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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. | |
| Unlocked at | Tier 1 - Field Research |
| Stack Size | 100 |
| Sink Value | 320 |
Blueprint Path
/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Equipment/Beacon/BP_EquipmentDescriptorBeacon.BP_EquipmentDescriptorBeacon_C | |
The Beacon is a tool that can be placed down to label a location on the compass and map and for building several vehicles. It can be crafted at the Equipment Workshop.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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3 ×  Iron Plate 22.5 / min | 1 ×  Iron Rod 7.5 / min | Manufacturer 8 sec  × 2 | 1 ×  Beacon 7.5 / min 440 MJ / item | Tier 1 - Field Research | ||||||||||||
15 ×  Wire 112.5 / min | 2 ×  Cable 15 / min | |||||||||||||||
4 ×  Steel Beam 2 / min | 16 ×  Steel Pipe 8 / min | Manufacturer 120 sec | 20 × Beacon 10 / min 330 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
1 ×  Crystal Oscillator 0.5 / min | ||||||||||||||||
Usage[edit | edit source]
Equipment[edit | edit source]
Beacons, once equipped, can be placed down to mark a location. Their color and name can be adjusted by interacting with it. Beacons can also be picked up from the interaction menu.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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5 ×  Heavy Modular Frame | 10 ×  Motor | 15 × Steel Pipe | Build Gun | 1 ×  Electric Locomotive | Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology | |||||||||||
5 ×  Computer | 5 × Beacon | |||||||||||||||
5 × Crystal Oscillator | 5 × Motor | Build Gun | 1 ×  Explorer | Quartz Research - The Explorer | ||||||||||||
15 × Beacon | 5 × Heavy Modular Frame | |||||||||||||||
50 ×  Encased Uranium Cell 10 / min | 10 ×  Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min | Manufacturer 300 sec | 3 ×  Nuclear Fuel Rod 0.6 / min 5500 MJ / item | Tier 7 - Nuclear Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
3 × Crystal Oscillator 0.6 / min | 6 × Beacon 1.2 / min | |||||||||||||||
4 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate | 3 × Beacon | Equipment Workshop × 10 | 1 ×  Object Scanner | Tier 1 - Field Research | ||||||||||||
50 ×  Screw | ||||||||||||||||
30 × Heavy Modular Frame | 30 × Crystal Oscillator | Build Gun | 1 ×  Radar Tower | Quartz Research - Radar Technology | ||||||||||||
20 × Beacon | 100 × Cable | |||||||||||||||
1 × Beacon 3 / min | 10 × Steel Pipe 30 / min | Manufacturer 20 sec × 5 | 5 ×  Rifle Cartridge 15 / min 220 MJ / item | Sulfur Research - Rifle Cartridges | ||||||||||||
10 ×  Black Powder 30 / min | 10 ×  Rubber 30 / min | |||||||||||||||
5 ×  Modular Frame | 5 × Beacon | Build Gun | 1 ×  Tractor | Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport | ||||||||||||
10 ×  Rotor | ||||||||||||||||
8 × Motor | 10 × Computer | 4 × Heavy Modular Frame | Build Gun | 1 ×  Truck | Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing | |||||||||||
50 × Rubber | 10 × Beacon | |||||||||||||||
AWESOME Sink[edit | edit source]
Tips[edit | edit source]
- With Alternate Recipe: Iron Wire, it is possible to make a beacon completely out of iron ore only.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
A player holding a Beacon in the E3 2018 presentation
History[edit | edit source]
- Patch 0.1.5: Can now be automated in a Manufacturer
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