Evaporator
The Evaporator is a 300-credit machine that evaporates liquids out of a solution overnight. Each night it boils off up to 300 ml from the container, taking only Water, Alcohol and Lipobond Agent, and sends a share of that vapor into a second container as distillate. The share depends on the Quality bonus, so a bare machine captures nothing.
| Item ID | evaporator |
| Value | 300 credits |
| Base power draw | 6 per night |
| Slots | Battery, Modules, Container, Distillate, Note |
| Modules | Universal modules and Evaporator modules |
| Turbo Booster | Eligible |
| Description | “A slow machine that works overnight to evaporate liquids out of a solution using low heat and dry air.” |
How do I use the Evaporator?
- Put an Energy Cell in the Battery slot.
- Put the container you want to evaporate in the Container slot. It needs to hold at least some Water, Alcohol or Lipobond Agent, otherwise the machine does nothing.
- Put an empty (or compatible) liquid container in the Distillate slot to collect the vapor. Without it, everything evaporated is simply lost.
- Fit modules to give the machine a Quality bonus.
- Sleep. If you cannot wait, a Turbo Booster runs the cycle immediately; load everything first.
Both container slots accept only liquid containers you own.
How much does it evaporate and capture?
- Evaporated per night: 300 ml, scaled by the Performance bonus (a +36 bonus gives 408 ml; a bonus of -100 or lower gives nothing). If the container holds less evaporative liquid than that, it takes what is there. The amount is split between the liquids in proportion to how much of each the container holds.
- Captured as distillate: the share equals the Quality bonus, limited to between 0% and 100%. A Quality bonus of 50 captures half of what evaporated; a bonus of 0 captures none.
- Power: 6 per night, adjusted by the Efficiency bonus. The machine only uses power on nights it actually works.
Only Water, Alcohol and Lipobond Agent evaporate. Other liquids in the container stay behind, so the Evaporator concentrates what is left.
Which modules help?
The official instruction explains the three stats: Efficiency is power consumption, Performance is volume evaporated per night, Quality is volume of vapor captured.
| Module | Efficiency | Performance | Quality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Module | 0 | 0 | +8 | universal |
| Refinement Module | -15 | -8 | +25 | universal |
| Performance Module | 0 | +16 | 0 | universal |
| Overclock Module | -44 | +36 | 0 | universal |
| Evaporator Solvent Recovery Module | -25 | 0 | +50 | captures only Alcohol |
| Neural Core Module (Capped) | -100 | +100 | +50 | universal |
| Neural Core Module (Uncapped) | -100 | +200 | +100 | universal |
With the Evaporator Solvent Recovery Module installed, only Alcohol (the solvent) reaches the distillate container. Water and Lipobond Agent are lost.
FAQ
Why is my distillate container empty? Probably the machine has no Quality bonus. Fit a module with Quality, such as the Refinement Module or the Solvent Recovery Module.
Does it evaporate everything in the container? No. Only Water, Alcohol and Lipobond Agent, and at most 300 ml per night before modules.
Can I speed it up? Yes, with a Turbo Booster or with Performance modules.
Where does it fit in chemistry? It is the concentrating step of chemical production. See Chemistry.