Difference between revisions of "Polux tree"

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Polux Trees are a type of tree which grows within polluted environments. The trees themselves slowly absorb pollution from the surrounding environment in an area similar to a pollution pump (7 tile wide circle), Unlike pollution pumps, Polux trees do not generate any toxic wastepacks after absorbing the surrounding pollution. This makes them a safer way to remove pollution.

Growing

Like the Anima tree and the Gauranlen tree, the polux tree does not naturally occur in any ecology, instead being spawned by the "polux tree" event^[When?].

When settling on a polluted map, a polux trees may already be present. Further, polux trees can spawn on maps colonized by the player when they are polluted. Every 15 days, the current polution level and current tree population is checked. If below the assinged value a tree may be spawned.

No pollution (0-25%): 0 polux trees
Light pollution (25%-50%): 0 polux trees
Moderate pollution (50%-75%): 1 polux tree
Extreme pollution = (75%-100%): 3 polux trees

Polux trees never spawn within 16 tiles of each other.

Polux seeds can also be bought from traders or obtained from quest rewards.^{[Other ways?]}

Summary

Cleans 1 tile of pollution every 25,000 ticks (10 in-game hours).
Needs 150,000 ticks (2.5 in-game days) to clean 1 deteriorated Toxic wastepack (6 tiles).
Is only 20% as fast as a Wastepack atomizer.

Polux trees are considered "super", meaning that pawns with the Trees: Desired precept will receive the "amazing tree" thought after seeing one. Unlike the anima and gauranlen trees, Polux trees will still be eaten by thrumbos. All trees can also be eaten by alphabeavers.

Analysis

The easiest way to use pollux trees is to plant them nearby and leave toxic wastepacks in a stockpile zone next the tree. Wastepacks outdoors deteriorate into pollution every 8 days assuming no rain or cold temperatures, creating 6 tiles of pollution.

In 8 days, a polux tree cleans 19.2 tiles. Meaning that a single pollux tree can have a stockpile of 3.2 stacks of wastepacks deteriorating without being overwhelmed. However, this assumes that no rain ever increases the deteriorating rate of the packs. To avoid this, consider placing the stockpile next to a natural rock face to act as a support for a roof to cover the stockpile

Gallery

Polux tree variant A
Polux tree variant B
Polux tree variant C

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.
1.4.3555 - Polux tree seeds introduced, which can be planted on polluted ground.

Plants

Domesticated plants: Cocoa tree • Corn plant • Cotton plant • Devilstrand mushroom • Haygrass • Healroot • Hop plant • Potato plant • Psychoid plant • Rice plant • Smokeleaf plant • Strawberry plant • Tinctoria • Fibercorn • Gauranlen pod • Nutrifungus • Toxipotato plant
Decorative plants: Dandelions • Daylily • Rose • Bonsai tree
Wild plants: Agarilux • Agave • Alocasia • Ambrosia bush • Astragalus • Berry bush • Brambles • Bryolux • Bush • Chokevine • Clivia • Giant rafflesia • Glowstool • Grass • Low shrubs • Moss • Pincushion cactus • Tall grass • Wild healroot • Anima grass • Gauranlen moss
Trees: Bamboo tree • Birch tree • Cecropia tree • Cypress tree • Drago tree • Maple tree • Oak tree • Palm tree • Pine tree • Poplar tree • Saguaro cactus • Teak tree • Willow tree • Timbershroom • Gray pine tree • Pebble cactus • Rat palm tree • Witchwood tree
Special: Anima tree • Gauranlen tree • Polux tree • Harbinger tree
Tree stumps: Burned stump • Chopped stump (Gauranlen , Anima , Polux , Harbinger ) • Smashed stump (Gauranlen , Anima , Polux , Harbinger )

Biotech (DLC)

Families: Relationships (Reproduction • Children)
Life stages (Babies • Children • Adults)
Furniture (Crib • Baby sleeping spot • Growth vat • Toy box • Baby decoration • School desk • Blackboard)
Mechanoids: Laborers (Agrihand • Cleansweeper • Constructoid • Fabricor • Lifter • Paramedic • Tunneler)
Combatants (Centurion • Legionary • Militor • Scorcher • Tesseron)
Commanders (Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen • War urchin)
Mechanitors: Control (Mechlink • Band node • Mech boosters • Mech signallers • Control pack • Airwire headset)
Mechanoid creation (Basic subcore • Standard subcore • High subcore • Subcore encoder • Subcore softscanner • Subcore ripscanner • Mech gestator)
Maintenance (Mech recharger)
Genetics: Xenohumans (Dirtmoles • Genies • Highmates • Hussars • Impids • Neanderthals • Pigskins • Sanguophages • Wasters • Yttakin)
Genes Germline • Xenogene • Metabolic efficiency
Genetic Modification Genepack • Gene extractor • Gene bank • Gene assembler • Gene processor • Xenogerm • Archite capsules
Deathrest (Deathrest accelerator • Deathrest capacity serum • Deathrest casket • Glucosoid pump • Hemogen amplifier • Hemopump • Psychofluid pump)
Pollution: Nature (Toxalope • Toxipotato plant • Waste rat • Gray pine tree • Pebble cactus • Rat palm tree • Witchwood tree • Stasis cocoon)
Mitigation (Wastepacks • Atomizers • Pollution pumps • Polux trees)
Adaptation Face mask • Gas mask • Tox grenades • Tox pack • Tox shell • Toxic needle gun • Toxbomb launcher • Detoxifier kidney • Detoxifier lung
Nonchalance Toxifier generator

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 == Growing ==
-Like the [[Anima tree]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} and the [[Gauranlen tree]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, the polux tree does not naturally occur in any ecology, instead being spawned by the "polux tree" [[Events|event]]{{Check Tag|When?|What triggers this event? Where? How often?}}. When settling on a polluted map, a few Polux trees may already be present.
+Like the [[Anima tree]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} and the [[Gauranlen tree]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, the polux tree does not naturally occur in any ecology, instead being spawned by the "polux tree" [[Events|event]]{{Check Tag|When?|What triggers this event? Where? How often?}}.
-Polux tree seeds can also be bought from [[trader]]s or obtained from [[quest]] rewards.{{Check Tag|Other ways?}}
+When settling on a polluted map, a polux trees may already be present. Further, polux trees can spawn on maps colonized by the player when they are polluted. Every 15 days, the current polution level and current tree population is checked. If below the assinged value a tree may be spawned.
+* No pollution (0-25%): 0 polux trees
+* Light pollution (25%-50%): 0 polux trees
+* Moderate pollution (50%-75%): 1 polux tree
+* Extreme pollution = (75%-100%): 3 polux trees
+Polux trees never spawn within 16 tiles of each other.
+[[Polux seed]]s can also be bought from [[trader]]s or obtained from [[quest]] rewards.{{Check Tag|Other ways?}}
 == Summary ==