Also im missing on both images red-shifted colors based on temperature:
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Also im missing on both images red-shifted colors based on temperature:
I was about to post the same thing. The problem here is, that if you would make it "realistic", the color would'nt change when the pipes are hot enough to power the heat exchangers. But I agree non the less. It should be a bit darker.CzBuCHi wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 1:16 pmAlso im missing on both images red-shifted colors based on temperature: https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGB7l.jpg ...
Let's try this:dee- wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 12:04 pmWhile it's pretty it somehow shows how much heat is dissipated without being userful as the heat pipe's thermal insulation is missing.
thats an incredible idea, it would really give it an edge
The reactor may be unpowered but the attached pipes still have heat. That or the reactor still has heat to dissipate just not generating more at the moment. either way it is neat that the glow isn't linked to there being fuel in the reactor.
There is no sound in space. All that "pew pew" you hear is generated by your ship's computer / camera drone so you can feel all of the immeeeeersion.eradicator wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 1:50 pmLet's try this:dee- wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 12:04 pmWhile it's pretty it somehow shows how much heat is dissipated without being userful as the heat pipe's thermal insulation is missing.
Factorio heatpipes are enclosed in a vacuum chamber made of transparent aluminum, they thus lose no heat. This chamber is coated with transparent nano-LEDs with integrated nano-photovoltaic crystals. Thus the "glow" you see is merely a convenient visual representation of the heat measured electronically.
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gorothdablade wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 2:33 pmThe reactor may be unpowered but the attached pipes still have heat. That or the reactor still has heat to dissipate just not generating more at the moment. either way it is neat that the glow isn't linked to there being fuel in the reactor.
(Also resisting urge to make the "bright idea" pun.... not resisting well)
no... you aren't.
ohhhh.. that sounds insanely cool! but we'd need some kind of environmental cooling to balance it.gorothdablade wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 3:20 pmbut, then you would get people using heat pipes as part of their defense.
The balancing I can think of off the top of my head would be that damage done * SOME MULT is taken as heat out of the pipe.ownlyme wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 3:51 pmohhhh.. that sounds insanely cool! but we'd need some kind of environmental cooling to balance it.gorothdablade wrote: βFri Aug 30, 2019 3:20 pmbut, then you would get people using heat pipes as part of their defense.
with scripts this is not really possible, it would eat way too many ups.
And let's not forget, hot reactor are much more powerful than landmines. Time for nuclear defenses.
I can see it now