Automation and logistics
SAM Fluctuator
SAM Fluctuators are manufactured components used in Alien Power Matrix production.
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SAM Fluctuator acquisition
Make SAM Fluctuators in a Manufacturer using the default recipe. At 100% clock, the recipe consumes 60 Reanimated SAM, 50 Wire, and 30 Steel Pipe per minute and produces 10 SAM Fluctuators per minute.
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Standard resource types and purity · Game-data snapshot 1.2.3.1. Randomized worlds differ. Nearby markers may be separated by cliffs or caves.
19 SAM locations
● Impure: amber● Normal: cyan● Pure: lime◆ Well outlet■ Well core
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Before you go
- Manufacturer and SAM Fluctuator recipe unlocked.
- 6 Reanimated SAM, 5 Wire, and 3 Steel Pipe per batch.
Farming steps
- Unlock the recipe and build a Manufacturer at your chosen production site.
- Produce Reanimated SAM from SAM in a Constructor: 4 SAM makes 1 Reanimated SAM.
- Produce or route Wire and Steel Pipe to the same Manufacturer.
- Select SAM Fluctuator and connect each ingredient to its own input.
- Power the Manufacturer and check that all three inputs are arriving.
- Route the output to a Quantum Encoder line or store it for later use.
- Keep a small buffer of each ingredient near the Manufacturer to smooth out delivery gaps.
- A full-rate Manufacturer needs 60 Reanimated SAM, 50 Wire, and 30 Steel Pipe per minute.
Repeat, collect and use
Keep production running while the destination needs SAM Fluctuators and all three ingredients are supplied.
Common mistakes
- Searching for a SAM Fluctuator deposit instead of producing the item in a Manufacturer.
- Overlooking one empty input because the other two ingredients are reaching the machine.
When to stop or switch
Stop or throttle production when the destination stock is sufficient or an ingredient is needed more urgently elsewhere.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
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