Thermal Tap


An offshore pump to tap fluids like 1000°C lava or the cold Aquilo ocean. Transfers, supplies, or sinks heat energy between it and connected heat-pipes.

Content
8 days ago
2.0 - 2.1
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Changelog

Version: 2026.10.30
  Features:
    - Added optional support for compatible modded offshore pumps in Integrated Offshore Pump mode. Heat exchange remains passive, even without fuel or electricity.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed heat-helper handling when loading saves, cloning, or moving pumps.
    - Fixed recipe synchronization affecting unrelated research effects.
  Changes:
    - Thermal Taps now return their own item when mined in either mode.
    - Added heat-transfer setting validation and corrected kW unit text.
Version: 2026.08.20
  Major Features:
    - Added a startup setting to configure the Thermal Tap's maximum heat transfer rate.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed heat connections not refreshing correctly when heat-network entities were placed or removed next to an existing Thermal Tap.
  Changes:
    - Simplified and generalized runtime heat-network and helper handling.
Version: 2026.07.25
  Major Features:
    - Permanent Dual-Use. Can pump fluid as well as tap that fluid's temperature. 
    - Can be used as a heat-sink. Use it wisely.
    - Startup setting "Thermal Tap" or "Integrated Offshore Pump", folds functionality into vanilla Offshore Pump.
  Info:
    - Removed center heat connection. Sides only. No this will not be added back in, as it looked visually crap.
Version: 2026.07.17
  Info:
    - Initial release of Thermal Tap