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, unlock the Thermal Propulsion Rocket recipe, and supply the four named ingredients. Send completed rockets to the Space Elevator for Project Assembly.
Thermal Propulsion Rocket is Project Part #8. Send it through the Space Elevator to complete Project Assembly phases. Manufacture it in a Manufacturer from Modular Engine, Turbo Motor, Cooling System, and Fused Modular Frame. The bottleneck is coordinating these four advanced parts; the recipe consumes them in uneven quantities, so the scarcest ingredient limits output.
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
Before you craft
Manufacturer and Thermal Propulsion Rocket recipe unlocked.
Modular Engine, Turbo Motor, Cooling System, and Fused Modular Frame.
Unlock the recipe and place a powered Manufacturer.
Route the output to storage or the Space Elevator feed.
Deliver the required rockets through the Space Elevator for the relevant Project Assembly phase.
Crafting tips
At 100% clock, each 120-second batch consumes 5 Modular Engine, 2 Turbo Motor, 6 Cooling System, and 2 Fused Modular Frame, producing 2 rockets; listed rates are 2.5, 1, 3, and 1 inputs per minute and 1 rocket per minute.
Keep an eye on Turbo Motors and Fused Modular Frames, which are each required at 1 per minute at the listed rate.
Repeat, collect and use
Continue batches and elevator deliveries until the required Project Assembly contribution is complete.
Common mistakes
Searching for Thermal Propulsion Rockets as a node resource instead of producing them.
Supplying only the more numerous ingredients while a missing input blocks the Manufacturer.
When to stop or switch
Stop production after the Space Elevator project requirement is satisfied or when you have enough rockets in reserve.
Build a Manufacturer, unlock the Thermal Propulsion Rocket recipe, and supply the four named ingredients. Send completed rockets to the Space Elevator for Project Assembly.
Manufacturer and Thermal Propulsion Rocket recipe unlocked.
Modular Engine, Turbo Motor, Cooling System, and Fused Modular Frame.
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