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Creeper World 3 => Gameplay Discussion => Topic started by: PartyFlava on March 03, 2017, 08:13:59 PM

Title: Can I transport energy from reactors in remote locations?
Post by: PartyFlava on March 03, 2017, 08:13:59 PM
I just played the first mission with guppies.

I noticed that if I build a reactor on a remote island, since it's not connected to my network, it has no effect.

Is there a way to get the energy from that reactor? Or is it pointless to build reactors in remote locations?
Title: Re: Can I transport energy from reactors in remote locations?
Post by: GoodMorning on March 03, 2017, 09:17:41 PM
If a Collector or Reactor is disconnected from a CN, it generates no energy. Collectors retain some use as a cheap connection. A Reactor has no such benefit.

If you fly/drop in a CN, or build a connection, it will start to work.

On a related note, Ore mines can supply Ore to Guppy bases and these can ship it back to base. You will need a Collector, Relay or landed (not on-pad) Guppy to provide a connection between the structures.
Title: Re: Can I transport energy from reactors in remote locations?
Post by: PartyFlava on March 04, 2017, 02:29:01 PM
Thanks.

Quote... or build a connection, it will start to work.

By "build a connection" you mean back to a command node, right? I think that's what you mean, just making sure. The reactor here doesn't generate anything, for example, even though I built a connection to a disjoint collector:

(https://i.snag.gy/xokX4O.jpg)
Title: Re: Can I transport energy from reactors in remote locations?
Post by: Sorrontis on March 04, 2017, 03:12:26 PM
Correct. It needs to connect to a CN