Thermal Vent

Thermal Vent
Tool Required
Perk	Can be plugged up
Resources
Renewable?	No
Common Biomes	Rough Ocean
Code	"sludgestack"

“Is that where that awful smell is coming from?”

–Wilson

“C'moooon, wouldn't it be fun to watch it combust?”

–Willow

“Where is sludge coming from?”

–Wolfgang

“Tears rising from below the salty depths.”

–Wendy

“HOW DO I MAKE IT STOP”

–WX-78

“It's reminiscient of a hydrothermal vent.”

–Wickerbottom

“That ought to have some sort of use?”

–Woodie

“Someone else can harvest it.”

–Maxwell

“Ichör spews fröm Hel's veins!”

–Wigfrid

“We don't think that'll be good for our fur.”

–Webber

“Might be worth giving it a look.”

–Winona

“It reeks of rotten eggs!”

–Warly

“Hyuyu, watch it spew sludge out the wazoo!”

–Wortox

“Home for smelly blob”

–Wormwood

“Ooey Gooey.”

–Wurt

“What is that stuff? I don't recognize it...”

–Walter

“That sludge has worn the rock down over time.”

–Wanda

“Oooh new smells!”

–Winky

“Appearance unique. Investigation, rewarded?”

–Wathom

“What is that stuff? I don't recognize it...”

–Wixie

Thermal vents are a naturally spawning object introduced in the Calm Before the Storm update. They spawn in and around Sea Weed colonies amidst the ocean.

Thermal Vents can be picked by hand to obtain a piece of Sea Sludge, or mined to destroy the stack and obtain a little bit extra. Cleaned Thermal Vents regenerate after 24 minutes, or 3 days.

Alternatively, a picked Thermal Vent can be clogged up with a Sludge Plug. This will begin a 3 day timer which; at the end; will destroy the Sludge Plug and cause the Thermal Vent to erupt, releasing 4-5 Sea Sludge at once. Along with the possibility of Nitre, Red gems, or Blue Gems. The Thermal vent regenerates instantly after eruption, effectively increasing output by 1.

Thermal Vents release Smog clouds occasionally.

Credits

Idea	Theukon-Dos
Code	Atoba Azul
Art	[[{{{artname}}}]]
Animation	Atoba Azul and Wackybloodwing
Quotes	Wackybloodwing