Recipe Overview
Recipes matter because they show exactly how materials move through a factory: what goes in, which device handles it, and what comes out. This guide helps players use the available recipe information to map production chains, beginning with basic processing and extending to more complex alchemical products.
The Alchemy Factory Codex lists 142 recipes across 25 different devices. Recipes cover simple material conversion, intermediate processing, and multi-input products. The broader wiki also lists 151 items and 35 production devices.
Every recipe follows the same useful structure:
- Inputs: Resources or items required to start production.
- Device: The machine that processes the inputs.
- Outputs: The product or products created by the process.
- Time: The listed duration for one recipe cycle.
- Rates: The codex also shows input and output rates per minute.
Understanding these relationships is useful when connecting production lines. A material can be an output from one device, then become an input for another device. For example, logs become planks, planks can become charcoal, and charcoal can be ground into charcoal powder.
| Codex area | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Items | Raw materials, crafted goods, potions, and other available items |
| Recipes | Crafting ingredients, outputs, production times, and devices |
| Devices | Production equipment used to process materials |
| Production Planner | Planning production chains |
| Calculators | Cauldron, heating, extractor, herb, paradox, profit, contracts, and EXP calculators |
The recipe pages organize crafting around production rather than treating each item in isolation. That makes them useful for tracing a chain backward from a desired result or forward from the resources currently available.
Fuel Recipes
Fuel-related recipes convert raw or processed materials into items used in production systems. They form an important early part of a factory chain because several later recipes use fuel-derived materials as inputs.
The simplest listed example is the Table Saw recipe that converts a log into planks. Planks can then be processed in a Crucible to make charcoal. Charcoal itself can be ground into charcoal powder, creating a chain with three connected devices.
| Recipe | Inputs | Outputs | Time | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plank | 1 Log | 200 Plank | 400s | Table Saw |
| Charcoal | 1 Plank | 1 Charcoal | 4s | Crucible |
| Charcoal Powder | 1 Charcoal | 1 Charcoal Powder | 4s | Grinder |
| Coke | 1 Coal | 1 Coke | 6s | Crucible |
| Coke Powder | 1 Coke | 1 Coke Powder | 12s | Grinder |
The codex also includes a recipe called Coke and Charcoal. It uses six charcoal powder and produces either coke or charcoal, with each output shown at a 50% result chance. This illustrates why it is important to read the output section carefully: not every recipe produces one guaranteed, single output.
| Recipe | Input | Possible outputs | Time | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coke and Charcoal | 6 Charcoal Powder | 1 Coke (50%); 2 Charcoal (50%) | 3s | Athanor |
| Black Powder | 1 Sulfur Powder, 12 Charcoal Powder, 150 Limewater | 1 Black Powder | 12s | Advanced Blender |
Black Powder is an example of a more involved fuel-related production step. Its inputs come from separate parts of a production chain, including sulfur powder, charcoal powder, and limewater. This makes it a useful item to plan around rather than treating as a single-device process.
Solid Material Recipes
Solid recipes process ores, stone, and other raw materials into construction materials, ingots, or intermediate solid goods. The guide source describes solid recipes as a backbone for early and mid-game production chains.
Several listed recipes use the Stone Crusher. Limestone becomes stone, quartz ore becomes crude shard, and meteorite can produce a wide group of materials. Other machines handle later processing, such as the Crucible for quicklime and the Iron Smelter for iron ingots.
| Recipe | Inputs | Outputs | Time | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 1 Limestone | 150 Stone | 450s | Stone Crusher |
| Iron Ingot | 1 Iron Ore | 100 Iron Ingot | 600s | Iron Smelter |
| Crude Shard | 1 Quartz Ore | 80 Crude Shard | 480s | Stone Crusher |
| Quicklime | 1 Stone | 1 Quicklime | 9s | Crucible |
| Sulfur and Iron Ingot | 1 Pyrite Ore | 40 Sulfur; 120 Iron Ingot | 960s | Iron Smelter |
The Stone and Coal recipe is particularly notable because one meteorite produces multiple outputs. The listed results include stone, coal, iron sand, shattered crystal, obsidian, adamant, ruby, sapphire, and emerald. It runs in a Stone Crusher and has a listed time of 3000 seconds.
Multi-output recipes can affect planning differently from recipes with one result. Instead of supplying a single material, they create several materials at once. Players using a production planner can account for those connected outputs when mapping future processing.
Steel production also has a chance-based result. The Steel Ingot and Iron Ingot recipe uses one iron ingot and one coke powder in an Athanor. It produces one steel ingot at a 25% result chance or one iron ingot at a 75% result chance.
| Recipe | Inputs | Possible outputs | Time | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone and Coal | 1 Meteorite | Stone, Coal, Iron Sand, Shattered Crystal, Obsidian, Adamant, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald | 3000s | Stone Crusher |
| Steel Ingot and Iron Ingot | 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Coke Powder | 1 Steel Ingot (25%); 1 Iron Ingot (75%) | 4s | Athanor |
Potion and Advanced Recipes
Potion and advanced recipes combine several processed inputs. The guide source groups liquids, herbs, and special materials under liquid and potion recipes, noting that potion crafting often involves more complex inputs and devices.
The available codex examples show a clear advanced chain. Black Powder is combined with Oblivion Essence and Brandy to create Blast Potion. Blast Potion then becomes one ingredient in Panacea Potion, along with Fertile Catalyst and Aqua Vitae.
| Recipe | Inputs | Output | Time | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Potion | 1 Oblivion Essence, 1 Black Powder, 40 Brandy | 1 Blast Potion | 6s | Advanced Blender |
| Panacea Potion | 3 Fertile Catalyst, 3 Blast Potion, 12 Aqua Vitae | 1 Panacea Potion | 6s | Advanced Blender |
These examples demonstrate the value of working from the final product backward. To make Panacea Potion, a player needs Blast Potion first. Blast Potion needs Black Powder, and Black Powder needs charcoal powder among its inputs. Following each prerequisite back through its device helps reveal the full chain.
A practical recipe-reading workflow is:
- Pick the final output you want to produce.
- List every required input.
- Check whether each input is raw, processed, or another crafted product.
- Identify the device required for each step.
- Review production time and any shown output chances.
- Use the production planner or relevant calculator when a chain becomes larger.
This approach is especially helpful for recipes with multiple ingredients, output chances, or inputs made by different devices.
FAQ
How many recipes are in Alchemy Factory?
The Alchemy Factory Codex states that the game has 142 recipes. It also describes 25 different devices for crafting those recipes.
What information does an Alchemy Factory recipe show?
Recipes show inputs, the processing device, outputs, and a recipe time. The codex examples also provide per-minute input and output rates.
Where do I start when checking alchemy factory all recipes?
Start with the output you want, then trace its inputs backward. Basic chains can begin with logs, limestone, iron ore, or other raw materials, while advanced recipes may require several earlier crafted products.
Which devices appear in the listed recipes?
The source examples use the Table Saw, Stone Crusher, Crucible, Grinder, Athanor, Iron Smelter, and Advanced Blender. The guide also identifies the Kiln as a device that fires clay into bricks or glass.
Can one recipe produce more than one result?
Yes. The codex includes multi-output recipes such as Sulfur and Iron Ingot and Stone and Coal. Some recipes also show chance-based results, including Coke and Charcoal and Steel Ingot and Iron Ingot.