Pollution

Pollution can be seen as pink puddles on the terrain and its areas of effect with the Pollution Overlay.

The post-apocalyptic landscape still holds some scars from the cataclysm. Pollution Deposits spread Pollution contaminating nearby buildings and causing Radiation Sickness. Use the Pollution Overlay to see the affected areas.

Pollution management

Polluted buildings must be decontaminated by hand or with Maintenance Depots. Pollution deposits must be dealt with Environmental Stations

Building near Pollution Deposits comes with a risk. As they constantly spread pollution and occasionally release toxic chemicals, it would be best to avoid them as much as possible. Research Hazmat Engineering in the Tech Tree to build Environmental Stations to safely remove Pollution Deposits. The collected Pollution needs to be carefully stored in Waste Dumps—otherwise the containers have a great chance of leaking and even exploding! You can sell the collected waste to other colonies rather than building more Waste Dumps.

Buildings and pollution

Buildings exposed to too much pollution eventually become Contaminated. Contaminated buildings need to be decontaminated before they can be put back to full use. Some buildings like Outhouses create pollution themselves, which is good to keep in mind when placing them.

List of buildings that create pollution

Storages Waste Dump Resources Metal Extractor Concrete Extractor Plastic Extractor Magnetic Separator

Products Mechanic Shop Health Burial Pit Outhouse Sauna Environmental Station