Factory unlock and Jack reputation

The underground factory and the Conveyor technology have separate requirements. Jack reputation 40 opens the Circular Saw, which supplies the beam chain needed to clear a factory entrance. Reputation 50 opens Conveyors. Entering the factory alone does not unlock its production machines.

The Bronze Details chain needs the Hardening Bucket near the anvil. A recipe unlocked in the Technology Tree still needs its effective mastery and station requirements before those quest materials can be made.

Get the Circular Saw

Advance Jack’s quests through Workshop Hours, his first iron-supply order. At 40 reputation, research the Circular Saw and use its beam production to reach Reinforced Beams. Read the blockage’s material list before bringing a load underground: different passages require different parts.

The two blocked passages in the south wall of the house basement are early routes into the factory. There are also connections through the vineyard cellar, the Crossroads well tunnels and the Old Mine. Clear a factory entrance, then break the debris inside. The yard ladder is a shortcut opened from within the hall.

Unlock Conveyors

After reclaiming the Market Square, enter Jack’s workshop in Town. Jack’s Back in Business raises his reputation to 50 and opens the Conveyor technology. His follow-up asks for 5 Building Kits I and 5 Wooden Kits I to restore the workshop.

If Jack remains at 40, check both the battle route and the workshop interior. One resolved player report had missed the area north of the nun at the gate and still had battles to complete. Walking around the already-cleared streets did not advance that save.

Build the first working line

A usable factory needs more than a bench blueprint. Repair a Carousel, assign its power workers, choose the bench’s recipe and assign a qualified operator. Connect the required input items and provide an appropriate output destination.

For the first shipment, keep the line short enough to inspect from end to end. The production troubleshooting guide separates ingredient, output and porter failures. Check the power budget before adding conveyors.

On Steam update 1.011, placed objects can be moved in build mode. Older advice requiring demolition for every adjustment predates this change. Console builds may receive these changes on a different schedule.