Steam (165°C)
Fluid products are process-chain targets with distinct input/output units. Keep oil and fluid decisions separate from solid-item shopping totals.
Plan this output ahead of projects that use it, including Heavy oil. Its 1 recorded downstream use(s) help reveal where one stockpile can support several goals; that is a recipe relationship, not a popularity claim.
When it fits: Add it to a project when one of its listed downstream targets is on your plan; combine quantities across those targets before choosing a production run.
The tradeoff: One source recipe run makes 10 and lists 1 Water at Boiler; 1 recipe variant(s) for this output are grouped together. Verify access where the pack is incomplete.
Planner recipes & alternatives
Material calculator: base 2.1.20 · FactorioLab snapshot.
Access & prerequisites
- Unlock availability is not modeled; check the selected game build.
- Space Age + Elevated Rails + Quality + Recycler