Summary
The Well Pump is an Extractor. It must be placed on a Well Pipe and once built, will pump iridium from the Iridium Ocean to its output pipe at a rate of 10 iridium per second. If the Pressurizer is attached to spots on a Well Pump's pump cluster, its production is increased by 10.
Usage
The Well Pump is an excellent extractor of iridium early and late game. Typically, bases that employ many Well Pumps for their iridium supply are called Sprawl Bases. Most bases will have a significant amount of power coming from Well Pumps.
Well Pumps have two upgrade tiers available, and can be upgraded by pressing B with a Portafab. Upgrading the Well Pump will add a built-in Fabricator, and a built-in Distributor.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Very cheap for iridium production
- Can be upgraded for extra functionality
- Works throughout all stages of gameplay
- Upgraded well pump ties the Submersible for highest production.
Cons
- Can only be placed on well pipes, which may be sparse or located in an unoptimal position
| Iridium | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipes | Pipe • T-Junction • Four-Way • Elbow | ||
| Extractors | Well Pump • Crystal Atomizer • Spire Battery | ||
| Tanks | Small Tank • Standard Tank • Large Tank • Hefty Tank | ||
| Special | Cap • Refill Station | ||
| Tech | Distributor Cap • Gauge • Pressurizer | ||
| Valves | Valve • Drop Tank | ||
| Structures | |||
| Seat • Bridge | |||
| Defense | Wall • Keep • Gate | ||
| Basic | |||
| Ladder Block | |||
| Lighting | Light Source • Light Post | ||
| Blocks | Block • Hollow Block • Platform Block • Slab Block | ||
| Wedges | Wedge 30 • Wedge 45 | ||
| Military | |||
| Shield Generator • Priority Beacon | |||
| Production | Arsenal • Garage • S.S.I.M | ||
| Weapons | |||
| Offense | Bore • Artillery | ||
| Defense | Turret • Arc Turret • Point Defense | ||
| Technology | |||
| Character | Spawn Point • Upgrade Station | ||
| Wireless | Transceiver • Distributor | ||
| Structure Tech | Fabricator • Automechanic | ||
| Misc | Boost Pad • Observer • Spatial Anchor | ||