Insulated Walls

[Cracker21]

With all the talk about the Sea Ice Challenge I started thinking. Could we implement an insulated wall? Either as an upgrade or as a standalone option in the structure tab. I haven't been on the fourm in a while up until about a week ago so maybe this has already been brought up. Just thought this could add a little more depth that could be fairly easy because i know that insulation properties are already in the game. Walls could use cloth/wool to add insulation, wool being more effective. It could be fairly expensive and not OP to stop abuse. But It would be nice to be able to button up things a bit better. especially freezers. What do you guys think? 

[makkenhoff]

Well, cork was an early insulation material along with using earth. Maybe turn those marshy soils into a useful product: clay? Clay is a fair insulator, and can be processed into modern ceramics for even more insulating properties. That said, I'm not sure at what scale it would require, to start "insulating" walls with it. I wouldn't mind seeing clay in general though making an appearance in Rimworld.

[jpinard]

Isn't a double layered wall insulation right now?  I'm not good enough in the game to know, but I was under the impression that if I built a wood-walled freezer - if during hot periods the temp kept going to high, if I added an additional granite wall outside the wooden one it would provide enough extra insulation to keep temps down.  Is this not the case?

[Cracker21]

It is, that's how the game works right now. I just figured that it would be more realistic to add insulation rather than to build another wall.

[hwfanatic]

I reckon you should be more concerned about roofs. They are the primary way your colony is wasting energy, almost to the point where doubling walls is almost not worth it. Nothing we can do about that, though.

[Cracker21]

True, but I don't think that roofs have insulation properties in game at the moment. Rather just if a roof is present or not is what makes it "indoors".