Spectrometer
The Spectrometer is an electric Dye Vat. Put dye and gear in slots; progress costs UE. Dye is never consumed. With Calamity installed, recipes also require Dubious Plating and Mysterious Circuitry.
Allows dyeing items with color
Requires power to operate— In-game tooltip
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Max UE storage | 800 |
| Dye cost | ~60 UE/s while progressing |
| Per item | About 250 UE, roughly 4 s each |
| Progress rate | ~3.3× vanilla Dye Vat speed |
| Tile size | 3×3 |
| Dye consumed | No |
Recipe
Section titled “Recipe”| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Dye Vat | 1 |
| Tungsten Bar / Silver Bar | 15 |
| Workstation | Anvil |
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Dye Vat | 1 |
| Dubious Plating | 15 |
| Mysterious Circuitry | 15 |
| Workstation | Anvil |
UI Slots
Section titled “UI Slots”| Slot | Role |
|---|---|
| Dye | Sets color recipe; not consumed |
| Item to dye | Armor, vanity, dyeable items |
| Output | Finished item |
Process
Section titled “Process”- Insert dye + item
- Progress advances while spending UE (~60 UE/s)
- At cap, dyed item moves to output; dye slot unchanged
One expensive dye (Deep, Basic, Negative, etc.) dyes unlimited items.
Distance
Section titled “Distance”UI closes if the player moves beyond ~19 tiles.
The vanilla Dye Vat is overhauled too
Section titled “The vanilla Dye Vat is overhauled too”With CWR installed, the regular Dye Vat is no longer just a crafting station. Right-clicking it opens the same three-slot panel as the Spectrometer, so it can auto-dye items.
The differences:
- The Dye Vat needs no power and works anywhere, but takes about 14 s per item and still consumes the dye like vanilla
- The Spectrometer runs on UE, dyes in about 4 s, and never consumes dye
So before you have a power grid, right-click a Dye Vat to batch-dye for free; once wired up, switch to the Spectrometer to save dyes and go faster. Both panels load and unload items the same way.
Visuals
Section titled “Visuals”Scan animation above the UI shows the item being dyed; opacity tracks progress.
- Keep one copy of costly dyes for unlimited recolors
- Full vanity sets without re-crafting dyes
- Same base as Charging Station for gear prep