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Portable RTG
   
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Mod, 1.5, 1.6
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22 Apr, 2024 @ 5:01pm
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Portable RTG

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A lightweight mod that adds a Portable RTG (radioisotope thermoelectric) power generator, and portable RTG lights. Designed to be easily relocated, or even brought on caravans. They take uranium as fuel and it takes years for that fuel to be consumed.

This power source is not intended to be more productive then normal existing generators, but the portability and fuel lifespan makes it perfect for remote drills or turrets, or mining lights.

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Features:
  • Portable RTG - Produces 100w of energy, holds 15 uranium as fuel which lasts 3 years
  • Portable RTG light - Produces light without power, holds 5 uranium which lasts 4 years
  • RTG wall light - Same as above, using the new wall light mechanics

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18 Comments
Sam_  [author] 21 hours ago 
Updated to 1.6
Sly Fox 5 Apr @ 6:06am 
its a fine mod, the other guy licks toes
WJSabey 1 Apr @ 9:17am 
80 years would still be short for uranium; natural uranium has a half-life of over 4 billion years. What I meant was that the game doesn't include plutonium, which real RTGs are made from. I'm pretty sure nobody has ever thought of using uranium in RTGs in real life, but it's the closest we've got in the game. I guess you could make it run on plutonium instead if the player has Rimatomics installed or something.
Sam_  [author] 29 Mar @ 3:10pm 
The fuel consumption is scaled for gameplay reasons of course. If they lasted for a realistic 80 years then they might as well be infinite, which I didn't like.
WJSabey 29 Mar @ 2:08pm 
Sweet, this is a great companion to mods that add full-bore nuclear reactors for making lots of power from uranium. Spacer tech factions should be using these instead of diesel generators. Kind of funny having an RTG based on uranium only last for a few years, but it's definitely best to work with what's in the base game.
Sam_  [author] 25 Sep, 2024 @ 1:54pm 
It's a Radioisotope thermoelectric generator. I just realised I didn't even put it in the description
nirvash 25 Sep, 2024 @ 10:15am 
what is an rtg/ what does RTG stand for?
Flankspeed 29 Apr, 2024 @ 5:45pm 
Great, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the reply.
Sam_  [author] 29 Apr, 2024 @ 4:36pm 
I originally made it for 1.4, so it should be okay. Thankfully the update was very easy on XML only mods.
Flankspeed 29 Apr, 2024 @ 4:02pm 
Will this work with 1.4? It's not listed as compatible but figured I would ask. I'm still running 1.4 as a lot of my mods are not updated yet. Cool looking mod.