How to Progress from Crystal to CPU and Flash Memory

CPU and Flash Memory are the top of the production chain. Reaching them requires every earlier stage working in sequence.

Stage 1: Crystal and Powder

Obtain Aethium Crystal, Erodium Crystal, Ionite Crystal and Kyronite Crystal. Run them through the Crusher for Aethium Powder, Erodium Powder, Ionite Powder and Kyronite Powder. Process Charcoal Powder and Carbon Powder on the same Crusher line.

Stage 2: Wafers and Boules

Feed the powders into the Crystallizer with Distilled Water to produce Aethium Wafer, Erodium Wafer, Ionite wafer, plus Aethium Boule, Erodium Boule, Ionite Boule and Kyronite Boule. Carbon Powder becomes Carbon Crystal, which becomes Crystal Lens.

Stage 3: Interconnects

Produce Aethium Interconnect, Erodium Interconnect, Ionite Interconnect and Kyronite Interconnect. These link the wafers and boules into working circuitry.

Stage 4: CPU and Flash Memory

With wafers, boules, interconnects and Crystal Lens available, run the Assembler to produce CPU and Flash Memory. These are the components that go into the highest-tier machine parts and the six modifiers: Amplification Modifier, Bandwidth Modifier, Dimensional Modifier, Electrostatic Modifier, Frequency Modifier and Interdimensional Modifier.

Keep the Line Running

Each stage depends on the one before it. If CPU production stalls, check the Crusher and Crystallizer first — they are the most common bottlenecks.