Pencilcore

Pencilcore is a refined material made from processed Plumbum. These dense graphite cores are used for advanced military buildings and elite upgrades.

Production

Refined at the Pencilcore Press
Conversion: 5 Plumbum produces 1 Pencilcore
Processing time: 15 seconds per cycle

Uses

Pencilcore is required for:

Patternworks construction
Playbook Projector construction
Master Patterns research
Hardened Creases research
Origami Mastery research

Strategy

Pencilcore is a bottleneck resource in the mid game. The Pencilcore Press processes it slowly, so research Dual Rollers early to double your output. Pencilcore is required for your two most important advanced buildings (Patternworks and Playbook Projector), so start processing it as soon as your Pencilcore Press is built. Don’t stockpile Pencilcore — invest it immediately into buildings and research.