Silicone is a refined resource used in late-game crafting and in progression-related activation. It is primarily obtained by crafting rather than found as a raw material, and it serves as a component in several higher-tier items.
Silicone is used to craft multiple items, including recipes that require it alongside other refined inputs. It is also used to activate a gateway engine, making it part of the requirements for unlocking certain planetary progression content. Because of this, it functions both as an advanced manufacturing material and as a key resource for reaching later milestones.
In practice, Silicone is something players stockpile once they begin working on more specialized equipment and endgame infrastructure. Since it is not a basic survival resource, it is usually produced when the player has already established a stronger resource chain. Planning ahead is useful, because some of the things it enables are progression-locked and can become bottlenecks if the material is not prepared in advance.
Used in crafting higher-tier items.
Required for activating a gateway engine.
Best treated as a late-game production resource rather than an everyday consumable.
