[MOD 0.12.x] Solar Modules

[AdventAngel]

Name: Solar Modules
Description: Adds advanced versions of Portable Solar Panels.
Version: 1.0.0
Release: 4/22/2016
Tested With Factorio Version: 0.12.30
Category: Gameplay
Tags: Solar Power, Armor Modules
Download-Url: Attached~
Website: This post~

License

Do what you wish, edit it if you'd like. I rarely update, so if I don't then feel free to update it yourselves~ I'm sure it should work for newer 0.12.X versions.

Long Description

Adds MK2, MK3, and MK4 versions of Solar Panel Modules to fill those 1x1 slots that always get leftover on odd Power Armor sizes.
MK2 gives 5kW and is Green.
Uses 5 Normal Solar Panels + 5 Processing Units.

MK3 gives 20kW and is Red.
Uses 4 MK2s and 20 Processing Units.

MK4 gives 100kW and is Violet~ <3.
Uses 5 MK3s and 50 Processing Units.

I have almost 0 knowledge of coding Lua, I just reverse-engineered this from the mods I have and the Base Factorio, so I'm sorry if there's any problems I can't fix >~<

Pictures

None Yet~

Version history

Version 1.0.0: First Update

[bam13302]

Seems a bit OP, even the MK2 will generate more power than a portable fusion reaction (fusion generates 75 kW in a 4x4, a 4x4 of MK2 will generate 80 kW)
That being said, i expect that even the MK2 will be severely limited by batteries since they only work during the day and the batteries for armor in factorio always seemed woefully insufficient.

[Peter34]

Seems a bit OP, even the MK2 will generate more power than a portable fusion reaction (fusion generates 75 kW in a 4x4, a 4x4 of MK2 will generate 80 kW)
That being said, i expect that even the MK2 will be severely limited by batteries since they only work during the day and the batteries for armor in factorio always seemed woefully insufficient.

Yes, this showcases one of the big dangers of modding, which is that game balance can go right out the window, screaming at the top of its lungs.

[AdventAngel]

Pretty much. I really suck at balancing, so I'm happy to get help for it~
I did assume that the daylight-only part of the solar panels would hinder it's use, but I guess it's not enough when they can be mass produced.

Edit:

Seems a bit OP, even the MK2 will generate more power than a portable fusion reaction (fusion generates 75 kW in a 4x4, a 4x4 of MK2 will generate 80 kW)
That being said, i expect that even the MK2 will be severely limited by batteries since they only work during the day and the batteries for armor in factorio always seemed woefully insufficient.

Yes, this showcases one of the big dangers of modding, which is that game balance can go right out the window, screaming at the top of its lungs.

While I was re-checking the calculations to fix this problem, I realized I don't really understand the "complaint" (if that was a complaint) on this post. The point of the Solar 2 was to completely overwrite the Fusion Reactor 1 slightly in power, but at the cost of a higher amount of materials initially (therefore the MK2 in its name). Your calculation showed that I succeeded...
(Either way, I'm still trying to balance the values of this mod as well as my other 3 so I wouldn't mind any criticism )

So basically the efficiency (energy per 1x1 armor set) would be higher on the MK2 Solars, but they would cost more Processing Units to make.