and Mk.III belts, while Carbon Nanotube is a strong carbon fiber used in frame material and Mini Fusion Power Plants.
Sulfuric Acid is a key ingredient here. Graphene, Titanium Alloy and Explosive Unit all use it, and you can make it in a Chemical Plant or pump it straight from sulfuric oceans once you find them. The Explosive Unit and Crystal Explosive Unit are the combat side of the group, used to build ammunition and other combat supplies.
Assembled Parts
Assembled parts are built in assembling machines by combining smelted and chemical materials. The machines, transport units and electronics in your factory lean heavily on them. Gears, Magnetic Coils and Circuit Boards sit at the base, and Electric Motors and Engines are built on top of them.
Combustible Units are a quick early win. They're easy to craft, and they work as fuel for Icarus and as throwable explosives for clearing small Dark Fog bases.
Advanced parts need a lot of earlier parts, and the late game leans on some more than others. Processors and Frame Material feed Dyson Sphere Components, which go into sphere construction. Quantum Chips support research and logistics, Particle Broadband is the advanced data part behind the Information Matrix, and Photon Combiners go into solar sails and Ray Receivers.
Collider and Ray Receiver Products
This group works differently from the rest. The Miniature Particle Collider turns out Antimatter and Strange Matter, with Antimatter feeding fuel, capsules and Universe Matrices. Strange Matter goes into the Graviton Lens and into advanced missile and fuel items.
Ray Receivers catch energy from a Dyson Swarm or Sphere, and they can be set to make Critical Photon. Critical Photon has no item recipe, so there are no ingredients to gather. The amount you get depends on receiving conditions and the lenses you use, so output varies.
Critical Photon exists to make Antimatter. That recipe also gives back Hydrogen, so plan where it goes as you build.
Ray Receivers can also take a lens, and the Graviton Lens is an advanced one that also feeds research and certain buildings. The Dark Fog Lens is an upgrade built from a Graviton Lens and Dark Fog Matrices, and it lets receivers capture Dyson Sphere energy with lower losses and at a higher rate.
How to Move and Store Components
Components travel between machines on conveyor belts, and sorters pull the right item off a belt for the machine that needs it. A filter lets a sorter grab just one item from a mixed belt. Higher-tier belts carry more, so a busy main line is worth upgrading. Splitters help too, letting you send locally made parts first and route the rest down other lines.
Storage Tanks and storage buildings sit between a fast machine and a slow one as a buffer, so a short hiccup doesn't stop the whole line. For parts that are far apart, Logistics Distributors and Logistics Bots carry items across a planet within their range, so you don't need a belt for every route.
The Oil Refinery needs the most care. It makes more Refined Oil than Hydrogen, and if the extra Hydrogen has nowhere to go, it clogs the line and holds up everything feeding it. Give locally made Hydrogen priority over imported supplies, route it back into the recipes that use it where possible, or send the surplus to storage or to Thermal Power Plants as fuel. A Traffic Monitor can warn you when items sit on a belt without flowing at the target rate.
FAQ
Can I make Energetic Graphite without Coal?
Yes. X-ray Cracking, an Oil Refinery recipe you unlock through research, turns 1 Refined Oil and 2 Hydrogen into 1 Energetic Graphite and 3 Hydrogen, so you get graphite and more Hydrogen than you put in.
Can I stack components on a belt?
Yes. Automatic Pilers stack identical items on a belt up to four high, which lets that belt carry more. The stack has to be handled at the other end, so the next stop needs Pile Sorters or upgraded sorters that can move stacked cargo.
How do I keep my mech stocked with fuel?
Icarus burns through fuel, and Energetic Graphite and Combustible Units are two of the options. Set a minimum and maximum quantity for each slot in your logistics setup, and the Logistics Distributors and Logistics Bots will keep Icarus stocked.
What do you need to make a Dark Fog Lens?
It takes 1 Graviton Lens and 12 Dark Fog Matrices, made in an assembling machine. It has its own research, so unlock that first.
