User:LapisGradus

Determining the most efficient use of resources is done by comparing the rates at which the renewable resources are converted. The sources of oxygen and calories is illustrated in the following graph.

Assumptions:

1. 44 g/s Oxygen produced when Algae Terrarium is exposed to light
2. 300 g/s water and 30 g/s algae are both required to operate Algae Terrarium. CO2 is also eliminated as an secondary element.
3. Rate at which polluted dirt and slime convert to polluted oxygen is dependent on the mass of the polluted dirt and slime.
4. Polymer press actually creates steams, but this typically condenses quickly into water.

How to read:
The numbers next to each arrow are read: <first line> is required to generate <second line>. For example, 550 Algae is required to generate 500 ^g/_s O₂ via Algae Deoxidizer.

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node [margin=0, color="white", fontcolor="white", style="filled", fillcolor="black", fontsize="11"]; edge [color="white", fontcolor="white"];

1. ===== Oxygen =====
2. Algae Terrarium

"H2O" -> "O2" [label = "300\n44"]; "Algae" -> "O2" [label = "30\n44"]; "CO2" -> "O2" [label = "0.33\n44", style = dashed];

1. Algae Deoxidizer

"Algae" -> "O2" [label = "550\n500"];

1. Electrolyzer

"H2O" -> "O2" [label = "1000\n888"]

1. Algae Distiller

"Slime" -> "Algae" [label = "600\n200"]; "Slime" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "600\n400"];

1. Nat Gas Generator

"Nat.\nGas" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "60\n67.5"]; "Nat.\nGas" -> "CO2" [label = "60\n82.5"];

1. Petroleum Generator

"Petrol" -> "CO2" [label = "3k\n500"]; "Petrol" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "3k\n1250"];

1. Fertilizer Synthesizer

"Pol.\nH2O" -> "Fertilizer" [label = "150\n120"]; "Pol.\nH2O" -> "Nat.\nGas" [label = "150\n20"];

1. Oil Refinery

"Crude" -> "Petrol" [label = "10k\n5kg"]; "Crude" -> "Nat.\nGas" [label = "10k\n60"];

1. Polymer Press

"Petrol" -> "H2O" [label = "833.33\n8.33", style = dashed];

1. Sublimation

"Slime" -> "Pol.\nO2" [label = "1:1"]; "Pol.\nDirt" -> "Pol.\nO2" [label = "1:1"];

1. Puft

"Pol.\nO2" -> "Slime" [label = "175\n175"];

1. Slickster

"CO2" -> "Crude" [label = "250\n250"];

1. Equivalency

"Pol.\nH2O" -> "H2O" [label = "1:1"];

1. ===== Special =====
2. Player created distillation

"Pol.\nH2O" -> "Dirt" [label = "100:1?"];

1. Outhouse

"Dirt" -> "Pol.\nDirt" [label = "1:1"];

1. ===== Food =====

edge [color="red"]; "Dirt" -> "Liceloaf" [label = "58.82\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Liceloaf" [label = "49.02\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Gristle\nBerry" [label = "100\ndup"]; "Slime" -> "Fried\nMushroom" [label = "17.85\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Frost\nBun" [label = "83.33\ndup"]; "Fertilizer" -> "Frost\nBun" [label = "16.67\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Berry\nSludge" [label = "91.67\ndup"]; "Fertilizer" -> "Berry\nSludge" [label = "8.33\ndup"]; } </graphviz>

	Required resources
	g/s Slime	g/s H2O
Algae Deoxidizer and Electrolyzer	1117.2	-
Electrolyzer	-	1126.13
Algae Terrarium (Slime and Water)	2045.45	5454.54
Algae Terrarium and Algae Deoxidizer (Slime only)	2939.4	-

Calculations

O2 from pO2	Puft > Algae Distiller > Algae Dexoidizer 100 g/s O2 550 g/s Algae 600 g/s Slime 1 g/s pO2 = 330 g/s pO2 1 dup 500 g/s O2 200 g/s Algae 1 g/s Slime 1 dup vs Deodorizer 100 g/s O2 100 g/s pO2 = 111.11 g/s pO2 1 dup 90 g/s O2 1 dup vs Condensing/Vaporizing 100 g/s O2 1 g/s pO2 = 100 g/s pO2 1 dup 1 g/s O2 1 dup The most efficient conversion to O2 from pO2 is condensing/vaporizing, but requires several buildings to perform.
pO2 from pH2O	Evaporation 100 g/s pO2 1 g/s pH2O = 100 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1 g/s pO2 1 dup vs Water Sieve > Sublimation 100 g/s pO2 1 g/s pDirt 5000 g/s pH2O = 2500 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1 g/s pO2 200 g/s pDirt 1 dup vs Vaporizing > Outhouse > Sublimation 100 g/s pO2 1 g/s pDirt 200 g/s Dirt 100 g/s pH2O = 40000 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1 g/s pO2 100 g/s pDirt 1 g/s Dirt 1 dup vs Fertilizer Synthesizer > Melting > Outhouse > Sublimation 100 g/s pO2 1 g/s pDirt 200 g/s Dirt 1 g/s Fertilzier 150 g/s pH2O = 250 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1 g/s pO2 100 g/s pDirt 1 g/s Dirt 120 g/s Fertilzier 1 dup The most efficient conversion to pO2 from pH2O is evaporation.
H2O from pH2O	Vaporizing > Condensing 100 g/s H2O 1 g/s Steam 100 g/s pH2O = 101.01 g/s pH2O 1 g/s H2O 99 g/s Steam vs Water Sieve 100 g/s H2O 5000 g/s pH2O = 100 g/s pH2O 5000 g/s H2O The most efficient conversion to H2O from pH2O is the water sieve.
O2 from pH2O	Water Sieve > Electrolyzer 100 g/s O2 1000 g/s H2O 100 g/s pH2O = 112.61 g/s pH2O 1 dup 888 g/s O2 100 g/s H2O 1 dup vs Evaporation > Deodorizer 100 g/s O2 111.11 g/s pO2 100 g/s pH2O = 111.11 g/s pH2O 1 dup 100 g/s O2 100 g/s pO2 1 dup vs Evaporation > Condensing/Vaporizing 100 g/s O2 100 g/s pO2 100 g/s pH2O = 100 g/s pH2O 1 dup 100 g/s O2 100 g/s pO2 1 dup The most efficient conversion to O2 from pH2O is Evaporation > Condensing/Vaporizing.
Fried mushroom from pH2O	vaporation > Puft > Farming & Cooking 1000 kcal 10.72 kg/cycle Slime 1000 g/s Slime 1 g/s pO2 1 g/s pH2O = 17.85 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle Slime 1 g/s Slime 1 g/s pO2 1 dup
Liceloaf from pH2O	Fertilizer Synthesizer > Melting > Farming & Cooking 1000 kcal 35.29 kg/cycle Dirt 1000 g/s Dirt 1 g/s Fertilizer 150 g/s pH2O = 73.52 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle Dirt 1 g/s Dirt 120 g/s Fertilizer 1 dup plus water from Water Sieve 1000 kcal 29.41 kg/cycle H2O 1000 g/s H2O 100 g/s pH2O = 49.02 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle H2O 100 g/s pO2 1 dup plus fried mushroom bonus 49.02 g/s pH2O 200 g/s pDirt 1 dup = 0.1098 5000 g/s pH2O 17.85 g/s pDirt meaning 73.52 + 49.02 = 122.54 g/s pH2O sustains 1.1098 duplicants or equivalently 110.41 g/s pH2O sustains 1 duplicant
Frost bun from pH2O	Fertilizer Synthesizer > Farming & Cooking 1000 kcal 10 kg/cycle Dirt 1000 g/s Dirt 150 g/s pH2O = 20.83 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle Dirt 120 g/s Fertilizer 1 dup plus water from Water Sieve 1000 kcal 50 kg/cycle H2O 1000 g/s H2O 100 g/s pH2O = 83.33 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle H2O 100 g/s pO2 1 dup plus fried mushroom bonus 83.33 g/s pH2O 200 g/s pDirt 1 dup = 0.1867 5000 g/s pH2O 17.85 g/s pDirt meaning 20.83 + 83.33 = 104.16 g/s pH2O sustains 1.1867 duplicants or equivalently 87.76 g/s pH2O sustains 1 duplicant
Berry sludge from pH2O	Fertilizer Synthesizer > Farming & Cooking 1000 kcal 5 kg/cycle Dirt 1000 g/s Dirt 150 g/s pH2O = 10.42 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle Dirt 120 g/s Fertilizer 1 dup plus water from Water Sieve 1000 kcal 55 kg/cycle H2O 1000 g/s H2O 100 g/s pH2O = 91.67 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle H2O 100 g/s pO2 1 dup plus fried mushroom bonus 91.67 g/s pH2O 200 g/s pDirt 1 dup = 0.2054 5000 g/s pH2O 17.85 g/s pDirt meaning 10.42 + 91.67 = 102.09 g/s pH2O sustains 1.2054 duplicants or equivalently 84.69 g/s pH2O sustains 1 duplicant
Gristle berry from pH2O	Water Sieve 1000 kcal 60 kg/cycle H2O 1000 g/s H2O 100 g/s pH2O = 100 g/s pH2O 1 dup 1000 kcal 600 kg/cycle H2O 100 g/s pO2 1 dup plus fried mushroom bonus 100 g/s pH2O 200 g/s pDirt 1 dup = 0.2241 5000 g/s pH2O 17.85 g/s pDirt meaning 100 g/s pH2O sustains 1.2241 duplicants or equivalently 81.69 g/s pH2O sustains 1 duplicant
	Duplicants produce 20 g/s CO2, and the remaining X + Y CO2 is generated by Natural Gas Generators and Petroleum Generators. X + Y + 20 g/s CO2 1 g/s Crude = X + Y + 20 g/s Crude 1 dup 1 g/s CO2 1 dup then X + Y + 20 g/s Crude 60 g/s Nat Gas 82.5 g/s CO2 = X g/s CO2 1 dup 10000 g/s Crude 60 g/s Nat Gas 1 dup X + Y + 20 = 121.21 X Y + 20 = 120.21 X and X + Y + 20 g/s Crude 5000 g/s Petrol 500 g/s CO2 = Y g/s CO2 1 dup 10000 g/s Crude 3000 g/s Petrol 1 dup X + Y + 20 = 12 Y X + 20 = 11 Y and X + 20 = 11(120.21 X - 20) X + 20 = 1322.33 X - 220 200 = 1321.33 X X = 6.61 Y = 120.21(6.61) - 20 Y = 774.20 X + Y + 20 = 800.81 therefore 800.81 g/s Crude 60 g/s Nat Gas 67.5 g/s pH2O = 5.41 g/s pH2O 1 dup 10000 g/s Crude 60 g/s Nat Gas 1 dup plus 800.81 g/s Crude 5000 g/s Nat Gas 1250 g/s pH2O = 166.84 g/s pH2O 1 dup 10000 g/s Crude 3000 g/s Nat Gas 1 dup plus 6.7 kg/cycle pH2O 1000 g/s pH2O = 11.17 g/s pH2O 1 dup 600 kg/cycle pH2O 1 dup

The Algae Terrarium is less efficient than the Algae Deoxidizer and Electrolyzer, so it will not be considered in future calculations. The Algae Deoxidizer is still considered because Slime can be obtained from Pufts.

Since the Electrolyzer is a significant source of oxygen, the next section identifies the conversion rates for water. The following table lists the most efficient sources of water.

Calculations

Polymer Press from Oil Refinery	1000 g/s H2O 833.3 g/s Petroleum 833.3 g/s Crude Oil = 200000 g/s Crude Oil 8.333 g/s H2O 200 g/s Petroleum Total rate: 200000 g/s Crude Oil per 1000 g/s H2O
Natural Gas Generator from Fertilizer Synth	1000 g/s H2O 60 g/s Natural Gas 150 g/s pH2O = 6666.7 g/s pH2O 67.5 g/s pH2O 20 g/s Natural Gas Total rate: 6666.7 g/s pH2O per 1000 g/s H2O
Natural Gas Generator from Oil Refinery	1000 g/s H2O 60 g/s Natural Gas 10000 g/s pH2O = 148148 g/s pH2O 67.5 g/s pH2O 60 g/s Natural Gas Total rate: 148148 g/s Crude Oil per 1000 g/s H2O
Petroleum Generator from Oil Refinery	1000 g/s H2O 3000 g/s Petroleum 10000 g/s Crude Oil = 4475 g/s Crude Oil 1250 g/s pH2O 5000 g/s Petroleum Total rate: 4475 g/s Crude Oil per 1000 g/s H2O
Total from Oil Well	1000 g/s H2O 3333.33 g/s Crude Oil 5000 g/s Petroleum 1250 g/s pH2O = 694.44 g/s H2O 1000 g/s H2O 10000 g/s Crude Oil 3000 g/s Petroleum and 1000 g/s H2O 3333.33 g/s Crude Oil 60 g/s Natural Gas 67.5 g/s pH2O = 22.5 g/s H2O 1000 g/s H2O 10000 g/s Crude Oil 60 g/s Natural Gas and 1000 g/s H2O 33.33 g/s Natural gas 67.5 g/s H2O = 37.5 g/s H2O 1000 g/s H2O 60 g/s Natural Gas Total rate: (1000/(694.44 + 22.5 + 37.5) = 1325.5 g/s H2O per 1000 g/s H2O

Petroleum Generators are still listed even though Oil Wells are not, because Crude Oil can also be obtained from Slicksters.

Oxygen, via Slime, is dependent on Pufts. Water, via Crude Oil, is dependent on Slickters.