Nickel Smelter
A basic shaft furnace that roasts and smelts low-grade nickel ore into cast billets. Copper piping carries coolant past the crucible while simple controls hold the burn steady — slow, but it turns ore piles into usable metal.
Stats
| Level | 1 |
| Build Cost | 103,000 cr |
| Build Time | 90s |
| Labor | 6 |
| Power Draw | 1 |
| Life Support Draw | 1 |
Upgrade Path
Recipe
| Output | Smelt Nickel Billet |
| Crafting Time | 2.7s |
Recipe Inputs
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Nickel Ore | 10 |
Recipe Outputs
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Nickel Billet | 1 |
Build Materials
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Steel Plate | 2750 |
| Copper Piping | 1100 |
| Control Node | 250 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 500 |
| Copper Ore | 4300 |
| Fluorine Gas | 250 |
| Gold Ore | 500 |
| Iron Ore | 6850 |
| Silicon Ore | 250 |
| Silver Ore | 500 |
| Titanium Ore | 250 |
| Tungsten Ore | 4100 |
View JSON Data
[{"item_id":"aluminum_ore","quantity":500},{"item_id":"copper_ore","quantity":4300},{"item_id":"fluorine_gas","quantity":250},{"item_id":"gold_ore","quantity":500},{"item_id":"iron_ore","quantity":6850},{"item_id":"silicon_ore","quantity":250},{"item_id":"silver_ore","quantity":500},{"item_id":"titanium_ore","quantity":250},{"item_id":"tungsten_ore","quantity":4100}]