Liquid Carbon Dioxide

Liquid Carbon Dioxide is an in-game element representing carbon dioxide in liquid form. It is the condensed liquid phase of Carbon Dioxide and is distinct from the gaseous Carbon Dioxide players commonly encounter in the colony. Liquid Carbon Dioxide appears in the world as a transient fluid that will readily change phase back to gas under typical surface conditions.

Liquid Carbon Dioxide is produced naturally by Carbon Dioxide Geysers, which periodically erupt and emit Liquid Carbon Dioxide. In most cases the emitted liquid will quickly vaporize into Carbon Dioxide gas unless contained or stabilized by environmental conditions. The game also provides Solid Carbon Dioxide as a collectible material: Solid Carbon Dioxide can be obtained from certain star map destinations in both the base game and the Spaced Out content, where it appears in solid form rather than as a local liquid deposit.

Practical notes and interactions:

• Source: Carbon Dioxide Geysers periodically eject Liquid Carbon Dioxide, making geyser sites the primary in-world source of the liquid form.
• Phase behavior: Liquid Carbon Dioxide will generally vaporize into Carbon Dioxide gas quickly under ordinary colony conditions; handling it requires measures to prevent rapid phase change if the liquid state is desired.
• Star map materials: Solid Carbon Dioxide is available as a resource on some planetoid destinations on the star map; consult destination summaries to acquire the solid form for transport or specialized uses.
• Element relationship: Liquid Carbon Dioxide is the liquid phase counterpart of the Carbon Dioxide element and will convert to/from gaseous Carbon Dioxide according to environmental conditions and the game’s phase-change mechanics.

This entry only documents sources and acquisition behavior as represented in-game. For techniques to collect, transport, or store Liquid Carbon Dioxide without rapid vaporization, consult specific building and system descriptions (such as pumps, insulated piping, and temperature control devices) elsewhere in the wiki.