Chemistry/Pyrotechnics
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Pyrotechnics
The manipulation of fire and matter.
Explosive Strength
For chemicals which are explosive, you may notice an 'explosive strength' listed in the description. This is a multiplier that directly affects how large of an explosion a given quantity of the reagent will produce. A few types of explosion have a 'modifier', which adds a flat amount to the size of the explosion. By default the outer 'light impact' radius of an explosion is equal to √(mod+quantity*strength)*√2, while the heavy impact radius and devastation radius is one half and one quarter of that, respectively. Chemical explosions are not a subject to the standard TTV Bombcap. Eventough it doesn't have a hardcoded maxcap currently the biggest possible explosion is that of 2100u custom made chemical payload bomb, explosive strength is not affected by purity unless stated otherwise.
Note that all non-standard explosions or other AoE pyrotechnics, such as Flash Powder or Liquid Dark Matter, do not work like this. The scaling and max size of these effects vary on a case-by-case basis. In low enough levels, an explosion will purge its reagent container without causing any damage or knockback. A chemist can abuse this to clear a beaker or person of chemicals so long as they keep the doses low.
| Name | Formula | Reaction conditions | Description | Chemical properties |
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| Stabilizing Agent▮ | 1 part Iron 1 part Oxygen |
When mixed with certain pyrotechnics, it stabilizes the reaction and prevents the reaction for usage later. The stabilizing agent is not consumed when stabilizing explosives, and one unit is enough to stabilize any amount of explosives. This does not work on everything, so be warned! Also turns plasma into stable plasma (which can already be dispensed from chem dispenser) if mixed 1:1. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Fluorosurfactant▮ | 2 parts Carbon 2 parts Fluorine |
Creates a large amount of foam when mixed with an equal amount of water. This foam carries any reagents along with it in the container, allowing you to apply reagents to large areas at a time. The foam will apply any carried reagents to any floors, objects, people or animals in the area of the foam. The reagents will be absorbed through a mob's exposed skin and somewhat through clothes unless completely impermeable(MODsuit/biohazard/medical gear). The less foam used, the more reagent will be delivered into a person's system. Foam is slippery! Can not react in a body. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Smoke▮ | 1 part Phosphorus 1 part Potassium |
This creates a large cloud of smoke that will take on the properties of everything (if anything) in the container of the reaction. The chemicals in the smoke will touch and react with everything that the smoke touches. Mobs caught within the smoke cloud without wearing a gas mask or breathing through a gas tank will ingest the smoke chemicals. Great for distributing toxins in a crowded area. Can be stabilized into Smoke Powder with Stabilizing Agent. | N/A | |
| Smoke Powder▮ | 1 part Phosphorus 1 part Potassium 1 part Iron (catalyst)
1 part Oxygen |
The stabilized version of Smoke - only one third as effective as the unstabilized chemical reaction. Heat to 374K to activate. Can not react in a body. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Flash Powder▮ | 1 part Aluminium 1 part Potassium |
Flashes in a radius that scales up with the amount detonated. Can be stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. If stabilized, heat to 374K to activate. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Phlogiston▮ | 1 part Phosphorus 1 part Sulfuric Acid |
Turns into a spreading plasma fire if not stabilized during mixing. Makes you burn longer, and ignites you. Deals increasing fire damage based on how much you're burning up to 6 fire damage every 2 seconds. Can be stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Napalm▮ | 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Welding Fuel |
A substance that burns for much longer than other fuels. Inject it into someone and then apply heat for a warm toasty fireball human. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Sonic Powder▮ | 1 part Oxygen 1 part Cola |
Deafens in a radius that scales up with the amount detonated. Can be stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. If stabilized, heat to 374K to activate. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Pyrosium▮ | 1 part Stable Plasma 1 part Radium |
When first mixed it becomes 20 Kelvin cold. Instantly consumes all liquid Oxygen to heat its container for each unit of Oxygen consumed. This does not expend the Pyrosium, so 1u will have the same effect as 50u. Does nothing whatsoever without being mixed with liquid Oxygen. Does not react with the oxygen in air. In a body 0.5u oxygen will be consumed every tick to increase body temperature by 15. | 0.2 units per tick | |
| Cryostylane▮
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1 part Ice 1 part Stable Plasma |
Min temp: -200K
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Induces a cryostasis like state in a patient's organs, preventing them from decaying while dead. Slows down surgery while in a patient however. Will progressively consume all liquid Oxygen to cool its container for each unit of Oxygen consumed. This does not expend the Cryostylane, so 1u will have the same effect as 50u. Does not react with the oxygen in air. In a body 0.5u oxygen will be consumed every tick to decrease body temperature by 15.
Special reaction mechanics :The colder it is during the reaction, the lower the purity will be. |
Rate: 0.02u/tick
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| Chlorine Trifluoride▮ | 3 parts Fluorine 1 part Chlorine |
When created it will create a temporary 3x3 fireball. Becomes 1000K when first mixed. A flammable substance so dangerous it can instantly melt floor or floor plating with high amounts. It lights you on fire when it comes into contact with you, and if it gets inside of you will deal 6 burn per tick from the inside. It metabolizes out of your body extremely fast however. | 4 units per tick | |
| Sorium▮ | 1 part Carbon 1 part Mercury |
When detonated it will send any movable object or person flying away from the detonation point. Can be stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. If stabilized, heat to 474K to activate. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Liquid Dark Matter▮ | 1 part Carbon 1 part Stable Plasma |
When detonated it will suck in any movable object or person. Can be stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. If stabilized, heat to 474K to activate. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Meth Explosion▮ | 1 part Diethylamine 1 part Ammonia 3 parts Hydrogen 1 part Nitrogen 1 part Ethanol 1 part Hydrogen |
Reagents are 300K (room temperature) by default so this will blow up when mixed unless some reagents were cooled. Has an explosive strength of 0.083, with a modifier 5, but results in 1 part instead of 4 so is effectively much weaker than exploding Meth. Can not explode in a body. | N/A | |
| Gunpowder▮ | 1 part Multiver 1 part Sodium Chloride 1 part Sodium 1 part Chlorine 1 part Ash 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon Temperature 480K Temperature 380K 1 part Saltpetre 3 parts Oxygen 1 part Potassium 1 part Sulfur |
When heated to 474K it sparks, and then creates a violent explosion 5-10 seconds later. Causes hallucinations and drugginess in plasmamen. Has an explosive strength of 0.1 and a modifier of 5. Was originally named Black Powder. | 0.05 units per tick | |
| Nitroglycerin▮ | 1 part Glycerol 3 parts Corn Oil 1 part Sulfuric Acid 1 part Nitric Acid 1 part Fluorosulfuric Acid 1 part Fluorine 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Hydrogen Peroxide 1 part Chlorine 1 part Oxygen 1 part Nitrogen 1 part Sulfuric Acid |
A heavy, colourless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol. Explodes immediately on mixing. Can only be stabilized by having Exotic Stabilizer (at least 1u per 25u nitroglycerin made) in the container on mix. If stabilized, heat to 474K to activate. (Results in 2 units instead of 3). Has an explosive strength of 0.5. | 0.4 units per tick | |
| RDX▮ | 2 parts Phenol 1 part Acetone Oxide 1 part Nitric Acid 1 part Fluorosulfuric Acid 1 part Fluorine 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Hydrogen Peroxide 1 part Chlorine 1 part Oxygen 1 part Nitrogen 1 unit Gold (catalyst) |
A military grade explosive. Explodes immediately unless stabilized with Stabilizing Agent. If stabilized, explodes on heating to 474k, or when mixed with an equal amount of liquid electricity or teslium. Has an explosive strength of 0.143, or 0.286 if activated electrically . Additionally, when activated electrically it has extra fire range, a modifier of 4, or a modifier of 6 if you use teslium. (200 heated RDX would be same as 100 RDX + 100 teslium if it wasn't for the modifiers. )(Results in 1 unit instead of 4) | 0.4 units per tick | |
| TaTP▮ | 1 part Acetone Oxide 1 part Nitric Acid 1 part Fluorosulfuric Acid 1 part Fluorine 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Hydrogen Peroxide 1 part Chlorine 1 part Oxygen 1 part Nitrogen 1 part Pentaerythritol 1 part Acetaldehyde 1 part Acetone 1 part Formaldehyde 1 part Ethanol 1 part Oxygen 1 part Water 3 parts Formaldehyde 1 part Ethanol 1 part Oxygen 1 part Lye 1 part Sodium 1 part Hydrogen Temperature between 401K and 499K (randomized at roundstart) |
Suicide grade explosive. Forms and immediately explodes at a random temperature between 401k and 499k. Can only be stabilized by having Exotic Stabilizer (at least 1u per 50u TaTP made) in the container on mix. If stabilized, explodes at a random temperature between 501k and 599k. When detonated after being stablised, the explosive strength increases with the amount used, topping off at 0.67 at around 2100u. (Results in 1 units instead of 3) | 0.4 units per tick | |
| Penthrite Explosion▮ | 1 part Penthrite 1 part Pentaerythritol 1 part Acetaldehyde 1 part Acetone 1 part Formaldehyde 1 part Ethanol 1 part Oxygen 1 part Water 3 parts Formaldehyde 1 part Ethanol 1 part Oxygen 1 part Lye 1 part Sodium 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Nitric Acid 1 part Fluorosulfuric Acid 1 part Fluorine 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Hydrogen Peroxide 1 part Chlorine 1 part Oxygen 1 part Nitrogen 1 part Acetone 1 part Wittel Extract from a Geyser with a liquid pump. 1 part Phenol 1 part Acetone Oxide Temperature 315K |
An explosive reaction involving Penthrite. Explodes on heating to 315k. Has an explosive strength of 0.2 | N/A | |
| Explosion | 1 part Potassium 1 part Water |
This explodes immediately on mixing, which may knock you over or even kill you. Useful in grenade production. Has an explosive strength of 0.05. Commonly used in low doses to explode the chemicals out of someone, though more than 5u being used causes a damaging explosion. | N/A | |
| Holy Explosion | 1 part Potassium 1 part Holy Water |
This explodes immediately on mixing. If it combined at least 75 of each reagent, it results in a more powerful explosion with an explosive strength of 0.125, which also paralyzes and reveals revenants and sets nearby cultists on fire. Otherwise it behaves like a normal Water-Potassium explosion. | N/A | |
| EMP | 1 part Iron 1 part Uranium 1 part Aluminium |
This reacts immediately on mixing, creating an electromagnetic pulse which affects electronics nearby; very useful for causing chaos. Has different effects on different things. Turns off headsets, stuns cyborgs, disables security cameras, messes with Cybernetics, randomizes suit sensor settings, and randomly pulses wires. | N/A | |
| Bee Explosion (Beesplosion) | 1 part Honey 1 part Strange Reagent 1 part Unstable Mutagen 1 part Chlorine 1 part Phosphorus 1 part Omnizine Grown from Ambrosia Deus, and found in hot donkpockets, chef made lollipops (Not cyborg dispensed,) and a few other chef meals. 1 part Holy Water 1 part Radium |
Creates bees. 1 bee per 5 created volume. If mixed in a beaker or grenade containing other reagents, then every bee will contain one of those reagents. The bees from this reaction have a limited lifespan, and will die after 50 seconds. | N/A | |
| Teslium▮ | 1 part Gunpowder 1 part Multiver 1 part Sodium Chloride 1 part Sodium 1 part Chlorine 1 part Ash 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon Temperature 480K Temperature 380K 1 part Saltpetre 3 parts Oxygen 1 part Potassium 1 part Sulfur 1 part Silver |
Randomly shocks the victim every 5-30 seconds while it is in their system, ignoring any protection because the shock comes from inside them. Also increases damage taken from normal shocks. Heating this to 474K will create a Tesla Shock | 0.2 units per tick | |
| Tesla Shock | 1 part Teslium 1 part Gunpowder 1 part Multiver 1 part Sodium Chloride 1 part Sodium 1 part Chlorine 1 part Ash 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon Temperature 480K Temperature 380K 1 part Saltpetre 3 parts Oxygen 1 part Potassium 1 part Sulfur 1 part Silver 1 part Water 1 part Gunpowder to 474K
1 part Multiver 1 part Sodium Chloride 1 part Sodium 1 part Chlorine 1 part Ash 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon Temperature 480K Temperature 380K 1 part Saltpetre 3 parts Oxygen 1 part Potassium 1 part Sulfur 1 part Silver |
This reacts immediately on mixing, shooting electric bolts at anyone near the reaction, shocking people and disabling/damaging electronics. Teslium amount determines damage and number of bolts. 10u for one bolt, 40u for 2 bolts, and 75u for 3 bolts. Each extra bolt deals more damage than the previous one. | N/A | |
| Thermite▮ | 1 part Aluminium 1 part Iron |
A mixture that can burn straight through walls or floors when splashed and ignited. Needed amount depends on target structure. A normal wall requires 30u. A reinforced wall requires 50u. One unit of thermite burns for 0.35 seconds and the maximum burn length is 20 seconds. The fire is fake and cosmetic. Does not work on doors or windows. Causes 1 burn damage per tick to humans when ingested. | 0.4 units per tick |