Clinker Vat - Revision history

Rhaom at 18:28, 31 December 2025

2025-12-31T18:28:15Z

Nochadlee at 14:26, 27 January 2024

2024-01-27T14:26:41Z

Fumen: /* Firing */ requesting verification on wood amount if anyone decides to go use that option

2024-01-26T19:29:46Z

Firing: requesting verification on wood amount if anyone decides to go use that option

Fumen: /* Firing */ Added 'wood' as fuel option; added for t11, amount is per Kasiya in Hyksos house chat

2024-01-26T19:28:34Z

Firing: Added 'wood' as fuel option; added for t11, amount is per Kasiya in Hyksos house chat

Balourhotho: /* Firing */

2024-01-06T02:25:33Z

Firing

Sadvak: /* Firing */

2023-12-06T22:23:09Z

Firing

Asnath: /* Cost */

2023-12-01T09:58:14Z

Cost

Pascalito: /* Firing */

2023-11-20T09:16:11Z

Firing

Pascalito: /* Cost */

2023-11-20T09:14:42Z

Cost

Omegaice at 21:01, 25 May 2021

2021-05-25T21:01:33Z

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{{Building
| name = Clinker Vat
| image = ClinkerVat.png
| location = [[requires::Compound]]
| size = {{Area | 13 | 13}}
| requirements =
* [[requires::Masonry]]
| material1 = [[requires::Cut Stone]]
| qty1 = 60
| material2 = [[requires::Copper Sheeting]]
| qty2 = 10
| material3 = [[requires::Firebricks]]
| qty3 = 2500
}}

== Sources ==
This building becomes available after you have learned the [[Masonry]] tech. Using it requires {{RequireSkill | Stonework | 3}}.

== Cost ==
* {{Require | 60 | Cut Stone}}
* {{Require | 10 | Copper Sheeting}}
* {{Require | 2500 | Firebricks}}

You will be asked to select the fuel source when you build: [[Petroleum]], [[Charcoal]], or [[Coal]].

Built in a [[Compound]]. Uses 21x21 cells.

== Firing ==
Requires '''one''' of the following to fire, based on type selected when built:
* 40 [[Petroleum]]
* 800 [[Charcoal]]
* 800 [[Coal]]

Fuel is only needed when making Cement.

== Plaster ==
Making a batch of ''500'' [[produces::Plaster]] costs:
* 400 [[Sand]]
* 50 [[Cement]]
* 50 [[Gypsum]]
* 100 [[Water]]

* NOTE: Mixing Plaster does not require fuel or stirring—just mix the ingredients and take it after 1 hour. All water in vat will be used, so if you put more than 100 water, it will all be used.

== Concrete ==
Making a batch of 250 [[produces::Concrete]] costs:

* 250 [[Gravel]]
* 15 [[Cement]]
* 100 [[Water]]

'''NOTE:''' Mixing Concrete does not require fuel or stirring—just mix the ingredients and take it. All water in vat will be used, so if you put more than 100 water, it will all be used.

Making Concrete takes 30 minutes.

== Cement ==
Making a batch of 100 [[produces::Cement]] costs:

* 10 [[Bauxite]]
* 10 [[Gypsum]]
* 800 [[Clinker]]
* 500 [[Water]]
* Appropriate [[#Fuel|fuel]] for the vat, depending on the vat's type.

'''NOTE:''' You can run as many cement batches off this 500 water as you like; it will not be used provided that you do not mix concrete or plaster.

=== Stirring===

Once started, the cement must be stirred continuously by a team of people, or it will solidify and all ingredients wasted. Only the person started the cement needs the Stonework 3 skill. [NB: The others may need the Stonework 3 technology; my alt had that but not the skill when I did my last stir. -- Lyo]

* Stirring the vat sets a 45-second base timer on STR and END (at STR 0 / END 0)
* Stirring starts out easy with 2 minutes between stirs, but the stirs have to come closer and closer together as it gets closer to completion.
* Progress is made with each stir based on the strength of the stirrer.
* Towards the end (depending on the food) people may need to let the timer tick down the appropriate amount before stirring so a round is not over before the first person can stir again).
* At the end of a stir, the timer is precisely 12 seconds.
* The percentage completion of the stir is reported in Main each time you stir.

One strategy for stirring is:

* Everyone pins the clinker vat menu and refreshes it regularly.
* Initially, everyone stirs as fast as possible.
* When the batch reaches 70% complete, only stir if:
** there is less than 10s left on the timer; or
** your str/end stats are black

With 20 people and good (+18str/+22end) food, a batch can be completed in under 30 seconds, with everyone stirring 3-4 times each and str/end recharging while the vat is reloaded for the next batch.

* Two people completed a batch with +9 str/end food.
* One person completed a batch with +33 str/end food (user stirred once every 9 seconds)

If you are stirring either solo or using multiple logins, be sure that there is more than one "100%" message before you quit stirring or you could revert to 99% and lose the batch. The GM said that this was most likely a lag issue!

===Breaking Up===

If you fail to stir in the time it asks you to, all menus are lost except one, "Break the hardened mass with a sledgehammer". To restore the Vat to a usable state, you will need a sledgehammer. This will cost you a 5-minute endurance timer.

Once restored, you will retain the fuel and water entered into the Vat, but you will lose any Bauxite, Gypsum, and Clinker placed into it.

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 == Cost ==
-* {{Require | 60 | Cut Stone}}
+* {{Require | 60 | Cut Stone | verified = true}}
-* {{Require | 10 | Copper Sheeting}}
+* {{Require | 10 | Copper Sheeting | verified = true}}
-* {{Require | 2500 | Firebricks}}
+* {{Require | 2500 | Firebricks | verified = true}}
 You will be asked to select the fuel source when you build: [[Petroleum]], [[Charcoal]], [[Coal]], or [[Wood]].
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 * 400 [[Charcoal]]
 * 500 [[Coal]]
-* 800 [[Wood]] (Needs verification)
+* 800 [[Wood]] (27.01.24 Verified:nochadlee)
 Fuel is only needed when making Cement.

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 * 400 [[Charcoal]]
 * 500 [[Coal]]
-* 800 [[Wood]]
+* 800 [[Wood]] (Needs verification)
 Fuel is only needed when making Cement.

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 * 400 [[Charcoal]]
 * 500 [[Coal]]
 Fuel is only needed when making Cement.

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 * 150 [[Petroleum]]
 * 400 [[Charcoal]]
-* 800 [[Coal]]
+* 500 [[Coal]]
 Fuel is only needed when making Cement.

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		+	UPgrade button offers to change fuel, even to wood. Cost is 100 [[Firebricks]] and 10 [[Copper Sheeting]]

	== Firing ==		== Firing ==

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 | name         = Clinker Vat
 | image        = ClinkerVat.png
-| location     = [[requires::Compound]]
+| location     = [[where::Compound]]
 | size         = {{Area | 13 | 13}}
 | requirements =

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 == Firing ==
 Requires '''one''' of the following to fire, based on type selected when built:
-* 40 [[Petroleum]]
+* 150 [[Petroleum]]
 * 400 [[Charcoal]]
 * 800 [[Coal]]

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 * {{Require | 2500 | Firebricks}}
-You will be asked to select the fuel source when you build: [[Petroleum]], [[Charcoal]], or [[Coal]].
+You will be asked to select the fuel source when you build: [[Petroleum]], [[Charcoal]], [[Coal]], or [[Wood]].
 Built in a [[Compound]]. Uses 21x21 cells.
-UPgrade button offers to change fuel, even to wood.  Cost is 100 [[Firebricks]] and 10 [[Copper Sheeting]]
+UPgrade button offers to change fuel.  Cost is 100 [[Firebricks]] and 10 [[Copper Sheeting]]
 == Firing ==