Production planner
Machines, raw inputs, heat and belts for any Alchemy Factory item, at your research level.
Data from v1.0.4962 · updatedWhat do you want to make?
How the planner works
Pick an item and how many you want per minute, or how many machines you want to run. The planner follows each ingredient back to its raw materials using the main recipe from the game files, and adds up the machines, raw inputs, heat and belts the whole chain needs. Change any step from its menu: alternate recipes (Coke from Coal in a Crucible, Salt from Rock Salt) and “I supply it myself” are listed there.
What the numbers assume
- Recipe amounts are per batch, so bulk goods come out exactly: a Table Saw turns 1 Logs into 200 Planks every 400 seconds, which is 30 Planks per minute.
- Failed crafts are averaged: an Athanor making Steel Ingots succeeds 25% of the time, so it averages 3.75 Steel Ingots per minute.
- Machine counts are shown exact and rounded up (“build 3”), because a machine is never shared between two recipes. Heat is per second while the machines run at the planned rate.
- Research: Factory Efficiency starts at 100% and adds 25% per level, then 5% per repeat level; Logistics Efficiency raises belt speed from 60 per minute. The Enhanced Grinder runs at ×2 speed.
- Liquids travel through pipes, so they get no belt count. The Thermal Extractor height bonus, catalysts, Nursery growth and the Advanced Cauldron are not modeled. Cauldron recipes show one fixed mix of inputs.
Data comes from the game files of Alchemy Factory v1.0.4962.
Planner FAQ
How many Grinders do I need per Assembler for Healing Potions?
At base speed one Assembler makes 10 Healing Potions per minute. That needs 60 Sage Powder and 60 Flax Fiber per minute, which is 3 Grinders for each powder.
Does Factory Efficiency research change my ratios?
No. Factory Efficiency speeds up every machine by the same amount (+25% per level, 400% at level 12), so the ratio between machines stays the same and you simply need fewer of each. Heat use per machine rises with it, so total heat for a given output does not change. Seed Plots are not affected.
How fast is a conveyor belt?
A belt carries 60 items per minute before research. Each Logistics Efficiency level adds 15 per minute, up to 240 per minute at level 12. Set your level under “Research & options” and the planner shows how many belts each link needs.
What happens to byproducts and failed crafts?
Side outputs and fail outputs are listed as surplus. Turn on “Reuse byproducts” to feed them back first: for example a Steel Ingot craft succeeds 25% of the time and returns the Iron Ingot otherwise, so reusing it cuts the Iron Ingot you need by 75%.
Why does an item say “Cycle”?
Some recipe chains loop back on themselves (Oblivion Essence and Vitality Essence turn into each other in the Paradox Crucible). The planner stops the loop and asks you to bring that item in from outside, or pick a different recipe for it.
Can I share or save a plan?
Yes. Every target, recipe choice and setting is part of the page address, so you can bookmark it or press Share to copy the link. Your research settings are also remembered in this browser.