Knowledge Altar
Automated ProcessingTier V
The Knowledge Altar is a tier-5 processing machine with a 3×3×3 footprint. It has no recipes in the game data: what it produces is computed in-game. Building one costs 24 Stone. It is unlocked by the Workbench once the Jupiter research is done.
“Breaks down items to extract alchemical knowledge and increase the Knowledge Level. Breaking down relics grants a large amount of experience.”— in-game description
- Size in grid cells
- 3×3×3
- Belt and pipe ports, in/out
- 1/0 belt
- Unlocked at Alchemy Level
- Level V
Build cost
Details
- Size in grid cells
- 3×3×3
- Belt and pipe ports, in/out
- 1/0 belt
- Unlocked at Alchemy Level
- Level V
- Mirrored variant
- No
Unlocked by
- WorkbenchKnowledge AltarTier V
Change history
- v1.0.4917Patch note8 Sept 2026
- “Fixed an issue where the Knowledge Altar UI displayed incorrect working time.”
- v1.0Patch note8 Sept 2026
- “The Knowledge Altar can now break down any item to gain experience. Breaking down Relics grants additional experience.”
Patch-note lines are quoted from the official notes. Exact data changes are tracked from v1.0.4962.
Generated from the v1.0.4962 game files. Rates assume base machine speed without research upgrades.
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