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Factories guide

Factories turn materials into other materials. Deliver the required resources, wait for the timer, and collect your products. Open the menu in game with /factories.

How it works

  1. Unlock a factory

    The Wood factory is free and unlocked for everyone. Every other factory is bought once with in-game money from the factory menu.

  2. Start a production

    Choose a tier and click Start. The required resources and fuel are taken from your inventory when you click, so have everything on you first.

  3. Wait for the timer

    Productions run on a real-time timer, from 10 minutes for the simplest ones to 60 minutes for the most advanced.

  4. Collect your products

    When the timer ends, the production shows as completed. Click it to claim the products, which go straight into your inventory.

Production limit

You can have a limited number of productions running at once. Each tier of each factory counts as its own production. Every player starts with a limit of 3, and the Mechanics research raises it.

Production limit by research
StageProductions at once
Starting limit3
After Mechanics I5
After Mechanics II7
After Mechanics III10

Tiers

Every factory has three production tiers. Higher tiers produce more per run but need more resources and take longer. Tier I is included with the factory. Tier II and Tier III are bought separately, and you must complete the Accounting I research (tier 2) and Accounting II research (tier 3) first.

Fuel levels

Each factory runs on a fuel, which is one of the resources you deliver. Better fuels come from other factories, so the factories form a chain.

Coal Oil Gasoline Hydrogen Uranium

Fuel levels
LevelFuelWhere it comes from
1CoalMining
2OilOil factory
3GasolineGasoline factory (needs Oil)
4HydrogenHydrogen factory (needs Gasoline)
5UraniumUranium factory (needs Hydrogen)

Research

Research unlocks advanced factories, higher tiers and a bigger production limit. Each subject costs research points and takes real time to finish. You can research one subject at a time, and you need the Research License first. Some subjects need earlier research completed, and the menu will tell you what you are missing.

Research subjects
SubjectResearch pointsTimeWhat it does
Research License01 minuteRequired before you can start any other research.
Accounting I330 minutesLets you purchase tier 2 factories.
Mechanics I330 minutesProduction limit +2.
Oil52 hoursUnlocks the Oil factory.
Iron Ingot63 hoursUnlocks the Iron Ingot factory.
Accounting II53 hoursLets you purchase tier 3 factories.
Mechanics II53 hoursProduction limit +2.
Gold Ingot85 hoursUnlocks the Gold Ingot factory.
Gasoline108 hoursUnlocks the Gasoline factory.
Hydrogen1512 hoursUnlocks the Hydrogen factory.
Diamond2020 hoursUnlocks the Diamond factory.
Mechanics III2015 hoursProduction limit +3.
Accounting III2520 hoursUnlocks nuclear production.
Uranium3530 hoursUnlocks the Uranium factory.
Netherite Ingot5050 hoursUnlocks the Netherite Ingot factory.

Research points and rewards

You earn research points by completing productions. Claim each reward in the Factories Rewards menu once you reach the milestone. All milestones together give 113 research points.

Production milestones and research point rewards
Productions completedResearch points
13
54
105
256
508
7510
10012
15015
25020
50030

All factories at a glance

Select a factory name to jump to its full recipe.

All factories: price, fuel and tier I output
FactoryPriceFuelTier I produces
WoodFreeCoal (level 1)100x Oak Log in 10 minutes
Wheat$50,000Coal (level 1)100x Wheat in 10 minutes
Charcoal$20,000Coal (level 1)50x Charcoal in 10 minutes
Book$75,000Coal (level 1)50x Book in 10 minutes
Arrow$250,000Oil (level 2)50x Arrow in 15 minutes
Item Frame$500,000Oil (level 2)25x Item Frame in 15 minutes
String$800,000Gasoline (level 3)100x String in 20 minutes
Copper Ingot$350,000Oil (level 2)25x Copper Ingot in 15 minutes
Iron Ingot$150,000Oil (level 2)25x Iron Ingot in 15 minutes
Oil$100,000Coal (level 1)15x Oil in 15 minutes
Gold Ingot$1,000,000Gasoline (level 3)25x Gold Ingot in 20 minutes
Gasoline$650,000Oil (level 2)10x Gasoline in 15 minutes
Brick$1,250,000Gasoline (level 3)250x Brick in 20 minutes
Hydrogen$1,500,000Gasoline (level 3)5x Hydrogen in 20 minutes
Firework Rocket$2,000,000Hydrogen (level 4)100x Firework Rocket in 25 minutes
Quartz$3,000,000Hydrogen (level 4)50x Quartz in 25 minutes
Diamond$4,000,000Hydrogen (level 4)5x Diamond in 25 minutes
Uranium$5,000,000Hydrogen (level 4)1x Uranium in 30 minutes
Nether Star$7,500,000Uranium (level 5)1x Nether Star in 30 minutes
Netherite Ingot$10,000,000Uranium (level 5)2x Netherite Ingot in 30 minutes

Factory details

Every recipe for every tier. Amounts are per production run.

Showing all 20 factories.

Wood factory

Price: FreeFuel: Coal (level 1)

Wood factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I100x Oak Log10 minutes
  • 20x Oak Saplings
  • 10x Bone Meal
  • 15x Coal
Included (free factory)
Tier II250x Oak Log15 minutes
  • 30x Oak Saplings
  • 15x Bone Meal
  • 20x Coal
$50,000
Tier III500x Oak Log20 minutes
  • 50x Oak Saplings
  • 25x Bone Meal
  • 30x Coal
$200,000

Wheat factory

Price: $50,000Fuel: Coal (level 1)

Wheat factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I100x Wheat10 minutes
  • 50x Wheat Seeds
  • 1x Water Bucket
  • 20x Coal
Included
Tier II250x Wheat15 minutes
  • 100x Wheat Seeds
  • 3x Water Bucket
  • 40x Coal
$150,000
Tier III500x Wheat20 minutes
  • 200x Wheat Seeds
  • 5x Water Bucket
  • 75x Coal
$450,000

Charcoal factory

Price: $20,000Fuel: Coal (level 1)

Charcoal factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I50x Charcoal10 minutes
  • 10x Oak Log
  • 15x Oak Leaves
  • 10x Coal
Included
Tier II100x Charcoal15 minutes
  • 20x Oak Log
  • 25x Oak Leaves
  • 20x Coal
$80,000
Tier III200x Charcoal20 minutes
  • 40x Oak Log
  • 50x Oak Leaves
  • 30x Coal
$300,000

Book factory

Price: $75,000Fuel: Coal (level 1)

Book factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I50x Book10 minutes
  • 30x Paper
  • 10x Oak Log
  • 5x Leather
  • 10x Coal
Included
Tier II100x Book15 minutes
  • 50x Paper
  • 20x Oak Log
  • 10x Leather
  • 20x Coal
$225,000
Tier III200x Book20 minutes
  • 80x Paper
  • 30x Oak Log
  • 15x Leather
  • 30x Coal
$675,000

Arrow factory

Price: $250,000Fuel: Oil (level 2)

Arrow factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I50x Arrow15 minutes
  • 10x Flint
  • 20x Oak Log
  • 10x Feather
  • 5x Oil
Included
Tier II100x Arrow20 minutes
  • 20x Flint
  • 30x Oak Log
  • 20x Feather
  • 10x Oil
$750,000
Tier III200x Arrow30 minutes
  • 30x Flint
  • 50x Oak Log
  • 30x Feather
  • 15x Oil
$2,250,000

Item Frame factory

Price: $500,000Fuel: Oil (level 2)

Item Frame factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I25x Item Frame15 minutes
  • 20x Oak Log
  • 10x Leather
  • 2x Slime Ball
  • 5x Oil
Included
Tier II50x Item Frame20 minutes
  • 40x Oak Log
  • 20x Leather
  • 4x Slime Ball
  • 10x Oil
$1,500,000
Tier III100x Item Frame30 minutes
  • 75x Oak Log
  • 30x Leather
  • 6x Slime Ball
  • 15x Oil
$4,500,000

String factory

Price: $800,000Fuel: Gasoline (level 3)

String factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I100x String20 minutes
  • 25x White Wool
  • 3x Gasoline
Included
Tier II250x String30 minutes
  • 50x White Wool
  • 6x Gasoline
$2,400,000
Tier III500x String40 minutes
  • 100x White Wool
  • 8x Gasoline
$7,200,000

Copper Ingot factory

Price: $350,000Fuel: Oil (level 2)

Copper Ingot factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I25x Copper Ingot15 minutes
  • 10x Raw Copper
  • 5x Oil
Included
Tier II50x Copper Ingot20 minutes
  • 20x Raw Copper
  • 10x Oil
$1,050,000
Tier III100x Copper Ingot30 minutes
  • 40x Raw Copper
  • 15x Oil
$3,150,000

Iron Ingot factory

Price: $150,000Fuel: Oil (level 2)

Requires the Iron Ingot research. See Research.

Iron Ingot factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I25x Iron Ingot15 minutes
  • 10x Raw Iron
  • 5x Oil
Included
Tier II50x Iron Ingot20 minutes
  • 20x Raw Iron
  • 10x Oil
$450,000
Tier III100x Iron Ingot30 minutes
  • 40x Raw Iron
  • 15x Oil
$1,350,000

Oil factory

Price: $100,000Fuel: Coal (level 1)

Requires the Oil research. See Research.

Oil factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I15x Oil15 minutes
  • 25x Dried Kelp
  • 1x Empty Bucket
  • 10x Coal
Included
Tier II30x Oil20 minutes
  • 50x Dried Kelp
  • 3x Empty Bucket
  • 20x Coal
$300,000
Tier III50x Oil30 minutes
  • 100x Dried Kelp
  • 5x Empty Bucket
  • 30x Coal
$900,000

Gold Ingot factory

Price: $1,000,000Fuel: Gasoline (level 3)

Requires the Gold Ingot research. See Research.

Gold Ingot factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I25x Gold Ingot20 minutes
  • 10x Raw Gold
  • 5x Glowstone Dust
  • 3x Gasoline
Included
Tier II50x Gold Ingot30 minutes
  • 20x Raw Gold
  • 10x Glowstone Dust
  • 6x Gasoline
$3,000,000
Tier III100x Gold Ingot40 minutes
  • 40x Raw Gold
  • 20x Glowstone Dust
  • 8x Gasoline
$9,000,000

Gasoline factory

Price: $650,000Fuel: Oil (level 2)

Requires the Gasoline research. See Research.

Gasoline factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I10x Gasoline15 minutes
  • 15x Blaze Powder
  • 5x Red Dye
  • 5x Oil
Included
Tier II20x Gasoline20 minutes
  • 30x Blaze Powder
  • 10x Red Dye
  • 10x Oil
$1,950,000
Tier III30x Gasoline30 minutes
  • 50x Blaze Powder
  • 20x Red Dye
  • 15x Oil
$5,100,000

Brick factory

Price: $1,250,000Fuel: Gasoline (level 3)

Brick factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I250x Brick20 minutes
  • 50x Clay Ball
  • 25x Gravel
  • 3x Gasoline
Included
Tier II500x Brick30 minutes
  • 100x Clay Ball
  • 50x Gravel
  • 6x Gasoline
$3,750,000
Tier III1,000x Brick40 minutes
  • 200x Clay Ball
  • 100x Gravel
  • 8x Gasoline
$11,250,000

Hydrogen factory

Price: $1,500,000Fuel: Gasoline (level 3)

Requires the Hydrogen research. See Research.

Hydrogen factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I5x Hydrogen20 minutes
  • 15x Gunpowder
  • 10x Light Blue Dye
  • 3x Gasoline
Included
Tier II10x Hydrogen30 minutes
  • 30x Gunpowder
  • 20x Light Blue Dye
  • 6x Gasoline
$4,500,000
Tier III15x Hydrogen40 minutes
  • 50x Gunpowder
  • 35x Light Blue Dye
  • 8x Gasoline
$13,500,000

Firework Rocket factory

Price: $2,000,000Fuel: Hydrogen (level 4)

Firework Rocket factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I100x Firework Rocket25 minutes
  • 15x Gunpowder
  • 25x Paper
  • 10x Oak Log
  • 2x Hydrogen
Included
Tier II250x Firework Rocket35 minutes
  • 30x Gunpowder
  • 50x Paper
  • 20x Oak Log
  • 4x Hydrogen
$6,000,000
Tier III500x Firework Rocket50 minutes
  • 50x Gunpowder
  • 100x Paper
  • 40x Oak Log
  • 6x Hydrogen
$18,000,000

Quartz factory

Price: $3,000,000Fuel: Hydrogen (level 4)

Quartz factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I50x Quartz25 minutes
  • 1x Ghast Tear
  • 10x Nether Wart
  • 2x Hydrogen
Included
Tier II100x Quartz35 minutes
  • 2x Ghast Tear
  • 20x Nether Wart
  • 4x Hydrogen
$9,000,000
Tier III200x Quartz50 minutes
  • 3x Ghast Tear
  • 30x Nether Wart
  • 6x Hydrogen
$27,000,000

Diamond factory

Price: $4,000,000Fuel: Hydrogen (level 4)

Requires the Diamond research. See Research.

Diamond factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I5x Diamond25 minutes
  • 20x Coal
  • 5x Light Blue Dye
  • 2x Ender Pearl
  • 2x Hydrogen
Included
Tier II10x Diamond35 minutes
  • 40x Coal
  • 10x Light Blue Dye
  • 4x Ender Pearl
  • 4x Hydrogen
$12,000,000
Tier III20x Diamond50 minutes
  • 75x Coal
  • 20x Light Blue Dye
  • 6x Ender Pearl
  • 6x Hydrogen
$36,000,000

Uranium factory

Price: $5,000,000Fuel: Hydrogen (level 4)

Requires the Uranium research. See Research.

Uranium factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I1x Uranium30 minutes
  • 2x Emerald
  • 10x Lime Dye
  • 2x Hydrogen
Included
Tier II2x Uranium45 minutes
  • 4x Emerald
  • 20x Lime Dye
  • 4x Hydrogen
$15,000,000
Tier III4x Uranium60 minutes
  • 6x Emerald
  • 30x Lime Dye
  • 6x Hydrogen
$45,000,000

Nether Star factory

Price: $7,500,000Fuel: Uranium (level 5)

Nether Star factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I1x Nether Star30 minutes
  • 15x Soul Sand
  • 25x Quartz
  • 1x Uranium
Included
Tier II2x Nether Star45 minutes
  • 30x Soul Sand
  • 50x Quartz
  • 2x Uranium
$22,500,000
Tier III4x Nether Star60 minutes
  • 50x Soul Sand
  • 100x Quartz
  • 3x Uranium
$67,500,000

Netherite Ingot factory

Price: $10,000,000Fuel: Uranium (level 5)

Requires the Netherite Ingot research. See Research.

Netherite Ingot factory tiers
TierProducesTimeYou deliverUnlock cost
Tier I2x Netherite Ingot30 minutes
  • 10x Iron Ingot
  • 2x Diamond
  • 1x Uranium
Included
Tier II4x Netherite Ingot45 minutes
  • 20x Iron Ingot
  • 4x Diamond
  • 2x Uranium
$30,000,000
Tier III8x Netherite Ingot60 minutes
  • 30x Iron Ingot
  • 6x Diamond
  • 3x Uranium
$90,000,000

Tip

Start a long production before you log off. The timer keeps running, and you can claim the products when you return. Keep a stock of coal on hand, since almost every factory uses it as fuel or an ingredient.

Minecraft item and block images are the property of Mojang Studios and Microsoft and are shown here only to help players identify items. Oil, Gasoline, Hydrogen and Uranium are custom items for this server.

Prices and amounts may change as the server develops. Wick SMP is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

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