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* Requires 5 hydrogen canisters and 25 coal/charcoal per 0.25L of the weapon's volume.
* Requires 5 hydrogen canisters and 25 coal/charcoal per 0.25L of the weapon's volume.
* Only weapons that deal at least one point of cutting damage can be diamond-coated.  
* Only weapons that deal at least one point of cutting damage can be diamond-coated.  
* A diamond-coated weapon's cutting damage is increased by a factor of 1.5. Other damage types are unaffected.
* A diamond-coated weapon's cutting and piercing damage is increased by a factor of 1.3. Bash damage is unaffected.


==Usage==
==Usage==
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* Weapons with near-zero volume, such as a [[dive knife]], can be diamond-coated without consuming any resources.
* Weapons with near-zero volume, such as a [[dive knife]], can be diamond-coated without consuming any resources.
* The weapon's ''base'' damage is multiplied by 1.5 - the bonus from being reinforced is separate.
* The weapon's ''base'' damage is multiplied by 1.3 - the bonus from being reinforced is separate.
* Many knives, spears, etc deal only piercing damage rather than cutting, and thus cannot be diamond-coated. Make sure the weapon you are trying to diamond-coat actually deals cutting damage.
* Many knives, spears, etc deal only piercing damage rather than cutting, and thus cannot be diamond-coated. Make sure the weapon you are trying to diamond-coat actually deals cutting damage.
* Items do not have to actually be classified as a weapon in order to be diamond-coated, as long as they deal cutting damage.
* Certain weapons, such as [[Bionic Claws]], cannot be diamond-coated despite dealing cutting damage.
* Certain weapons, such as [[Bionic Claws]], cannot be diamond-coated despite dealing cutting damage.
* A diamond-coated weapon will appear as "diamond [weapon]" and have the text "* This item has a '''diamond coating''' improving it's (sic) '''cutting damage'''".
* A diamond-coated weapon will appear as "diamond [weapon]" and have the text "* This item has a '''diamond coating''' improving it's (sic) '''cutting damage'''".

Latest revision as of 13:03, 5 October 2019

A large machine found at the bottom of some science labs that uses "Carbon Vapor Deposition" to diamond-coat cutting weapons, using an amount of hydrogen canisters and coal/charcoal proportional to the weapon's volume.

Specifically:

  • Requires 5 hydrogen canisters and 25 coal/charcoal per 0.25L of the weapon's volume.
  • Only weapons that deal at least one point of cutting damage can be diamond-coated.
  • A diamond-coated weapon's cutting and piercing damage is increased by a factor of 1.3. Bash damage is unaffected.

Usage

One tile of the CVD machine is the "control panel". Upon examining this tile, a prompt will list any available weapons eligible to be diamond-coated, and the selected weapon will be diamond-coated if sufficient hydrogen canisters and coal/charcoal are available. The control panel is visually indistinguishable from the rest of the machine, so check each tile with x to locate it; a science ID also spawns next to the control panel.

The amount of materials required to coat each weapon is not displayed until a weapon is selected (and then only if you don't have enough), so find it manually based on the weapon's volume.

Notes

  • Weapons with near-zero volume, such as a dive knife, can be diamond-coated without consuming any resources.
  • The weapon's base damage is multiplied by 1.3 - the bonus from being reinforced is separate.
  • Many knives, spears, etc deal only piercing damage rather than cutting, and thus cannot be diamond-coated. Make sure the weapon you are trying to diamond-coat actually deals cutting damage.
  • Items do not have to actually be classified as a weapon in order to be diamond-coated, as long as they deal cutting damage.
  • Certain weapons, such as Bionic Claws, cannot be diamond-coated despite dealing cutting damage.
  • A diamond-coated weapon will appear as "diamond [weapon]" and have the text "* This item has a diamond coating improving it's (sic) cutting damage".
  • While Lab journal-Gustav mentions the CVD machine, it is no longer required to use it.

(This information is current as of Build 7432.)