Early Foundry

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Description

Early Foundry

Author: Calen
Built for Update 3
vU3.1.0
For early game production of Iron, Steel, Copper, Glass, & now Silicon too! \

Description

The Early Foundry provides a single facility to produce everything that utilizes a molten channel from early to mid game. It is designed to be used once you have researched Conveyor Belts and until you build the Unified Foundry, which is accessible after researching Advanced Smelting. Like the Unified Foundry, the Early Foundry is organized into modules or stages which correspond to a technology advancement.

Stages of the Early Foundry:

Note: See https://imgur.com/a/early-foundry-installation-pictures-z79KfX2 for installation pictures

  • Stage 1: Iron & Copper Smelting
  • Stage 2: Steelworks
  • Stage 3: Recycling
  • Stage 4: Glass Making
  • Stage 5: Exhaust Filtration
  • Stage 6: Silicon Production

Tips

  1. Start with constructing the pipes, conveyors, and storage first.
  2. Construct buildings only as needed. Do not over build. Be mindful of the fact that tier I conveyor belts only have a throughput of 60/60. So you only get full capacity out of the first two iron, copper, and steel channels. Everything after that offers diminishing returns until you can upgrade the conveyor belts to tier II.

Metrics by Stage

Note: As construction costs and building counts are now included in the Blueprints menu, I won't be including them here.

Functional Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
Workers 116 102 32 32 20 16 318
Power (MW) 1.6 1.92 0.3 0.7 0.5 4.16 9.18
Maintenance 16.0 42.0 20.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 108.0

Resource Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Acid Refinement Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
Acid 24 12 -36 0
Coal 96 72 24 12 204
Copper Ore 120 120
Iron Ore 120 180 300
Graphite 3 3
Hydrogen 8 8
Limestone 12 18 30
Recyclables 144 144
Salt 6 6
Sand 48 48 96
Water 24 36 -24 78 114

Product Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Acid Refinement Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
Copper 78 18 96
Glass 24 24
Iron 96 96
Silicon 72 72
Steel 36 36

Byproduct Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
Exhaust 192 288 48 -528 0
Carbon Dioxide 384 384
Slag 96 72 24 18 18 228
Sulfur 18 18

Earlier Versions (4)

Version Copy to Clipboard Release Date Downloads
4 (Current) 05/15/2025 33
3 09/25/2024 3197
2 09/16/2024 115
1 06/06/2024 1198

Comments (11)

Are there instructions on how to connect the individual blueprints?
Great blueprint, using it extensively. But why not put some low pressure turbines to use the low pres steam from scrubbers for some free power instead of running it straight to a cooling tower?
@Emrys - In the description, in the list of stages is an Imgur URL which shows installation pictures. Let me know if these don't help.
@aadje93 - That's not a bad idea. My only issue is that I dislike intermittent power because I can't plan around it, yet would appear as part of the total available power. I'll think on it.
@Calen: Thanks for the tip. But I mean instructions on how to connect the individual blueprints. For example Manufacturing Hub with F&D whit Farm with Oil Refinery ......
Calen (edited)
Change Log vU3.1.0 - Updated for U3. Added enhanced exhaust filtration & silicon production. v1.0.2 - Fixed Completed Build blueprint to be fully upgraded. v1.0.1 - Added egress transport blueprint v1.0.0 - Original Design
I had been using JDPlays blueprints. Calen's blueprints are more efficient, more compact and optimised for COI Update 2. Quite simply, they are the best blueprints available.
Well done Calen, I use several of your Blueprints and enjoy the detail and thoughtfullness of the layouts. Thank you for the effort and sharing!
I love the BP, it's so compact, you can put it almost anywhere you want. Though I do have a question, Any chance you can revise the bp to add the water pipe for the steel portion of the bp connect to the existing water pipe for copper? I have made the edit myself but as I have only gotten to the steel part I'm not sure if the water pipe for steel will infere with the rest of the BP.
@MaddTrker - Thanks! The reason I kept them as separate inputs is because, eventually, the water storage on the copper side gets converted to acid.
Akko.Bee (edited)
Is this just a problem for me? Pay attention to the output port. https://imgur.com/a/WsKhQPc P.S. Sorry. I understand. I learned that when you rotate the game 180 degrees, it doesn't rotate point-symmetrically. I thought that was a pretty unusual feature.