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Dark Matter Residue

Dark Matter Residue is a gas used in recipes including Dark Matter Crystal and Ficsonium.

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How to craft Dark Matter Residue

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.

Dark Matter Residue

Converter · 6 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

5 × Reanimated SAM50 / min

All outputs per batch

10 m³ Dark Matter Residue100 m³/min

Other recipe: Alien Power Matrix

Quantum Encoder · 24 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

5 × SAM Fluctuator12.5 / min
3 × Power Shard7.5 / min
3 × Superposition Oscillator7.5 / min
24 m³ Excited Photonic Matter60 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × Alien Power Matrix2.5 / min
24 m³ Dark Matter Residue60 m³/min

Other recipe: Ficsonium Fuel Rod

Quantum Encoder · 24 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

2 × Ficsonium5 / min
2 × Electromagnetic Control Rod5 / min
40 × Ficsite Trigon100 / min
20 m³ Excited Photonic Matter50 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × Ficsonium Fuel Rod2.5 / min
20 m³ Dark Matter Residue50 m³/min

Other recipe: AI Expansion Server

Quantum Encoder · 15 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

1 × Magnetic Field Generator4 / min
1 × Neural-Quantum Processor4 / min
1 × Superposition Oscillator4 / min
25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter100 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × AI Expansion Server4 / min
25 m³ Dark Matter Residue100 m³/min

Other recipe: Superposition Oscillator

Quantum Encoder · 12 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

6 × Dark Matter Crystal30 / min
1 × Crystal Oscillator5 / min
9 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet45 / min
25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter125 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × Superposition Oscillator5 / min
25 m³ Dark Matter Residue125 m³/min

Other recipe: Synthetic Power Shard

Quantum Encoder · 12 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

2 × Time Crystal10 / min
2 × Dark Matter Crystal10 / min
12 × Quartz Crystal60 / min
12 m³ Excited Photonic Matter60 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × Power Shard5 / min
12 m³ Dark Matter Residue60 m³/min

Other recipe: Neural-Quantum Processor

Quantum Encoder · 20 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

5 × Time Crystal15 / min
1 × Supercomputer3 / min
15 × Ficsite Trigon45 / min
25 m³ Excited Photonic Matter75 m³/min

All outputs per batch

1 × Neural-Quantum Processor3 / min
25 m³ Dark Matter Residue75 m³/min

CRAFTING & INGREDIENTS

Dark Matter Residue acquisition

Use a Converter with the Dark Matter Residue recipe, or pipe Residue from a Quantum Encoder process that produces it. Route the gas to a consumer or a suitable storage setup.

Dark Matter Residue is a gas used in recipes including Dark Matter Crystal and Ficsonium. For direct production, a Converter consumes 5 Reanimated SAM per batch and produces 10 m³ Residue. At 100% clock, that is 100 m³ per minute from 50 Reanimated SAM per minute. Quantum Encoder recipes can also produce Residue as a coproduct. Choose a supply route and ensure pipes or downstream machines can handle the gas flow.

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GET STARTED

How to craft

Before you craft

Dark Matter Residue recipe and Converter for direct production, or a Quantum Encoder coproduct source.
Reanimated SAM for the Converter route.
Gas piping and sufficient downstream use or storage.

Choose direct Converter production or capture Residue from a Quantum Encoder coproduct.
For direct production, configure a Converter for Dark Matter Residue and connect Reanimated SAM.
At 100% clock, supply 50 Reanimated SAM per minute for 100 m³ Residue per minute.
Pipe the gas output to a consumer and ensure it can accept the flow.
Use Residue in a Particle Accelerator recipe such as Dark Matter Crystal when available.
Check gas flow and Reanimated SAM delivery if output falls below plan.

Crafting tips

Each Converter batch uses 5 Reanimated SAM and outputs 10 m³ Residue.
Quantum Encoder recipes may make Residue alongside their main product; account for every output.
The Converter recipe draws variable power from 100 to 400 MW.

Repeat, collect and use

Match Converter output to demand and keep coproduct lines clear when collecting Residue from Quantum Encoders.

Common mistakes

Do not search for a Dark Matter Residue node; produce it in a Converter or collect it as a coproduct.
Do not read 100 m³ per minute as 100 solid items.

When to stop or switch

Stop expanding production when consumers stay supplied and pipes do not back up with unused Residue.

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Farming route

Dark Matter Residue acquisition

Use a Converter with the Dark Matter Residue recipe, or pipe Residue from a Quantum Encoder process that produces it. Route the gas to a consumer or a suitable storage setup.

Dark Matter Residue recipe and Converter for direct production, or a Quantum Encoder coproduct source.
Reanimated SAM for the Converter route.
Gas piping and sufficient downstream use or storage.

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