Difference between revisions of "Toxifier generator"

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The toxifier generator is a power generator added by the Biotech DLC.

Acquisition

Toxifier generators can be constructed once the Toxifier generator research project has been completed. They require 125 Steel, 3 Components, 8,000 ticks (2.22 mins) of work, and a Construction skill of 4.

Once constructed, a Toxifier generator cannot be moved, it can only be deconstructed.

Summary

Each generator produces 1400W and pollutes 6 tiles every 3 days, for an average of 2 tiles a day. The pollution can spread, up to a 27-tile radius from the bottom-left tile. Once all cells in range are polluted, the generator ceases to work until there are unpolluted tiles again.

Analysis

Toxifier generators don't actually create too much pollution. A pollution pump can convert the output of 2 generators into wastepacks, which are easy to freeze and store.

A toxifier generator creates the equivalent of 1 wastepack every 3 days. With a pump, this is equal to 20 wastepacks, or 4 full stacks, per year. A year's worth of waste from 2 generators, 8 full stacks, can easily be frozen or otherwise managed. An 8x8 room has space for 64 tiles, or 8 years of running 2 generators, and can be frozen with a single cooler in all but the hottest of biomes. The net power of this setup, 2400 W, can be enough to power an entire early- to mid- game colony.

The pollution can be annoying in the long term, especially with mechanoids. However, "free" and invariable power saves quite a bit of labor compared to wood-fired generators. Colonists can manually pick up pollution, though it is quite slow, and non-resistant colonists will accumulate toxic buildup.

Clean energy

The toxifier generator's key drawback is its pollution, however, with sufficient infrastructure it can provide net positive power without polluting the map.

Each generator produces an average of 2 tiles of pollution per day. A pollution pump cleans 4 tiles of pollution per day, where 6 tiles = 1 toxic wastepack. The wastepack atomizer destroys 2 wastepacks a day, or 12 pollution tiles per day. Pumps consume -200 W of power each, and atomizers consume -400 W. Therefore, a ratio of 6 toxifier generators : 3 pollution pumps : 1 atomizer is fully clean and has a net power of 7400 W.

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.

Architect

Power: Power conduit (Hidden, Waterproof) • Power switch • Wood-fired generator • Chemfuel powered generator • Wind turbine
(research): Battery • Geothermal generator • Solar generator • Watermill generator • Toxifier generator • Bioferrite generator
(uncraftable): Vanometric power cell • Unstable power cell
Related: Ship reactor • Electroharvester

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 ==Analysis==
-Toxifier generators don't actually create much pollution. A [[pollution pump]] can convert the output of 2 generators into [[wastepack]]s, which are easy to freeze and store,
+Toxifier generators don't actually create too much pollution. A [[pollution pump]] can convert the output of 2 generators into [[wastepack]]s, which are easy to freeze and store.
-A toxifier generator creates the equivalent of 1 [[wastepack]] every 3 days. This is equal to 20 wastepacks, or 4 full tiles, per year. A year's worth of waste from ''2'' generators, 8 full stacks, can easily be frozen or otherwise [[toxic wastepack#Disposal|managed]]. An 8x8 room has space for 64 tiles, or 8 years with 2 generators, and can be frozen with a single [[cooler]] in all but the hottest of biomes. The net power of this setup, {{#expr:{{P|Power Consumption #}}*(2)+{{Q|Pollution pump|Power Consumption #}}*(1) + {{Q|Cooler|Power Consumption #}}*(1)}} W, can be enough to power an entire early- to mid- game colony.
+A toxifier generator creates the equivalent of 1 [[wastepack]] every 3 days. With a pump, this is equal to 20 wastepacks, or 4 full stacks, per year. A year's worth of waste from ''2'' generators, 8 full stacks, can easily be frozen or otherwise [[toxic wastepack#Disposal|managed]]. An 8x8 room has space for 64 tiles, or 8 years of running 2 generators, and can be frozen with a single [[cooler]] in all but the hottest of biomes. The net power of this setup, {{#expr:{{P|Power Consumption #}}*(2)+{{Q|Pollution pump|Power Consumption #}}*(1) + {{Q|Cooler|Power Consumption #}}*(1)}} W, can be enough to power an entire early- to mid- game colony.
 The pollution can be annoying in the long term, especially with [[allied mechanoid|mechanoids]]. However, "free" and invariable power saves quite a bit of labor compared to [[wood-fired generator]]s. Colonists can manually pick up pollution, though it is quite slow, and non-resistant colonists will accumulate [[toxic buildup]].