Tube

Tube is a basic crafting material used in multiple fabrication recipes. It is produced in the Fabricator and can be exported to corporate buyers. Tube functions as a mid-tier component for a range of devices and advanced materials.

Tube is obtained by running the Tube recipe in a Fabricator. The recipe consumes 1 Titanium Rod and 1 Titanium Sheet, requires 2 seconds, and produces 2 Tube per run. The Tube recipe is unlocked at the Recipe Station under the Fabricator category and costs 1 Tube Blueprint, 600 Titanium Sheet, 300 Titanium Rod, and 400 Data Points.

Tube appears as an ingredient in several crafting recipes across different production buildings. It is required by the Applicator recipe (8 Tube and 2 Glass, produced in the Fabricator in 4 seconds), the Inductor recipe (2 Tube, 1 Wolfram Wire, and 2 Ceramics, produced in the Furnace in 3 seconds), and the Nanofibre recipe (20 Tube and 5 Liquid Helium, produced in the Compounder in 5 seconds). These recipes place Tube at the intersection between basic metal components and higher-tier electronic or material products.

Tube can be exported for corporate contracts. Two corporations listed for Tube exports are Future Health Solutions (corporation level 6, value 30, reward Helium-3 Extractor) and Selenian Corporation (corporation level 6, value 15, reward Greater Miner LEM).

• Produce Tube in the Fabricator using Titanium Rod + Titanium Sheet; each 2-second run yields 2 Tube.
• Unlock Tube at the Recipe Station (Fabricator category) by paying 1 Tube Blueprint, 600 Titanium Sheet, 300 Titanium Rod, and 400 Data Points.
• Use Tube in Fabricator, Furnace, and Compounder recipes: Applicator (Fabricator), Inductor (Furnace), and Nanofibre (Compounder).
• Export Tube to Future Health Solutions or Selenian Corporation to earn corporate rewards tied to each corporation and value level.