AI Expansion Server is Project Part #12, made for shipment through the Space Elevator during Project Assembly.
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How to craft AI Expansion Server
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 and power a Quantum Encoder after unlocking its building and the AI Expansion Server recipe. Feed it Magnetic Field Generators, Neural-Quantum Processors, Superposition…
AI Expansion Server is Project Part #12, made for shipment through the Space Elevator during Project Assembly. Its default recipe runs in a Quantum Encoder and produces Dark Matter Residue alongside each server. The key bottleneck is a steady supply of three advanced solid components plus Excited Photonic Matter; this is a multi-input production line, not a world pickup. Recipe rates below assume machines at 100% clock.
Filter a resource, then select a marker or location below for its purity, elevation and coordinates. The map is hosted here.
Standard resource types and purity · Game-data snapshot 1.2.3.1. Randomized worlds differ. Nearby markers may be separated by cliffs or caves.
127 Iron Ore locations
Iron Ore locations · Select a marker to inspect its coordinates.
● Impure: amber● Normal: cyan● Pure: lime◆ Well outlet■ Well core
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How to craft
Build and power a Quantum Encoder after unlocking its building and the AI Expansion Server recipe. Feed it Magnetic Field Generators, Neural-Quantum Processors, Superposition Oscillators, and Excited Photonic Matter. The item itself has no resource node to search for.
Before you craft
Quantum Encoder and recipe unlocked
1 Magnetic Field Generator, 1 Neural-Quantum Processor, 1 Superposition Oscillator, and 25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter per batch
Unlock the recipe and Quantum Encoder before planning production.
Arrange deliveries of the three named solid ingredients to the encoder.
Supply 25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter for each batch.
Connect output handling for both AI Expansion Servers and Dark Matter Residue.
Route servers to the Space Elevator when Project Assembly requests them.
Check input buffers and residue clearance before increasing throughput.
Crafting tips
At 100% clock, the encoder consumes 4/min of each solid ingredient and 100 m³/min Excited Photonic Matter.
The recipe outputs 4 servers/min and 100 m³/min Dark Matter Residue at 100% clock.
Keep residue flowing away so the coproduct does not block production.
Repeat, collect and use
Maintain the four input streams and clear the residue output continuously; replenish whichever buffer empties first.
Common mistakes
Planning to find AI Expansion Servers on the map: they are manufactured in the Quantum Encoder.
Ignoring Dark Matter Residue, which is a coproduct and can obstruct production if its output backs up.
When to stop or switch
Stop or pause the encoder when the Space Elevator quota is met, or if any input or residue output is blocked.
Build and power a Quantum Encoder after unlocking its building and the AI Expansion Server recipe. Feed it Magnetic Field Generators, Neural-Quantum Processors, Superposition Oscillators, and Excited Photonic Matter. The item itself has no resource node to search for.
Quantum Encoder and recipe unlocked
1 Magnetic Field Generator, 1 Neural-Quantum Processor, 1 Superposition Oscillator, and 25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter per batch
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