Question(s) RE: Sabatier Reactors

[Fury6]

LucaszP,

In Public beta:
Is it intentional that if both reactors have o2 tanks (haven't checked with methane) then both behave as a single unit? That is, even if only one tank is connected to an input both tanks will empty. The second unconnected tank definitely is emptying, so it's not just a stats display glitch (no matter how long I stand there holding the output my suit tank never replenishes).

Which begs the question - are those two reactors actually doubling the o2 production (20l/h rather than 10) that is then flowing out through that one connected output, as one would expect? - So far I haven't noticed my heavy rover filling up on o2 any faster, so that's why I wonder.

[LukaszP]

Sabatiers should double oxygen production but you need to set proper values at pump to fill rover's tanks faster.

[Seraphin]

Nice catch Fury6, I just tested myself. (0.199.1 - public_testing)

If a waterpump has two sabbatier reactors connected, both with o2 tanks, they both work as one unit. So it's enough, to connect only one of these tanks and you still get the doubled production and the doubled tank capacity. To validate, I also compared a waterpump with only one oxygen sabbatier with a waterpump with two oxygen sabbatiers. It's all fine for me.

I always connected both of them myself, but thats obviously unnessesary.

But you have to add the second tank, as this tetermines if the sabbatier reactor produces methane or oxygen. If it's missing, it doesn't do anything.

[SAS-Vet]

I don't want to sabotage the thread, but I have a question regarding the same subject, but this time it's WATER... I see that we have Vertical Tanks for O² and Methane, there used to be one for Water as well, but it has been removed.
Yes I know there is One Vertical Tank which is Neutral, but THAT can not be attached directly to the Well, you have to attach it with a bit of Hose, where as the O² and Methane can attach directly to the Well.
Any specific reason WHY, and also WHY was the Water one removed ?

[Seraphin]

I can't remember there was a water tank as a attachment ever for the water drill. It's always been, that water drills have their own tanks already by default. The oxygen and methane tanks only are used to define, which of them should be produced by the sabbatier reactor.

It's always been the generic vertical (and horizontal) tanks which are meant for a possible storage for any of them.

[Gothos]

Yes there was a water tank similar to the O2/Methane tanks. That was way before the Anniversary update.

[Seraphin]

Really? I discussed water well mechanics already one and a half year ago and I don't remember them.

[Gothos]

Yeah ... I even think it was before the Nuclear update when there was water storage tanks. ( Yes I just carbon dated myself ... been playing this game for a looooong time )

[SAS-Vet]

I know there were Vertical storage tanks for Water (they had a Blue Band) I used them a lot, bit of a complicated set up I used to use, but I never had a problem with wells running dry, and always had a constant flow of water.
@ Gothos ... been playing the game since the Demo... then stopped for a bit.

[Gothos]

Originally posted by SAS-Vet:

@ Gothos ... been playing the game since the Demo... then stopped for a bit.

I as well ... weren't the early bugs fun????

[Fury6]

Thanks all for the confirmations and clarifications. This makes the pump setups a little less complicated now, thankfully.

[LukaszP]

water tank for the well was removed from the game, then there was decision to reinstate it after reports from the players, the fix wasnt ready for this update but it will be back in the game.

Generally the well has its own tank (that blue structure in well building), and thats devs removed the tank. The other issue is vertical tank, which is universal (can store all three liquids in the game) and is free standing tank