Linked heat pipe connections
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2026 6:44 pm
Just like linked pipe connections, it would be nice to have linked heat pipes. I figure they would work the same as normal heat pipes regardless of distance, and the linking/unlinking API at runtime would be very similar to the linked pipe connections API. It would need some changes to the HeatConnectionDefinition, probably a type property that defaults to normal, and an optional linked_connection_id property.
I'd like to use this for two mods, the first being a redux of the Underground Heat Pipe mod by Quezler so that the connections can be properly linked over distance, and the second would be a "round heating radius" mod that makes certain buildings (usually reactors) have a heating radius in a circle instead of the square currently implemented in the engine. I would end up doing this by creating hidden linked heat pipes in a circle as required, but I can't do that now because they would need to be connected directly and as such would interfere with other heat pipe connections.
I'd like to use this for two mods, the first being a redux of the Underground Heat Pipe mod by Quezler so that the connections can be properly linked over distance, and the second would be a "round heating radius" mod that makes certain buildings (usually reactors) have a heating radius in a circle instead of the square currently implemented in the engine. I would end up doing this by creating hidden linked heat pipes in a circle as required, but I can't do that now because they would need to be connected directly and as such would interfere with other heat pipe connections.