SchlauFuchs Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hi, I just switched to the test branch and found that Abyssalite can't be used for things I used it for. What is it good for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crypticorb Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, SchlauFuchs said: Hi, I just switched to the test branch and found that Abyssalite can't be used for things I used it for. What is it good for now? It's used in the new "super-insulator" recipe, which the other materials required for said recipe can be found on the furthest planets. The new super-insulator has perfect insulation like abyssalite insulated tiles once did, but is far more expensive. You unlock it in the new "molecular forge" under Catalytics in the research tree. For any purposes, including extreme temperatures, normal insulated tiles will work if made from materials like igneous rock or ceramic. Brothgar recently did a tile comparison test for all the different types of tiles, using sedimentary rock as a baseline, and they work quite well. His test didn't explore all possibilities or permutations of insulated tile usage, but it gives a fair view of the usage baselines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchlauFuchs Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Ah, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkMaster Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6 hours ago, crypticorb said: It's used in the new "super-insulator" recipe, which the other materials required for said recipe can be found on the furthest planets. The new super-insulator has perfect insulation like abyssalite insulated tiles once did, but is far more expensive. You unlock it in the new "molecular forge" under Catalytics in the research tree. For any purposes, including extreme temperatures, normal insulated tiles will work if made from materials like igneous rock or ceramic. Brothgar recently did a tile comparison test for all the different types of tiles, using sedimentary rock as a baseline, and they work quite well. His test didn't explore all possibilities or permutations of insulated tile usage, but it gives a fair view of the usage baselines. you forgot to mention that those materials, currently, are unavailable since all planets have it's special resource at 0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnus Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, SkunkMaster said: you forgot to mention that those materials, currently, are unavailable since all planets have it's special resource at 0% Details. Details. My friend. Let them get their hopes up before smashing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkMaster Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Saturnus said: Details. Details. My friend. Let them get their hopes up before smashing them. Why ? with every patch the devs get my hopes up, then i go in to check, and the materials are still not in the game. They change the recipe of things made with those new materials, but based on what ? - no one ever made any of it, so how do they even grasp if it's even balanced or not ? I'm not trying to be mean here, but developing a game sometimes in reverse logical order seems strange to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoakenashi Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Saturnus said: 2 hours ago, SkunkMaster said: you forgot to mention that those materials, currently, are unavailable since all planets have it's special resource at 0% Details. Details. My friend. The super-insulator is so late-late game that even the developers haven’t made it that far @SchlauFuchs the other interesting dynamic that this produces is that the original biome borders are now super important to maintain as they are the only structures prior to super-insulation that prevent all heat transfer. Also, leaving your abyssalite borders makes for interesting base designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasza22 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I wish there was some purpose for it earlier. Maybe crushing it in the rock crusher could create something more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulwind Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Well, you could crush it into sand. Don't know why you'd want to, but you could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psusi Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Can't you also refine it into tungsten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhailRaptor Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 7 hours ago, psusi said: Can't you also refine it into tungsten? That's Wolframite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasza22 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 9 hours ago, psusi said: Can't you also refine it into tungsten? You can melt it into tungsten in theory but that`s like 3500oC. It`s pretty hard to get that high temperatures. But it wouldn`t hurt if it was doable in the smelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psusi Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 27 minutes ago, Sasza22 said: You can melt it into tungsten in theory but that`s like 3500oC. It`s pretty hard to get that high temperatures. But it wouldn`t hurt if it was doable in the smelter. Oh, I thought it was doable in the smelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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