Adaptive control units are a late-game part used in advanced machinery and the space elevator.
What you need
- Automated wiring.
- Circuit boards.
- Heavy modular frames.
- Computers.
- Manufacturers to combine them.
Step-by-step build
- Produce automated wiring and circuit boards.
- Produce heavy modular frames and computers.
- Feed all inputs into manufacturers to make control units.
- Belt the units to storage or the space elevator.
- Balance every input to the manufacturer.
- Add manufacturers as demand grows.
Throughput tips
- Run every input line together
- Balance all inputs
- Belt units to storage
- Scale with demand
Practical notes
Adaptive control units pull four separate lines together, so the bottleneck is whichever input you built thinnest. Automated wiring, circuit boards, heavy modular frames and computers all have to arrive at the manufacturer at the same rate or the machine idles.
Build the input lines first and buffer them, because this part is late-game and every missing input halts a space elevator delivery.
Scale with manufacturers rather than overclocking one machine, since the input chains are the real limit. Belt the finished units to storage before the next delivery window, and keep a buffer for the surge when a tier deadline approaches. When output lags, overclock the thinnest input line instead of the manufacturer.
Buffer all four inputs and the manufacturer never idles waiting for a belt.
Common mistakes
- One input running dry
- Too few manufacturers
- Unbalanced inputs