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Caterium Ore is a semi-rare early-game ore found in the world. It is smelted into Caterium Ingots for further processing. It is analogous to real-life gold or silver.

Obtaining[]

Unlocking[]

Caterium Ore Caterium Ore is added to the Resource Scanner via the Caterium Research chain in the MAM MAM using:
Caterium Ore
10

Additionally, its resource scanner is unlocked in the Tier 6 milestone Expanded Power Infrastructure.

Resource acquisition[]

Caterium Ore can be harvested by hand (default E) in trace amounts from resource deposits scattered across the world, or from inexhaustible resource nodes on which Miners can be constructed to extract automatically. Additionally, Lizard Doggos will occasionally bring it when tamed.

Items produced per minute

Miner Mk.1Miner Mk.2Miner Mk.3
Impure3060120
Normal60120240
Pure120240480

Miner Mk.1Miner Mk.2Miner Mk.3
Impure75150300
Normal150300600
Pure300600780

Number of Caterium Ore resource nodes is as follows:

Node
purity
Number
of nodes
Mk.3
mining rate
Mk.3 mining rate
at 250 %
Impure 0 0 0
Normal 8 1,920 4,800
Pure 8 3,840 6,240* / 9,600
Total 16 5,760 11,040* / 14,400

*Note: The extraction rate of a Miner Mk.3 at 250 % is 1,200/min, but a Mk.5 Conveyor can only carry 780/min, therefore the maximum mined amount cannot be transported.

Extraction energy[]

It takes about 8.49 MJ to extract 1 Caterium Ore. Further reading: Extraction energy

Usage[]

Research[]

Caterium Ore Caterium Ore reveals the Caterium Research chain in the MAM MAM when picked up.

Crafting[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Caterium Ingot
3 × Caterium Ore
Caterium Ore
45 / min
Smelter
4 sec
Manual crafting × 4
1 × Caterium Ingot
Caterium Ingot
15 / min
16 MJ/item
Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Pure Caterium Ingot
Alternate
2 × Caterium Ore
Caterium Ore
24 / min
2 × Water
Water
24 / min
Refinery
5 sec
1 × Caterium Ingot
Caterium Ingot
12 / min
150 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Coal Power
Caterium Research - Caterium

AWESOME Sink[]

Caterium Ore Caterium Ore can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink AWESOME Sink to yield 7 points.

Tips[]

  • Caterium nodes are usually found on their own, rather than in proximity of other Caterium nodes, but are fairly evenly distributed around the world. This can make the usage of Alternate Recipes that introduce Caterium to a production line more practical than it may initially seem.
  • Caterium is frequently found in locations that aren't immediately obvious, such as up cliffs, or behind rocky outcroppings. The usage of Radar Towers can help locate nodes such as these without the need to constantly scan for Caterium Ore.
  • Certain Caterium Ore nodes are blocked by cracked boulders that need to be detonated with a Nobelisk or Explosive Rebar before a Miner can be placed on them. However, it is still possible to mine blocked nodes by hand, and Portable Miners can be placed between and around those boulders.

Trivia[]

  • Caterium is named after Caterina Parks, the CEO of FICSIT Inc.[1]
  • It very likely replaced gold before the game entered closed alpha, as gold was mentioned in a dev highlight but was never seen in-game.[2]
    • It is named OreGold internally, Caterium Ingots GoldIngot, which, in addition, used to have gold purity markings on them, until an Update 3 patch.
  • Stockpiling ~500 Caterium Ore is highly recommended at the beginning of the game, which is enough to unlock Zipline, Blade Runners, and +6 Pocket Dimension for early exploration.

See also[]

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