Water
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Unlocked at | Tier 3 - Coal Power |
Category | Fluids |
Blueprint Path
/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/RawResources/Water/Desc_Water.Desc_Water_C | |
Water is a fluid resource obtained using Water Extractors built on water bodies. It is 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 engineer has access to.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Resource acquisition[edit | edit source]
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.

Crafting[edit | edit source]
Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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240 / min | 60 / min | Refinery 1 sec | 360 / min 5 MJ / item | 60 / min 30 MJ / item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |||||||||||
Water Extractor 1 sec | 120 / min 10 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||||
120 / min | Packager 1 sec | 120 / min 5 MJ / item | 120 / min 5 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
90 / min | 30 / min | Refinery 2 sec | 150 / min 12 MJ / item | 30 / min 60 MJ / item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement |
Usage[edit | edit source]
Power[edit | edit source]
Water is required for Coal Generators and Nuclear Power Plants, alongside their respective physical requirements, to produce power.
- At 100% power usage and 100% Clock speed, Coal Generators consume water at a rate of 45 m3/min, regardless of the type of fuel provided.
- At 100% power usage and 100% Clock speed, Nuclear Power Plants consume water at a rate of 300 m3/min.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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70 / min | 100 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 80 / min 22.5 MJ / item | 20 / min 90 MJ / item | Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement | |||||||||||
24 / min | 24 / min | Refinery 5 sec | 12 / min 150 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Caterium Research - Caterium Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
120 / min | 100 / min | Refinery 3 sec | 80 / min 22.5 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
15 / min | 10 / min | Refinery 24 sec | 37.5 / min 48 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
22.5 / min | 22.5 / min | Refinery 8 sec | 22.5 / min 80 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
80 / min | 50 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 5 / min 360 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing Mycelia Research - Fabric | ||||||||||||
35 / min | 20 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 65 / min 27.69 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
90 / min | 45 / min | Refinery 4 sec | 60 / min 30 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
60 / min | 60 / min | Packager 2 sec | 60 / min 10 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | ||||||||||||
60 / min | 20 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 20 / min 90 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
67.5 / min | 37.5 / min | Refinery 8 sec | 52.5 / min 34.29 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
40 / min | 40 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 20 / min 90 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
50 / min | 50 / min | Refinery 6 sec | 100 / min 18 MJ / item | Tier 7 - Nuclear Power |
Tips[edit | edit source]
- Diluting Heavy Oil Residue with Water is a good way to boost petrochemical production.
History[edit | edit source]
- Patch 0.3.2.2 Reduced Water requirement of Residual Plastic and Rubber
- Patch 0.3 Introduced
See also[edit | edit source]
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