Fusion Generator

[Ranakastrasz]

Following the assumption of the modular fusion generator using Alien artifacts as fuel, a building which does the same, would make sense.

~5k power output, ~6x6 footprint. Uses an artifact every 40 seconds, meaning 200k output per artifact.

[Nemoricus]

Do you perhaps mean 5 MW? Because 5kW would be way, way too low. And 40 seconds per artifact means that I, personally, would never use the fusion generator. It takes a fair bit of time to gather them, and I'm not always out destroying nests, so I could easily run out. Alien artifacts also aren't automatically collectible, which means this kind of a generator goes against Factorio's general principle.

Maybe if it ran for five minutes per artifact, I'd consider using it...

[Ranakastrasz]

Do you perhaps mean 5 MW? Because 5kW would be way, way too low. And 40 seconds per artifact means that I, personally, would never use the fusion generator. It takes a fair bit of time to gather them, and I'm not always out destroying nests, so I could easily run out. Alien artifacts also aren't automatically collectible, which means this kind of a generator goes against Factorio's general principle.

Maybe if it ran for five minutes per artifact, I'd consider using it...

I am assuming that one Kilowat is one power unit. I forgot that it was Kilowatts rather than Watts. So a full 5 thousand kilowatts, or 5 megawatts, yes. Also that is equivilent to 10 steam engines.

This was mostly to followthrough with the fusion generator module using Artifacts for power.

[Cordylus]

10 steam engines it's far too small for using artifacts as fuel. Solar panels are way better, because they don't need any maintenance. Fusion generators also should go this way.

I would prefer using for example 50 alien artifacts to build one fusion generator with power of one steam engine, but consuming only the cold water.

[Ranakastrasz]

Eh, it doesn't matter significantly. This was a fragment suggestion anyway. due to the rules disallowing multiple suggestions. this is largely a fragement of my powered armor suggestion.

[ssilk]

See https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... hp?f=9&t=5