What is Compounds used for?

It is an input in 4 recipes, such as Automated Defense System: Flamethrower, Bastion Armor Feet and Nuclear Reactor.

How long does Compounds take to craft?

9.6 s per craft at the Polymerizer. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Compounds

ResourcesTier 5Feature level: Dangerous Horizons

Craft 1 Compounds from 0.25 L Refined Oil per craft at a Polymerizer (9.6 s).

In-game description: “Reactive fluids and reagents for use in adhesives, solvents and acids.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Polymerizer

Input

0.25 Refined OilFluid · litres,1.56 per minute0.03 per second0.25 per craft

Output

1 Compounds,6.25 per minute0.1 per second1 per craft

Time: 9.6 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: T5 ManufacturerCompounds blueprint

Quantities are per craft. Times are each station's base rate (crafting work ÷ processing rate); station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Weight: 0.1kg
Stack size: 100
Recipes: 1
Used in: 4

About Compounds

Compounds is a Tier 5 item in the Resources category. One craft turns 0.25 L Refined Oil into 1 Compounds at the Polymerizer (9.6 s). Used in 4 recipes, most often at the Manufacturer. Unlocked by the Compounds blueprint in the Tier 5 tech tree, after Polymerizer.

Used in

4 recipes

Recipes that use Compounds
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
Automated Defense System: Flamethrower	Manufacturer	20	Tier 5
Bastion Armor Feet	Electric Textiles Bench	20	Tier 5
Nuclear Reactor	Manufacturer	30	Tier 5
Oil Deep-Mining Drill	Manufacturer	15	Tier 5

Crafted at

1 station

Craft time of Compounds per station
Station	Time / craft	Compounds /min	Power
Polymerizer	9.6 s	6.25/min	computed in-game

Unlocked by

Tier 5 blueprintCompounds
Requires Polymerizer.

Change history

Tracked since Week 252. Changes from later data updates appear here.

Compounds FAQ

How do you make Compounds in ICARUS?: One craft turns 0.25 L Refined Oil into 1 Compounds at the Polymerizer (9.6 s).
What is Compounds used for?: It is an input in 4 recipes, such as Automated Defense System: Flamethrower, Bastion Armor Feet and Nuclear Reactor.
Where is Compounds crafted?: At the Polymerizer.
How do you unlock Compounds?: Unlocked by the Compounds blueprint in the Tier 5 tech tree, after Polymerizer.
How long does Compounds take to craft?: 9.6 s per craft at the Polymerizer. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.