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<p>Lauch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Pollution.png|400px|thumb|Example of ingame pollution (red squares) in the map]]<br /> Pollution is represented as an abstract &quot;butt&quot;, calculated [[Chunk|per chunk]] and visible on the minimap and [[Map]], when [[Alternative view]] is on (default [[Game-Options/Keyboard-Defaults#Alt|Alt-Key]]).<br /> <br /> [[Crafting network|It is produced by many buildings]] involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.<br /> <br /> == Native life ==<br /> * Pollution attracts [[Biter|Biters]] to your factory. [[Biter|Biters]] who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.<br /> * [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb pollution, but this increases their evolution-factor.<br /> <br /> == Pollution dissipation==<br /> * slowly (0.6 units per tick) at every [[Chunk]] (32x32) of map it covers. So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.<br /> * [[Tree|Trees]] also absorb some pollution.<br /> * [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb some pollution, but this will increase [[Difficulty#In freeplay|Difficulty]] by rising the [[Lua/Game#evolutionfactor|Evolution factor]].<br /> * In certain [[Mods]] it is possible to build devices or trees which reduce pollution.<br /> <br /> == Modules ==<br /> [[Module|Modules]] that list &quot;+x% pollution&quot; increase pollution multiplier, not a flat pollution rate. Final pollution value is (pollution multiplier * energy usage multiplier * base pollution), meaning heavily boosted buildings are likely to account for most of the pollution produced in a factory.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Crafting network]]<br /> * [[Module|Modules]]<br /> * [[Enemies]]</div>

Lauch https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Pollution&diff=108991 2014-05-12T20:12:52Z

<p>Lauch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Pollution.png|400px|thumb|Example of ingame pollution (red squares) in the map]]<br /> Pollution is represented as an abstract &quot;butt&quot;, calculated [[Chunk|per chunk]] and visible on the minimap and [[Map]], when [[Alternative view]] is on (default [[Game-Options/Keyboard-Defaults#Alt|Alt-Key]]).<br /> <br /> [[Crafting network|It is produced by many buildings]] involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.<br /> <br /> == Native life ==<br /> * Pollution attracts [[Biter]]s to your factory. [[Biter]]s who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.<br /> * [[Enemies#Spawner]]s absorb pollution, but this increases their evolution-factor.<br /> <br /> == Pollution dissipation==<br /> * slowly (0.6 units per tick) at every [[Chunk]] (32x32) of map it covers. So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.<br /> * [[Tree]]s also absorb some pollution.<br /> * [[Enemies#Spawner]]s absorb some pollution, but this will increase [[Difficulty#In freeplay]], by rising the [[Lua/Game#evolutionfactor|evolutionfactor]].<br /> * In [[Mods]] it is possible to build in also devices or trees, which reduce pollution.<br /> <br /> == Modules ==<br /> [[Module]]s that list &quot;+x% pollution&quot; increase pollution multiplier, not a flat pollution rate. Final pollution value is (pollution multiplier * energy usage multiplier * base pollution), meaning heavily boosted buildings are likely to account for most of the pollution produced in a factory.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Crafting network]]<br /> * [[Module]]s<br /> * [[Enemies]]</div>

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