Water

Water
It's water.
Unlocked by	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering OR Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Class name	Desc_Water_C
Liquid
Abbrev­iation	H₂O

Water is a fluid resource essential for power generation and some late-game products. It can also be used to improve the conversion rate of various ores to ingots in Refineries, once their respective alternate recipe is unlocked.

It is the first fluid the pioneer has access to, being obtained using Water Extractors built on water bodies. Extraction from Resource Wells can be unlocked in Tier 8.

Obtaining

Resource acquisition

Water is extracted from water bodies using Water Extractors. Water bodies aren't considered to be Resource Nodes, therefore they don't have a purity and it's not possible to scan for them with the Resource Scanner.

Water can also be extracted from Resource Wells using Resource Well Extractors which spread over 8 clusters. The default extraction rates are as follows:

Node purity	m3/min at 100%	m3/min at 250%
Impure	30	75
Normal	60	150
Pure	120	300

This means the following amount of Water is available by extracting from Resource Wells:

Node purity	Number of nodes	Mining rate	Mining rate at 250 %
Impure	7	210	525
Normal	12	720	1,800
Pure	36	4,320	10,800
Total	55	5,250	13,125

The maximum extraction rate of Water is virtually infinite as they can be extracted from large water bodies such as sea or ponds.

Extraction energy

It takes exactly 10 MJ to extract 1 m³ of water, assuming it is extracted from water bodies and not from Resource Wells (as the latter method is not power-efficient). Further reading: Extraction energy

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Aluminum Scrap	4 × Alumina Solution240 / min 2 × Coal120 / min	Refinery 1 sec	6 × Aluminum Scrap360 / min 2 × Water120 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Battery	2.5 × Sulfuric Acid50 / min 2 × Alumina Solution40 / min 1 × Aluminum Casing20 / min	Blender 3 sec	1 × Battery20 / min 1.5 × Water30 / min	Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Non-fissile Uranium	15 × Uranium Waste37.5 / min 10 × Silica25 / min 6 × Nitric Acid15 / min 6 × Sulfuric Acid15 / min	Blender 24 sec	20 × Non-fissile Uranium50 / min 6 × Water15 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Unpackage Water	2 × Packaged Water120 / min	Packager 1 sec	2 × Water120 / min 2 × Empty Canister120 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Electrode Aluminum Scrap Alternate	12 × Alumina Solution180 / min 4 × Petroleum Coke60 / min	Refinery 4 sec	20 × Aluminum Scrap300 / min 7 × Water105 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Fertile Uranium Alternate	5 × Uranium25 / min 5 × Uranium Waste25 / min 3 × Nitric Acid15 / min 5 × Sulfuric Acid25 / min	Blender 12 sec	20 × Non-fissile Uranium100 / min 8 × Water40 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Instant Scrap Alternate	15 × Bauxite150 / min 10 × Coal100 / min 5 × Sulfuric Acid50 / min 6 × Water60 / min	Blender 6 sec	30 × Aluminum Scrap300 / min 5 × Water50 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering

Usage

Power

Water is required for Coal Generators and Nuclear Power Plants, alongside their respective fuel requirements, to produce power. Different fuels don't affect the amount of Water required.

• At 100% clock speed, Coal Generators consume Water at a rate of 45 m3/min.
• At 100% clock speed, Nuclear Power Plants consume Water at a rate of 240 m3/min.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Alumina Solution	12 × Bauxite120 / min 18 × Water180 / min	Refinery 6 sec	12 × Alumina Solution120 / min 5 × Silica50 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Cooling System	2 × Heat Sink12 / min 2 × Rubber12 / min 5 × Water30 / min 25 × Nitrogen Gas150 / min	Blender 10 sec	1 × Cooling System6 / min	Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Liquid Biofuel	6 × Solid Biofuel90 / min 3 × Water45 / min	Refinery 4 sec	4 × Liquid Biofuel60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Nitric Acid	12 × Nitrogen Gas120 / min 3 × Water30 / min 1 × Iron Plate10 / min	Blender 6 sec	3 × Nitric Acid30 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Packaged Water	2 × Water60 / min 2 × Empty Canister60 / min	Packager 2 sec	2 × Packaged Water60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Plutonium Fuel Rod (burning)	1 × Plutonium Fuel Rod0.1 / min 2,400 × Water240 / min	Nuclear Power Plant 600 sec	10 × Plutonium Waste1 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Residual Plastic	6 × Polymer Resin60 / min 2 × Water20 / min	Refinery 6 sec	2 × Plastic20 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Residual Rubber	4 × Polymer Resin40 / min 4 × Water40 / min	Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber20 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Sulfuric Acid	5 × Sulfur50 / min 5 × Water50 / min	Refinery 6 sec	5 × Sulfuric Acid50 / min	Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Uranium Fuel Rod (burning)	1 × Uranium Fuel Rod0.2 / min 1,200 × Water240 / min	Nuclear Power Plant 300 sec	50 × Uranium Waste10 / min	Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
Diluted Fuel Alternate	5 × Heavy Oil Residue50 / min 10 × Water100 / min	Blender 6 sec	10 × Fuel100 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Instant Scrap Alternate	15 × Bauxite150 / min 10 × Coal100 / min 5 × Sulfuric Acid50 / min 6 × Water60 / min	Blender 6 sec	30 × Aluminum Scrap300 / min 5 × Water50 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Polyester Fabric Alternate	1 × Polymer Resin30 / min 1 × Water30 / min	Refinery 2 sec	1 × Fabric30 / min	MAM Mycelia Research - Synthetic Polyester Fabric
Pure Caterium Ingot Alternate	2 × Caterium Ore24 / min 2 × Water24 / min	Refinery 5 sec	1 × Caterium Ingot12 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Caterium OR Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Copper Ingot Alternate	6 × Copper Ore15 / min 4 × Water10 / min	Refinery 24 sec	15 × Copper Ingot37.5 / min	Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Iron Ingot Alternate	7 × Iron Ore35 / min 4 × Water20 / min	Refinery 12 sec	13 × Iron Ingot65 / min	Tier 3 - Coal Power
Pure Quartz Crystal Alternate	9 × Raw Quartz67.5 / min 5 × Water37.5 / min	Refinery 8 sec	7 × Quartz Crystal52.5 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals OR Tier 3 - Coal Power
Sloppy Alumina Alternate	10 × Bauxite200 / min 10 × Water200 / min	Refinery 3 sec	12 × Alumina Solution240 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Steamed Copper Sheet Alternate	3 × Copper Ingot22.5 / min 3 × Water22.5 / min	Refinery 8 sec	3 × Copper Sheet22.5 / min	Tier 3 - Coal Power
Wet Concrete Alternate	6 × Limestone120 / min 5 × Water100 / min	Refinery 3 sec	4 × Concrete80 / min	Tier 3 - Coal Power

Tips

• Diluting Heavy Oil Residue with Water is a good way to boost petrochemical production.
• Sinking excess water with Wet Concrete is a simple way to prevent fluids backing up

Gallery

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  Build Water Extractors on the blue areas of the map to extract Water. Pale blue refers the shallow water which cannot be used.

History

• Patch 0.6.1.2: Fixed water volumes being saved incorrectly (This should fix Water Extractors reporting as extracting Nuclear Waste instead of Water)
• Patch 0.4.0.0:
  • Now extractible from Resource Wells
  • Water is now more light bluish in various buildings' UI
• Patch 0.3 Introduced

See also

• Coal Generator
• Nuclear Power Plant
• Diluted Packaged Fuel
• Packaged Water