Water is a fluid resource essential for power generation and some late-game products. It can also be used to improve the conversion rate of various ores to ingots in Refineries, once their respective alternate recipe is unlocked.
It is the first fluid the pioneer has access to, being obtained using Water Extractors built on water bodies. Extraction from Resource Wells can be unlocked in Tier 8.
Obtaining[]
Resource acquisition[]
Water is extracted from water bodies using Water Extractors. Water bodies aren't considered to be resource nodes, therefore they don't have a purity and it's not possible to scan for them with the Resource Scanner.
Water can also be extracted from Resource Wells using Resource Well Extractors which spread over 8 clusters. The default extraction rates are as follows:
| Node purity | m3/min at 100% | m3/min at 250% |
|---|---|---|
| Impure | 30 | 75 |
| Normal | 60 | 150 |
| Pure | 120 | 300 |
This means the following amount of Water is available by extracting from Resource Wells:
| Node purity |
Number of nodes |
Mining rate | Mining rate at 250 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impure | 7 | 210 | 525 |
| Normal | 12 | 720 | 1,800 |
| Pure | 36 | 4,320 | 10,800 |
| Total | 55 | 5,250 | 13,125 |
The maximum extraction rate of Water is virtually infinite as they can be extracted from large water bodies such as sea or ponds.
Extraction energy[]
It takes exactly 10 MJ to extract 1 m3 of water, assuming it is extracted from water bodies and not from Resource Wells (as the latter method is not power-efficient). Further reading: Extraction energy
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 ×  Alumina Solution 240 / min | 2 ×  Coal 120 / min | Refinery 1 sec | 6 ×  Aluminum Scrap 360 / min 5 MJ/item | 2 ×  Water 120 / min 15 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |||||||||||
2.5 ×  Sulfuric Acid 50 / min | 2 × Alumina Solution 40 / min | Blender 3 sec | 1 ×  Battery 20 / min 225 MJ/item | 1.5 × Water 30 / min 150 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | |||||||||||
1 ×  Aluminum Casing 20 / min | ||||||||||||||||
15 ×  Uranium Waste 37.5 / min | 10 ×  Silica 25 / min | Blender 24 sec | 20 ×  Non-fissile Uranium 50 / min 90 MJ/item | 6 × Water 15 / min 300 MJ/item | Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment | |||||||||||
6 ×  Nitric Acid 15 / min | 6 × Sulfuric Acid 15 / min | |||||||||||||||
| Water Extractor 1 sec | 2 × Water 120 / min 10 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||||
2 ×  Packaged Water 120 / min | Packager 1 sec | 2 × Water 120 / min 5 MJ/item | 2 ×  Empty Canister 120 / min 5 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
12 × Alumina Solution 180 / min | 4 ×  Petroleum Coke 60 / min | Refinery 4 sec | 20 × Aluminum Scrap 300 / min 6 MJ/item | 7 × Water 105 / min 17.14 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |||||||||||
15 ×  Bauxite 150 / min | 10 × Coal 100 / min | Blender 6 sec | 30 × Aluminum Scrap 300 / min 15 MJ/item | 5 × Water 50 / min 90 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | |||||||||||
5 × Sulfuric Acid 50 / min | 6 × Water 60 / min | |||||||||||||||
5 ×  Uranium 25 / min | 5 × Uranium Waste 25 / min | Blender 12 sec | 20 × Non-fissile Uranium 100 / min 45 MJ/item | 8 × Water 40 / min 112.5 MJ/item | Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment | |||||||||||
3 × Nitric Acid 15 / min | 5 × Sulfuric Acid 25 / min | |||||||||||||||
Usage[]
Power[]
Water is required for Coal Generators and Nuclear Power Plants, alongside their respective physical requirements, to produce power.
- At 100% clock speed, Coal Generators consume water at a rate of 45 m3/min, regardless of the type of fuel provided.
- At 100% clock speed, Nuclear Power Plants consume water at a rate of 240 m3/min.
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 × Bauxite 120 / min | 18 × Water 180 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 12 × Alumina Solution 120 / min 15 MJ/item | 5 × Silica 50 / min 36 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |||||||||||
2 ×  Heat Sink 12 / min | 2 ×  Rubber 12 / min | Blender 10 sec | 1 ×  Cooling System 6 / min 750 MJ/item | Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production | ||||||||||||
5 × Water 30 / min | 25 ×  Nitrogen Gas 150 / min | |||||||||||||||
1 ×  Polymer Resin 30 / min | 1 × Water 30 / min | Refinery 2 sec | 1 ×  Fabric 30 / min 60 MJ/item | Mycelia Research - Synthetic Polyester Fabric | ||||||||||||
6 ×  Solid Biofuel 90 / min | 3 × Water 45 / min | Refinery 4 sec | 4 ×  Liquid Biofuel 60 / min 30 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
12 × Nitrogen Gas 120 / min | 3 × Water 30 / min | Blender 6 sec | 3 × Nitric Acid 30 / min 150 MJ/item | Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment | ||||||||||||
1 ×  Iron Plate 10 / min | ||||||||||||||||
2 × Water 60 / min | 2 × Empty Canister 60 / min | Packager 2 sec | 2 × Packaged Water 60 / min 10 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
6 × Polymer Resin 60 / min | 2 × Water 20 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 2 ×  Plastic 20 / min 90 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
1 ×  Plutonium Fuel Rod 0.1 / min | 2400 × Water 240 / min | Nuclear Power Plant 600 sec | 10 ×  Plutonium Waste 1 / min | Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment | ||||||||||||
4 × Polymer Resin 40 / min | 4 × Water 40 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 2 × Rubber 20 / min 90 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
5 ×  Sulfur 50 / min | 5 × Water 50 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 5 × Sulfuric Acid 50 / min 36 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | ||||||||||||
1 ×  Uranium Fuel Rod 0.2 / min | 1200 × Water 240 / min | Nuclear Power Plant 300 sec | 50 × Uranium Waste 10 / min | Tier 8 - Nuclear Power | ||||||||||||
10 × Bauxite 200 / min | 10 × Water 200 / min | Refinery 3 sec | 12 × Alumina Solution 240 / min 7.5 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | ||||||||||||
15 × Bauxite 150 / min | 10 × Coal 100 / min | Blender 6 sec | 30 × Aluminum Scrap 300 / min 15 MJ/item | 5 × Water 50 / min 90 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering | |||||||||||
5 × Sulfuric Acid 50 / min | 6 × Water 60 / min | |||||||||||||||
2 ×  Caterium Ore 24 / min | 2 × Water 24 / min | Refinery 5 sec | 1 ×  Caterium Ingot 12 / min 150 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Caterium Research - Caterium | ||||||||||||
6 ×  Limestone 120 / min | 5 × Water 100 / min | Refinery 3 sec | 4 ×  Concrete 80 / min 22.5 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
6 ×  Copper Ore 15 / min | 4 × Water 10 / min | Refinery 24 sec | 15 ×  Copper Ingot 37.5 / min 48 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||
3 × Copper Ingot 22.5 / min | 3 × Water 22.5 / min | Refinery 8 sec | 3 ×  Copper Sheet 22.5 / min 80 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||
5 ×  Heavy Oil Residue 50 / min | 10 × Water 100 / min | Blender 6 sec | 10 ×  Fuel 100 / min 45 MJ/item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | ||||||||||||
7 ×  Iron Ore 35 / min | 4 × Water 20 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 13 ×  Iron Ingot 65 / min 27.69 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||
9 ×  Raw Quartz 67.5 / min | 5 × Water 37.5 / min | Refinery 8 sec | 7 ×  Quartz Crystal 52.5 / min 34.29 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
Tips[]
- Diluting Heavy Oil Residue with Water is a good way to boost petrochemical production.
- Sinking excess water with Wet Concrete is a simple way to prevent fluids backing up
Gallery[]
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Build Water Extractors on the blue areas of the map to extract Water. Pale blue refers the shallow water which cannot be used.
History[]
- Patch 0.4.0.0:
- Now extractible from Resource Wells
- Water is now more light bluish in various buildings' UI
- Patch 0.3 Introduced
See also[]
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