Silicon

	Silicon
Used in solar panels, complex electronics and homing turret ammunition.
Explosiveness:	0%
Flammability:	0%
Radioactivity:	0%
Charge:	0%
Naturally Occurring:	No
Build Cost:	80%
Hardness	0

Silicon is a resource produced in Silicon Smelters and Silicon Crucibles, required in electronics, all unit types, advanced power generation and homing ammunition.

Location

Coal can be mined from coal ore patches.

How to get silicon?

Silicon can be collected or made using:

Silicon Smelter (

Silicon Smelter Refines silicon from sand and coal. General Health: 160 Size: 2x2 Build time: 0.54 seconds Build cost: x30 x25

Items Item capacity: 10 items Input/Output Input: x1 x2 Output: x1 Production time: 0.66 seconds

)

Silicon Crucible (

Silicon Crucible Refines silicon from sand and coal, using pyratite as an additional heat source. More efficient in hot locations. General Health: 395 Size: 3x3 Build time: 5.55 seconds Build cost: x80 x120 x60 x35

Items Item capacity: 30 items Input/Output Input: x4 x6 x1 Output: x8 Production time: 1.5 seconds

)

Silicon Arc Furnace (

Silicon Arc Furnace General Health: 575 Size: 3x3 Build time: 2.73 seconds Build cost: x80 x70

Items Item capacity: 30 items Input/Output Input: x1 x4 Output: x4 Production time: 0.83 seconds

)

Required for

Crafting

Silicon is required for below blocks to create advanced materials:

Additive Reconstructor (

Additive Reconstructor Upgrades inputted units into the second tier. General Health: 360 Size: 3x3 Build time: 4.26 seconds Build cost: x200 x120 x90

Items Item capacity: 80 items Input/Output Input: x40 x40 and any tier 1 units Output:  Nova ->  Pulsar  Dagger ->  Mace  Crawler ->  Atrax  Flare ->  Horizon  Mono ->  Poly  Risso ->  Minke  Retusa ->  Oxynoe Production time: 10 seconds

)

Overdrive Dome (

Overdrive Dome Increases the speed of nearby buildings. Requires phase fabric and silicon to operate. General Health: 360 Size: 3x3 Build time: 10.36 seconds Build cost: x200 x130 x130 x80 x120

Items Item capacity: 10 items Input/Output Input: x1 x1 Production time: 5 seconds

Function Speed increase: 250% Range: 25 blocks

)

Surge Smelter (

Surge Smelter Fuses titanium, lead, silicon and copper into surge alloy. General Health: 430 Size: 3x3 Build time: 3.28 seconds Build cost: x80 x70 x80

Items Item capacity: 20 items Input/Output Input: x3 x4 x2 x3 Output: x1 Production time: 1.25 seconds

)

Ammunition

Silicon can be used as ammunition for:

Resources
Items	Titanium Copper Coal Graphite Silicon Lead Scrap Beryllium Thorium
Liquids	Water Oil Slag