Alchemy Factory - Complete Build Guide

Eight sections, in build order: wood and storage, flax and linen, healing potions, the stone yard, the master base layout, iron and steel, kiln and glass, then the crystal chain. Text-first: materials, quantities and positions, no guessing.

AF Guide 01 — Wood Core (Logs → Planks → Gears)

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_01_WoodCore.html · Grid 26 cols × 18 rows · Diagram rows R4–R13

The starter core of any Alchemy Factory. One portal buys logs; three Table Saws turn them into a full 90/m plank belt; the bus splits into a 30/m gear line and 60/m surplus planks (fuel, kilns, shop, construction). Build this first — everything else eats planks.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — confirm in the 1.0 build menu before scaling.

Layout map (diagram rows)

Legend: P portal · C chest · S table saw · G gear processor · >/</v belt direction (blank cells = floor). Column 1 is the left edge; rows match the diagram top-to-bottom.

     1         2         3
C:   1234567890123456789012345
R4   PCC
R5   ...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>......
R6   .....S...S...S...........
R7   .....v...v...v...........
R8   .....>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>C
R9   ..................v......
R10  .....<<<<<<<<<<<<<<......
R11  .......G...G...G.........
R12  .......v...v...v.........
R13  .......>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>C..

Build order

1. Supply row (R4): Portal at C1 (open it, set item = Logs, let it auto-buy).

Place chests at C2 and C3, touching the portal — they buffer logs so a full portal never stops buying.

1. Log bus (R5): one belt lane running right from C4 to C19. This carries logs

over the saws.

1. Saws (R6): Table Saws at C7, C11, C15 — each sits directly under a log-bus

cell, so it pulls from above. Point their inputs up (use T to rotate).

1. Output drops (R7): a down belt under each saw at C7, C11, C15.
2. Plank bus (R8): one lane running right from C7 to C23 (three saws merge here —

exactly 90/m = one full belt). Chest at C24 = surplus store.

1. Gear branch: at C19, R9 run a belt down, then at R10 run the feed bus

left from C19 back to C6 (arrows point left!). Planks travel left along this lane.

1. Processors (R11): Gear processors at C8, C11, C14 — each under a feed-bus cell.
2. Gear drops (R12): down belts at C8, C11, C14.
3. Gear bus (R13): lane running right from C8 to C22 into the gear chest at C23.

Wire check: portal → chests → R5 bus → saws → R8 → (right = surplus chest; down at C19 → R10 left → processors → R13 → gear chest).

Numbers that matter

• 3 saws × 30/m = 90/m — exactly one belt. Never merge two full belts into one.
• Processors take 10 planks/m each → 30/m to gears, 60/m surplus to the chest.
• Surplus planks are your early fuel (~20 heat/coin) and the shop's best seller.

Scale it

• Want more gears? Copy the whole processor column (R10–R13) once per extra 30/m — one

full 90/m plank belt feeds 9 processors. Add saws + a second plank bus first.

• Need more planks? Copy the entire block upward on a new floor (portal → chests stay

shared; just add a log split from the chest row).

Troubleshooting

• Saws idle but logs on the bus: rotate the saw so its input face touches the bus cell

above (T cycles orientation).

• Belt jams / stops: check you didn't merge two 90/m lanes — split before capacity,

or use a second belt.

• Portal stopped buying: chests are full — consume logs faster or add a second chest.
• Gears stopped: verify the R10 feed bus arrows point left toward the processors.

AF Guide 02 — Flax & Linen Works

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_02_FlaxLinen.html · Grid 30 cols × 21 rows · Diagram rows R4–R17

Solves the "Flax Problem": rope and thread are needed all over, and flax is slow to grow. This line grows 7 plots, grinds the harvest to fiber, spins 60/m linen thread, and turns most of it into 30/m rope — with a surplus-thread chest for the healing-potion line.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — confirm in the 1.0 build menu before scaling.

Layout map

Legend: P portal · C chest · F seed plot · G grinder · T thread processor · R rope processor · >/</v belt direction. Column 1 = left edge; rows match the diagram top-to-bottom. Each row below is exactly 30 columns.

     1         2         3
C:   123456789012345678901234567890
R4 PCC...........................
R5 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...............
R6 ..F.F.F.F.F.F.F...............
R7 ..v.v.v.v.v.v.v...............
R8 ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
R9 ...................G..G..G....
R10 ...................v..v..v....
R11 ...................>>>>>>>>>>.
R12 ............................T.
R13 ............................v.
R14 ......................C<<<<<<.
R15 .......................R.R.R..
R16 .......................v.v.v..
R17 .......................>>>>>C.

Key positions:

• R4: portal C1, chests C2-C3 · R5 seed bus C1->C15 (right)
• R6: plots at C3, C5, C7, C9, C11, C13, C15 · R7 drops under each
• R8: harvest trunk C3->C29 (right) · R9 grinders C20, C23, C26 · R10 drops
• R11: fiber bus C20->C29 (right) · R12 thread processor C29 · R13 drop
• R14: thread bus C24<-C29 (left) + surplus-thread chest C23
• R15: rope processors C24, C26, C28 · R16 drops
• R17: rope bus C24->C28 (right) + rope chest C29

Build order

1. Supply (R4): Portal at C1 (item = Flax Seeds) with chests at C2, C3 —

they buffer seeds and fertilizer (belt fertilizer in on the same lane or feed plots directly).

1. Seed bus (R5): belt running right from C1 to C15. Plots pull seeds from above.
2. Nursery (R6): seven seed plots at the odd columns C3–C15.
3. Harvest drops (R7): a down belt under every plot — flax falls off the plot.
4. Harvest trunk (R8): belt running right from C3 to C29 collecting all plots.
5. Grinders (R9): three grinders at C20, C23, C26 pulling flax from the trunk.
6. Fiber bus (R11): down drops at R10, then one lane right C20 → C29.
7. Thread processor (R12): one Processor at C29 at the end of the fiber bus — it

wants the full 60/m (exactly what 3 grinders make).

1. Thread bus (R14): down drop at R13 (C29), then the lane runs **left from C29 back

to C24; put the surplus-thread chest at C23**.

1. Rope processors (R15): three at C24, C26, C28 under the thread bus.
2. Rope bus (R17): down drops at R16, lane right C24 → C28, rope chest at C29.

Wire check: portal/chests → seed bus → plots → trunk → grinders → fiber bus → thread processor → thread bus (left) → rope processors → rope chest.

Numbers that matter

• 7 plots → 3 grinders = 60/m fiber (20/m each) = one full belt.
• Thread processor consumes the whole fiber belt: 60/m thread.
• 3 rope processors eat 2 thread each → 30/m rope; the rest banks as surplus thread.
• Fertilizer keeps plots producing — if the line starves, check fertilizer first.

Scale it

• The nursery block is stackable: copy plots + their bus upward (fertilizer down the

center, harvest out both sides) to multiply flax without widening the footprint.

• Rope: one full 60/m thread belt feeds 6 rope processors (60 ÷ 10). This plan runs 3

and banks the difference, so you can grow rope later without touching the plots.

Troubleshooting

• Plots idle, no harvest: they need fertilizer — feed it via the seed bus or

directly; then confirm seeds are arriving on R5.

• Thread processor throttled: all 3 grinders must run. Add plots before adding a 4th

grinder — beyond 60/m the fiber belt fills and one grinder just stalls.

• Rope stalls: the rope chest is full and backing up the bus — belt surplus rope

onward (shop shelves) instead of letting the line block.

• Belt direction: R14 thread arrows point left; R8, R11, R17 point right.

AF Guide 03 — Healing Potion Works (Level-4 Rush)

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_03_HealingPotions.html · Grid 30 cols × 20 rows · Rows R4–R16

The quest line that matters early: 100 Healing Potions → Level 4 → Automatic Cashier (no more standing at the register). This mirror factory grows flax and sage, grinds both, and feeds two Assemblers that brew 10 potions/m — the 100-potion quest in ~10 minutes. A separated "cash corner" (register → bank portal → silver chest) keeps coins from jamming.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — confirm recipes/rates in the 1.0 build menu.

Layout map

Legend: P portal · C chest · F flax plot · f sage plot · G grinder · B assembler (BREW) · R register · K bank · >/</v belt direction. Each row is exactly 30 columns.

     1         2         3
C:   123456789012345678901234567890
R4 PCC......................CCP..
R5 >>>>>>>>>>>>....<<<<<<<<<<<<..
R6 ....F.F.F.F......f.f.f.f......
R7 ....v.v.v.v......v.v.v.v......
R8 ...>>>>>>>>>....<<<<<<<<<.....
R9 .....G..G..G....G..G..G.......
R10 .....v..v..v....v..v..v.......
R11 .....>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<.......
R12 .............BB...............
R13 .............vv...............
R14 .............>>>>>>>>>C.......
R15 ..............................
R16 ........................R>>KC.

Key positions:

• R4: flax portal C1 + chests C2-C3; sage chests C26-C27 + portal C28
• R5: seed buses - flax right C1->C12, sage left C17->C28
• R6: flax plots C5, C7, C9, C11 · sage plots C18, C20, C22, C24 (R7 drops)
• R8: harvest trunks - flax right C4->C12, sage left C17->C25
• R9: grinders - flax C6, C9, C12 · sage C17, C20, C23 (R10 drops)
• R11: ingredient buses - fiber right C6->C14, sage left C15->C23
• R12: 2 Assemblers at C14 + C15 · R13 potion drops
• R14: potion bus right C14->C22 + potion chest C23 (-> shelves/catapult)
• R16: cash corner - Register C25 -> Bank Portal C28 (copper->silver 50:1) ->

silver chest C29

Build order

1. Seed supply (R4): Flax portal C1 + chests C2–C3 (left); Sage chests

C26–C27 + portal C28 (right). Set each portal to its crop's seeds.

1. Seed buses (R5): flax lane right C1→C12; sage lane left C17→C28 (mirror —

arrows point inward toward the middle).

1. Nurseries (R6): 4 flax plots on the left (C5, C7, C9, C11), 4 sage plots mirrored

on the right (C18, C20, C22, C24). Fertilize both sides.

1. Harvest trunks (R8): drops at R7, then flax rides right C4→C12 and sage rides

left C17→C25.

1. Grinders (R9): 3 per side (flax at C6/C9/C12, sage at C17/C20/C23) — each side

produces a full 60/m belt of its ingredient.

1. Ingredient buses (R11): fiber right C6→C14; ground sage left C15→C23 — the

two lanes meet directly above the assemblers, one ingredient per assembler side.

1. Assemblers (R12): two at C14 and C15 under the seam. Set recipe = **Healing

Potion**. Each pulls fiber + sage; each brews ~5/m.

1. Potion bus (R14): drops at R13, lane right C14→C22 into the potion chest at

C23 — belt out to shop shelves or a catapult.

1. Cash corner (R16, separate): Register at C25 (sells potions → copper). Belt

copper right through C26–C27 into the Bank Portal at C28 (copper→silver 50:1), silver chest at C29. Empty the register path first — coins are physical and jam.

Numbers that matter

• 2 assemblers × 5/m = 10 potions/m → 100-quest in ~10 minutes of runtime.
• Each side: 4 plots → 3 grinders = 60/m → 1 full belt (do not merge both sides).
• Copper stacks only ~50/belt-slot: if you see copper backing up, your register→bank

belt is the bottleneck — widen or shorten it.

Scale it

• Need turquoise potions / bandages later? This exact layout works — swap the assembler

recipes and re-point the potion bus; the guides call this the "3-output" trick (potion, bandage, shop-sale).

• More throughput: stack another plot+grinder column per side (copy upward), or add

assemblers C13/C16 and split ingredient buses.

Troubleshooting

• Assemblers idle: each needs both ingredients — check both R11 buses have arrows

pointing toward center and both grinder trios are fed.

• No sage/flax seeds: portals buy seeds with coins — feed the cash corner first or

they stop restocking.

• Register full of copper: bank portal must be set to copper→silver and its belt

clear; never let coins sit on a dead-end belt.

• Plots slow: fertilizer, fertilizer, fertilizer — same rule as BP02.

AF Guide 04 — Stone & Fuel Yard

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_04_StoneYard.html · Grid 32 cols × 18 rows · Rows R3–R14

The raw-materials yard behind everything brick, glass, and fertilizer. One stone portal feeds three modules that share the same portal feed:

• A · Stone line — crushers make sand (kilns → glass/bricks later)
• B · Quicklime module — crucibles burn stone into quicklime, grinders make

quicklime powder (the fertilizer chain's core ingredient)

• C · Fuel corner — planks (from BP01) → charcoal → charcoal powder: furnace fuel

and a recipe ingredient, plus the Stone Furnace that supplies HEAT to the crucibles.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — set exact recipes/rates in the 1.0 build menu.

Layout map - Module A (stone -> sand), cols 1-15

Legend: P portal · C chest · K crusher · U crucible · G grinder · F furnace · >/</v belt direction.

C:   123456789012345
R3 PCC............
R4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
R5 .....K...K.....
R6 .....v...v.....
R7 .....>>>>>>>>C.

• R3: portal C1 + chests C2-C3 · R4 stone trunk runs right C4->C17
• R5: crushers C6 and C10 · R6 sand drops · R7 sand bus right C6->C13, sand chest

C14 (-> kilns for glass/bricks later)

Layout map - Module B (quicklime -> powder), cols 17-27 (columns shown relative to C17)

C:   123456789012
R5 v...........
R6 v...........
R7 v...........
R8 >>>>>>>.....
R9 .U..U.U.....
R10 .v..v.v.....
R11 .>>>>>>.....
R12 ..G..G......
R13 ..v..v......
R14 ..>>>>>>>>C.

• C17 drop: stone trunk comes down (R5-R7), turns right at R8 into the feed bus

(rel C1->C7 = absolute C17->C23)

• R9: crucibles at absolute C18, C21, C23 (stone -> quicklime; need heat) · R10 drops
• R11: quicklime bus right C18->C23 · R12 grinders absolute C19, C22
• R13 powder drops · R14 powder bus right C19->C26 -> powder chest C27 (export to

fertilizer assemblers; set the final recipe per build menu)

Layout map - Module C (fuel corner), cols 24-31 (columns shown relative to C24)

C:   12345678
R4 C.......
R5 v.......
R6 U.......
R7 v.......
R8 >>>>>>C.
R9 F.G.....
R10 ..v.....
R11 ..>>C...

• R4 C24: chest fed from your BP01 plank surplus · R5 drop · R6 crucible C24

(planks -> charcoal) · R7 drop

• R8: charcoal bus right C24->C29 -> charcoal stock chest C30 (fuel + recipes)
• R9: Stone Furnace C24 (burns charcoal, radiates heat) · charcoal grinder C26

(charcoal -> powder) · R10-R11 powder to chest C28

Build order

1. Supply (R3): Stone portal C1 + chests C2–C3; stone trunk **R4 right to

C17**.

1. Module A: crushers at R5 (C6, C10), sand drops R6, sand bus R7 into chest

C14. Sand feeds kilns — chain it into a glass/brick kiln block when unlocked.

1. Module B: at C17 run the trunk down (R5→R7), then right along R8 to

C23. Crucibles at R9 (C18, C21, C23) — stone → quicklime. Drops R10, quicklime bus R11, grinders R12 (C19, C22) → quicklime powder, bus R14 to chest C27.

1. Module C: feed the C24 R4 chest from your BP01 plank surplus. Drop R5 →

charcoal crucible C24 R6 → drop R7 → charcoal bus R8 → stock chest C30.

1. Heat: Stone Furnace at C24 R9 — burn planks/charcoal. Crucibles and future

kilns draw heat by adjacency (no heat belts). Leave 1 empty block of headroom above furnaces/crucibles — they're taller than other machines.

1. Powders: quicklime grinders (R12) and charcoal grinder (R9 C26) both feed powder

stores; belt them to your assemblers and set the recipes per build menu.

Numbers that matter

• Stone trunk C4–C17 feeds BOTH crushers and the quicklime drop — don't cap it at 90/m

if you later add machines; split the trunk early.

• Crucible ≈ 6.7/m each: 3 = ~20/m quicklime; grinders keep up easily.
• Charcoal is your furnace fuel and a recipe ingredient (e.g. salt/sand chains) —

keep the stock chest between the bus and the furnace so fuel and recipes never fight.

Scale it

• Copy modules as columns, not the whole yard: add crusher columns to the right of A,

crucible+grinder pairs under B's feed bus, and a second furnace for heat.

• Charcoal demand spikes with kilns — a second charcoal crucible doubles C cheaply.

Troubleshooting

• Crucibles cold/idle: furnace not adjacent or out of fuel — feed the charcoal bus;

verify headroom above the crucibles (blocked = no work).

• No sand/powder moving: crushers/grinders need their recipes set in the build

menu (some stones split into two outputs) — check before blaming belts.

• Powder chest full: export to fertilizer assemblers or add a chest — a full store

stalls the whole line behind it.

• Trunk feels slow: you merged too much into one 90/m belt — split stone before the

crusher branch instead of after.

AF Guide 05 — Master Base Site Plan

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_05_MasterBase.html (site-plan overview) · Grid 52 × 32 The map that ties BP01–BP04 together: where each production line goes on one yard, and the five logistics links that make the lines feed each other. Use it to place your lines; use BP01–04 (and their guides) to build each line tile-by-tile.

The zones

Two columns of production (A/B/C on the left, D on the right) leave a vertical corridor (cols 23–25) that carries all cross-yard traffic, so no line ever blocks another.

The five links that make it one factory

The money loop is the secret: E's register → bank portal compresses copper to silver, and that silver keeps A–D's portals stocked — the whole yard runs hands-off.

Suggested build order on the site

1. Zone A (Wood Core) — planks for fuel, building, and the shop.
2. Zone B (Flax & Linen) — plant 8–10 plots early; rope/thread are everywhere.
3. Zone D (Healing Potions) — rush the 100-potion quest → Level 4 → Automatic Cashier.
4. Zone C (Stone & Fuel) — fertilizer for B/D plots, sand for glass/bricks, charcoal

for the furnace. C can come before D if your nurseries are starving for fertilizer.

1. Zone E (Shop & Coins) — as soon as the register unlocks; belt coins to the bank

portal first so copper never jams your shop.

Layout rules that keep it tidy

• Corridor discipline: the only belts that cross between zones use the col-23–25

corridor. Never run a belt through the middle of another zone — you'll paint yourself into a corner when that zone needs to grow.

• Facing: build each zone with its own portals at its outer edge (logs top-left, stone

bottom-left, seeds left/right of D) so supply belts never cross the yard.

• Tall machines (furnaces, crucibles) need one empty block of headroom — plan C's

ceiling one block higher than A/B/D.

• Belt limit 90/m: when a zone outgrows one belt (e.g. a second saw farm), add a

second bus in the corridor instead of merging.

Scale it

Copy whole zones upward (new floor, same column) — the corridor stays the single logistics spine and each copied zone just taps it. That's the pattern the guides mean by "stack copies": triple output without sprawling into the shop.

Reading the map

• Colored frames = zones (color = zone accent, matches BP sheets).
• Machine tiles inside frames are representative — full counts and belt routing are on

the zone's own blueprint (A=BP01 … E=BP03).

• Arrows = cross-yard flows with the item name on the line; the dark labels repeat the

five links above.

• Portals with purple glow auto-buy: LOGS (A), STONE (C), FLAX & SAGE (D).

> Rates and recipes are Early-Access-wiki figures — confirm against the 1.0 build menu. > This is an overview: build each zone from its BP01–04 sheet for exact tile placement.

AF Guide 06 — Iron & Steel Yard

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_06_IronSteel.html · Grid 34 cols × 22 rows (ZOOM 2)

Mid-game metal line. Two modules side by side: [A] Iron — ore in, ingots out, some nailed into iron nails; [B] Coke & Steel — coal cooked to coke, ground to powder, then fired with iron in the Athanor for steel (the 75% iron roll loops back). Steel is the tier-2 building block: processors, machines, and later relic-era recipes eat it.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — set exact recipes per the 1.0 build menu.

Layout map — Module A (iron), cols 1–17, rows 4–14

C:   12345678901234567
R4   .PCC
R5   ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.   ore bus (right, C5→C17)
R6   .......S.....S...   smelters C8, C13
R7   .......v.....v...
R8   .......>>>>>>>>>>C  ingot bus → store chest C18
R9   ..............v...   tap at C14
R10  ......<<<<<<<<<...   feed bus (LEFT) to nails
R11  .......N...N...N..   nail processors C8, C11, C14
R12  .......v...v...v..
R13  .......>>>>>>>>>>>  nail bus → down C16
R14  .................C  nail chest C16

• R4: ore portal C2 + chests C3–C4 · R5 ore bus right to C17
• R6: smelters C8, C13 (label SMELT) · R7 ingot drops
• R8: ingot bus right → ingot store chest C18 (nails + steel both tap this bus)
• Nails tap at C14: down R9 → feed bus R10 runs left C6→C14 → 3 nail processors

C8, C11, C14 → drops R12 → nail bus R13 → chest C16 R14

• Steel tap at C17: three drops R9–R11 → R12 feed bus runs right C17→C26 into

the athanor (module B)

Layout map — Module B (coke & steel), cols 19–33, rows 4–14

C:   123456789012345
R4   .......PCC
R5   .........>>>>>>>C   coal bus → buffer C31
R6   .........U F        coke crucible C25 + furnace C26 (heat)
R7   .........v
R8   .........v
R9   .........G          grinder C25 (coke → powder)
R10  .........v
R11  .........>>         powder bus C25→C27
R12  ................A   athanor C27 (ingots arrive on R12 from the left)
R13  ................v
R14  ................>>>C  steel bus → steel chest C30

• Coal portal C21 + chests C22–C23; coal bus R5 C24→C30 + buffer chest C31
• Coke crucible C25 R6 with furnace C26 R6 adjacent (heat by adjacency — no heat

belts; tall machines: 1 block headroom)

• Coke drops R7–R8 → grinder C25 R9 → powder → powder bus R11 → athanor
• Athanor C27 R12: iron ingots (bus from module A) + coke powder → steel (25%) or iron

(75%) — the iron rolls back on the R13 return bus into the ingot feed (loop)

• Steel bus R14 → steel chest C30

Numbers that matter

• 2 smelters ≈ 20 ingots/m = enough for nails (3×5/m) + steel feed with margin.
• Athanor steel ≈ 3.75/m each (25% roll) — pair athanors when you need real steel.
• Pyrite ore smelted gives sulfur + iron as a side chain — run a third smelter on

pyrite when sulfur recipes unlock (sulfuric acid / black powder).

• Ingots are bulky for their coin value — smelt into products before selling.

Scale it

• Copy module columns: +2 smelters per extra ingot belt; +3 nail processors per 15/m nails.
• Steel: add athanors + one coke grinder each; keep a second furnace for heat at distance.
• Each output line gets its own belt (90/m) — never merge two full belts.

Troubleshooting

• Coke crucible idle: no heat — furnace must be adjacent and fuelled (planks or

charcoal from BP04); headroom blocked = no work.

• Athanor starved: ingot feed on R12 comes from module A's C17 tap — if the ingot bus

backs up to the store chest, the store fills first; give steel its own tap earlier.

• Nails stalled: nail chest full backs up the whole A line — belt nails out to

construction/upgrades or add a chest.

• Steel chest empty but machine running: 25% roll is per cycle — watch a full minute

before judging throughput; recycle iron must keep moving or the athanor jams.

AF Guide 07 — Kilns & Glass

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_07_KilnGlass.html · Grid 30 cols × 20 rows (ZOOM 2)

Downstream of BP04 (sand + charcoal powder arrive on belts) and BP06 (fuel). Two small lines: 2 kilns make glass from sand (vials/windows later), and an assembler makes clay from charcoal powder + sand, which a third kiln fires into bricks for building. Kilns are TALL — one empty block of headroom — and need a lit furnace adjacent for heat (heat is by adjacency; there are no heat belts).

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — set exact recipes per the 1.0 build menu.

Layout map (cols 1–26, rows 4–11)

Legend: S sand chest · C charcoal-pwd chest · K kiln · A assembler · F furnace · c chest · >/v belt direction

C:   123456789012345678901234567890
R4   ..S...............C..........
R5   ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
R6   .....K...K...........A.......
R7   .....v...v...........v.......
R8   .....>>>>>>>c.........v.......
R9   .......................K..F..
R10  .......................v.....
R11  .......................>>>>c.

Read by column numbers (the preview may wrap). Key positions:

• SAND IN: chest C3 R4 (fed from BP04 crusher sand) · sand bus R5 runs **right

C4→C18**

• CHAR PWD IN: chest C19 R4 (fed from BP04 fuel corner) merges onto the bus at C19

(R5 C19→C22, charcoal powder)

• Glass kilns: R6 C6 and C10 · glass drops R7 · glass bus R8 → glass chest C12

(→ vials/windows later)

• Clay: assembler C22 R6 (sand + charcoal powder) · clay drops R7+R8 (C22) straight

into the brick kiln top

• Brick kiln: C22 R9 with furnace C23 R9 adjacent (heat) · brick drop R10 ·

brick bus R11 → brick chest C26 (building supply for BP08+)

Build order

1. Inputs (R4–R5): sand chest C3, charcoal-powder chest C19 — belt both in from

BP04; the single R5 bus carries sand to C18 and charcoal powder from C19 to C22.

1. Glass (R6–R8): two kilns at C6, C10 (recipe: glass) with drops and the R8 glass

bus into chest C12. Light them: copy the furnace trick below per kiln if they're out of furnace range.

1. Clay (R6–R8): assembler C22 (recipe: clay). Its two drops (R7, R8) feed the

brick kiln directly — no belt needed between assembler and kiln.

1. Bricks (R9–R11): kiln C22 R9 (recipe: brick); furnace C23 R9 lit and fuelled

(planks/charcoal from BP06/BP04). Brick bus R11 → chest C26.

1. Headroom: kilns are tall — leave one empty block above every kiln column.

Numbers that matter

• Glass ≈ 10/m per kiln (2 kilns = 20/m); brick ≈ 10/m per kiln.
• Clay ≈ 15/m per assembler — one assembler feeds ~1.5 brick kilns; add a second brick

kiln when your building phase demands it.

• Furnace heat is adjacency-only: a kiln more than one block from a lit furnace sits cold.

Scale it

• Copy the glass block (kiln pair + bus) rightward per extra 20/m.
• Copy the clay→brick column per extra 10/m bricks (one assembler per ~1.5 kilns).
• Keep every product on its own belt (90/m) — sand and charcoal powder share the R5 bus

but never merge outputs.

Troubleshooting

• Kiln cold/idle: furnace not adjacent or out of fuel — light it and confirm headroom

above the kiln.

• No clay: assembler needs both inputs — check the sand bus reaches C22 and the

charcoal-powder chest (C19) is fed from BP04.

• Glass backs up: chest C12 full — belt glass onward (vials/essence lines) or add a

second chest; a full store stalls the kilns.

• Assembler vs kiln mis-feed: clay drops at R7+R8 land on the kiln at C22 — if you move

the kiln, keep the two drops aligned above its input.

AF Guide 08 — Crystal Chain (Relic Path)

Pairs with: AF_Blueprint_08_CrystalChain.html · Grid 26 cols × 22 rows (ZOOM 2)

The start of the endgame income line: quartz ore crushed to crude shards, then pushed through a 7-stage refiner cascade — crude → broken → dull → shattered → crude crystal → polished → adamant → diamond — and fed to the Knowledge Altar (study relics → craft → sell, the ~20k+/day tier). It is a schematic: one refiner per stage shows the chain; real throughput needs the pairing below.

What you need

Rates are Early-Access-wiki figures — set exact recipes per the 1.0 build menu.

The chain (stage → product → item color)

Every step is 2 of the previous → 1 of the next. One refiner at stage N needs two at stage N−1 — so a full 20/m diamond line needs pairs going down the chain (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…). For relic crafting you rarely need that much: a single-file chain at ~10/m per stage is fine, and you can pair stages later without rebuilding the routing.

Layout map (positions)

• Supply: quartz portal C2 R4 + chest C3 → drop → crusher C2 R6 (CRUSH) →

shard belt → buffer chest C4 R6 → drop at C4 R7

• Cascade (stair-step snake):
• Refiner #1 C4 R8 → belt right (C5–C7) → Refiner #2 C8 R8
• down → Refiner #3 C8 R10 → belt right (C9–C11) → Refiner #4 C12 R10
• down → Refiner #5 C12 R12 → belt right (C13–C15) → Refiner #6 C16 R12
• down → Refiner #7 C16 R14 → belt right (C17–C19) → diamond chest C20 R14
• Altar: Knowledge Altar C10 R17 — gold arrow from the diamond chest; pink arrow

east = perfect diamond (2 diamond → 1, refiner) for premium jewelry; gold arrow out = relics to craft/sell.

Build order

1. Feed: quartz portal C2 (auto-buy) → chest → crusher; buffer crude shards in the

C4 chest so the cascade never starves on crusher pauses.

1. Snake the refiners: follow the stage order above; each refiner pulls from the belt

before it and drops onto the belt after it. Use T to face inputs/outputs.

1. Diamond chest → altar: run diamonds to the Knowledge Altar C10 R17; keep a

branch for perfect diamonds (2:1) once jewelry unlocks.

1. Study before selling: the altar unlocks relic recipes — study new relics first, then

craft for shop/quest income.

Numbers that matter

• Crush rate ≈10/m caps the whole chain at ~10/m per stage — plenty for relic work.
• Perfect diamond = 2 diamond → 1 (premium; worth it only at high relic knowledge).
• Adamant + diamond both feed altar recipes — don't sell raw gems early; the relic markup

is the point.

Scale it

• Pair stages down the chain when you want a true 20/m diamond belt (2× stage 6, 4× stage

5, 8× stage 4 …). Refiners are cheap; routing is the work — keep one belt per stage pair.

• A second crusher + portal doubles the whole line's ceiling.

Troubleshooting

• Cascade stalls mid-way: a full chest or belt further down blocks the whole snake —

clear the diamond chest / altar feed first.

• Stage N idle but stage N−1 full: refiner input faces the wrong way — rotate (T) so

it pulls from the incoming belt; check each refiner takes 2 in → 1 out (recipe set).

• Altar not crafting: feed it diamonds/adamant AND ensure the relic is studied — the

altar crafts recipes, not raw gems.

• Quartz portal stopped: chest full or coins out — compress coins at BP03's bank loop

and keep the portal funded.