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SAVTec T-442 B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G Trailered Generator

It's ok, you keep it. I don't want it back.

• 100% mod-free
  
• No scripts. Build uses 6 Pistons and 3 Rotors - all very stable & well tested
  
• Nice neat control panel - everything named & grouped
  
• Ideal 1st-tier upgrade to the SAVTec T-442 series light cargo trucks (links below)
  
• Suitable for use on planets with or without atmosphere
  
• Perfect for new players. Just as useful for seasoned veterans

Yes really, a B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G!

As you would expect, B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G is a Bloody Useful Towing Trailer with Powerful Light Utility Generator.

It's a trailered site generator for use wherever you want. You can drag it out into the middle of nowhere and leave it there as a recharging point or you can use it to help power a new base. There are many good uses for a B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G!

Need that extra bit of power? No problem! Just Pull out your B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G and put it a "strategic" place.
Don't want it in that place any more? That's fine - just get your truck, hitch it up to your B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G and floor the throttle! The B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G will pop out of that place and you can put it somewhere else!

People use B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G's for all sorts of reasons. You see, not only do they generate oodles of power but they double entendre as portable Ore detectors & Antenna markers / relays... useful for extending the range of your remote controlled miners & drones - or just for communication.

They have their own Solar Panel and a nice 02/H2 Generator to keep the Hydrogen Engines fuelled, so all you need to do is fill them with ice and walk away.
If that weren't enough you can even use your B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G for transporting cargo. While the onboard Cargo Container is intended as an Ice tank for the 02/H2 Generator, it can just as easily be used for carrying other items.
B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G's also have handy compartments for shoving spare gas bottles & hand tools in.

The B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G has a number of practical and ergonomic features for your pleasure, most notably the independent suspension bogie, which has a huge amount of travel and can cope with being dragged over some fairly serious terrain.

• Powered variable diff-lock (helpful for getting unstuck or traversing awkward / steep terrain
  
• Can be detached easily at the push of a button
  
• Has its own parking leg so it's always ready to hook up
  
• handy control panels on the sides for easy configuration
  
• Rear-facing Camera & Connector
  
• Medium Cargo Container for Ice (or whatever cargo you want to carry)
  
• 1x Large Battery
  
• 18x Small Batery
  
• 4x Hydrogen Engine
  
• 1x O2/H2 Generator
  
• Antenna & Remote Control
  
• Ore Detector
  
• 2x Small Cargo Containers (not conveyored up) for use as tool boxes

The humble B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G can provide you with hours of pleasure if you use it correctly.
To help you do this, I've set up the main controls on 4 easy-to-use hotbars...

• Hotbar #1: Truck power selectors
  
• Hotbar #2: Driving controls
  
• Hotbar #3: Emergency & utility controls
  
• Hotbar #4: Trailer controls

With its variable "diff-lock", the B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G can actually assist your truck in getting out of pretty much any situation. To use the diff-lock effectively you'll want to familiarise yourself with the 3 hotkeys on hotbar #2 for increasing, decreasing and resetting propulsion override for the trailer axle.
In normal driving conditions the diff lock isn't needed, so press hotkey #3 to reset it to 0.
For steep inclines you can increase it with hotkey #2.
For emergency situations where the vehicle is stuck on terrain, you can also set it to reverse with hotkey #4.

B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G depends on certain minor modifications being made to your F.A.R.T's and T.A.R.T's. This involves removing the Connector to make way for the towing hitch. Unfortunately the tradeoff is that you'll be improving the vehicles' capability but you'll have to load & unload the truck's cargo containers manually.
This seemed like a better solution than building some huge damned contraption with Advanced Rotors & Connectors that looked horrible and didn't really work very well.

The modifications are all quite simple to do. In fact you can overlay a projection of this blueprint on top of your existing F.A.R.T's & T.A.R.T's, grind away the blocks that are no longer needed and just weld up the new ones.

When constructing the B.U.T.T.P.L.U.G in survival mode you'll need to get clever about how you build it, since it has mutliple sub-grids. I advise starting with the main trailer body, then adding the axle & hitch manually. They're really simple to build. Just have a look at the blueprint in Creative mode first and you'll know how to copy it.
If you're really lazy & want everything handed to you on a plate... well tough!

The onboard A.S.S (Awesome Self-righting System) found on my T-442 series trucks can also right the vehicle WITH the trailer attached (give or take for terrain conditions and the resting position of the truck & trailer). This makes your A.S.S triply awesome... you could even go so far as to call it an A.A.A.S.S!

For a whole bunch of links to compatible vehicles & trailers, both by me and by selected 3rd party workshop authors, please check out This discussion page

Comments / questions / suggestions / constructive criticism all very welcome.
I've even been known to do the odd request-build from time to time, so if you have an idea, drop me a line. If I like it I may build it.

If you like this build & want to see more, please check out my workshop pages
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/profiles/76561198064838288/myworkshopfiles/

For the ever-expanding SAVTec Industries collection click here...
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1451430759&savesuccess=1