Unstable Catalyst recipe

Makes Unstable Catalyst in the Assembler

Tier VI

The Unstable Catalyst recipe (tier 6) turns 2 Chamomile Powder and 2 Gloom Spores into 1 Unstable Catalyst in the Assembler every 4 s — 15 per minute per machine. It is unlocked by the Unstable Catalyst research at Tier VI.

Time per batch: 4 s
Output per machine per minute: 15/min
Heat per second while running: None
Unlocked at Alchemy Level: Level VI

Recipe

Assembler

4 s per craft· 15 crafts/min per machine

Tier III

Inputs

2 ×Chamomile Powder30 per minute0.5 per second2 per craft
2 ×Gloom Spores30 per minute0.5 per second2 per craft

Output

1 ×Unstable Catalyst15 per minute0.25 per second1 per craft

Machines that run it

1 machine

Machine	Speed	Time	Output	Heat
Assembler	Speed×1	Time4 s	Output15/min	HeatNone

Rates are for one machine at base speed, without research upgrades.

Ingredients and where they come from

2
2 × Chamomile Powder
- Grinder · 20/min per machine
2
2 × Gloom Spores
- Assembler · 15/min per machine

Unlocked by

ResearchUnstable CatalystCosts 12s · 225 research pointsTier VI

Change history

v0.5.4467Patch note2 Jun 2026
- “Reworked the recipes for Unstable Catalyst, Black Powder, and Star Dust.”

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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