Ink

A vial of ink used in more sophisticated processing of paper into documents.

Notes

Ink is a crafting ingredient used in the production of modern research papers and advanced books, such as Agriculture Research Paper Modern and Anatomy Book. It plays a key role in unlocking higher-tier skills and knowledge at the Research Table. Players should maintain a steady supply of ink to avoid bottlenecks in their town's technological progression.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Painting level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Charcoal Powder	2	item
Glass	1	item
Oil	1	category

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Food Scrap	≈ 0.04
Glass Scrap	≈ 0.04
Bio Residue	≈ 0.02

Approximate — a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	180 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 120 Ink / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 0.4× Glass Scrap
• 0.1× Bio Residue

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 10× Limestone
• 8.02× Silica (any)
• 3.92× Crushed Limestone
• 2.57× Wood (any)
• 1.51× Clay
• 1× Oil (any)
• 0.63× Iron Ore

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Ingredient
• Product

Obtained from

• Ink

Used in

• Agriculture Research Paper Modern
• Culinary Research Paper Modern
• Dendrology Research Paper Modern
• Engineering Research Paper Modern
• Geology Research Paper Modern
• Geology Research Paper Modern Glass
• Metallurgy Research Paper Modern

• Anatomy Book
• Atlas Book
• Botanical Book
• Eco Book
• Gold Trim Book

• Printing Supplies

See also

AcornAdobeAdvanced CircuitAdvanced Combustion EngineAgave LeavesAgave Seed