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Backup generators provide a stopgap to prevent black/brownouts when battery reserves are depleted.
Features
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* Generators start producing power when connected reserves are critically low (<= 200 Wd) and stop when reserves exceed 1000 Wd or their power is flicked off/on
* Brand new art! Uranium version! Thanks, Xsile!
Specifics
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* Each generator type should appear in the Power category when the research requirements are fulfilled (see: Change Log)
* Generators consume some fuel even when idling, although less than power-producing Vanilla fueled generators
Wood:
* 1200W
* 75 capacity
* 5 days active
* 2 quadrums 7 days idle
* MultiAnalyzer to unlock
* 150 Steel, 6 Component to build
Chemfuel:
* 2100W
* 75 capacity
* 7 1/2 days active
* 1 year 2 quadrums idle
* MultiAnalyzer and Refining to unlock
* 200 Steel, 8 Component to build
Uranium:
* 4000W
* 1 capacity
* 10 days active
* 2 years idle
* MultiAnalyzer and ShipReactor to unlock
* 250 Plasteel, 10 Component, 10 Uranium to build
Feedback Welcome
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Let us know if there are bugs, balance issues, or features you'd like to see!
Change Log
2017/04/08, 1.2.1: Behavior additions
* Generators can now be minified, i.e. installed/uninstalled
* Since they generate some amount of heat, the heater hinting shows when placing generators
* Documentation flub on 1.2
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2017/07/14, 1.2.2: A17 support
* Thanks to ProximityMicrowave for beating me to the punch!
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2017/07/30, 1.3: Updated size/graphics and tuning
* Thanks to Xsile for new graphics and adjustments!
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2017/08/01, 1.3.1: Generators work without batteries!
* Also, TL;DR documentation
Roadmap
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* Animations!
* Size and orientation changes, TBD
* On/off thresholds configurability
* Other options?
License
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Please feel free to pull this apart and make any derivative work you like as long as it's not a straight copy to claim this work as your own. Attribution is not required but is always appreciated.