Depots are multi-purpose structures used for storing resources and making depot chains. There are 6 inputs and 2 outputs that be used to transfer resources in and out of the structure. The depot can be manufactured from a Factory or a Mobile Factory, as Eric, Koller, and Stoffschild do not sell them for some reason.
Functions[]
Storage[]
The Depot can store ten thousand of each resource in the game.
Transfer[]
The Depot has 6 inputs, 3 on two opposing sides, and 2 outputs, 1 on the other opposing sides. The inputs can receive from any Extractors, Junctions, or other Depots.
Unloading[]
When the "Unload Ship" button of a Depot is pressed by its owner, they can click on one of their ships to empty all of its Metal and Fuel into the Depot.
Loading[]
When a metal transfer pipe is connected to a Depot, the metal from the Depot is transferred into the ship, the more storage the ship has, the more metal the ship can contain. You can also use pumpjacks/frackers and drills and connect them into the depot.
Maceration[]
Formerly, the Depot was used to convert Rocks from the inventory into usable Ore. The Macerator is now dedicated to this function, rather than the Depot.
Depot/Junction Chains[]
The Depots are also used for junction chains to transfer Resources between planets although having a shorter range. This is especially useful for colonizing planets/moons that have none of a material, such as Ganymede and Ceres, which has no natural gas
Appearance[]
The depot inside the game appears as a rectangle concrete block, with 2 wide holes on each side. The middle of the depot tells the player how much resource there is inside the depot. The depot also has 2 lights on the bottom left, and the bottom right. At the top and the bottom, there are 6 input pipes (despite 4 only working), and at left and right, there are 2 output pipes that somehow has no limits. The depot's number is at the top right of the depot itself.
Bugs[]
Checkmark means the marked pipe Is working, while an X mark means It isn't working.
There is currently a bug where 2 input pipes on a newly placed depot won't work and won't transfer metal, gas, or water. You can see the working pipes on the image, the ones marked with an X doesn't work. Those pipes will eventually function normally after an undefined amount of time.