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'''Vulcanus''' is a hot volcanic planet with mountainous volcanoes, rivers of lava, plains of ash, and sulfuric acid geysers.<br>
[[File:volcanus_preview.png|210px|right]]'''Vulcanus''' is a hot volcanic [[planet]] with mountainous volcanoes, rivers of lava, plains of ash, and sulfuric acid geysers.<br>


It is home to [[Demolisher|demolishers]]{{SA}}, a large boss‐like [[Enemies|enemy]] that defends its territory. There's no [[pollution]] on Vulcanus.  
It is home to [[Demolisher|demolishers]]{{SA}}, a large boss‐like [[Enemies|enemy]] that defends its territory. There's no [[pollution]] on Vulcanus.  


=== Exclusive recipes ===
[[Planet discovery Vulcanus (research)]] is required to travel to the planet.
The following items can only be crafted on Vulcanus:
* [[Metallurgic science pack]]{{SA}}
* [[Foundry]]{{SA}}
* [[Big mining drill]]{{SA}}
* [[Turbo transport belt]]{{SA}}
* [[Turbo underground belt]]{{SA}}
* [[Turbo splitter]]{{SA}}


=== Biomes ===
== Achievements ==
{{Achievement|visit-vulcanus}}
 
== Exclusive Recipes ==
The following recipes can only be crafted on Vulcanus:
* {{imagelink|Metallurgic science pack|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Foundry|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Big mining drill|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Turbo underground belt|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Turbo splitter|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Acid neutralisation|space-age=yes}}
 
The following items and recipes are unlocked on Vulcanus but can be crafted elsewhere:
 
* {{imagelink|Artillery turret}}/{{imagelink|Artillery wagon}} and {{imagelink|Artillery shell}}s
* {{imagelink|Simple coal liquefaction|space-age=yes}} and {{imagelink|Coal liquefaction}}
* {{imagelink|Cliff explosives}}
* {{imagelink|Speed module 3}}
* {{imagelink|Asteroid reprocessing (research)|space-age=yes}}
 
==Surface==
 
===Properties===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vulcanus Surface Properties
|-
! Property !! Value
|-
| Pollutant Type || None
|-
| Day Night Cycle || 1.5 Minutes
|-
| Magnetic Field|| 25
|-
| Solar Power || 400%
|-
| Pressure || 4000
|-
| Gravity || 40
|}
 
== Biomes ==
Vulcanus has three distinct biomes.
Vulcanus has three distinct biomes.
* '''Ashlands''' are plateaus speckled with sparse vegetation and deposits of [[coal]]. They are home to leafless alien trees. They are relatively free of cliffs and lava, making them ideal for building.
* '''Ashlands''' are plateaus speckled with sparse vegetation and deposits of [[coal]]. They are home to leafless alien trees. They are relatively free of cliffs and lava, making them ideal for building.
* '''Lava basins''' are filled with winding lava rivers. Within them are deposits of [[tungsten]]{{SA}}, which can only be mined using the big mining drill.
* '''Lava basins''' are filled with winding lava rivers. Within them are deposits of [[tungsten ore]]{{SA}}, which can only be mined using the big mining drill.
* '''Mountains''' are large volcanoes, covered in cliffs and with a large lava pool at their center. They are home to [[sulfuric acid]] geysers and [[calcite]]{{SA}}. <!-- comment: Eventually link to "sulfuric acid gyeser" if it gets its own page.-->
* '''Mountains''' are large volcanoes, covered in cliffs and with a large lava pool at their center. They are home to [[sulfuric acid]] geysers and [[calcite]]{{SA}}. <!-- comment: Eventually link to "sulfuric acid gyeser" if it gets its own page.-->


== See also ==
==Demolisher Territories==
* [[Aquilo]]{{SA}}
 
* [[Fulgora]]{{SA}}
Native to Vulcanus are the giant centipede-like enemies known as "[[Enemies|demolishers]]".
* [[Gleba]]{{SA}}
 
Demolishers have well-defined territories. On the map, these territories are outlined by an opaque, bright red line and the inside is marked by diagonal, translucent, red lines. Only one demolisher will spawn per territory, and the territories themselves do not overlap. However, they are tightly packed, as they follow a Voronoi-like pattern.<!-- Unconfirmed if it's actually Voronoi --> At the start of the game, only Vulcanus' starting area is not inside a demolisher's territory.
 
When left alone, a demolisher will patrol the border of its territory. However, if players build inside of a demolisher's territory, it will soon make a beeline towards these buildings with the intent of destroying them. Building inside of a demolisher's territory is therefore extremely risky and dangerous.<!-- I (tecanec) have also seen a demolisher leave its territory to follow a series of gun turrets that I left as bait. I still don't know much about this behaviour (including whether there's a limit to how far the demolisher would've traveled, whether bait outside the territory made the demolisher aggressive by attacking it or by simply existing, or what the demolisher would've done afterwards had it survived my devious trap), so I won't include it here without further experimentation. -->
 
The death of a demolisher is permanent, as they only spawn during world generation. Likewise, upon the death of a demolisher, its territory permanently becomes free for the player to use, as other demolishers will not try to expand their territories.
 
== Access to basic resources ==
 
* [[Water]] can be obtained via [[Acid neutralisation]] and [[Steam condensation]]
* [[Stone]] is a byproduct of processing [[Lava]] into molten iron/copper
* [[Iron ore]] is only available in limited quantities from mining Volcanic [[Rock]], but [[Iron plate]] and [[Concrete]] may be obtained from [[Molten iron]]
* [[Copper ore]] only available in limited quantities from mining Volcanic [[Rock]], but [[Copper plate]] may be obtained from [[Molten copper]]
* [[Coal]] can be mined from patches on the surface as normal
* [[Crude oil]] is not available, but [[Heavy oil]] can be obtained via [[Simple coal liquefaction]]. Heavy oil can then be processed into light oil and petroleum.
* [[Wood]] cannot be obtained, but [[medium electric pole]]s can be constructed using the small amount of ores available. Note that this can soft-lock players that did not unlock the research.
 
=== Power production ===
 
[[Solar panel]]s on Vulcanus give 4x the power they would on Nauvis. [[Acid neutralization]] generates 500C steam, which can be fed through [[steam turbine]]s to generate electricity. The calcite processing technology does not actually give the player access to steam turbines, so [[steam engine]]s can be used instead (which generate less power for the same steam).
 
==Space routes==
[[Vulcanus]] is connected to 2 other planets: [[Nauvis]] and [[Gleba]]{{SA}}.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Planet Distance
|-
! Planet !! Distance (km)
|-
| [[Nauvis]]|| 15,000
|-
| [[Gleba]]{{SA}}|| 15,000
|-
|}
 
 
Asteroid rate graphs:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| [[File:Asteroid_chart_Nauvis_Vulcanus.png]] <br> Space route from [[Nauvis]] to [[Vulcanus]]
| [[File:Asteroid_chart_Vulcanus_Gleba.png]] <br> Space route from [[Vulcanus]] to [[Gleba]]
|}
 
 
Graph legend:
<table class="wikitable">
  <tr>
    <th>Asteroid Type</th>
    <th>Chunk</th>
    <th>Medium</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>[[File:Metallic asteroid chunk.png|32px]] [[Asteroids|Metallic]] {{SA}}</td>
    <td><span style="color: blue;">&#9679;</span> Blue</td>
    <td><span style="color: red;">&#9679;</span> Red</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>[[File:Carbonic asteroid chunk.png|32px]] [[Asteroids|Carbonic]] {{SA}}</td>
    <td><span style="color: orange;">&#9679;</span> Orange</td>
    <td><span style="color: yellow;">&#9679;</span> Yellow</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>[[File:Oxide asteroid chunk.png|32px]] [[Asteroids|Oxide]] {{SA}}</td>
    <td><span style="color: green;">&#9679;</span> Green</td>
    <td><span style="color: magenta;">&#9679;</span> Magenta</td>
  </tr>
</table>
 
==Orbit==
 
===Properties===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Property !! Value
|-
| Solar Power || 600%
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Asteroid Spawning Types
|-
! [[Asteroids| Asteroid]] Type !! Spawn Ratio
|-
| [[Metallic asteroid chunk]] || 5
|-
| [[Carbonic asteroid chunk]] || 2
|-
| [[Oxide asteroid chunk]] || 1
|-
| [[Promethium asteroid chunk]] || 0
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Asteroid Spawning Sizes
|-
! [[Asteroids| Asteroid]] Size !! Spawn %
|-
| Chunk|| .20
|-
| Medium|| .25
|-
| Big || 0
|-
| Huge || 0
|}
 
'''Note:'''
*Chunks spawn at Nauvis at 1.25%
*Huge Asteroids only spawn past [[Aquilo]]{{SA}}
 
== Gallery==
<gallery widths="300px" heights="200px">
vulcanis_landscape.png|Example of Vulcanus' landscape.
vulcanus map sample.png|Example mapview of Vulcanus, Demolisher territories are outlined by bright red lines.
vulcanus landscape titlescreen.png|Vulcanus seen on the expansion's title screen.
</gallery>
 
== Trivia ==
* In mythology, Vulcanus (also spelt Vulcan), is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge.
* The planet's design, with lava, volcanoes, and sulfur, is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_planet lava planets].


== History ==
== History ==
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* Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.
* Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.
}}
}}
== See also ==
* [[Aquilo]] {{SA}}
* [[Fulgora]] {{SA}}
* [[Gleba]] {{SA}}
* [[Nauvis]]
* [[Space platform]] {{SA}}


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Space Age expansion exclusive feature.

Vulcanus is a hot volcanic planet with mountainous volcanoes, rivers of lava, plains of ash, and sulfuric acid geysers.

It is home to demolishers, a large boss‐like enemy that defends its territory. There's no pollution on Vulcanus.

Planet discovery Vulcanus (research) is required to travel to the planet.

Achievements

Visit Vulcanus

Travel to planet Vulcanus.

Exclusive Recipes

The following recipes can only be crafted on Vulcanus:

The following items and recipes are unlocked on Vulcanus but can be crafted elsewhere:

Surface

Properties

Vulcanus Surface Properties
Property Value
Pollutant Type None
Day Night Cycle 1.5 Minutes
Magnetic Field 25
Solar Power 400%
Pressure 4000
Gravity 40

Biomes

Vulcanus has three distinct biomes.

  • Ashlands are plateaus speckled with sparse vegetation and deposits of coal. They are home to leafless alien trees. They are relatively free of cliffs and lava, making them ideal for building.
  • Lava basins are filled with winding lava rivers. Within them are deposits of tungsten ore, which can only be mined using the big mining drill.
  • Mountains are large volcanoes, covered in cliffs and with a large lava pool at their center. They are home to sulfuric acid geysers and calcite.

Demolisher Territories

Native to Vulcanus are the giant centipede-like enemies known as "demolishers".

Demolishers have well-defined territories. On the map, these territories are outlined by an opaque, bright red line and the inside is marked by diagonal, translucent, red lines. Only one demolisher will spawn per territory, and the territories themselves do not overlap. However, they are tightly packed, as they follow a Voronoi-like pattern. At the start of the game, only Vulcanus' starting area is not inside a demolisher's territory.

When left alone, a demolisher will patrol the border of its territory. However, if players build inside of a demolisher's territory, it will soon make a beeline towards these buildings with the intent of destroying them. Building inside of a demolisher's territory is therefore extremely risky and dangerous.

The death of a demolisher is permanent, as they only spawn during world generation. Likewise, upon the death of a demolisher, its territory permanently becomes free for the player to use, as other demolishers will not try to expand their territories.

Access to basic resources

Power production

Solar panels on Vulcanus give 4x the power they would on Nauvis. Acid neutralization generates 500C steam, which can be fed through steam turbines to generate electricity. The calcite processing technology does not actually give the player access to steam turbines, so steam engines can be used instead (which generate less power for the same steam).

Space routes

Vulcanus is connected to 2 other planets: Nauvis and Gleba.

Planet Distance
Planet Distance (km)
Nauvis 15,000
Gleba 15,000


Asteroid rate graphs:


Space route from Nauvis to Vulcanus
Space route from Vulcanus to Gleba


Graph legend:

Asteroid Type Chunk Medium
Metallic ● Blue ● Red
Carbonic ● Orange ● Yellow
Oxide ● Green ● Magenta

Orbit

Properties

Property Value
Solar Power 600%
Asteroid Spawning Types
Asteroid Type Spawn Ratio
Metallic asteroid chunk 5
Carbonic asteroid chunk 2
Oxide asteroid chunk 1
Promethium asteroid chunk 0
Asteroid Spawning Sizes
Asteroid Size Spawn %
Chunk .20
Medium .25
Big 0
Huge 0

Note:

  • Chunks spawn at Nauvis at 1.25%
  • Huge Asteroids only spawn past Aquilo

Gallery

  • Example of Vulcanus' landscape.
    Example of Vulcanus' landscape.
  • Example mapview of Vulcanus, Demolisher territories are outlined by bright red lines.
    Example mapview of Vulcanus, Demolisher territories are outlined by bright red lines.
  • Vulcanus seen on the expansion's title screen.
    Vulcanus seen on the expansion's title screen.

Trivia

  • In mythology, Vulcanus (also spelt Vulcan), is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge.
  • The planet's design, with lava, volcanoes, and sulfur, is based on lava planets.

History

See also

Space

Planetside buildings

Rocket cargo

Locations

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