System-by-System Production Chains

As trading and stations have changed since the last time I made this list, I'm updating the information to include a little more info. I am still testing things with the stations in-game and will update this even more as it progresses. Thank you for any feedback and enjoy.

Quick Notes:
-Founding a Mine and Station are pretty straight forward. You will need to claim a large asteroid for the mines and visit a shipyard in order to construct a ship capable of founding a station. <You must select Station Founder box when constructing ship.

-Once founded, you will need a minimum of 30 crew members in order for them to begin production.

-The goods located in (brackets) are what the station needs in order to produce a new product. The -> arrow indicates what station receives the new product produced.

1st Tier Production:
Mines:
Ore Mine: -> Steel Factory / Glass Manufacturer
Coal Mine: -> Steel Factory
Oil Rig: -> Oil Refinery
Noble Metal Mine 1 (Silver/Gold): -> Warhead Factory

Basic Stations:
Water Collector: ->Wheat Farm / Chemical Farm
Crystal Farm: -> Glass manufacturer / Nanobot Factory
Gas Collector 3: -> Chemical Factory
Solar Power Plants (x2): -> Wheat Farm / Oil Refinery / Sheep Ranch / Chemical Factory

1st Tier Stations:
Wheat Farm (Water, Energy Cell): -> Carbon Extractor / Sheep Ranch 1
Carbon Extractor 1 (Wheat): ->Steel Factory
Steel Factory 1 (Ore, Carbon, Coal): -> Metal Plate Factory
Metal Plate Factory (Steel, Silver): -> Warhead Factory
Glass Manufacturer (Ore, Crystals): Used in a lot of stuff.
Oil Refinery (Raw Oil, Energy Cell): -> Plastic Manufacturer
Plastic Manufacturer (Oil, Energy Cell): Used in a lot of stuff.
Sheep Ranch 1 (Water, Wheat, Oxygen, Energy Cell ): Bio Gas -> Chemical Factory. Fabric -> Medical Supplies Factory. Sheep -> Fabric Factory
Fabric Factory (Sheep): Creates Fabric -> Medical Supplies Factory
Chemical Factory (Carbon, Water, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Bio Gas, Energy Cells): Requires: Water Collector, Gas Collector 3, Sheep Ranch 1, Carbon Extractor, and Solar Power Plant.

End Production:
Distillery (Energy Cell, Wheat, and Water): Produces Liquor to be sold to Casino and Habitat.
High Capacity Lense Factory (Carbon, Plastic, Glass, Diamond): You will have to find diamonds.

2nd Tier Production:
You'll be using many of the 1st tier stuff but will also have to include extra mines and stations to complete production line. At this point, you may want to use another sector if your computer is having issues keeping up with the number of stations.

Added Mines:
Silicon Mine: ->Transformator Factory
Noble Metal 3 (Gold & Platinum): ->Wire / Conductor / Semi Conductor Factories
Zinc Mine: -> Conductor Factory / Medical Supplies Factory
Lead Mine: -> Ammunition Factory 1&2.
Aluminium Mine: -> Steel Tube Factory / Laser Head Factory / High Pressure Tube Factory

Added Basic Station:
Gas Collector 4 (Helium, Nitrogen, Neon, Clorine, Flourine): -> Plasma Cell Factory / Energy Tube Factory / Medical Supplies Factory / Explosive Charge Factory

2nd Tier Production Factories:
Conductor Factory (Steel, Gold, Platinum, Zinc, Energy Cell): -> Laser Head Factory / Servo Factory / Warhead Factory / Electromagnet Factory
Wire Factory (Steel, Plastic, Gold): -> Computer Component Factory / Laser Compressor Factory / Microchip Factory
Semi Conductor Manufacturer (Steel, Gold, Silicon, Energy Cell): -> Computer Component Factory / Microchip Factory / Nanobot Factory
Transformator Factory (Steel, Silver, Plastic, Silicon, Energy Cell): -> Electromagnet Factory / Laser Compressor Factory
Steel Tube Factory (Steel, Aluminium): -> Energy Tube Factory / High Pressure Tube Factory
High Pressure Tube Factory (Steel , Aluminium, Carbon, Steel Tube, Adhesive):
Energy Tube Factory (Steel, Plastic, Platinum, Neon, Steel Tube, Energy Cell):
Plasma Cell Factory (Steel, Neon, Helium, Bio Gas, Energy Cell): -> Laser Compressor Factory

End Production:
Ammunition Factory 1&2 (Steel, Aluminium, Adhesive, Lead, Energy Cell): Turrets
Tool Factory (Steel, Aluminium, Platinum, Energy Cell): Sell to Equipment Dock.
Medical Supplies Factory (Water, Chemicals, Fabric, Zinc, Chlorine): Sell to a lot of stations.
Laser Head Factory (Glass, Aluminium, Conductor, Energy Cell): Turrets / -> Drill Factory
Explosive Charge Factory (Steel, Plastic, Adhesive, Acid, Chemicals, Fluorine, Energy Cell): Turrets
Total of 19 new mines and stations making it 40 overall in one system... may need to add more base mines and stations to keep up with demand.

3rd Tier Production:
This is a separate tier simply because it requires conductors, transformators, and/or other parts from Tier 2. At this point, you will need to begin adding additional stations or mines to keep up with demand (especially energy cells).

Added Mines:
Copper Mine: -> Computer Component Factory / Electromagnet Factory

New Factories:
Warhead Factory (chemical, conductors, metal plate):
Servo Factory (Aluminium, Conductor, Steel, and Plastic):
Microchip Factory (Wire, Semi Conductor, Energy Cell): ->Computer Component Factory
Computer Component Factory (Gold, Platinum, Copper, Wire, Semi Conductor, Microchip):
Nanobot Factory (Semi Conductor and Crystal):
Electromagnet Factory (Steel, Copper, Conductor, Transformator):

End Production:
Laser Compressor Factory (Plasma Cell, Energy Tube, Transformator, Wire): Turrets
Laser Modulator Factory (Servo, Transformator, Energy Tube, Energy Cell): Turrets
Energy Inverter (Energy Tube, Conductor, Transformator): Turrets

10 More New Stations, bringing total to 50+. With this, you can cover nearly all goods except for the most advanced trade goods and biotope goods. There are a few more turret component factories that can be added though it may end up being more of a hassle than it's worth.

1st Tier Production

1st Tier Production:
Mines:
Ore Mine: -> Steel Factory / Glass Manufacturer
Coal Mine: -> Steel Factory
Oil Rig: -> Oil Refinery
Noble Metal Mine 1 (Silver/Gold): -> Warhead Factory

Basic Stations:
Water Collector: ->Wheat Farm / Chemical Farm
Crystal Farm: -> Glass manufacturer / Nanobot Factory
Gas Collector 3: -> Chemical Factory
Solar Power Plants (x2): -> Wheat Farm / Oil Refinery / Sheep Ranch / Chemical Factory

1st Tier Stations:
Wheat Farm (Water, Energy Cell): -> Carbon Extractor / Sheep Ranch 1
Carbon Extractor 1 (Wheat): ->Steel Factory
Steel Factory 1 (Ore, Carbon, Coal): -> Metal Plate Factory
Metal Plate Factory (Steel, Silver): -> Warhead Factory
Glass Manufacturer (Ore, Crystals): Used in a lot of stuff.
Oil Refinery (Raw Oil, Energy Cell): -> Plastic Manufacturer
Plastic Manufacturer (Oil, Energy Cell): Used in a lot of stuff.
Sheep Ranch 1 (Water, Wheat, Oxygen, Energy Cell ): Bio Gas -> Chemical Factory. Fabric -> Medical Supplies Factory. Sheep -> Fabric Factory
Fabric Factory (Sheep): Creates Fabric -> Medical Supplies Factory
Chemical Factory (Carbon, Water, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Bio Gas, Energy Cells): Requires: Water Collector, Gas Collector 3, Sheep Ranch 1, Carbon Extractor, and Solar Power Plant.

End Production:
Distillery (Energy Cell, Wheat, and Water): Produces Liquor to be sold to Casino and Habitat.
High Capacity Lens Factory (Carbon, Plastic, Glass, Diamond): You will have to find diamonds.

Total of 20 Stations... roughly.

2nd Tier Production

2nd Tier Production:
You'll be using many of the 1st tier stuff but will also have to include extra mines and stations to complete production line. At this point, you may want to use another sector if your computer is having issues keeping up with the number of stations.

Added Mines:
Silicon Mine: ->Transformator Factory
Noble Metal 3 (Gold & Platinum): ->Wire / Conductor / Semi Conductor Factories
Zinc Mine: -> Conductor Factory / Medical Supplies Factory
Lead Mine: -> Ammunition Factory 1&2.
Aluminium Mine: -> Steel Tube Factory / Laser Head Factory / High Pressure Tube Factory

Added Basic Station:
Gas Collector 4 (Helium, Nitrogen, Neon, Chlorine, Fluorine): -> Plasma Cell Factory / Energy Tube Factory / Medical Supplies Factory / Explosive Charge Factory

2nd Tier Production Factories:
Conductor Factory (Steel, Gold, Platinum, Zinc, Energy Cell): -> Laser Head Factory / Servo Factory / Warhead Factory / Electromagnet Factory
Wire Factory (Steel, Plastic, Gold): -> Computer Component Factory / Laser Compressor Factory / Microchip Factory
Semi Conductor Manufacturer (Steel, Gold, Silicon, Energy Cell): -> Computer Component Factory / Microchip Factory / Nanobot Factory
Transformator Factory (Steel, Silver, Plastic, Silicon, Energy Cell): -> Electromagnet Factory / Laser Compressor Factory
Steel Tube Factory (Steel, Aluminium): -> Energy Tube Factory / High Pressure Tube Factory
High Pressure Tube Factory (Steel , Aluminium, Carbon, Steel Tube, Adhesive):
Energy Tube Factory (Steel, Plastic, Platinum, Neon, Steel Tube, Energy Cell):
Plasma Cell Factory (Steel, Neon, Helium, Bio Gas, Energy Cell): -> Laser Compressor Factory

End Production:
Ammunition Factory 1&2 (Steel, Aluminium, Adhesive, Lead, Energy Cell): Turrets
Tool Factory (Steel, Aluminium, Platinum, Energy Cell): Sell to Equipment Dock.
Medical Supplies Factory (Water, Chemicals, Fabric, Zinc, Chlorine): Sell to a lot of stations.
Laser Head Factory (Glass, Aluminium, Conductor, Energy Cell): Turrets / -> Drill Factory
Explosive Charge Factory (Steel, Plastic, Adhesive, Acid, Chemicals, Fluorine, Energy Cell): Turrets
Total of 19 new mines and stations making it 40 overall in one system... may need to add more base mines and stations to keep up with demand.

3rd Tier Production

3rd Tier Production:
This is a separate tier simply because it requires conductors, transformators, and/or other parts from Tier 2. At this point, you will need to begin adding additional stations or mines to keep up with demand (especially energy cells).

Added Mines:
Copper Mine: -> Computer Component Factory / Electromagnet Factory

New Factories:
Warhead Factory (chemical, conductors, metal plate):
Servo Factory (Aluminium, Conductor, Steel, and Plastic):
Microchip Factory (Wire, Semi Conductor, Energy Cell): ->Computer Component Factory
Computer Component Factory (Gold, Platinum, Copper, Wire, Semi Conductor, Microchip):
Nanobot Factory (Semi Conductor and Crystal):
Electromagnet Factory (Steel, Copper, Conductor, Transformator):

End Production:
Laser Compressor Factory (Plasma Cell, Energy Tube, Transformator, Wire): Turrets
Laser Modulator Factory (Servo, Transformator, Energy Tube, Energy Cell): Turrets
Energy Inverter (Energy Tube, Conductor, Transformator): Turrets

10 More New Stations, bringing total to 50+. With this, you can cover nearly all goods except for the most advanced trade goods and biotope goods. There are a few more turret component factories that can be added though it may end up being more of a hassle than it's worth.

Trading Between Stations

Still Workin on this one...

[BaronTox]

Been a few years since I played, so this new captain command systems seems to have broken a few things I used to do.

To create a production line in a system, each station needs to be?
Docked? within Transport range? Just use auto shuttles between stations?

How many stations can one system support? all 50+?

Since there is no more 'Trade Routes', how would you move goods from systemA to systemB to keep those production chains going? or is this just not possible anymore?

Feels like they ruined this game for trading... now its more micro management and less macro automated management, is this accurate?

I setup a simple Steel production system in one system which works but it continually fills up with steel due to demand dropping off, which happened to steel tube once I added that... and no way to just automate moving my overage to system C/D/E/F four jumps away, which made trading fun.

anyway, some insight would be helpful, since this seems totally broken now...

[Gregarius]

Why is the top description of the guide the same as the guide itself? You need to edit the same thing twice when you make changes.

[Poggle the Greater]

Thank you OP, I really appreciate this. It seems a lot of the guides are outdated and I'm trying to get my bearings for mid-game

[Tragic Seriously]

You failed to mention Steel being made with Coal and Scrap Metal combined in a Steel Factory. This process requires only 2 resources to create Steel.

[Keptora]

Hi everyone, sorry for late responses. Yes, everything related to trading is indeed outdated. I've finally gotten back around to playing around with the game since... whatever/whenever that update was that changed things. Most of this stuff is now outdated... so I'm kinda working on (slowly) to figure out how to get the new system to work and maybe finally include more details.

[Hratgard]

The section about how to set up a trade ship - I guess that is outdated? I cant figure out how to set up a trader to sell my stuff.. even when using the Procure command there is no way of telling a trader to just buy from my own factories afaik.

[D.Mentia]

I was unaware you could remake the claimed asteroids/stations, and came here to suggest moving them to get more than 3; you can now dock to them, and while your ship (probably) won't be able to do much of anything with it, if you make sure you're oriented the right direction when you dock, you can still do a jump. And you can usually push it straight forward at mayybe 100m/s if you're lucky and you can boost for a really long time (you'll probably never make the thing turn without remodeling it, though)

With remodeling them being an option, I also suspect you can just dock them directly, and just build one giant station that creates literally everything, which might(?) improve performance

[Seqan]

Good guide! I'm working on implementing it now! Couple things I've found so far that seem to be outdated.

First of all, you don't need to steal mines in order to pack more than three into a system. An easy thing to do is to claim an asteroid, remodel it to something smaller, and transport it to the system you want. Easy. I've packed 4+ mines into a system this way.

Second thing I noticed is the gas collectors outline in system 1 are out of date. There is not currently a Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Chlorine, and Florine station. I'm trying it with Helium, Nitrogen, Neon, Chlorine, and Florine since that has 3 out of 4 of the specifically used items and the other is covered by the first listed gas collector.

I'll holler if I see anything else that should be updated! Thank you for taking the time to collate all this!

[SkollUlfr]

also, this
https://avofactory.scrap-yard.org/en/factory-calculator.html
enter the factory for the final product, and it will auto-fill factories you need to supply it.

[SkollUlfr]

this will be a lot easier if they change trade ship behaviour to make them move on when they exaust local supply.