Beacon

Beacon
Used to mark areas of interest. Displayed on your compass with the color and name you set for it.
Unlocked at	Tier 1
Stack Size	100
Blueprint Path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Equipment/Beacon/BP_EquipmentDescriptorBeacon.BP_EquipmentDescriptorBeacon_C

Beacon is a tool that can be placed down to label a location on the compass and on the map. It can be crafted at the Equipment Workshop. It can be picked up again to remove the marking. It is also used for building vehicles.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products
Beacon	3 × Iron Plate 22.5 / min						1 × Iron Rod 7.5 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec × 2	1 × Beacon 7.5 / min
	15 × Wire 112.5 / min						2 × Cable 15 / min
Crystal Beacon Alternate	4 × Steel Beam 2 / min						16 × Steel Pipe 8 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec	20 × Beacon 10 / min
	1 × Crystal Oscillator 0.5 / min

Usage

In addition to marking locations, the beacon is used to craft:

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products
Cartridge	1 × Beacon 3 / min						10 × Steel Pipe 30 / min						Manufacturer 20 sec × 10	5 × Cartridge 15 / min
	10 × Black Powder 30 / min						10 × Rubber 30 / min
Explorer	5 × Crystal Oscillator						5 × Motor						Equipment Workshop ×	1 × Explorer
	15 × Beacon						5 × Heavy Modular Frame
Object Scanner	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						3 × Beacon						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Object Scanner
	50 × Screw
Radar Tower	30 × Heavy Modular Frame						30 × Crystal Oscillator						Construction Tool	1 × Radar Tower
	20 × Beacon						100 × Cable
Tractor	5 × Modular Frame						5 × Beacon						Equipment Workshop ×	1 × Tractor
	10 × Rotor
Nuclear Fuel Unit Alternate	50 × Encased Uranium Cell 10 / min						10 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min						Manufacturer 300 sec	3 × Nuclear Fuel Rod 0.6 / min
	3 × Crystal Oscillator 0.6 / min						6 × Beacon 1.2 / min

Trivia

• With Alternative Recipe: Iron Wire, it is possible to make a beacon completely out of iron ore only.

Gallery

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  A player holding a Beacon in the E3 2018 presentation