Turbine Condenser

Turbine Condenser is a block used to harvest energy and fluids from geothermal vents. It converts an underlying vent’s natural output into electrical power and a small flow of water or other vent fluid. All vent condenser placements yield the same rates regardless of vent type; when placed on a Rhyolite Vent the condenser produces the standard vent outputs.

A single Turbine Condenser produces 180 power per second and outputs 5 liquid units per second from the vent tile beneath it. The per-tile efficiency when measured against a full multi-tile vent field is 11.111% for a single condenser on a Rhyolite Vent (this reflects the relationship between a single-tile condenser and the vent’s total potential output). Because all vents share identical per-tile production rates, these numbers apply to condensers on any vent.

Practical notes and strategy:

• Do not assume condensers are a direct power upgrade over dedicated turbines. Replacing Turbines with Vent Condensers to chase resources such as tungsten can incur a net power cost; one calculation notes an effective loss of 210 power/sec when replacing for a Vent Condenser after accounting for what a Turbine Condenser would have generated. Use higher-yield power options (for example, Chemical Combustion Chamber setups) when you need sustained larger power generation.
• The condenser’s liquid output is commonly used to feed an Electrolyzer. One Electrolyzer supplied by 5/sec liquid can sustain several downstream productions:
  • With 3/sec hydrogen output from an Electrolyzer, you can support:
    • one tier 2 refabricator of choice,
    • 12 boosted Plasma Bores,
    • 6 Advanced Plasma Bores,
    • or 2 Reinforced Pumps.
  • With 2/sec ozone output, the Electrolyzer can support:
    • one Oxidation Chamber,
    • one Chemical Combustion Chamber,
    • or run a Phase Synthesizer at 100% throughput.
• Because vent outputs are identical, placing multiple condensers across a vent field scales linearly; plan condenser placement to match the desired balance of power versus fluid throughput.
• Use the condenser’s predictable 5/sec liquid yield for small, continuous chemical chains (electrolysis, oxidation, combustion) rather than for large-scale fluid logistics; larger production goals require dedicated liquid sources or multiple condensers.
• Consider routing water outputs from multiple condensers into a shared electrolyzer or pump array to aggregate liquid for larger production or to smooth intermittent demand spikes.

Turbine Condensers are a reliable, compact way to convert geothermal tiles into combined power and fluid resources; they are best used where steady small-scale fluid supply is valuable and when their power contribution is weighed against alternative generation options.