Oil Lamps

Oil Lamps are a Consumer Good available in The Passage. They are consumed as a basic need of Explorers and Technicians. By default, they can be produced only in The Arctic.

Usage[]

Basic need[]

Oil Lamps fulfill a basic need of Explorers and Technicians.

	Consumption	Influx	Income
Explorers	0.0001	3	+8.75/+7.875/+7
Technicians	0.0002	3	+17.5/+15.75/+14

Expeditions[]

Oil Lamps can be used during expeditions, it grants 10 bonus points to faith and 10 bonus morale per 50 tons.

Trade[]

Oil lamps can be passively sold for 672 or purchased for 1680 per ton. No neutral trader buys or sells oil lamps for a special price.

Production[]

Oil lamps are produced in a Oil Lamp Factory from Brass and Whale Oil. The basic production chain for oil lamps is shown below:

Oil Lamps[]

-1550 -100 -200 -20

48400 72 60 48 40 40

Oil Lamp Factory
2 @ 100%
for 2 /min
- Brass Smeltery
  2 @ 100%
  - Copper Mine
    1 @ 100%
  - Zinc Mine
    1 @ 100%
- Whaling Station
  2 @ 100%

Supplies:
• 333,3 Explorers Residences (up to 3333 Explorers)
• or 166,7 Technicians Residences (up to 3333 Technicians)

Alternatives[]

Oil Lamps can be also obtained in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a Trade Union.

Using Copper instead of Brass[]

Fat Chunk Candle Maker Epic DLC Required The Passage
With such squat and portly candles stomping off the production line, your lamps can go without brass.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Oil Lamp Factory	Effects Productivity: +35% Replaced Input Instead of Brass, the building processes Copper.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +35 Crafting Cost 10 Whale Oil 25 Lost Expedition Scrap 15 Brass
Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic

Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

-800 -25 -200

9400 48 15 12 10 10

Oil Lamp Factory
2 @ 135%
for 2,7 /min
- Copper Mine
  1 @ 135%
- Whaling Station
  2 @ 135%

Oil Lamps supply:
• 450 Explorer Residences (up to 4500 Explorers)
• or 225 Technician Residences (up to 4500 Technicians)

Pemmican production[]

Sandro the Nature Chef Epic DLC Required The Passage
Naturally, he is aware that pemmican must be high in fat, but Sandro manages to put some excess to other uses.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Pemmican Cookhouse	Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Oil Lamps ^{every 7th cycle} Workforce Needed: -50%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Faith:+20

Arctic Lodge items[]

Sandro the Nature Chef Epic DLC Required The Passage
Naturally, he is aware that pemmican must be high in fat, but Sandro manages to put some excess to other uses.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects Pemmican Cookhouse	Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Oil Lamps ^{every 7th cycle} Workforce Needed: -50%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Faith:+20