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===[[Bullet Furnace]]===
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Furnaces convert ore to metal, consuming fuel.
  
*1 [[Crucible]]
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There are two main types of furnace: [[Charcoal]]-fired furnaces with relatively short firing times, and large [[Petroleum]]-fired furnaces with much longer firing times but greater efficiency.
*50 [[Firebricks]]
 
  
====Operation====
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The most time and resource efficient CC furnace is the Gyration Cell. There are many public facilities with Gyration cells.
 
 
Can load upto 5 charcoal, each charcoal provides 1 minute of additional Max FireTime.
 
 
 
It is possible to load less and start the reaction and then top it up, to a maximum of 5 over time.
 
 
 
it is a automatic process if you load max 5cc. just let it time out and collect.
 
 
 
Current "fire and forget" recipe is 50 ore, 5cc yields 1 metal.
 
 
 
===[[Compression Furnace]]===
 
 
*100 [[Clay]]
 
*3 [[Crucible]]
 
*200 [[Firebricks]]
 
*5 [[Iron Bars]]
 
 
 
====Operation====
 
 
 
*Holds up to 500 ore
 
*Holds up to 20cc
 
*Burns 1cc per minute for a maximum of 20 minutes
 
 
 
====Metal Yields====
 
The base formula is MetalYield = Round(OreAmount*3/100) - that is for every 33.3 ore you put into the furnace you get 1 metal out. However due to the way the game rounds off this formula it is possible to get a significantly better yield by hitting the right "breakpoints".
 
 
 
For example, a good recipe to use is 484 ore and 20 charcoal. That batch will smelt for 20 minutes and produce 15 metal. The table below shows the recipes that give the most beneficial round-off gains.
 
  
 
{| border="1"
 
{| border="1"
! Ore Used!! CC Used !! Metal Yield !! Ore Cost/Metal !! CC/Metal !! CC/Ore !! Metal Yield/Hour !! Metal Yield/1000 Ore !! CC Cost/1000 ore !! Net Gain
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! Furnace                !! Fuel Type    !! Max Ore !! Fuel Req !! Typical Ore:Metal !! Typical Fuel:Metal !! Fire Time    !! Typical Metal/Hour !! Notes
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| 17
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| [[Bullet Furnace]]      || [[Charcoal]]  || 200    || 5       || 50:1             || 5:1                || 5 minutes?  || ?                  ||
| 20
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| 1
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| [[Compression Furnace]] || [[Charcoal]]  || 500      || 20       || 32:1             || 1.33:1             || 20 minutes  || 45/hour           || No pollution confirmed. Tested 0 Acidity, no HM.
| 17,0
 
| 20
 
| 1,176
 
| 3,0
 
| 58,8
 
| 1176,5
 
| 96,1%
 
|-
 
| 50  
 
| 20
 
| 2
 
| 25,0
 
| 10
 
| 0,400
 
| 6,0
 
| 40,0
 
| 400,0
 
| 33,3%
 
|-
 
|84
 
|20
 
|3
 
|28,0
 
|6.66
 
|0,238
 
|9,0
 
|35,7
 
|238,1
 
|19,0%
 
|-
 
|117
 
|20
 
|4
 
|29,3
 
|5
 
|0,171
 
|12,0
 
|34,2
 
|170,9
 
|14,0%
 
|-
 
|150
 
|20
 
|5
 
|30,0
 
|4
 
|0,133
 
|15,0
 
|33,3
 
|133,3
 
|11,1%
 
|-  
 
|184
 
|20
 
|6
 
|30,7
 
|3.333
 
|0,109
 
|18,0
 
|32,6
 
|108,7
 
|8,7%
 
|-
 
|217
 
|20
 
|7
 
|31,0
 
|2.86
 
|0,092
 
|21,0
 
|32,3
 
|92,2
 
|7,5%
 
|-
 
|250
 
|20
 
|8
 
|31,3
 
|2.5
 
|0,080
 
|24,0
 
|32,0
 
|80,0
 
|6,7%
 
|-
 
|284
 
|20
 
|9
 
|31,6
 
|2.22
 
|0,070
 
|27,0
 
|31,7
 
|70,4
 
|5,6%
 
|-
 
|317
 
|20
 
|10
 
|31,7
 
|2
 
|0,063
 
|30,0
 
|31,5
 
|63,1
 
|5,2%
 
|-
 
|350
 
|20
 
|11
 
|31,8
 
|1.82
 
|0,057
 
|33,0
 
|31,4
 
|57,1
 
|4,8%
 
|-
 
|384
 
|20
 
|12
 
|32,0
 
|1.67
 
|0,052
 
|36,0
 
|31,3
 
|52,1
 
|4,2%
 
|-
 
|417
 
|20
 
|13
 
|32,1
 
|1.54
 
|0,048
 
|39,0
 
|31,2
 
|48,0
 
|3,9%
 
|-
 
|450
 
|20
 
|14
 
|32,1
 
|1.43
 
|0,044
 
|42,0
 
|31,1
 
|44,4
 
|3,7%
 
|-
 
|'''484
 
|'''20
 
|'''15
 
|'''32,3
 
|'''1.33
 
|'''0,041
 
|'''45,0
 
|'''31,0
 
|'''41,3
 
|'''3,3%
 
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|500
 
|19
 
|15
 
|33,3
 
|1.27
 
|0,038
 
|47,4
 
|30,0
 
|38,0
 
|0,0%
 
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|}
 
''(The line in bold is the recommended recipe for common use)''
 
 
 
Description of the columns of the table:
 
{| border="1"
 
! Column !! Description
 
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| Ore Used
 
| How much ore you put into the furnace
 
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| CC Used
 
| How much charcoal you put into the furnace
 
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| Metal Yield
 
| How much metal you get out of the run
 
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| Ore Use/Metal
 
| How much ore it cost to make 1 metal
 
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| CC Cost/Metal
 
| How much charcoal it cost to make 1 metal
 
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| Metal Yield/Hour
 
| How much metal you produce in an hour
 
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| Metal Yield/1000 Ore
 
| How much metal you get out of 1000 ore
 
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| CC Cost/1000 Ore
 
| How much charcoal it costs to smelt 1000 ore
 
|-
 
| Net Gain:
 
| How much metal you've gained compared to the baseline formula (MetalYield = OreAmount*3/100)
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
It is recommended to simply use the 484 ore + 20 cc => 15 metal recipe unless you really want to squeeze some extra mileage out of your ore at a significant increase in charcoal costs. If you want to save significantly on your ore you will have to go to the extreme recipes such as 50 ore + 20 cc => 2 metal or even 17 ore + 20 cc => 1 metal. However by using the 17 ore recipe it's possible to almost double the metal yield of the base formula by paying more than 25 times the charcoal cost.
 
 
 
* Many people use the 250 Ore + 20 cc = 8 Metal as a compromise between ore, charcoal and time efficiency.
 
 
 
===[[Blast Furnace]]===
 
 
 
*100 [[Boards]]
 
*20 [[Clay]]
 
*100 [[Concrete]]
 
*6 [[Crucibles]]
 
*10 [[Glass Pipe]]
 
*50 [[Leather]]
 
*5 [[Pulley]]
 
*100 [[Steel Sheeting]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Buildings]]
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! Ore Used!! CC Used !! Metal Yield !! Time opened !! Ore Cost/Metal !! CC/Metal !! CC/Ore !! Metal Yield/1000 Ore !! CC Cost/1000 ore !! Net Gain
 
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| 10
 
| 9
 
| 1
 
| FaF
 
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|
 
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|
 
|-
 
| 28
 
| 9
 
| 2
 
| FaF
 
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| 500
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| [[Blast Furnace]]      || [[Charcoal]]  || 1000    || 10      || 17:1              || 0.37:1            || 10 minutes?  || 324/hour FaF                  ||
| 9
 
| 27
 
| FaF
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|  
 
 
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|-
| 968
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| [[Gyration Cell]]      || [[Charcoal]]  || 1500    || 50      || 10:1              || 0.33:1            || 15 minutes  || 600/hour          || Low pollution, currently the best CC furnace
| 10
 
| 58
 
| 9:55
 
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|-
 
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| 990
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| [[Persephone Furnace]]  || [[Petroleum]] || 20000    || ?        || 8:1              || 0.035:1            || typ. 4+ days || 26/hour            ||
| 10
 
| 59
 
| 9:56
 
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|-
 
| 1000
 
| 9
 
| 54
 
| FaF
 
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|-
 
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| 1000
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| [[Hades Furnace]]      || [[Petroleum]] || 20000    || 1000     || 6:1              || 0.06:1            || typ. 4+ days || 33/hour            || Large pollution radius
| 10
 
| 60
 
| 9:55
 
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|-
 
| 1000
 
| 10
 
| 30
 
| FaF
 
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FaF = Fire and Forget
 
 
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 25 April 2010

Furnaces convert ore to metal, consuming fuel.

There are two main types of furnace: Charcoal-fired furnaces with relatively short firing times, and large Petroleum-fired furnaces with much longer firing times but greater efficiency.

The most time and resource efficient CC furnace is the Gyration Cell. There are many public facilities with Gyration cells.

Furnace Fuel Type Max Ore Fuel Req Typical Ore:Metal Typical Fuel:Metal Fire Time Typical Metal/Hour Notes
Bullet Furnace Charcoal 200 5 50:1 5:1 5 minutes? ?
Compression Furnace Charcoal 500 20 32:1 1.33:1 20 minutes 45/hour No pollution confirmed. Tested 0 Acidity, no HM.
Blast Furnace Charcoal 1000 10 17:1 0.37:1 10 minutes? 324/hour FaF
Gyration Cell Charcoal 1500 50 10:1 0.33:1 15 minutes 600/hour Low pollution, currently the best CC furnace
Persephone Furnace Petroleum 20000 ? 8:1 0.035:1 typ. 4+ days 26/hour
Hades Furnace Petroleum 20000 1000 6:1 0.06:1 typ. 4+ days 33/hour Large pollution radius