Can't keep Atmo Suits filled

[Storm]

Hi,

I just started using Atmo Suits (big step for me!), I have 2 checkpoints, each with 5 suits, one at the top of my base and one at the bottom.

I can't seem to keep them filled with O2, my dupes are in and out all day and it almost feels like the suit "loses" it's O2 when it's docked and has to be refilled or does it only "top it up"?

I can't seem to pump enough O2 to both docks to keep them stocked.

Thanks!

[Bokonon]

Are you producing enough oxygen?

Multiple exits/entrances can be tricky, you may have dupes leave one exit and come back in the other which will mess up your suit allocation. Personally I prefer one exit with all necessary atmo suit docks.

It can take a little while to fill all suits initially but it should work itself out assuming you're producing enough oxygen.

[Tech Enthusiast]

I always double my O2 production for Atmo Suits and have dedicated O2 production just for the docs and nothing else.

Usually you would expect to not need any more O2 if dupes use suits, since they won't use ambient air meanwhile,... but it feels like suits just drain O2 way faster than what dupes would be using without a suit.

Can never keep the suits up without increasind production, so I double it to be sure. After a few hundred cycles I notice a slight overproduction, but that is very slight (otherwise it would show up way earlier).

[Xilo The Odd]

one thing i typically do before i start filling suits is i have a oxygen tank dedicated to filling them up filled with oxygen. then when im ready to start letting them out and use the suits i'll let those suits completely fill from that big tank. if oxygen production isnt quite enough at that moment in time i'll create more production to keep that big tank filled.

then later if its not gonna cause an issue i'll start dumping the excess oxygen out into their work tunnels, potentially moving the atmo suit docks further out from my base as a result.

[Storm]

Awesome, thanks guys for all the sage advice, really helpful, much appreciated.

I'll also use that O2 Tank idea from now on, thanks!