Volatile Substance
ResourcesTier 2
Craft 1 Volatile Substance from 2 Gunpowder, 2 Oxite and 2 Spoiled Plants per craft at a Chemistry Bench (1.25 s), or at 6 other stations. 3 recipes make it.
How to make
Recipe 1 of 3 · station
Chemistry Bench
Inputs
- 2 Gunpowder,96 per minute1.6 per second2 per craft
- 2 Oxite,96 per minute1.6 per second2 per craft
- 2 Spoiled Plants,96 per minute1.6 per second2 per craft
Output
- 1 Volatile Substance,48 per minute0.8 per second1 per craft
One bench completes 48 crafts per minute.
- Time
- 1.25 s per craft, base
- Power draw
- 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
- Electricity
- 3.13 kJ per craftdraw × time
- Unlocked by
- T2 IronVolatile Substance blueprint
Recipe 2 · Chemistry Bench2 Guano + 2 Oxite → 1 Volatile Substance · 1.25 s · 2.5 kWT4 Electric
Recipe 2 of 3 · station
Chemistry Bench
Output
- 1 Volatile Substance,48 per minute0.8 per second1 per craft
One bench completes 48 crafts per minute.
- Time
- 1.25 s per craft, base
- Power draw
- 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
- Electricity
- 3.13 kJ per craftdraw × time
- Unlocked by
- T2 IronVolatile Substance blueprint
Recipe 3 · Chemistry Bench1 Active Lithium + 0.25 Water → 1 Volatile Substance · 1.25 s · 2.5 kWT4 Electric
Recipe 3 of 3 · station
Chemistry Bench
Inputs
- 1 Active Lithium,48 per minute0.8 per second1 per craft
- 0.25 WaterFluid · litres,12 per minute0.2 per second0.25 per craft
Output
- 1 Volatile Substance,48 per minute0.8 per second1 per craft
One bench completes 48 crafts per minute.
- Time
- 1.25 s per craft, base
- Power draw
- 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
- Electricity
- 3.13 kJ per craftdraw × time
- Unlocked by
- T2 IronVolatile Substance blueprint
- Weight
- 0.25kg
- Stack size
- 25
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 14
About Volatile Substance
Volatile Substance is a Tier 2 item in the Resources category. One craft turns 2 Gunpowder, 2 Oxite and 2 Spoiled Plants into 1 Volatile Substance at the Chemistry Bench (1.25 s), Windmill (2.5 s), Herbalism Bench (5 s), Homestead Medicine Bench (5 s) or 3 other stations. 3 recipes make it in total. Used in 14 recipes, most often at the Machining Bench. Unlocked by the Volatile Substance blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Mortar and Pestle.
Crafting tree · 1 × Volatile Substance
Raw materials for 1 Volatile Substance
Full crafting tree (1 step)
- 1 Volatile Substance · Chemistry Bench, 1 craft
- 2 Guano · no recipe
- 2 Oxite · mined
Used in
All 14| Makes | Station | Needs / craft | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Solution | Chemistry Bench | 2 | — |
| 12-Gauge Explosive Shell | Machining Bench +2 | 1 | Tier 3 |
| 5.56mm Explosive Round | Machining Bench +2 | 1 | Tier 3 |
| 7.62mm Explosive Round | Machining Bench +2 | 1 | Tier 3 |
| 9mm Explosive Round | Machining Bench +2 | 1 | Tier 3 |
| Enzymatic Mutation Ammo | Machining Bench +2 | 1 | Tier 3 |
| Frag Grenade | Machining Bench +2 | 3 | Tier 3 |
| Impact Grenade | Machining Bench +2 | 3 | Tier 3 |
| Lava Hunter Bomber Mine | Fabricator +1 | 2 | Tier 3 |
| Makeshift Landmine | Fabricator +1 | 1 | Tier 4 |
| Neurotoxic Aerosol | Fabricator +1 | 5 | — |
| Progenitive Fertilizer | Herbalism Bench +3 | 1 | Tier 2 |
Crafted at
| Station | Recipe | Time / craft | Volatile Substance /min | Power | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Bench | Volatile Substance | 1.25 s | 48/min | 2.5 kW cited | — |
| Windmill | Volatile Substance | 2.5 s | 24/min | No power connection | — |
| Herbalism Bench | Volatile Substance | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Homestead Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Mortar and Pestle | Volatile Substance | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Sterile Mortar & Pestle | Volatile Substance | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Chemistry Bench | Volatile Substance from Guano | 1.25 s | 48/min | 2.5 kW cited | — |
| Windmill | Volatile Substance from Guano | 2.5 s | 24/min | No power connection | — |
| Herbalism Bench | Volatile Substance from Guano | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Homestead Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance from Guano | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance from Guano | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Mortar and Pestle | Volatile Substance from Guano | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Sterile Mortar & Pestle | Volatile Substance from Guano | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | — |
| Chemistry Bench | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 1.25 s | 48/min | 2.5 kW cited | 0.25 L per craft |
| Windmill | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 2.5 s | 24/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
| Herbalism Bench | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
| Homestead Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
| Medicine Bench | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
| Mortar and Pestle | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
| Sterile Mortar & Pestle | Volatile Substance from Active Lithium | 5 s | 12/min | No power connection | 0.25 L per craft |
Unlocked by
- Tier 2 blueprintVolatile Substance
Change history
Volatile Substance FAQ
- How do you make Volatile Substance in ICARUS?
- One craft turns 2 Gunpowder, 2 Oxite and 2 Spoiled Plants into 1 Volatile Substance at the Chemistry Bench (1.25 s), Windmill (2.5 s), Herbalism Bench (5 s), Homestead Medicine Bench (5 s) or 3 other stations. 3 recipes make it in total.
- What is Volatile Substance used for?
- It is an input in 14 recipes, such as Liquid Solution, 12-Gauge Explosive Shell and 5.56mm Explosive Round.
- Where is Volatile Substance crafted?
- At the Chemistry Bench, the Windmill, the Herbalism Bench, the Homestead Medicine Bench, the Medicine Bench or the Mortar and Pestle, or 1 other station.
- How do you unlock Volatile Substance?
- Unlocked by the Volatile Substance blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Mortar and Pestle.
- How long does Volatile Substance take to craft?
- 1.25 s per craft at the Chemistry Bench, 2.5 s at the Windmill, 5 s at the Herbalism Bench, 5 s at the Homestead Medicine Bench, 5 s at the Medicine Bench, 5 s at the Mortar and Pestle. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.