Mini Reactor

Overview

Mini Reactor is an advanced power component in Starsand Island, produced at the Energy Converter. It is one of the late-game crafting materials that gate the highest tiers of processing stations. Mini Reactors are not consumed in everyday cooking; instead they act as a key upgrade part for taking core production machines to their final tier. The Energy Converter that makes them is unlocked deeper into Crafter profession progression, and its blueprint is bought from the General Store.

Recipe

Mini Reactor is crafted at the Energy Converter using the following materials:

Starflare Crystal is a rare crystal gathered in the Moonlit Forest, so the Starflare Crystal supply is usually the bottleneck. Magnets and High-Performance Wire Sets are produced from refined ores and are easier to keep in stock once your mining loop is running.

Uses

Mini Reactor is required to push three of the most important processing stations to their third and final tier. Each of these upgrades consumes one Mini Reactor:

Because each tier-III upgrade is a one-time cost, you only need a handful of Mini Reactors across an entire save. Plan a single Starflare Crystal gathering trip around producing enough for all three station upgrades rather than farming them continuously.

Tips

• Stockpile Starflare Crystal while exploring the Moonlit Forest. It is the limiting ingredient for every Mini Reactor.

• Build the upgrades in priority order. Furnace III usually pays off first because top-tier ingots feed into so many later recipes.

• Keep Magnets and High-Performance Wire Sets pre-made in a chest so a single Energy Converter run can output all the Mini Reactors you need at once.

• Mini Reactor is a tier gate, not a consumable. Once your Furnace, Cutter, and Worktable are all at tier III you will rarely need more.

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• Energy Converter

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• Starflare Crystal

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• Cutter

• Crafting