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Oxygen Not Included: Why is Your Water Suddenly Contaminated? taps into fresh colony management challenges. Players juggle germs, plumbing, and slimy messes. New updates keep survival tense.
Oxygen Not Included: Why is Your Water Suddenly Contaminated? is a germ count spike. Unclean water spreads disease, lowers morale, and slows dupes. Studies indicate pipe flow and user error raise contamination risk. Simple design choices protect your base.
Hidden Sources Inside Your Base pipes cross polluted tiles or connect to polluted oxygen. Research shows dupes tracking slime, leaked Polluted Oxygen, and erratic fluid logic cause sudden spikes. Check layouts often.
Fix Fast With Isolation split your system, add sterilizers, and filter repeated sources. A single tile filter can save dozens of dupes.
FAQ
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Why does my water cycle between clean and dirty? Germs spread via dupe movement and splashes; regular pipe cleaning resets the cycle.
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What block most reliably stops polluted oxygen? Airlock modules and door seals cut cross contamination effectively.
