Diamond Press

Diamond Press is a building that crushes refined carbon into diamond. It serves as a material conversion step rather than a production building in the usual sense, taking an already processed resource and turning it into a more valuable one.

Because its input is refined carbon, the Diamond Press is only useful once you already have a steady supply of that material. In practice, that makes it a conversion option for colonies that can afford to spend refined carbon in exchange for diamond. Since diamond is typically associated with high-end construction and specialized uses, the building is best treated as a way to redirect excess refined carbon into a rarer resource when you do not need the carbon itself.

• Input: refined carbon
• Output: diamond
• Purpose: converts a processed material into a more valuable one

The building’s role is straightforward: if you have refined carbon piling up, the Diamond Press lets you transform it instead of storing it indefinitely. If you need refined carbon for other purposes, it is better left unused until the colony has enough surplus to spare.