Gas Works

Tired of managing arctic logistics, and prefer to manufacture gas in a more convenient manner? Running out of room for additional gas mines? Then look no further! This mod adds the Gas Works, an industrial plant that takes coal and transforms it into a flammable gas suitable for manufacturing and electrical generation. Gas works producing coal gas were the primary method that cities in Europe first got flammable gas in the 19th century, and were widespread throughout the continent—until the advent of natural gas in the mid-20th century.

The gas works functions uniquely in that the base gas works manufactures gas at a slow rate, but with each additional gasometer placed nearby, productivity rises—along with workforce requirement, running cost, and the amount of pollution generated.

The caveat though, is that with a productive plant comes high pollution and running costs—so there is a clear trade-off in comparison with Arctic gas. And of course, many of the most polluted industrial sites in our real world were gas works, so be mindful of which islands you want these buildings situated on.

GU14 Update: GU14 fixes + new UI changes by Jakob. Added strings for Taiwanese (thanks zw12356) & French + Industry Department Buffs (thanks Fuffzehn). You will need to load from a pre-GU14 save in order for this to work, or the problem will persist. This applies to all industrial mods as well!

GU16 Update: Technically no updated needed, but the opportunity was taken to add translations for all languages, and to reduce the worker workforce needed for the base building from 500 to 350.

Building Info

• []The gas works and gasometers unlock at 1 Investor in the OW, same as the gas-fired power plant.

  []They can be found in Investor tab in the Tier construction menu, and in the Materials tab in the type construction menu.

  []The base gas works is uniquely buffed by each gasometer placed within a close proximity, with each buff stacking onto the total.

  Gas Works

  • []6x6

    []Costs $20000 to build, and $1500 to maintain.

    []Requires 500 worker workforce at the base rate.

    []Provides -50 attractiveness to your island.

    []Produces 1 gas from 4 coal every 540 seconds (9 minutes) at the base rate, with storage for 8 coal and 2 gas.

    []Can be adjusted for working conditions for additional 50% productivity.

    []Can be electrified for additional 100% productivity.

  Construction Costs
  • []25 Timber

    []50 Bricks

    []10 Steel Beams

    []25 Reinforced Concrete

    []10 Steam Motors

    []Costs $10000 to build.

    []Has a 12 tile radius which must overlap half of the gas works in orde