Is there an alternate Copper Sheet recipe?

[Nicodemus]

Just curious, because it seems half my factory is making them. I could use some hope.... :-) I have 3 or 4 alternate recipes for just about everything, but have not come across one for those.

[grapplehoeker]

https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Copper_Ingot#Alternate_recipes_analysis

[Tenebris]

There's Steamed Copper Sheet, which turns the ratio of ingots to Sheets to 1:1, opposed to the 2:1 default. You just need to be able to supply water.

Alternatively, look into alt recipes that take copper sheets out of the equation so you don't need as many.

[DrNewcenstein]

Why would you need more copper sheets than a single node can produce? Have they expanded the functionality of them with Update 4?

As was stated, Steamed Copper Sheets are available, reducing ingot cost, but adding water cost (and consuming copper sheets to make the pipes to carry the water). I don't know how much water they take, I've never used them because a single node has always satisfied my copper sheet needs. However, I'm going to make an educated guess and say that the extra consumption to make them is way worse than just using 2 ingots.

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

Why would you need more copper sheets than a single node can produce? Have they expanded the functionality of them with Update 4?

As was stated, Steamed Copper Sheets are available, reducing ingot cost, but adding water cost (and consuming copper sheets to make the pipes to carry the water). I don't know how much water they take, I've never used them because a single node has always satisfied my copper sheet needs. However, I'm going to make an educated guess and say that the extra consumption to make them is way worse than just using 2 ingots.

if you use the Copper Rotor alt then yes they are very handy as combined with Cast or Steel Screws you can eliminate Rods from all early game production lines :)

this is how i do most of my T1 production ... Bolted Frames, Copper Rotors and Bolted Iron Plates, again phases Rods out entirely making early tier factories simpler to layout and tend to be a bit cleaner.

[Tenebris]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

Why would you need more copper sheets than a single node can produce? Have they expanded the functionality of them with Update 4?

As was stated, Steamed Copper Sheets are available, reducing ingot cost, but adding water cost (and consuming copper sheets to make the pipes to carry the water). I don't know how much water they take, I've never used them because a single node has always satisfied my copper sheet needs. However, I'm going to make an educated guess and say that the extra consumption to make them is way worse than just using 2 ingots.

Needing sheets for the pipes is a moot point, since he'll eventually be getting more sheets, this is all under the assumption he has a water source relatively nearby.

Same with energy consumption, by the time you unlock Refineries, you should have a big surplus of power to use, and compared to say: overclocking a Manufacturer, the few dozen extra MW a few Refineries use is nothing

[Grandaddypurple]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

Why would you need more copper sheets than a single node can produce? Have they expanded the functionality of them with Update 4?

There's a new alt recipe for empty canisters that uses copper sheet, and even before that copper sheet has always been a must for circuit boards and AI limiters

[Nicodemus]

Originally posted by Grandaddypurple:

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

Why would you need more copper sheets than a single node can produce? Have they expanded the functionality of them with Update 4?

There's a new alt recipe for empty canisters that uses copper sheet, and even before that copper sheet has always been a must for circuit boards and AI limiters

^ Grandad speaks truth.

I have 36 copper sheet constructors going. I think the majority are for circuit boards. I have a couple alt recipes for the boards, but it would have disrupted something else, I don't remember though. I believe I have 4 things that require the sheets. As stated in the OP, I just have no alts for that, period.

[Schalimah]

AI limiters is the only thing that has no alt without copper sheets.

For circuit boards the plastic + quickwire is way more effective.

Heatsinks should also be done with casings and rubber alternate.

The alt for rotors is not really worth it.
Steal rotors are the way to go.

This of course depends on where you need things and what is available there.