Diamond Press

Diamond Press is a refining building that crushes Refined Carbon into Diamond. It provides a direct manufacturing path from an otherwise useful industrial material into one of the game’s most valuable late-game resources, making it relevant whenever a colony has a surplus of Refined Carbon and a need for Diamond.

Because it converts one refined material into another rather than extracting it from the environment, Diamond Press is most useful in established bases with steady industrial output. It turns Refined Carbon into Diamond in a controlled process, so it is best treated as part of a production chain rather than a source of raw materials. This makes it especially handy when a colony has already moved beyond basic carbon management and wants to redirect production into higher-tier crafting, construction, or specialized systems that rely on Diamond.

In practical use, the building is straightforward:

• Feed it Refined Carbon to produce Diamond.
• Use it when Refined Carbon is abundant and Diamond is needed more than the original input.
• Place it as part of an industrial production area, since it is a processing building rather than a utility structure.

Its value lies in conversion efficiency and logistics. A colony that produces Refined Carbon through regular industry can stockpile it and then decide later whether to keep it as a general-purpose refined material or press it into Diamond. This flexibility makes Diamond Press a useful pressure valve for excess industrial output, especially in colonies that already have a stable supply chain for refined materials.