Quantities below are per complete recipe batch. Rates are for one machine at 100% clock. Keep every output moving so byproducts do not block production.
Build a Manufacturer and unlock the Adaptive Control Unit recipe and building. Deliver the four named ingredients to it. Adaptive Control Units are crafted components, so do not search…
Adaptive Control Unit is Project Part #5. Manufacture it in a Manufacturer from Automated Wiring, Circuit Boards, Heavy Modular Frames, and Computers, then ship it through the Space Elevator when requested. It is also an ingredient in Assembly Director Systems. Its bottleneck is coordinating four separate intermediate part lines, especially when those lines also support other production. Default recipe figures are per batch, with rates assuming a 100% clock.
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How to craft
Build a Manufacturer and unlock the Adaptive Control Unit recipe and building. Deliver the four named ingredients to it. Adaptive Control Units are crafted components, so do not search for a deposit.
Before you craft
Manufacturer building and recipe unlocked
5 Automated Wiring, 5 Circuit Boards, 1 Heavy Modular Frame, and 2 Computers per batch
Unlock the recipe and place a Manufacturer with access to all four inputs.
Supply Automated Wiring and Circuit Boards to separate input ports.
Add Heavy Modular Frames and Computers to the remaining inputs.
Connect an output belt or container for finished units.
Send units to the Space Elevator for the project quota or reserve some for Assembly Director Systems.
Watch each input buffer to identify the line limiting production.
Crafting tips
At 100% clock, the recipe consumes 5/min each of Automated Wiring and Circuit Boards, 1 Heavy Modular Frame/min, and 2 Computers/min.
Output is 1 Adaptive Control Unit/min at 100% clock.
Balance shared intermediates against other factories before raising machine speed.
Repeat, collect and use
Keep all four ingredient streams available and restock the lowest buffer first; retain the output for its active project or recipe.
Common mistakes
Searching the world for Adaptive Control Units instead of making them in a Manufacturer.
Treating the recipe as a two-input assembly and forgetting the Heavy Modular Frame or Computer supply.
When to stop or switch
Stop the Manufacturer when the required Space Elevator amount and any planned Assembly Director System reserve are covered.
Build a Manufacturer and unlock the Adaptive Control Unit recipe and building. Deliver the four named ingredients to it. Adaptive Control Units are crafted components, so do not search for a deposit.
Manufacturer building and recipe unlocked
5 Automated Wiring, 5 Circuit Boards, 1 Heavy Modular Frame, and 2 Computers per batch
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