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PCD Power Cell Discharger
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Block, Other
Tags: NoScripts
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21 Jul, 2024 @ 4:43pm
20 Aug, 2024 @ 2:09am
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PCD Power Cell Discharger

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Description
Adds Reactors that use Power Cells as fuel. A great alternative to Uranium early game. Perfect for moon starts also.

Balanced perfectly for any survival world. NOT OP.

I've matched the comps, fuel consumption and output perfectly with my vanilla blueprints:

Large: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3279133575
Small: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3276929982

Small Max Output: 12MW
Large Max Output: 84MW

Integrated into progression (unlocks after crafting a basic assembler).
Listed under Power block category.

Large Grid only. Let me know if you're interested in something similar for small grid, power cells are just kind of messy there.

Let me know how it works out for you and is you have any questions or issues.

You may also enjoy my Magnesium Reactors mod:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3440421901

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If you want to connect or talk about future videos, blueprints or mods join the discord:
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7 Comments
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KevMeUp  [author] 3 Jul @ 8:25am 
@Shaquille Oatmeal The small consumes the same amount of power cells as manually placing and grinding 1 battery. I agree that battery power is strong, I'd always use it over solar or hydro in a space start, since you already need production around and there is infinite stone. I think since the devs "balanced" for it, they should just add this mod to vanilla so everyone can easily use it, instead of just those in the know.
Shaquille Oatmeal 2 Jul @ 11:22pm 
i mean small one, not small grid btw
Shaquille Oatmeal 2 Jul @ 9:39pm 
what is the consumption like? because power cells are so cheap it sounds a bit OP if the small grid one outputs 12MW. that's more than 2 hydrogen engines but with a fraction of the hassle
KevMeUp  [author] 12 Apr @ 1:28pm 
@Swadius Thanks for checking it out. I'll keep that in mind for sure.
Swadius 12 Apr @ 12:55am 
Thought the power cell was a custom made item when reading the description heh ;)

If you need to tweak balance further, one way to balance it more is to make it really heavy. No special parts needed, just a lot of base metal parts. Trading the convenience of it with portability limited heavily to static grids.
KevMeUp  [author] 24 Jul, 2024 @ 10:19pm 
I adjusted the amount of Power Cells it pulls in to more closely match how much a Vanilla PCD might use. currently 88 and 611 or so? Vanilla would be 80 and 560. This should keep it from stealing all your power cells.
KevMeUp  [author] 24 Jul, 2024 @ 8:21am 
I ground down my vanilla versions and used the exact comps for the mod version.