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The information from this article is up-to-date as of 21 February, 2023.
Cadmium
Cadmium
A chromatic metal, generated by fusion in the heart of a star
Type Refined Stellar Metal: Red
Rarity Rare
Blueprint Value 83.0 Units
Symbol Cd
Updated Waypoint

Cadmium is a resource.

Summary[ | ]

Cadmium (Cd) is a resource. It can be found on planets orbiting Class K/M systems (red stars).

Game description[ | ]

A chromatic metal, generated by fusion in the heart of a star. Such stellar material ends up forming deposits in the crust of local planets.

Cadmium is found on planets orbiting red stars, and can be placed in a Refiner to create purified Chromatic Metal for use in the manufacture of advanced technologies.

Source[ | ]

Cadmium can be refined using a Refiner with the following ingredients:

  • SUBSTANCE.RED.2 Cadmium x1  +  SUBSTANCE.STELLAR.2 Chromatic Metal x1  →  SUBSTANCE.RED.2 Cadmium x2  ("Chromatic Expansion", 0.36 sec./unit output)

Use[ | ]

Crafting[]

Cadmium is used as an ingredient for crafting the following products:

Refining[]

Cadmium is used as an ingredient for refining the following products using a Refiner:

Cooking[]

Cadmium is not used as an ingredient for cooking using a Nutrient Processor.

Additional Information[ | ]

  • Cadmium (from latin cadmia or from the Greek character Cadmus, ruler of Thebes) is a slightly blueish-white soft metal, however Cadmium deposits in the game may be Otavite or Greenockite, which are cadmium-ores that can be red in colour. Cadmium is commonly used in batteries, electroplating, pigments, and nuclear fission.

Release history[ | ]

  • NEXT - Added as a resource.
  • Synthesis - Duplication exploit removed: Refining x1 Cadmium + x1 Chromatic Metal yields x2 Cadmium, reduced from x4.
  • Waypoint - Value changed, previously was 234.0.

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