Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a liquid resource in Mindustry used in several production chains and as ammunition for certain turrets. It appears on planets such as Erekir and is treated as a non-explosive, non-flammable fluid that integrates into gas production, resource extraction, and unit manufacture processes.

In-game properties reported across sources give Nitrogen a heat capacity of 50, viscosity of 50, and a temperature value of 50; its boiling point is listed as -1. It has 0% explosiveness and 0% flammability. The liquid's internal identifier is nitrogen and it is assigned the liquid ID #9 in technical tables. Nitrogen is used by buildings that consume fluids and by turrets that accept liquid ammo, and it serves as an intermediate for producing gases and unit components in various recipes.

Practical notes and interactions:

• Nitrogen functions primarily as an industrial fluid rather than a combat material; its non-flammable, non-explosive nature makes it safe to route near power lines and most production chains without risk of combustion or detonation.
• Several turret types accept Nitrogen as ammo; when building defenses that rely on liquid ammunition, confirm the turret recipe lists Nitrogen among acceptable liquids.
• Use pipelines, pumps, and buffering tanks to stabilize Nitrogen flow between extractors, gas-processing structures, and factories that consume it; its moderate viscosity and heat capacity affect how quickly it moves and how it stores thermal energy compared to other liquids.
• Nitrogen appears on maps such as Erekir and can be harvested or produced depending on terrain and available processing blocks present on that planet.
• Technical references: Nitrogen’s localization key in game files is liquid.nitrogen.name, which can be useful when inspecting mods or localization packs.

Real-world context noted in documentation: Nitrogen in reality is most commonly encountered as the diatomic gas N2, makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere, and is frequently used to provide inert atmospheres for processes where oxygen would pose a hazard, including fire suppression. The in-game Liquid Nitrogen reflects this inert character by having zero flammability and explosiveness.