Beacon
| Beacon | |||||
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| Used to mark areas of interest. Displayed on your compass with the color and name you set for it. | |||||
| Equipment | |||||
| Type | Tool | ||||
| Stage | Establishing | ||||
| Stack Size | 100 | ||||
| Crafting | |||||
| Crafted In | Manufacturer Equipment Workshop | ||||
| Crafting Time | 8s | ||||
| Clicks Needed | 2 | ||||
| Pieces Made | 1 | ||||
| Ingredients | |||||
 3  1  15  2 | |||||
Resources breakdown [Expand]
3 ×
 Iron Plate
6 ×  Iron Ingot
6 ×  Iron Ore1 ×
 Iron Rod
1 × Iron Ingot
1 × Iron Ore15 ×
 Wire
5 ×  Copper Ingot
5 ×  Copper OreTotal Base Ingredients
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A beacon is a tool that can be placed down to name a location on the compass and the map. It can be crafted at the Equipment Workshop. You could pick it up to remove the marking. It is also used for building vehicles.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Ingredients | Time (s) | Product |
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| 3 × Iron Plate |
8 | 1 ×  Beacon |
| 1 × Iron Rod |
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| 15 × Wire |
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2 ×  Cable |
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1 ×  Steel Beam |
32 | 5 × Beacon alt |
4 ×  Steel Pipe |
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1 ×  Crystal Oscillator |
| Input Buildings | Ingredients | Building | Product |
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1.5 ×  Constructor |
Iron Plate (22.5/min) |
 Manufacturer |
7.5/min Beacon |
| 0.5 × Constructor |
Iron Rod (7.5/min) | ||
| 2.5 × Constructor |
Wire (112.5/min) | ||
| 1 × Constructor |
Cable (15/min) | ||
| 0.19 × Constructor |
Steel Beam (1.9/min) |
Manufacturer |
9.4/min Beacon alt |
| 0.5 × Constructor |
Steel Pipe (7.5/min) | ||
| 0.99 × Manufacturer |
Crystal Oscillator (1.9/min) |
Usage[edit | edit source]
In addition to marking locations, the beacon is used to craft:
| Ingredients | Time (s) | Product |
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5 ×  Heavy Modular Frame |
 Electric Locomotive |
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10 ×  Motor |
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| 15 × Steel Pipe |
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5 ×  Computer |
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| 5 × Beacon |
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| 5 × Heavy Modular Frame |
 Radar Tower |
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| 15 × Crystal Oscillator |
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| 10 × Beacon |
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| 50 × Cable |
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2 ×  Modular Frame |
 Tractor |
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| 5 × Beacon |
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10 ×  Rotor |
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| 8 × Motor |
 Truck |
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| 5 × Computer |
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| 2 × Heavy Modular Frame |
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50 ×  Rubber |
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| 10 × Beacon |
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4 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate |
40 | 1 ×  Object Scanner |
| 3 × Beacon |
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50 ×  Screw |
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| 5 × Heavy Modular Frame |
 Explorer |
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| 5 × Motor |
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| 5 × Crystal Oscillator |
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| 15 × Beacon |
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5 ×  Black Powder |
20 | 1 ×  Nobelisk |
| 5 × Steel Pipe |
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| 1 × Beacon |
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50 ×  Uranium Cell |
300 | 3 ×  Nuclear Fuel Rod alt |
10 ×  Electromagnetic Control Rod |
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| 3 × Crystal Oscillator |
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| 6 × Beacon |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- With Alternative Recipe: Iron Wire, it is possible to make a beacon completely out of iron ore only.
- Alternative beacon recipe, however, added the requirement of coal into the production chain.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
A player holding a Beacon in the E3 2018 presentation
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