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Hi there!

I'm developing a new Mod: a building that works similar to Nucler Reactor... but I want it work differently.

I need to change the Reactor Prototype to generate power directly, and not heat.
I know how to get rid of pipes graphics, but the prototype oblige me to keep the connections, and the main stuff: I don't know how to produce power from this prototype base, like steam-engines, but consuming a fuel like Nuclear cell instead steam.

Someone can help me to find how to do this, please?

Thank you so much.

Do you mean RITEG?

darkfrei wrote:Do you mean RITEG?

Quite similar!
I forgot to say that my generator needs fuel like a nuclear reactor.
RITEG is great but it just need fuel to build it.

Due to how prototypes work you can't modify how they work on such low level.

You would need to go different way and create new entity based on burner entity to do what you want. Thats the entity that is made to convert fuel into power directly. It won't have the bonus behavior then so that might be tricky to get.

orzelek wrote:... based on burner entity to do what you want.

Do you refers about boilers?
Mandatory properties includes fluid and pipes. There's any other protype closest to my approach?

Sneyon wrote:

orzelek wrote:... based on burner entity to do what you want.

Do you refers about boilers?
Mandatory properties includes fluid and pipes. There's any other protype closest to my approach?

Sorry I got confused there a bit...
I don't think that there is an entity in base game that does direct fuel to power conversion.
Closest think would be to have spceial fuel converter to create some kind of fuel fluid that would go to modified steam generator.