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Pipes and the Floating Air Pumps are crafted by using the Fabricator. They allow the player to pump Oxygen from the surface.
The Base-attached Air Pump can be constructed using the Habitat Builder, which allows the player to pump Oxygen from a Seabase instead of the surface. This may be a more preferable choice for areas too deep to use the Floating Air Pump.
Note that the function of pipes and air pumps is not to supply a base with oxygen, but to create a location underwater where breatheable air is accessible to the player. Pipes cannot supply a base with oxygen.
Usage
Pipes allow the player to create a network of interconnected Pipes with readily available Oxygen underwater.
The Base-attached Air Pump pumps Oxygen through Pipes from a Seabase without the need to place Pipes at the surface.
A Pipe must be connected to an Air Pump in order to carry oxygen. A player's Standard O₂ Tank will start filling once they swim near an active Pipe.
How to Use
- Place a Floating Air Pump above the water.
- Connect a Pipe to the Floating Air Pump. The Pipe will be shown at the end of the first Pipe.
- The Base-attached Air Pump can be placed on a Seabase to pump oxygen through Pipes without having to place Pipes at/from the water surface.
- If the player swims near the end of a Pipe, they will automatically receive Oxygen.
Recipe
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Data Bank Entry
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Air pumps can be used to pipe breathable air to a remote location.
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Trivia
- The Databank Entry image for the Floating Air Pump displays an incorrect representation of diatomic oxygen, showing it with five valence electrons on each oxygen atom and a single bond between the two, when there should only be four valence electrons on each and a double bond between the two oxygen atoms.
Bugs
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If a Floating Air Pump is placed adjacent to Lifepod 5 and Pipes are placed at an angle that they intersect with the Lifepod, the Lifepod will begin to shake violently.- If the player stands on a Floating Air Pump and then picks it up, they will be sent flying at least 100m into the air.
