Goonhub
09-02-2023, 05:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2023, 05:32 PM by TDHooligan. Edited 1 time in total.)
honest takes from a chem vet - this change was a hard sell for me personally just because i'm so used to oldchem:
my thoughts on the return to slow reactions:
- they look pretty! i like how chemlab looks with slow reactions going on
- a lot of the outputs need isolation and output varied amounts of reagent. its hard to say how much youll get from what you put in
- they break my beloved chemicompiler in a way that seems almost goofy, a whole machine built around the concept of doing chemistry, but is unable to mix the simplest precursors. this is patchable with a sleep command admittedly
my thoughts on condensers:
- they are MUCH cooler than old chemistry for crafting stuff. and are a huge improvement step for custom chemistry layouts
- they are really good for making huge quantities of one thing
- they're a *huge chore* to setup if its for something you dont really care about (other peoples' requests, intermediate chems)
- they should just drip into a barrel set to output rather than backwash (and not break when you toggle barrel modes)
- can i root barrels in place to stop some nerd shoving it and breaking everything and causing backwash
sulfuric offgassing in general is a pain. yes you can prevent it, but its SO easy for one sulfuric mishap to completely annihilate glassware (including condensors) and your fellow scientist's stuff. consider making glassware acid resistant (it is a bit silly that it can hold, but not be splashed by acid)
PREFERABLY - make acid's reaction start just above room temp so you can easily make it somewhere other than the chem dispenser.
at least during the early days, the new intermediate recipes have made some relatively tame outputs like epinephrine a much bigger deal. i totally agree with the newfound difficulty and danger creating pent etc but the last couple shifts i've seen chemists simply not want to make stuff
a couple specific reactions:
sulfazine: i honestly think this reaction just doesnt makes sense, and looks silly.
styptic: this is a genuinely cool reaction. its also way over the top for something like styptic!!! do this for a MUCH cooler chemical.
both of these can just be timed recipes if you're all about nerfing people making it and pouring it on their dumb faces instantly.
my thoughts on the return to slow reactions:
- they look pretty! i like how chemlab looks with slow reactions going on
- a lot of the outputs need isolation and output varied amounts of reagent. its hard to say how much youll get from what you put in
- they break my beloved chemicompiler in a way that seems almost goofy, a whole machine built around the concept of doing chemistry, but is unable to mix the simplest precursors. this is patchable with a sleep command admittedly
my thoughts on condensers:
- they are MUCH cooler than old chemistry for crafting stuff. and are a huge improvement step for custom chemistry layouts
- they are really good for making huge quantities of one thing
- they're a *huge chore* to setup if its for something you dont really care about (other peoples' requests, intermediate chems)
- they should just drip into a barrel set to output rather than backwash (and not break when you toggle barrel modes)
- can i root barrels in place to stop some nerd shoving it and breaking everything and causing backwash
sulfuric offgassing in general is a pain. yes you can prevent it, but its SO easy for one sulfuric mishap to completely annihilate glassware (including condensors) and your fellow scientist's stuff. consider making glassware acid resistant (it is a bit silly that it can hold, but not be splashed by acid)
PREFERABLY - make acid's reaction start just above room temp so you can easily make it somewhere other than the chem dispenser.
at least during the early days, the new intermediate recipes have made some relatively tame outputs like epinephrine a much bigger deal. i totally agree with the newfound difficulty and danger creating pent etc but the last couple shifts i've seen chemists simply not want to make stuff
a couple specific reactions:
sulfazine: i honestly think this reaction just doesnt makes sense, and looks silly.
styptic: this is a genuinely cool reaction. its also way over the top for something like styptic!!! do this for a MUCH cooler chemical.
both of these can just be timed recipes if you're all about nerfing people making it and pouring it on their dumb faces instantly.