Metal Ore

Metal Ore
Rock permeated with shiny fragments of strong building material Lua ID metalore Type Resource Stack Size 20 Slot Type Storage Miner Mining Time 6 Seconds Laser Mining Tool Mining Time 3 Seconds Human Miner Mining Time 4 Seconds

Metal Ore is a natural minable resource.

Description

One of the first resources that players must manage is the gathering and refining of Metal. Metal Ore deposits are common and easily found in the early game. Gather from these deposits by using a bot or building equipped with a Miner or Laser Mining Tool. To be used in production of useful items, Metal Ore must be smelted into Metal Bars in a Fabricator. This contrasts with Crystal Chunks, another early game material, which is used in many early items without need for processing.

Tips

Because Metal Ore must be processed into Metal Bars to be useful, you may wish to keep your mining and smelting units close to each other. You can even use multi-socket buildings (like the 1x1 (2S) ) or adjacent buildings linked via Portable Transporter to reduce demand on your logistics bots.

Recipes Using Metal Ores

Aluminum Rod

3 Laterite ore

1 Metal Ore

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24 secs Human Command Center

16 secs Human Factory

Metal Bar

1 Metal Ore

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4 secs Fabricator

4 secs Human Refinery