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RecipeData

<RecipeData> elements define the recipe used to create an item, or for Centrifuge and Recyler what to produce when destroying an item.

XML Structure 
<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemGasCanisterEmpty</PrefabName>
  <RecipeTier>TierOne</RecipeTier>
  <Output>1</Output>
  <Recipe>
    <!-- reagents -->
    <Time>10</Time>
    <Energy>500</Energy>
    <Temperature>
      <Start>1000</Start>
      <Stop>2000</Start>
    </Temperature>
    <Pressure>
      <Start>1000</Start>
      <Stop>10000</Stop>
    </Pressure>
    <RequiredMix>
      <!-- gasses -->
      <Rule>Pure</Rule>
    </RequiredMix>
  </Recipe>
</RecipeData>

Examples

<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemKitAutolathe</PrefabName>
  <Recipe>
    <Iron>20</Iron>
    <Copper>10</Copper>
    <Gold>2</Gold>
    <Time>180</Time>
    <Energy>36000</Energy>
  </Recipe>
</RecipeData>

<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemWaspaloyIngot</PrefabName>
  <Recipe>
    <Lead>.5</Lead>
    <Nickel>.25</Nickel>        
    <Silver>.25</Silver>
    <Temperature>
      <Start>400</Start>
      <Stop>800</Stop>
    </Temperature>
    <Pressure>
      <Start>50000</Start>
      <Stop>99999</Stop>
    </Pressure>
  </Recipe>
  <Output>0.25</Output>
</RecipeData>

<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemGoldIngot</PrefabName>
  <Recipe>
    <Gold>1</Gold>
    <Time>6</Time>
    <Energy>2000</Energy>
  </Recipe>
</RecipeData>

<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemBiomass</PrefabName>
  <Recipe>
    <Biomass>1</Biomass>
  </Recipe>
</RecipeData>

Ingot recipes are used to produce ingots when emptying a printer. They should only contain a single reagent 

<RecipeData>
  <PrefabName>ItemIronIngot</PrefabName>
  <Recipe>
    <Iron>1</Iron>
  </Recipe>
</RecipeData>

Child Elements

Prefab Name

<PrefabName>

Which item to produce or consume for this recipe. This matches the Thing.PrefabName field, or the Prefab Name in Stationpedia.

Recipe Tier

<RecipeTier> (optional)

The minimum machine tier needed for this recipe. Only used for printers.

Possible Values

  • Undefined (default): Any tier
  • TierOne: Basic tier. Effectively the same as Undefined
  • TierTwo: Upgraded tier. Requires Printer Mod applied to a basic printer
  • TierThree: Unused. Will not allow the recipe to be printed by any vanilla printer

Output Multiplier

<Output> (optional)
The multiplier applied to the output amount, default 1. Only used for furnaces. The final result amount is the sum of the reagents multiplied by the Output value. This is set to 0.25 for the vanilla superalloys.

Recipe Reagents

<Recipe>

What reagents to consume or produce for the recipe.

Reagents

Any reagent not needed for the recipe can be omitted 

<Recipe>
  <Flour>1</Flour>
  <Milk>1</Milk>
  <Egg>1</Egg>
  <Iron>1</Iron>
  <Gold>1</Gold>
  <Carbon>1</Carbon>
  <Uranium>1</Uranium>
  <Copper>1</Copper>
  <Steel>1</Steel>
  <Hydrocarbon>1</Hydrocarbon>
  <Silver>1</Silver>
  <Nickel>1</Nickel>
  <Lead>1</Lead>
  <Electrum>1</Electrum>
  <Invar>1</Invar>
  <Constantan>1</Constantan>
  <Solder>1</Solder>
  <Plastic>1</Plastic>
  <Silicon>1</Silicon>
  <SalicylicAcid>1</SalicylicAcid>
  <Alcohol>1</Alcohol>
  <Oil>1</Oil>
  <Potato>1</Potato>
  <Tomato>1</Tomato>
  <Fenoxitone>1</Fenoxitone>
  <ColorRed>1</ColorRed>
  <ColorGreen>1</ColorGreen>
  <ColorBlue>1</ColorBlue>
  <ColorYellow>1</ColorYellow>
  <ColorOrange>1</ColorOrange>
  <Pumpkin>1</Pumpkin>
  <Rice>1</Rice>
  <Waspaloy>1</Waspaloy>
  <Stellite>1</Stellite>
  <Inconel>1</Inconel>
  <Hastelloy>1</Hastelloy>
  <Astroloy>1</Astroloy>
  <Cobalt>1</Cobalt>
  <Corn>1</Corn>
  <Wheat>1</Wheat>
  <Biomass>1</Biomass>
  <Soy>1</Soy>
  <Mushroom>1</Mushroom>
  <Sugar>1</Sugar>
  <Cocoa>1</Cocoa>
  <Cheese>1</Cheese>
</Recipe>

Production Time

<Time>
How long in seconds the recipe takes. Used for printers, arc furnace, chemistry station, microwave, packaging machine.

Energy Cost

<Energy>

How much energy in Joules is needed for this recipe. Used for printers, arc furnace, furnaces.

For printers, this defines the total energy needed for the recipe in addition to the base energy requirement of the printer. This energy consumption will be spread out over the duration of the print.

For arc furnaces, this defines the energy needed every tick in order to continue processing.

For furnaces, this defines the energy removed from the furnace atmosphere per unit of produced ingot.

Temperature Requirement

<Temperature>

The range of temperatures in Kelvin that can produce this recipe. Used for furnace and arc furnace.

For arc furnace recipes, this range must contain 5273.15 for the recipe to be valid.

Pressure Requirement

<Pressure>

The range of pressures in kPa that can produce this recipe. Used for furnace and and arc furnace.

For arc furnace recipes, this range must contain 101.325 for the recipe to be valid.

Gas Requirement

<RequiredMix>

The required number of moles of each gas to be consumed per unit of this recipe. Used for furnace only.

The Rule child element defines the requirements of a valid gas mixture.

  • None (default) requires that each gas has at least the specified number of moles
  • Pure requires that non-zero gas requirements have at least the specified number of moles, and that zero gas requirements have no moles present.
Gasses

Any gas not needed for the recipe can be omitted 

<RequiredMix>
  <Oxygen>1</Oxygen>
  <Nitrogen>1</Nitrogen>
  <CarbonDioxide>1</CarbonDioxide>
  <Volatiles>1</Volatiles>
  <Pollutant>1</Pollutant>
  <Water>1</Water>
  <PollutedWater>1</PollutedWater>
  <NitrousOxide>1</NitrousOxide>
  <LiquidNitrogen>1</LiquidNitrogen>
  <LiquidOxygen>1</LiquidOxygen>
  <LiquidVolatiles>1</LiquidVolatiles>
  <Steam>1</Steam>
  <LiquidCarbonDioxide>1</LiquidCarbonDioxide>
  <LiquidPollutant>1</LiquidPollutant>
  <LiquidNitrousOxide>1</LiquidNitrousOxide>
  <Hydrogen>1</Hydrogen>
  <LiquidHydrogen>1</LiquidHydrogen>
</RequiredMix>

Parent Elements

RecipeData elements are children of most top-level Recipes elements.

<GameData>
  <CentrifugeRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></CentrifugeRecipes>
  <FurnaceRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></FurnaceRecipes>
  <AdvancedFurnaceRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></AdvancedFurnaceRecipes>
  <ArcFurnaceRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></ArcFurnaceRecipes>
  <MicrowaveRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></MicrowaveRecipes>
  <PackagingMachineRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></PackagingMachineRecipes>
  <AutolatheRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></AutolatheRecipes>
  <AutomatedOvenRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></AutomatedOvenRecipes>
  <ElectronicsPrinterRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></ElectronicsPrinterRecipes>
  <SecurityPrinterRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></SecurityPrinterRecipes>
  <RocketManufactoryRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></RocketManufactoryRecipes>
  <HydraulicPipeBenderRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></HydraulicPipeBenderRecipes>
  <ToolManufactoryRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></ToolManufactoryRecipes>
  <ChemistryRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></ChemistryRecipes>
  <IngotRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></IngotRecipes>
  <RecycleRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></RecycleRecipes>
  <TerraformingManufactoryRecipes><!-- <RecipeData> --></TerraformingManufactoryRecipes>
</GameData>