Technology · Item
Plastic
Made of oil or natural gas in the refinery: circuit boards, logic, large cables and fibres need it.
In the game
How to get it
Refinery, choice Plastic: 32 voxels of crude oil or 32 units of natural gas give 2 plastic in 10 s.
What it is for
Circuit boards (2 plastic for 2 boards), logic gates, op-amps, memories, register banks, the large power cable (or tar), optical fibres, white light switches.
Why it exists
The plastic age opens electronics: no circuit board, chip or satellite without it.
The same text the game shows in its progress tree and on the item's sheet (I).
How to get it
Refinery, choice Plastic: 32 voxels of crude oil, or 32 units of natural gas, give 2 plastic in 10 s.
What it is for
| Recipe | Plastic |
|---|---|
| Circuit board (2) | 2 |
| Logic gate (2), Op-amp, Memory, register bank | 2 |
| Large power cable (4) | 2 (or tar) |
| Mono fibre (4) / octo fibre (4) | 1 / 2 |
| White light switch (2) | 1 |
It is also an insulation for small cables.
Why it exists
Reaching plastic is a milestone, Plastic age in the tech tree: from here, electronics and space open.
Pellets distilled from oil: light, waterproof parts.
On the progress path
CH3ChemistryMain path
- BeforeCH2 · Refinery
- This stepCH3 · Plastic
- NextCH4 · Gas plant