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====== V-Reactor [V-Power CPACK] ======
Color key:
  * <color #00a2e8>Blue</color> involves <color #00a2e8>Play.As.Creeper</color>. Look there for info on how to alter the V-Reactor to be more PAC friendly.
  * <color #22b14c>Green</color> involves the "<color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color>" and its effects. This number is the most important number in the V-Power CPACK and is **THE** limiter of what you can do with V-Power as a player.
  * Any other colors specifically involve an equally as specific "thing" of the V-Reactor that is very worth noticing and mentioning.

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The V-Reactor is the core of the V-Grid power network. Without it, the V-Grid does not exist. It will produce 20 energy by default.. very.. default... This number will change a lot from many things. But so long as the V-Reactor exists and is connected to the Rift Lab it WILL produce energy in some manner which includes drawing energy.
====== Basic information ======
  * Produces 20 energy by default at neutral efficiency, 22.5 with full Energy ERN Port efficiency.
  * Can have energy production increased by [[cw4:cmod:docs:44cd6f78-3161-44f8-bd31-58c9f3bf7933 | V-Rods]].
  * Costs 325 Liftic to build.
  * 8 HP.
  * <color #22b14c>__**Adds 25 uncontained V-Grid power**__, having a maximum tolerance of 40.</color>
  * <color #22b14c>The closer the amount of uncontained V-Grid power is to 0, the more efficient the V-Reactor becomes. The further from 0, the less efficient.</color>
  * <color #22b14c>[[cw4:cmod:docs:44cd6f78-3161-44f8-bd31-58c9f3bf7933 | V-Rods]] and [[cw4:cmod:docs:4b92f788-91df-4dd4-ba07-89241cc4a105 | V-Capacitors]] reduce uncontained V-Grid power by 1.5 and 0.4 respectively. </color>
  * V-Reactors when detonating can not damage other V-Reactors because they are equipped to withstand the specific explosion released. However, the explosion of nearby V-Reactor will put the affected V-Reactors out of action and offline for a large amount of time.
  * When a V-Reactor detonates, it will release dangerous fallout that can be intercepted by Missile Launchers. See <color #FFA0A0>__Dangerous Properties__ in this color for more information.</color>
====== Advanced properties ======

  * <color #22b14c>The V-Reactor experiences various levels of efficiency depending on how much uncontained V-Grid power is within the V-Grid. The closer uncontained V-Grid power is to zero, the more efficient. The further from zero, the less efficient. However, beware of efficiency when going below 0 as efficiency will quickly drop compared to when having more uncontained V-Grid power.</color> <color #00a2e8>To disable this system, set "UCVGP_INFLUANCES_EFFICIENCY" to 0.</color>
  * The V-Reactor has a massive UI-description that can tell you everything you need to know for how to manage, maintain, and efficiently use the V-Reactor.
====== Dangerous properties ======
  * <color #FFD0A0>Explodes in a meltdown upon critical failure from critical damage that will stun and damage surrounding units (killing anything not extremely tough within the main explosion radius) as well as COMPLETLY vaporizing ALL Creeper in the area. Including Anti-Creeper! Note: The V-Reactor is equipped to perfectly withstand the explosion of nearby V-Reactors, preventing all damage. However, they will be heavily stunned.</color>
  * <color #FFA0A0>Upon detonation, the V-Reactor will release </color><color #800080>**<REDACTED>**</color><color #FFA0A0> fallout that is highly dangerous and difficult to nullify via Anti-Air Missile Launchers. Shields however will intercept the fallout but the blast will still go through the shield, making the best case scenario of the fallout hitting the top of the shield and too far away from shielded units to harm them. 5 Missile Launchers can safely deal with a single piece of fallout.</color>
  * The V-Reactor sustains significant damage when overburdened during a <color #995500>brownout</color>((A brownout is when a power-grid demands more energy than is available, resulting in damage to electrical equipment as the electric current is strained to the point of burning any non-resistant thing that it flows through, including the wires themselves at times. All items on the electrical circuit are also strained for power. A lightbulb on a circuit experiencing a brownout will struggle to shine brightly, regularly dimming and brightening with the flow of the electric current.)), the most of all the V-Buildings.
  * <color #22b14c>The V-Reactor experiences </color><color #00ccaa>overloads</color><color #22b14c> from going over the uncontained V-Grid power limit. This will kill the Reactor VERY QUICKLY but doesn't affect the other V-Buildings of the grid.</color> <color #00a2e8>To disable, set "CAN_OVERLOAD" to 0 (1=true, 0=false).</color>
  * <color #22b14c>If the uncontained V-Grid power reaches too far below 0, the V-Reactor will eventually begin draining energy instead of producing energy. When the V-Reactor(s) start to drain energy, the V-Grid will begin to </color><color #ff2222>meltdown</color><color #22b14c>.</color> This meltdown harms **ALL** V-Buildings but the damage sustained by the V-Buildings is proportionate to the amount of energy being drained by the V-Reactor(s). The more energy being drained and the more V-Reactors, the more damage V-Buildings will take. The amount of damage sustained from a <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color> can be many times more than from an <color #00ccaa>overload</color> if you somehow ignorantly get yourself in that much trouble, capable of destroying all V-Buildings in seconds at worst. <color #00a2e8>To disable, set "V_GRID_CAN_MELTDOWN" to 0. This is **by far the most non-PAC-friendly** part of the V-Reactor as it will destroy the PAC base and it's energy production by having the V-Reactor(s) (and most other V-Buildings) explode and also explode everything around them while they are //exploding//. All of this from the lack of management of the V-Grid.</color>
===== V-Grid Operation Hazards Details =====
  * During a <color #995500>brownout</color> from too much energy demand and empty energy storage, [[cw4:cmod:docs:4b92f788-91df-4dd4-ba07-89241cc4a105 | V-Capacitors]] will be the first to go and typically disconnect many areas and resolve the <color #995500>brownout</color> by disconnecting the network from what is using so much energy. If the <color #995500>brownout</color> persists, then [[cw4:cmod:docs:44cd6f78-3161-44f8-bd31-58c9f3bf7933 | V-Rods]] will eventually meltdown, and lastly, V-Reactors.
  * <color #995500>Brownouts</color> can cause the V-Reactor to stall and stop producing energy. This is typically not a major issue but may require intervention to reduce the damage sustained by the <color #995500>brownout</color>.
  * When <color #00ccaa>overloading</color> from having over 40 <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color>, all V-Buildings will rapidly sustain damage. The V-Reactor is able to endure <color #00ccaa>overloading</color> better than all other V-Buildings though the destruction of [[cw4:cmod:docs:44cd6f78-3161-44f8-bd31-58c9f3bf7933 | V-Rods]] and [[cw4:cmod:docs:4b92f788-91df-4dd4-ba07-89241cc4a105 | V-Capacitors]] will only make the situation worse and this is only the case due to the V-Reactor's larger size. More size means more things and more things means more things that can break before catastrophic failure.
  * When <color #00ccaa>overloading</color>, the V-Reactor can experience unstable surges in energy production which can "increase" energy production massively. Typically it only causes massive spikes in energy generation but this is so inconsistent and damaging, it is not a viable form of emergency energy generation.
  * When a <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color> is underway from negative <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color> levels, the damage sustained by all V-Buildings is proportionate to the amount of energy drained by the V-Reactors and how many V-Reactors are online. This damage is also unanimous as the V-Grid itself is causing V-Buildings to <color #ff2222>meltdown</color>. A [[cw4:cmod:docs:44cd6f78-3161-44f8-bd31-58c9f3bf7933 | V-Rod]] can't contribute to the <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color> as much as a V-Reactor can and there for, sustains less damage than the V-Reactor. This causes all V-Buildings to experience catastrophic failure at approximately the same time during a <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color>. 
  * After -10 <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color>, the amount of energy the V-Reactor(s) can drain is unleashed and the amount of energy drained when at -10 <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color> is massively less than the amount drained when at -12 <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color>.
  * The damage sustained by a <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color> is not limited to the amount of energy drained, which is limited to a maximum of 50. The damage sustained by a <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color> when at -30 <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color> is much greater than the damage sustained from the minimum negative quantity of <color #22b14c>uncontained V-Grid power</color> required for V-Reactors to drain 50 energy. This can go so far as to set V-Reactors on fire and at this level of <color #ff2222>V-Grid meltdown</color>, all V-Buildings have less than 30 in-game seconds before catastrophic failure.

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====== Mathematical workings ======
  * The efficiency from <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> is a piecewise function of 6 parts, including a case for when at approximately (rounding happened earlier) 0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>. 
  * Inefficiency when above 0 is a single function from (0,40..) which reduces additional bonus energy from ~9.0 at 0.01 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> to 0.0 at ~8.55 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> aka ~neutral efficiency. At 40 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> the "bonus" energy is ~-9.
  * When at ~0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, there is simply a specific condition that takes the current V-Reactor energy generation and adds a third of it as bonus energy from <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> efficiency. 
  * Inefficiency when below 0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> is 4 functions, each acting like the side of a hill that the next function continues at the bottom of.
  * From [-2,0) <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, the hill is steep and quickly falls from 9.0 bonus energy at 0.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> to ~5.36 at -2.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>.
  * From [-6,-2) <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, the slope of the hill is much smoother than before and possesses ~4.85 bonus energy at -2.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, -3.0 bonus energy at -6.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>.
  * From [-10,-6) <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, ~-2.64 bonus energy at -6.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>, ~-10.92 bonus energy at -10.0 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color>.
  * From ([-45,<color #FF8D2C>X</color>((Amount of <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> which causes this equation to create enough energy drain for the V-Reactor to drain more than 50 energy))],-10) <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> is the final part that will continue to -45 <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> at lowest but will be overwritten whenever it's influence causes the V-Reactor to drain more than 50 energy or bypassed if <color #22b14c>UC.V-G.P</color> reaches below -45, in which then the V-Reactor will be capped at 50 energy drain and not use the outcome from this final equation or simply bypass it.
  * __The piecewise function is intended to work with the initial variables of the V-Reactor.__ This however, is <color=#DD2222>completely untested and non-guaranteed</color>. It is very possible that this piecewise function will not work if you change the V-Reactor('s) initial variables but even if this is the case, I am not removing the piecewise function as it was tough enough getting the equation for (0,40] (especially) and [-2,0). It is also possible that I used the wrong initial variables of the V-Reactor in the wrong parts of the piecewise equations.

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All the numbers used here are the vanilla/base version of the CPACK. They can be changed at any time by any map maker.
====== Forum Page and Download Link ======
This link will take you to the forum page that partially covers the V-Power CPACK and all it's units. Including the CPACK download.
http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=40502.msg202814#msg202814


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