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Atmosphere

Planetary atmosphere: read gas composition, pressure, temperature, and the planet’s heat-units progression metric (get_heat()). Oxygen and pressure reads require their sensors to be repaired.

Access: get_component("atmosphere") · Like every component, exposes .id and .name.

Methods

Section titled “Methods”

.get_co2()

Section titled “.get_co2()”

Current CO2 level in parts per thousand (ppt). Oxygen generation consumes CO2 1:1, so this value falls as oxygen rises. CO2 is returned to the atmosphere by burning oil (Oil Generator), incinerating items (Waste Processor), and, at scale, by wildlife respiration (established colonies exhale CO2). A small volcanic outgassing trickle replenishes CO2 when reserves are low.

Returns: Number (ppt)

.get_o2()

Section titled “.get_o2()”

Current oxygen level in parts per thousand (ppt). Requires the Oxygen Sensor to be repaired.

Returns: Number (ppt)

.get_n2()

Section titled “.get_n2()”

Current nitrogen level in parts per thousand (ppt).

Returns: Number (ppt)

.get_pressure()

Section titled “.get_pressure()”

Current atmospheric pressure in kPa. Requires the Pressure Sensor to be repaired.

Returns: Number (kPa)

.get_temperature()

Section titled “.get_temperature()”

Current surface temperature in °C. This is a display value, a non-linear transform of the heat-units metric. For terraforming progress or heat cutoffs, use get_heat(), not this.

Returns: Number (°C)

.get_heat()

Section titled “.get_heat()”

Current accumulated heat units: the temperature pillar’s progression metric, the exact value temperature research and phase thresholds compare against (the Research page shows the current targets). Gate heat cutoffs on this, the way get_o2() / get_pressure() work for those pillars. Unlike get_temperature() (surface °C, a non-linear display value), a difference in heat units IS terraforming progress. Starts at 0.

Returns: Number (heat units)

See also

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