High Pole Spray Tank is a Factorio mod that introduces a specialized fluid incineration system designed to manage, consume, and process a comprehensive range of industrial fluids (including base game and modded fluids from SE/KR/Angels/Bob's/EI etc.), with dynamic pollution emission control tailored to fluid properties.
Core Features
1. Comprehensive Fluid Compatibility
- Supports 200+ fluids including base game liquids, Py, Space Exploration (SE), Krastorio 2 (KR), Angels' mods, Bob's mods, and other industrial mod fluids
- Classifies fluids into categories: freshwater (pollution reduction), low/medium/high hazard, and extremely hazardous (radioactive/toxic/special space fluids)
- Maintains non-target fluids intact while only processing designated fluid types
2. Dynamic Pollution Emission System
- Custom pollution multipliers for each fluid type:
- Negative values (-5 to -3): Pollution reduction (pure water/space water)
- 0-5: Low hazard fluids
- 6-10: Medium hazard fluids
- 11-20: High hazard fluids
- 20+: Extreme hazard (radioactive/toxic/special fluids like tiberium/uranium compounds)
- Module-compatible pollution control (supports consumption/speed/pollution/quality modules)
3. Automated Fluid Management
- Timed cleaning (120-tick interval) of idle spray tank fluid inventory for designated fluids
- Automatic fluid clearing on entity destruction/mining
- Preserves non-listed fluids to prevent unintended resource loss
4. Specialized Crafting System
- Dedicated "high-pole-spray-tank" recipe category for fluid incineration
- Auto-generated flaring recipes for all compatible fluids (100 units per recipe cycle)
- Space-compatible design (SE mod integration with
se_allow_in_space = true)
5. Machine Specifications
- Electric-powered (35kW energy usage) with 2 module slots
- Compact footprint (collision: 0.5x0.5, selection: 0.8x0.8)
- 1000-unit fluid storage capacity with south-facing input pipe connection
- Space Age compatibility (1MW heating energy support when SE is installed)
- Technology prerequisite: Oil Gathering (300 research points, 5 automation + 3 logistic science packs)
Technical Adjustments & Integrations
- Optimized fluid lookup using hash table structure for performance
- SE/KR/Angels fluid property integration with custom emission values
- Circuit network compatibility (universal connector template)
- Shadow layer and graphic scaling for visual consistency
- Fast replaceable group support ("fluid-incinerator")
- Pollution emission control per minute (base 10 pollution units)
- Energy usage priority set to "secondary-input" for power management
Key Mod Compatibility
- Fully compatible with Py, Space Exploration (SE), Krastorio 2 (KR)
- Angels' Petrochem/Refining/Industries integration
- Bob's mods fluid support
- Extended Industry (EI) fluid compatibility
- Tiberium mod special fluid handling
- Space Age heating system integration
Operational Logic
- The spray tank consumes designated fluids through auto-generated flaring recipes
- Each fluid type generates/absorbs pollution based on its hazard classification
- Idle/destroyed/mined tanks automatically clear compatible fluids while preserving others
- Space operation support for off-planet fluid management (SE mod)
- Module effects apply to incineration speed, power consumption, and pollution output