Difference between revisions of "Electric crematorium"

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An electric crematorium is a Production appliance used to destroy corpses as well as unwanted apparel, weapons, or drugs. Despite the specificity in the name, there is no other form of crematorium.

Acquisition

Electric crematoria can be constructed once Electricity is researched. They require 150 Stuff (Stony), 20 Steel, 2 Components, 4,500 ticks (1.25 mins) of work and a Construction skill of 4.

Summary

Crematoria can be used to destroy corpses, apparel, weapons, or drugs by creating bills.

Crematoria have -10 beauty, and a cleanliness value of -20.

Crematoria produce heats while executing bills at a rate of 12 heat per second,^{[Exact mechanic unclear]} over half the rate of a campfire and with no maximum temperature. No heat is produced when idle, even if powered on.

If the electric crematorium left is out in the rain, a short-circuit can start a fire.

Bills

Bills are worked by haulers. All cremation times are scaled only by the General Labor Speed of the hauler performing the bill. In all cases, the item is completely destroyed leaving nothing behind.

Corpses require 180^{[Ticks or Secs?]} work to cremate and are cremated together with all of their equipped gear. Mechanoid corpses cannot be cremated but human and animal corpses can be. By default, animal corpses will be filtered out.

Apparel requires 60^{[Ticks or Secs?]} work to burn regardless of the item or material. Shield belts and smokepop belts cannot be burned.

Weapons require 60^{[Ticks or Secs?]} work to burn regardless of the item or material. Only burnable weapons can be burned.^[Which?]

Drugs require 60^{[Ticks or Secs?]} work to burn but will be burned in entire stacks.

Analysis

For an analysis of butchering vs disposal of human corpse, see Human resources.

Crematoria are work intensive compared to other methods of disposing of unwanted objects, and this typically leads them to be neglected. However they do possess some advantages that can be relevant.

The primary alternative to using the crematorium is to dispose of unwanted objects using Molotov cocktails. This has the advantage of burning multiple objects with one throw, and not requiring electricity or additional pawn labor. This does require a safe burning area, such as a stone floored and walled room which may need to be constructed, but which could be built for fewer materials than the crematorium itself. These "manual crematoria" can be partially automated with the use of a stockpile zone with proper filters, but require player intervention to ignite every time. Also note that the entrance must be forbidden or the Home Zone area removed to ensure no firefighters attempts to put out the cremating fire within.

However, unlike molotovs, electric crematoria don't require Machining to be researched to be be constructed, can be fully automated with bills, and do not involve open fire. This allows the player to be completely hands-off once the process is set up, which can be a significant advantage is some playstyles or colonies.

Finally, unwanted objects can instead be loaded onto transport pods and launched to other faction's settlements for a modest relationship gain. This is often expensive for the gain it offers however.

Stats table

Electric crematorium	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Material	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Granite blocks	-10	027,140 ticks (7.54 mins)	510	0%	335
Limestone blocks	-10	027,140 ticks (7.54 mins)	465	0%	335
Marble blocks	-9	024,890 ticks (6.91 mins)	360	0%	325
Sandstone blocks	-10	022,640 ticks (6.29 mins)	420	0%	320
Slate blocks	-10	027,140 ticks (7.54 mins)	390	0%	335
Jade	0	022,500 ticks (6.25 mins)	150	0%	935

Version history

0.4.460 - Added as "Crematorium"

The Old Crematorium Texture

Architect

Production | Neolithic: Art bench • Brewery • Butcher spot • Butcher table • Campfire • Crafting spot • Fueled stove • Fermenting barrel • Simple research bench
Medieval: Fueled smithy • Hand tailor bench • Stonecutter's table
Industrial: Biofuel refinery • Deep drill • Drug lab • Electric crematorium • Electric smelter • Electric smithy • Electric stove • Electric tailor bench • Fabrication bench • Hi-tech research bench • Hydroponics basin • Machining table • Nutrient paste dispenser (Hopper)
Related: Bioferrite shaper • Serum lab

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-{{Info|A crematorium is an [[Power#Appliances|appliance]] used to destroy corpses and unwanted [[clothing]] or [[armor]]. Bills are worked by [[Menus#Haul|haulers]]. Corpses are cremated together with all of their equipped gear.
+{{Info|An '''electric crematorium''' is a [[Production]] [[Power#Appliances|appliance]] used to destroy [[corpse]]s as well as unwanted [[apparel]], [[weapons]], or [[drugs]].}} Despite the specificity in the name, there is no other form of crematorium.
-Crematoriums have -10 [[beauty]], which is significantly less ugly than corpses that have -50 beauty and negatively impact nearby colonists' beauty opinion and mood. It has a [[cleanliness]] value of -20.
+== Acquisition ==
+Electric crematoria can be constructed once [[Research#Electricity|Electricity]] is researched. They require {{Required Resources}}, {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work and a [[{{P|Skill 1}}]] skill of {{P|Skill 1 Level}}.
-Crematoriums produce heat comparable to output of one [[heater]] while burning things. No heat is produced when idle, even if powered on.
+== Summary ==
+Crematoria can be used to destroy corpses, apparel, weapons, or drugs by creating bills.
-If the Electric Crematorium left is out in the rain, a [[Events#Zzztt...|short-circuit]] can start a fire.
+Crematoria have {{P|Beauty}} [[beauty]], and a [[cleanliness]] value of {{P|cleanliness}}.
-}}
+Crematoria produce heats while executing bills at a rate of 12 heat per second,{{Check Tag|Exact mechanic unclear|Provides comparison with other heat sources but doesn't explain how much it actually heats}} over half the rate of a [[campfire]] and with no maximum temperature. No heat is produced when idle, even if powered on.
+If the electric crematorium left is out in the [[rain]], a [[Events#Zzztt...|short-circuit]] can start a fire.
+===Bills===
+Bills are worked by [[Menus#Haul|haulers]]. All cremation times are scaled only by the [[General Labor Speed]] of the hauler performing the bill. In all cases, the item is completely destroyed leaving nothing behind.
+Corpses require 180{{Check Tag|Ticks or Secs?|Work defined in recipe .xml but unclear if it is in ticks or seconds}} work to cremate and are cremated together with all of their equipped gear. [[Mechanoid]] corpses cannot be cremated but human and animal corpses can be. By default, animal corpses will be filtered out.
+Apparel requires 60{{Check Tag|Ticks or Secs?|Work defined in recipe .xml but unclear if it is in ticks or seconds}} work to burn regardless of the item or material. [[Shield belt]]s and [[smokepop belt]]s cannot be burned.
-==Acquisition==
+Weapons require 60{{Check Tag|Ticks or Secs?|Work defined in recipe .xml but unclear if it is in ticks or seconds}} work to burn regardless of the item or material. Only burnable weapons can be burned.{{Check Tag|Which?}}
-After [[Research#Electricity|Electricity]] is researched, the crematorium can be built for {{Required Resources}} (Stuff = Stony) in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}.
-==Analysis==
+Drugs require 60{{Check Tag|Ticks or Secs?|Work defined in recipe .xml but unclear if it is in ticks or seconds}} work to burn but will be burned in entire stacks.
-An alternative to using the crematorium or [[grave]]s is to dispose of [[corpse]]s using  [[Molotov cocktail]]s. This has the advantage of burning multiple corpses with one throw, and not requiring electricity or additional pawn labor, provided a safe burning area has been built.
-Unlike molotovs, electric crematoria don't require [[Research#Machining|Machining]] to be researched to be be constructed, can be fully automated with bills, and do not involve open [[fire]].
+== Analysis ==
+{{For|an analysis of butchering vs disposal of human corpse|Human resources#Human_butchering{{!}}Human resources}}
+Crematoria are work intensive compared to other methods of disposing of unwanted objects, and this typically leads them to be neglected. However they do possess some advantages that can be relevant.
-{{Building Material Table}}
+The primary alternative to using the crematorium is to dispose of unwanted objects using [[Molotov cocktail]]s. This has the advantage of burning multiple objects with one throw, and not requiring electricity or additional pawn labor. This does require a safe burning area, such as a stone floored and walled room which may need to be constructed, but which could be built for fewer materials than the crematorium itself. These "manual crematoria" can be partially automated with the use of a [[stockpile zone]] with proper filters, but require player intervention to ignite every time. Also note that the entrance must be forbidden or the [[Home Zone]] area removed to ensure no firefighters attempts to put out the cremating fire within.
-== Notes ==
+However, unlike molotovs, electric crematoria don't require [[Research#Machining|Machining]] to be researched to be be constructed, can be fully automated with bills, and do not involve open [[fire]]. This allows the player to be completely hands-off once the process is set up, which can be a significant advantage is some playstyles or colonies.
-"Tainted" apparel cannot be sold to traders and you can only get rid of such clothing by burning them on a campfire. An alternative, lower labor method to using a crematorium is build a stone room (or seal off an existing ruin) and use [[Molotov cocktails]] to burn all corpses at once with their apparel after forbidding the entrance or clearing the Home Zone area marker to ensure no firefighters attempt to put out the cremating fire within. This does carry the drawback of adding hefty mood penalties to any colonist who adds to the furnace due to seeing many corpses, as well as having slightly less customization for deciding what is to be burnt.
-Alternatively, they can be loaded onto [[transport pod]]s and launched to other [[faction]]'s settlements for a modest relationship gain.
+Finally, unwanted objects can instead be loaded onto [[transport pod]]s and launched to other [[faction]]'s settlements for a modest relationship gain. This is often expensive for the gain it offers however.
-==Version History==
+{{Building Material Table}}
+== Version history ==
 *[[Version/0.4.460|0.4.460]] -  Added as "Crematorium"
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