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A Kettle is used for reducing various liquids by boiling.  
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{{Template:BuildingInfo|image=kettle.png|size=5x5|where=[[where::Compound]]|description=For evaporating liquids.}}
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A Kettle is used for creating a range of products like [[Potash]] and [[Arsenic]].  It can also be used for evaporating various liquids by boiling.
  
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== Cost ==
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* 4 [[requires::Copper Sheeting]]
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* 1 [[requires::Iron Pot]]
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Built in a [[Compound]]. Uses 5x5 cells. <br>
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== Source ==
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This building becomes available after you have learned the [[Cooking]] skill. Specific recipes may require additional techs or skills (see below).
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== Products ==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
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! Output !! Input !! Method || Tech/Skill Needed
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| 5 [[produces::Potash]] || 5 [[Ash]], 25 [[Water in Jugs]] || Stoked || None
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| 50 [[produces::Flower Fertilizer]] || 1 [[Catfish]], 1 [[Perch Fish]], 1 [[Tilapia Fish]], 5 [[Water in Jugs]], 5 [[Wood]] || Non-stoked || [[Horticulture]]
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|-
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| 50 [[produces::Grain Fertilizer]] || 1 [[Carp Fish]], 5 [[Water in Jugs]], 5 [[Wood]] || Non-stoked || [[Barley Cultivation]]
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|-
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| 50 [[produces::Weed Killer]] ||  1 [[Toad Skin Mushrooms]], 5 [[Water in Jugs]], 5 [[Wood]] || Non-stoked || [[Barley Cultivation]]  <br>
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|-
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| 25 [[produces::Sulfur]]* ||  25 [[Sulphurous Water]] || Stoked || [[Desiccation]] (1)
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|-
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| 3 [[produces::Salt]] || 25 [[Coconut Water]] || Stoked || [[Desiccation]] (2) to configure kettle but not to run it
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| 3 [[produces::Acid]] ||  25 [[Sulphurous Water]], 1 [[Salt]] || Stoked || [[Desiccation]] (3) to configure kettle but not to run it
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|-
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| 8 [[produces::Arsenic]] ||  1 [[Razor's Edge Mushroom]], 1 [[Scorpion's Brood Mushroom]], 5 [[Oil]], 5 [[Wood]] || Non-stoked || [[Toxin Extraction]]
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|-
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| 1 [[produces::Geb's Tears]] || 10 [[:Category:Flowers|Flower]] bulbs || Non-stoked (?) || [[Advanced Horticulture]]
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|}
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'''NOTE:''' [[Sulfur]] can also be made by evaporating [[Sulphurous Water]] in a tub, which does not use wood or require any skills. Basic and Sturdy Tubs break with usage.
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==Methods ==
 
There are two methods used for the kettle:  
 
There are two methods used for the kettle:  
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* Non-stoked - load with requirements including [[fuel::wood]], leave until complete (Takes about 42 real seconds to complete).
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* Stoked - load with requirements, stoke with wood and ignite, continue to add wood/stoke as it burns down until the liquid is boiled off. For stoked runs (see details below), you will need 28 wood per kettle (assuming no mistakes), with the total process taking about 15 teppy minutes (about 30 teppysec per tic / Tic meaning each wood burned takes about 30s each).
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==== Stoking ====
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In general terms, it works as follows:
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* Once the kettle is ignited, it runs in a series of 30-teppysecond ticks. At the beginning of each tick, it consumes one deben of wood. At the end of the tick, it evaporates one deben of water. (Meaning that most of the time, except for the very beginning and end of the batch, it will consume one wood and one water simultaneously every 30 tsec.)
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* The first three ticks after igniting are "warm-up" ticks... wood is consumed, but no water is evaporated.
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* If at the beginning of a tick there is no wood left under the kettle, the fire goes out. The batch isn't ruined, but the fire will have to be reignited, and will go through the warm-up process again, wasting time and wood.
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* You can stoke the kettle at any time to add wood, but it will only hold up to 5 at once.
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* Takes 15 Teppy minutes to complete.
  
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*Non-stoked - load with requirements including wood, leave until complete.
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==== Stoking Run ====
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*Stoked - load with requirements, stoke with wood and ignite, continue to add wood/stoke as it burns down until the liquid is boiled off. For stoked runs (see details below), you will need 28 wood per kettle (assuming no mistakes), with the total process taking about 14 teppy minutes (30 teppysec per tic).
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# Load requirements
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# Ignite (cost 5 wood)
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#* Burns off 1 wood in lighting
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#* Fire burns till 0 (4 wood)
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# At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 24 now
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# At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 19 now
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# At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 14 now
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# At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 9 now
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# At 2 wood stoke 3; water is at 6 now
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# Let burn out
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# Take the product (don't discard!)
  
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===Products===
 
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Output                    Input                                Method  <br>
 
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5 [[Potash]] = 5 [[ash]], 25 water in jugs (jugs not consumed)    -    stoked  <br>
 
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50 Flower Fertilizer = 1 catfish, 1 perch fish, 1 tilapia fish, 5 water in jugs, 5 wood  non-stoked, requires Horticulture  <br>
 
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50 Grain Fertilizer = 1 carp fish, 5 water in jugs, 5 wood  non-stoked, requires Barley Cultivation  <br>
 
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50 Weed Killer = 1 Toad Skin Mushrooms, 5 water in jugs, 5 wood  non-stoked, requires Barley Cultivation  <br>
 
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25 sulfur = 25 Sulphurous Water  stoked, requires Desiccation 1  <br>
 
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3 salt = 25 Coconut Water  stoked, requires Desiccation 2 to configure kettle but not to run it  <br><br>
 
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3 acid = 25 Sulphurous Water, 1 salt  stoked, requires Desiccation 3 
 
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8 Arsenic = 1 Razor's Edge Mushroom, 1 Scorpion's Brood Mushroom, 5 Oil, 5 Wood  non-stoked, requires Toxin Extraction <br>
 
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To build:<br>
 
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Costs: <br>
 
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4 [[copper sheeting]] <br>
 
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1 [[iron pot]] <br>
 
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Built: in a compound, uses 5x5 cells <br>
 
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Skill/Tech required: Cooking <br>
 
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Comments<br>
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[[Category:Buildings]]
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Use a large array of kettles, ideally placed near water. <br>
 
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Sulfur can also be made by evaporating sulphurous water in a tub, which does not use wood or require any skills. Basic and Sturdy Tubs break with usage. <br>
 
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Details on operation<br>
 
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One stoked run of the kettle: <br>
 
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load requirements <br>
 
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Ignite (cost 5 wood) <br>
 
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burns off 1 wood in lighting <br>
 
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fire burns till 0 (4 wood) <br>
 
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at 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 24 now <br>
 
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at 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 19 now <br>
 
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at 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 14 now <br>
 
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at 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 9 now <br>
 
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at 2 wood stoke 3; water is at 6 now. <br>
 
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let burn out. - to not waste time+wood, make sure that "water" is one more than "wood", otherwise the extra wood will keep burning wasting time.<br>
 
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you will get an option to take the product (don't discard ;) ) <br>
 
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In total you will need 28 wood per kettle (assuming no mistakes), and it can get rather hectic running multiple kettles if you run out of wood.... <br>
 
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Total process takes about 14 teppy minutes (30 teppysec per tic).<br>
 
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If you run out of wood, you can always ignite with more wood after, it may take more time but it works. <br>
 
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You can also stoke the fires before they reach zero, more stokes, but the same amount of wood consumed, as long as you make sure your last round of stokes gives you no more than 1 more water than wood. <br>
 
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In more general terms, it works as follows: <br>
 
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- Once the kettle is ignited, it runs in a series of 30-teppysecond ticks. At the beginning of each tick, it consumes one deben of wood. At the end of the tick, it evaporates one deben of water. (Meaning that most of the time, except for the very beginning and end of the batch, it will consume one wood and one water simultaneously every 30 tsec.) <br>
 
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- The first three ticks after igniting are "warm-up" ticks... wood is consumed, but no water is evaporated. <br>
 
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- If at the beginning of a tick there is no wood left under the kettle, the fire goes out. The batch isn't ruined, but the fire will have to be reignited, and will go through the warm-up process again, wasting time and wood. <br>
 
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- You can stoke the kettle at any time to add wood, but it will only hold up to 5 at once.<br>
 

Latest revision as of 07:56, 17 May 2010

Kettle.png
Size 5x5
Where Compound



A Kettle is used for creating a range of products like Potash and Arsenic. It can also be used for evaporating various liquids by boiling.

Cost

Built in a Compound. Uses 5x5 cells.

Source

This building becomes available after you have learned the Cooking skill. Specific recipes may require additional techs or skills (see below).

Products

Output Input Method Tech/Skill Needed
5 Potash 5 Ash, 25 Water in Jugs Stoked None
50 Flower Fertilizer 1 Catfish, 1 Perch Fish, 1 Tilapia Fish, 5 Water in Jugs, 5 Wood Non-stoked Horticulture
50 Grain Fertilizer 1 Carp Fish, 5 Water in Jugs, 5 Wood Non-stoked Barley Cultivation
50 Weed Killer 1 Toad Skin Mushrooms, 5 Water in Jugs, 5 Wood Non-stoked Barley Cultivation
25 Sulfur* 25 Sulphurous Water Stoked Desiccation (1)
3 Salt 25 Coconut Water Stoked Desiccation (2) to configure kettle but not to run it
3 Acid 25 Sulphurous Water, 1 Salt Stoked Desiccation (3) to configure kettle but not to run it
8 Arsenic 1 Razor's Edge Mushroom, 1 Scorpion's Brood Mushroom, 5 Oil, 5 Wood Non-stoked Toxin Extraction
1 Geb's Tears 10 Flower bulbs Non-stoked (?) Advanced Horticulture

NOTE: Sulfur can also be made by evaporating Sulphurous Water in a tub, which does not use wood or require any skills. Basic and Sturdy Tubs break with usage.

Methods

There are two methods used for the kettle:

  • Non-stoked - load with requirements including wood, leave until complete (Takes about 42 real seconds to complete).
  • Stoked - load with requirements, stoke with wood and ignite, continue to add wood/stoke as it burns down until the liquid is boiled off. For stoked runs (see details below), you will need 28 wood per kettle (assuming no mistakes), with the total process taking about 15 teppy minutes (about 30 teppysec per tic / Tic meaning each wood burned takes about 30s each).

Stoking

In general terms, it works as follows:

  • Once the kettle is ignited, it runs in a series of 30-teppysecond ticks. At the beginning of each tick, it consumes one deben of wood. At the end of the tick, it evaporates one deben of water. (Meaning that most of the time, except for the very beginning and end of the batch, it will consume one wood and one water simultaneously every 30 tsec.)
  • The first three ticks after igniting are "warm-up" ticks... wood is consumed, but no water is evaporated.
  • If at the beginning of a tick there is no wood left under the kettle, the fire goes out. The batch isn't ruined, but the fire will have to be reignited, and will go through the warm-up process again, wasting time and wood.
  • You can stoke the kettle at any time to add wood, but it will only hold up to 5 at once.
  • Takes 15 Teppy minutes to complete.

Stoking Run

  1. Load requirements
  2. Ignite (cost 5 wood)
    • Burns off 1 wood in lighting
    • Fire burns till 0 (4 wood)
  3. At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 24 now
  4. At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 19 now
  5. At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 14 now
  6. At 0 wood stoke 5; water is at 9 now
  7. At 2 wood stoke 3; water is at 6 now
  8. Let burn out
  9. Take the product (don't discard!)
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