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[[File:Pollution.png|400px|thumb|Example of in-game pollution (red squares) in the map]]
[[File:Pollution.png|400px|thumb|Example of in-game pollution (red squares) in the map]]


Pollution is represented as an abstract "cloud", updated [[Chunk|per chunk]] every game second (60 ticks) and visible on the minimap and Map, when Alternative view is on (default [[Keyboard bindings|Alt-Key]]). It appears as a red colored blocky cloud.
Pollution is represented as an abstract "cloud", updated [[Chunk|per chunk]] every game second (60 ticks) and visible on the minimap and map, when "alt-view" is on (default [[Keyboard bindings|Alt-Key]]). It appears as a red colored blocky cloud.


It is produced by many buildings involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.
It is produced by many buildings involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.


The [[Enemies#Evolution|evolution factor]] is not increased by the spreading/absorbed pollution, but by the pollution produced by all the Player's [[Pollution_Production#Polluters|machinery]] at every tick. This means that no matter how hard the player tries to contain the pollution, [[enemies]] will still evolve at the same rate. They just won't attack the player as frequently. The pollution cloud is used to trigger biter attacks and determines the size of the attacks.
The [[Enemies#Evolution|evolution factor]] is not increased by the spreading/absorbed pollution, but by the pollution produced by all the player's [[Pollution#Polluters|machinery]] at every tick. This means that no matter how hard the player tries to contain the pollution, [[enemies]] will still evolve at the same rate. They just won't attack the player as frequently. The pollution cloud is used to trigger biter attacks and determines the size of the attacks.


== Pollution spread ==
== Pollution spread ==
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As soon as a chunk has reached 15.0 pollution it starts spreading in all four cardinal directions at a rate of 2% per [[game-second]] (60 ticks).
As soon as a chunk has reached 15.0 pollution it starts spreading in all four cardinal directions at a rate of 2% per [[game-second]] (60 ticks).


For example, a chunk with 400.0 pollution and 4 adjacent chunks with 100.0 pollution each, raises the pollution in all adjacent chunks by 8.0 while reducing its own pollution by 32.0. But everyone of the 4 surrounding spreads 2.0 pollution "back" to the center chunk, so it only loses 24.0 + [[Pollution_Production#De-polluters|absorbed value]].
For example, a chunk with 400.0 pollution and 4 adjacent chunks with 100.0 pollution each, raises the pollution in all adjacent chunks by 8.0 while reducing its own pollution by 32.0. But everyone of the 4 surrounding spreads 2.0 pollution "back" to the center chunk, so it only loses 24.0 + [[Pollution#De-polluters|absorbed value]].


== Pollution dissipation==
== Pollution dissipation==


* Every [[Chunk]] (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See [[Pollution Production#Chunks]]). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
* Every [[chunk]] (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See [[Pollution#Chunks]]). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
* [[Tree|Trees]] also absorb some pollution (See [[Pollution Production#Trees]]).
* [[Tree]]s also absorb some pollution (See [[Pollution#Trees]]).
* [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to produce enemies.
* [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to produce enemies.
* In certain [[Mods]] it is possible to build devices or trees which reduce pollution.


== Native life ==
== Native life ==
Pollution attracts [[Enemies|biters]] to the Player's factory. [[Enemies|Biters]] who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.
Pollution attracts [[Enemies|biters]] to the Player's factory. Biters who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.


Each [[Enemies|spawner]] absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks) if the chunk's pollution is greater than 20.  If there is 20 or less pollution in the chunk, the spawner absorbs all the pollution.
Each [[Enemies|spawner]] absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks) if the chunk's pollution is greater than 20.  If there is 20 or less pollution in the chunk, the spawner absorbs all the pollution.
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== Modules ==
== Modules ==
[[Module|Modules]] that list "+x% pollution" 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.
[[Module]]s that list "+x% pollution" 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.


== Production ==
== Production ==
{{Languages}}
These tables contain information about the levels of pollution produced/absorbed by items in the game.
These tables contain information about the levels of pollution produced/absorbed by items in the game.
=== Polluters ===
=== Polluters ===
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| '''Object''' || '''Pollution per KW per game second (60 ticks)''' || '''Pollution per game second at full power'''
| '''Object''' || '''Pollution per KW per game second (60 ticks)''' || '''Pollution per game second at full power'''
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Stone furnace|Stone furnace}} || 0.01/KW || 1.8
| {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}} || 0.01/KW || 1.8
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Steel furnace|Steel furnace}} || 0.02/KW || 3.6
| {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}} || 0.02/KW || 3.6
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Electric furnace|Electric furnace}} || 0.005/KW || 0.9
| {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}} || 0.005/KW || 0.9
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Burner mining drill|Burner mining drill}} || 0.03333/KW || 9.999
| {{Imagelink|Burner mining drill}} || 0.03333/KW || 9.999
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Electric mining drill|Electric mining drill}} || 0.1/KW || 9
| {{Imagelink|Electric mining drill}} || 0.1/KW || 9
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|pumpjack|Pumpjack}} || 0.1/KW || 9
| {{imagelink|pumpjack|Pumpjack}} || 0.1/KW || 9
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 1|Assembling machine}} || 0.03333/KW || 2.9997
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 1}} || 0.03333/KW || 2.9997
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 2|Assembling machine 2}} || 0.016/KW || 2.4
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 2}} || 0.016/KW || 2.4
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 3|Assembling machine 3}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.7997
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 3}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.7997
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Pump|Pump}} || 0.004/KW || 0.12
| {{Imagelink|Pump}} || 0.004/KW || 0.12
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|boiler|Boiler}} || 0.01538/KW || 27.6923
| {{imagelink|Boiler}} || 0.01538/KW || 27.6923
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Oil refinery|Oil refinery}} || 0.00857/KW || 3.5994
| {{Imagelink|Oil refinery}} || 0.00857/KW || 3.5994
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Chemical plant|Chemical plant}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.7997
| {{Imagelink|Chemical plant}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.7997
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==== Spawner ====
==== Spawner ====
If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each [[Pollution#Native_Life|enemy spawner]] absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs the chunk's total pollution.
If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs the chunk's total pollution.


==== Chunks ====
==== Chunks ====
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! Tile !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
! Tile !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
|-
|-
|Dark sand || -0.0033 || -0.2
|Grass 1, Grass 2 || -0.00045|| -0.027
|-
|Sand || -0.0042 || -0.25
|-
|-
|dry grass || -0.0066 || -0.4
|Grass 3, Grass 4 || -0.0004|| -0.024
|-
|-
|medium dry grass || -0.0075 || -0.45
|Dry dirt, Dirt 1-7 || -0.00045|| -0.027
|-
|-
|grass || -0.0075 || -0.45
|Sand 1, Sand 2 || -0.00025|| -0.015
|-
|-
|dirt || -0.0075 || -0.45
|Sand 3 || -0.0002|| -0.012
|-
|-
|dry dirt || -0.0075 || -0.45
|Red desert 0-2 || -0.00045|| -0.027
|-
|-
|Green water || -0.0083 || -0.5
|Red desert 3 || -0.0004|| -0.024
|-
|-
|Deep green water || -0.0083 || -0.5
|Green water || -0.0005 || -0.03
|-
|-
|Water || -0.0100 || -0.6
|Deep green water || -0.0005 || -0.03
|-
|-
|Deep water || -0.0100 || -0.6
|Water || -0.0006 || -0.036
|-
|-
|Stone floor || 0.0 || 0.0
|Deep water || -0.0006 || -0.036
|-
|-
|Concrete || 0.0 || 0.0
|Path tiles (Stone bricks, concrete etc) || 0.0 || 0.0
|-
|-
|}
|}
Pollution per tick resembles the third number in the pollution debug information (which is missing the 5th digit)


==== Trees ====
==== Trees ====
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! Object !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
! Object !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
|-
|-
| {{icon|dead-tree||}} || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Green tree.png|120px]] Tree, red tree, brown tree || -0.001 || -0.06
|-
| {{icon|dark-thin-tree||}} || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
| {{icon|dry-tree||}} || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
| {{icon|root-tree||}} || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
| {{icon|green-thin-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
|-
| {{icon|dark-green-thin-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
|-
|-
| {{icon|red-thin-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
| [[File:Dead dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dead dry hairy tree || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
|-
| {{icon|green-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
| [[File:Dead grey trunk.png|120px]] Dead grey trunk || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
|-
| {{icon|dark-green-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
| [[File:Dead tree desert.png|120px]] Dead tree - desert || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
|-
| {{icon|red-tree||}} || -0.0005 || -0.03
| [[File:Dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dry hairy tree || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
|-
| {{icon|green-coral||}} || 0 || 0
| [[File:Dry tree.png|120px]] Dry tree || -0.0001 || -0.006
|-
|-
|}
|}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Module|Modules]]
* [[Module]]s
* [[Enemies]]
* [[Enemies]]

Revision as of 12:52, 17 May 2018

Example of in-game pollution (red squares) in the map

Pollution is represented as an abstract "cloud", updated per chunk every game second (60 ticks) and visible on the minimap and map, when "alt-view" is on (default Alt-Key). It appears as a red colored blocky cloud.

It is produced by many buildings involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.

The evolution factor is not increased by the spreading/absorbed pollution, but by the pollution produced by all the player's machinery at every tick. This means that no matter how hard the player tries to contain the pollution, enemies will still evolve at the same rate. They just won't attack the player as frequently. The pollution cloud is used to trigger biter attacks and determines the size of the attacks.

Pollution spread

As soon as a chunk has reached 15.0 pollution it starts spreading in all four cardinal directions at a rate of 2% per game-second (60 ticks).

For example, a chunk with 400.0 pollution and 4 adjacent chunks with 100.0 pollution each, raises the pollution in all adjacent chunks by 8.0 while reducing its own pollution by 32.0. But everyone of the 4 surrounding spreads 2.0 pollution "back" to the center chunk, so it only loses 24.0 + absorbed value.

Pollution dissipation

  • Every chunk (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See Pollution#Chunks). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
  • Trees also absorb some pollution (See Pollution#Trees).
  • Spawners absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to produce enemies.

Native life

Pollution attracts biters to the Player's factory. Biters who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.

Each spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks) if the chunk's pollution is greater than 20. If there is 20 or less pollution in the chunk, the spawner absorbs all the pollution.

Higher pollution values decrease the time it takes for biters to join the attack force. After a certain amount of pollution is absorbed the spawner sends one of its biters/spitters to a rendezvous point. Every 1 to 10 minutes (random) the mustered biters launch an attack. If not all biters have arrived at the rendezvous point by that time, they will wait up to an additional 2 minutes for stragglers.

Required pollution to add an additional biter/spitter to the attack wave:

Pollution Type
200 Small biter
1000 Medium biter
4000 Big biter
20000 Behemoth biter
200 Small spitter
600 Medium spitter
1500 Big spitter
10000 Behemoth spitter

With 1350 absorbed pollution at the time of attack the following wave consists of 6 small biters and 1 medium biter OR 6 small spitters and 2 medium spitters depending on the spawner's type and evolution factor.

Modules

Modules that list "+x% pollution" 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.

Production

These tables contain information about the levels of pollution produced/absorbed by items in the game.

Polluters

Object Pollution per KW per game second (60 ticks) Pollution per game second at full power
Stone furnace.png
Stone furnace		 0.01/KW 1.8
Steel furnace.png
Steel furnace		 0.02/KW 3.6
Electric furnace.png
Electric furnace		 0.005/KW 0.9
Burner mining drill.png
Burner mining drill		 0.03333/KW 9.999
Electric mining drill.png
Electric mining drill		 0.1/KW 9
Pumpjack.png
Pumpjack		 0.1/KW 9
Assembling machine 1.png
Assembling machine 1		 0.03333/KW 2.9997
Assembling machine 2.png
Assembling machine 2		 0.016/KW 2.4
Assembling machine 3.png
Assembling machine 3		 0.00857/KW 1.7997
Pump.png
Pump		 0.004/KW 0.12
Boiler.png
Boiler		 0.01538/KW 27.6923
Oil refinery.png
Oil refinery		 0.00857/KW 3.5994
Chemical plant.png
Chemical plant		 0.00857/KW 1.7997

De-polluters

Spawner

If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs the chunk's total pollution.

Chunks

Every chunk has a natural absorption rate per tick which is determined by the weighted average of its floor tiles.

Following numbers are the pollution reduction for a full chunk (32x32 tiles) composed of the same floor tiles per tick.

Tile Pollution per tick Pollution per second
Grass 1, Grass 2 -0.00045 -0.027
Grass 3, Grass 4 -0.0004 -0.024
Dry dirt, Dirt 1-7 -0.00045 -0.027
Sand 1, Sand 2 -0.00025 -0.015
Sand 3 -0.0002 -0.012
Red desert 0-2 -0.00045 -0.027
Red desert 3 -0.0004 -0.024
Green water -0.0005 -0.03
Deep green water -0.0005 -0.03
Water -0.0006 -0.036
Deep water -0.0006 -0.036
Path tiles (Stone bricks, concrete etc) 0.0 0.0

Trees

Every single tree absorbs a small amount of pollution in its chunk per tick.

Object Pollution per tick Pollution per second
Green tree.png Tree, red tree, brown tree -0.001 -0.06
Dead dry hairy tree.png Dead dry hairy tree -0.0001 -0.006
Dead grey trunk.png Dead grey trunk -0.0001 -0.006
Dead tree desert.png Dead tree - desert -0.0001 -0.006
Dry hairy tree.png Dry hairy tree -0.0001 -0.006
Dry tree.png Dry tree -0.0001 -0.006

Achievements

Pollution is directly connected to the following achievement:

It-stinks-and-they-dont-like-it-achievement.png It stinks and they don't like it

Trigger an alien attack by pollution.

History

  • 0.13.2:
    • Optimized rendering of huge pollution clouds on the map.
  • 0.13.0:
    • Large amounts of pollution is created when burning fires.
    • Pollution creation of the productivity module was reduced drastically.
    • Optimized pollution rendering on map and minimap.
  • 0.12.0:
    • Trees degenerate slowly when exposed to pollution at high levels.
  • 0.8.0:
    • Added option to turn off pollution visibility even when detailed info is on.
  • 0.7.1:
    • Speed modules no longer produce extra pollution.
    • Added missing pollution descriptions.
    • Pollution is only shown on the minimap with alt mode on.
  • 0.7.0:
    • Introduced concept of pollution.

See also

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