Chem finisher
Where a mixture becomes a product.
Applies the recipe pass to a prepared input, converting mixed chemical stock into something a buyer will name and pay for.
The finisher is the last step of the chemistry chain and the first place a batch can be ruined: contaminants carried in by the input survive the recipe.
A finisher is only as good as what is poured into it. The chemistry chain moves material through extraction, separation and finishing, and the machine at the end cannot undo a decision made at the start.
That is what makes the trade feel different from water: a bad bottle of water is worth less, a bad chemical batch can be worth nothing at all, and the difference is usually visible before the machine is switched on.
Counter protocol
- Separate contaminants upstream; the finisher does not clean.
- Recipes are chosen at the machine, so a wrong selection wastes the batch.
- Finishing is the step that turns raw stock into inventory a customer can request.
Related stock
Where this comes from
The finisher was given better feedback on recipe selection in the November patch.
“Chem Finisher: Selecting a recipe now plays a click sound.”
Community chemistry guides walk through the finisher as the final step of a batch.
“Place it in the chem finisher.”
Caption as spoken (verbatim)
place it in the chem finisher.
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