What Is The Point Of Filters?

[Eguzky]

I madeone and put it on my lil Astroneer and thought 'cool! Infinite air!' but less than 2 minutes later, it just up and fell off?

[Eisenwulf]

It offers limited protection against the green spore clouds, and it's a 'single-use' item*.

*Like the Power Cell.

[SillyBits]

As first, thought the same, but no, as the suit is a closed environment, those gases can't be inhaled at all ;)
Filters will just filter the carbon dioxide produced and extend your oxygen lifespan. After a short period of time, those filters will break as their filtering capacity was reached, like with the craftable power cells which do break after depletion.

[Eguzky]

Ah, ok. Thank you.

[DACECAD]

I recommend just building an oxygen tank. Although since tanks are crafted with Titanium they will be harder to craft. Air filters provide a good, cheap, and temporary substitute.

[Targa]

Filters provide emergency oxygen. Compound is abundant. What's not to like?

[Bomoo]

In terms of gameplay, it's a conversion of compound into a finite amount of the air survival resource. Are you stuck far away from safety but have a backpack full of compound? Make filters.

[Alkpaz]

Compound is only abundant on the terran planet.. try doing that on Exotic, Radiated, or Arid. Compound IS there but you have to access the cave systems first, and it is not really abundant. :P

[Casey]

Filters just extend the length of your available oxygen when not tethered or connected to a base/vehicle. It doesn't protect you from anything.

[DX]

Filters and powercells need to become refillable to be useful. Otherwise, might as well just build tanks and batteries.

[Sinner_D]

Originally posted by DX:

Filters and powercells need to become refillable to be useful. Otherwise, might as well just build tanks and batteries.

I partly agree, they arent as worth the effort as bats, and tanks, but its more meant as a means to survive in hostile dire situation. making them re-usable or refillable would simply make them cheaper bat/oxy systems.

Find it funny how many people presumed filters were spore gas defense boost ;)

I would suggest making the filters/powercells either more powerful, easier(cost less) to build, or separate necessary function. Its far more efficient to just put compound to tether construction and save for onboard bat/oxy upgrades.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by DX:

Filters and powercells need to become refillable to be useful. Otherwise, might as well just build tanks and batteries.

But then again that's exactly the point of tanks and batteries. Nobody is forcing anybody to build filters and powercells.

I myself put a tank and a battery on my side slots. Even if I die it follow me to respawn and it is an appreciable boost of survivability.

[Lil Puppy]

Filters & Power Cells are temporary extensions of respective needs. Think of these as Rebreathers and Double AA battery packs.

Oxygen Tanks & Batteries are longer lasting extensions. Think of these as Scuba Tanks and Car Batteries.

None of those provide protection from gas plants which you shouldn't be able to breath in your space suit anyway so maybe they shoot acid gas instead and it damages your space suit.

[🍔 Mentally Tribbled 🍔]

thanks for this post. i just recently got this game and i've literally got like 8 of these filter things (research pods) scattered round my base and i could not for the life of me figure out what they were for :P

[Gozer]

Once I dug a foxhole to avoid a bad storm. I was fairly depleted when the storm hit and soon found myself suffocating in my foxhole, storm raging around me. I did have one compound at the bottom if my backpack and built that one life saving filter.
I remember thinking: "Ok filters, not so useless after all."

[Mr.Wizard]

tehy give you air