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Realistic Terminal Block Explosions

Update 16.04.2022: I am no longer checking whether this mod works with new updates and won't fix bugs/issues if any occur. Feel free to download and use the source code as you like though. :)

This is a variation of the mod "Terminal Block Explosions" made by "jonn19" with an in my opinion realistic selection of explodable terminal blocks and more realistic damage values for each.

The code base structure of the original modification was not changed!


Explodable blocks, their damage values and why I believe they should be explodable are as follows:

Large Generator, 1500 - Upon destruction a nuclear reactor would react in a meltdown. I have not made the damage higher because you are able to shut reactors on and off whenever you want, implying reactors seem to have some sort of mechanism that allows to stop nuclear fission which means the engineer could integrate a safety insurance mechanic to keep a possible meltdown as contained as possible and I simply suppose no engineer would leave that out, except if he would like to use a reactor as a weapon, but why would you waste precious Uranium when Magnesium in the form of a Warhead would do this exact function for you.

Small Generator, 500 - The same reason as stated in the Large Generator explanation, but to a considerably less extent.

Jump Drive, 1000 - Jump Drives have not yet been invented in real life, but one could easily asume that it would take a lot of energy to use such a beast for the purpose the game uses it for.

Virtual Mass, 200 - The intention of Virtual Mass in the game is to convert energy through this device into mass, which implies that if you destroy this device, due to the density lowering enourmosly fast because it is obviously shut down on malfunction, it would probably tear apart and have shrapnel shoot to all directions upon whatever is next to it.

Space Ball, 200 - The same explanation that goes for Virtual Mass, but in the form of a globe.

Battery Block, 150 - Due to the resources a Power Cell is made of in the game, Batteries are probably of the nickel–metal hydride type and I think those do have a reputation of exothermic reactions if enough heat is applied and the batteries in the game are particularly large, which is why I claim they would certainly damage other blocks around them upon destruction.

If anyone reading this at the moment is an expert in this topic (especially nickel–metal hydride batteries), please correct me if I am wrong, as I would like to keep this modification as realistic as possible.

Hydrogen Tank, 100 - Hydrogen explodes in a rather exothermic reaction which can in combination with the fragments that would be torn off if it was destroyed cause shrapnels to hit anything close to it with rather dangerous velocity and damage them a bit.

Oxygen Tank, 50 - Oxygen is known to aid exothermic reactions particularly well and especially aid any scrap flying around to hit things you do not want to get hit.

Disclaimer: I did not include Warheads, as it is a game mechanic that they do not explode upon destruction when not armed, which does not make sense in my opinion, but there are crafts that use this mechanic to function as intended by their creators.


UPDATE 20170406

Large Atmospheric Thrusters, 300 - Ion thrusters would simply turn off upon destruction and hydrogen thrusters are debatable, as only a severly damaged hydrogen tank is fatal and the damaged thruster would just be unmaneuverable, as it is obviously in the game as well (it will not function anymore), but it is coincidental you mention this today, as I actually am implementing atmospheric thrusters tomorrow, because I realized that jet engines/turbines are not safe from exploding rather spectacularly when damaged in real life.

Small Atmospheric Thrusters, 150 - Same as above yet in a smaller yet still nearly as dangerous scale.