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Construction Parts

2026-09-24T05:58:26Z

Rschuss: Added info on the option to use Steel

{{Infobox material
| Name = Construction Parts
| Type1 = Crafted material
| State = Unit
| Variants = [[Construction Parts II]]<br/>[[Construction Parts III]]<br/>[[Construction Parts IV]]
}}
'''Construction Parts''' are a fundamental early game crafted product that will be used in large quantities.

They will subsequently be used for advanced tiers of {{infoicon|Construction Parts II}}, {{infoicon|Construction Parts III}} and {{infoicon|Construction Parts IV}}.

'''Construction Parts''' may also offer early game trade possibilities with other villages.

Planning should include manufacturing a steady supply, preferably with machines supplied by conveyor belts to avoid using large number of trucks or having machines starved of inputs.

Later in the game, you can choose between Iron or Steel for building Construction Parts. Every 4 Construction Parts costs either 2 steel or 3 iron. However, one unit of Steel takes twice as much ore or scrap to smelt as one unit of Iron. This makes the Steel recipe less efficient in terms of metal consumption. However, the steel recipes also need less Wood and Concrete Slabs than the iron recipe, one less of each.

It may be worth it to continue to use Iron if you are more worried about running out of Iron Ore as a resource. Or, it may be better to use Steel because that will allow you to simplify things by stopping the production of Iron entirely.

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Iron

2026-09-24T05:51:15Z

Rschuss: Added information on the decision for whether to make Construction Parts 1 from Iron or Steel

{{Infobox material
| Name = Iron
| Type1 = Crafted material
| State = Unit
}}

{{infoicon|Iron}} is one of the first crafted materials the player will create in the game. It is a required material in the production of {{infoicon|Construction Parts}} and {{infoicon|Mechanical Parts|new=yes}}, making it one of the highest-demand items in the early stage of the game. But, from the mid-stage, the demand for iron is almost entirely replaced by {{infoicon|Steel}}.

While the {{infoicon|Steel}} {{infoicon|Mechanical Parts|new=yes}} recipe is more {{infoicon|Iron Ore}} efficient, the {{infoicon|Construction Parts}} one is less so. However, using the Steel recipe requires less Wood and Concrete Slabs per construction part. So the decision on which recipe to use should depend on how easily you can supply those other two products, and how much you value simplifying logistics and storage by not having to deal with both Iron and Steel at the same time.

Iron is also directly required as construction material for the [[Small Excavator]], [[Tree Harvester]], and [[Retaining Wall]]. It is also use in upgrading and repairing [[The Ship]] before being upgraded enough to require {{infoicon|Steel}}.

Note that the devs have stated they wish to entirely replace it with {{infoicon|Steel}} in the future, so don't be surprised if it's removed from the game.

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Copper

2026-09-10T02:40:40Z

Rschuss:

{{Infobox material
| Name = Copper
| Type1 = Crafted material
| State = Unit
}}
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'''Copper''' is a crafted material which is required for the production of {{infoicon|Electronics}} , {{infoicon|PCB}} for {{infoicon|Electronics II}} and several stages in the construction of {{infoicon|Microchips}} for {{infoicon|Electronics III}} . It is created by processing {{infoicon|Impure Copper}} in a [[Copper Electrolysis]] with {{infoicon|Water}}, or later game and with better efficiency, with {{infoicon|Acid}}.

As Copper is an ingredient in the three types of electronics used to produce each type of Maintenance, which all [[vehicles]] and most [[machines]] require to prevent [[breakdown]]s, a steady supply of Copper is necessary to prevent the potential for the [[island]] to enter a [[death spiral]] condition.

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Copper

2026-09-10T02:36:47Z

Rschuss: Undo revision 12800 by Rschuss (talk)

{{Infobox material
| Name = Copper
| Type1 = Crafted material
| State = Unit
}}
{{stub}}
'''Copper''' is a crafted material which is required for the production of [[Electronics]], [[PCB]] for [[Electronics II]] and several stages in the construction of [[Microchips]] for [[Electronics III]]. It is created by processing {{infoicon|Impure Copper}} in a [[Copper Electrolysis]] with {{infoicon|Water}}, or later game and with better efficiency, with {{infoicon|Acid}}.

As Copper is an ingredient in the three types of electronics used to produce each type of Maintenance, which all [[vehicles]] and most [[machines]] require to prevent [[breakdown]]s, a steady supply of Copper is necessary to prevent the potential for the [[island]] to enter a [[death spiral]] condition.

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Copper

2026-09-10T02:36:18Z

Rschuss: I'm trying to get the infoicons to work correctly

{{Infobox material
| Name = Copper
| Type1 = Crafted material
| State = Unit
}}
{{stub}}
'''Copper''' is a crafted material which is required for the production of [[Electronics]]<nowiki>, {{infoicon|</nowiki><var>PCB</var><nowiki>}} for </nowiki>[[Electronics II]] and several stages in the construction of [[Microchips]]<nowiki> for {{infoicon|</nowiki>''Electronics''_''III''<nowiki>}} It is created by processing </nowiki>{{infoicon|Impure Copper}} in a [[Copper Electrolysis]] with {{infoicon|Water}}, or later game and with better efficiency, with {{infoicon|Acid}}.

As Copper is an ingredient in the three types of electronics used to produce each type of Maintenance, which all [[vehicles]] and most [[machines]] require to prevent [[breakdown]]s, a steady supply of Copper is necessary to prevent the potential for the [[island]] to enter a [[death spiral]] condition.

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Copper

2026-09-10T02:28:46Z

Rschuss: This hasn't been updated since before the game introduced Electronics as an item.