Ballast Flora

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	Last updated for version 0.15.13.0 Last mentioned in changelog 1.2.6.0 The current game version is 1.3.0.4

Ballast Flora are a parasitic organism that take root in the ballast Pumps and quickly grow into the rest of the submarine. A ballast flora infection has chance of taking root when pumping water in and the submarine is in a colony of ballast flora spores.

Mechanics

There is a 5% chance of infection per second while the submarine is near spores & a ballast pump is pumping in water. The spores are faintly visible on sonar, and are visible to the naked eye as blooming green spores in the water.

Ballast flora hijack the submarine's hatches, doors, and pumps to protect itself and harm players. Growing and potentially draining power, until attacked.

Installation	Effect
Pumps	If powered, pumps in water when attacked.
Doors/hatch	Close the door/hatch when attacked.
Batteries/Junction box	Adds 100-700 extra load per box/drain per battery & store power. Uses stored power to accelerate growth when attacked.
Walls	Releases acidic gas that deals Burn damage to humans when attacked.

Removing

Ballast flora is destroyed when the root, the original infected pump, is destroyed. It has about 200 "health". It can be damaged with Explosives, Flamers, Plasma Cutters, Welding Tools, Prototype Steam Cannons, and Fire.

The ballast flora defends itself when attacked by releasing burn-damage causing gas, as well as by controlling pumps, doors, and hatches. Cutting power to the pump will prevent control.

Ballast flora takes half damage when in water.

Low Hull Damage Methods of Damaging Ballast Flora
Method	Damage	Notes
Frag Grenade	120	Damages Installations.
40mm Grenade	110	Damages Installations
Incendium Grenade	50	Starts a Fire, damages Installations.
Flamer	20 /second	Can start a Fire
Prototype Steam Cannon	20 /second
Plasma Cutter	10 /second
Welding Tool	10 /second

High Hull Damage Methods To Damage Ballast Flora
Item	Damage	Notes
UEX	110
C-4 Block	110
IC-4 Block	110	Starts a Fire.
File:Compound N .png Compound N	60
Volatile Compound N	60
Nitroglycerin	60
Nuclear Shell Nuclear Depth Charge Nuclear Depth Decoy	1000

Trivia

• Ballast Flora was introduced in 0.11.0.7
• According to roadmap, can be killed with chemicals; however, this is not yet implemented as of v0.15.13.0.

Gallery

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  A player in a custom sub surrounded by a colony of Ballast Flora spores.

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  Ballast Flora is faintly visible on the sonar (in this example: light blue dots scattered near the top of the sub)