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== Tesla Engine == | == Tesla Engine == | ||
Make Nikola Tesla proud and violate the laws of thermodynamics by harnessing a ball of pure electricity. A much less popular alternative to the singularity, the Tesla generates power through converting the stray electric bolts of the [[Tesla]] Ball, power may be funneled right into the station for use via strategically placed [[Engineering_items#Tesla Coil|Tesla Coils]]. Unlike the Singularity Engine, the Tesla Engine must be neutralized by way of [[Engineering_items#Grounding Rod|Grounding Rods]] else the Tesla Ball will blow Engineering and the rest of the station to kingdom come. | Make Nikola Tesla proud and violate the laws of thermodynamics by harnessing a ball of pure electricity. A much less popular alternative to the singularity, the Tesla generates power through converting the stray electric bolts of the [[Tesla]] Ball, power may be funneled right into the station for use via strategically placed [[Engineering_items#Tesla Coil|Tesla Coils]]. Unlike the Singularity Engine, the Tesla Engine must be neutralized by way of [[Engineering_items#Grounding Rod|Grounding Rods]] else the Tesla Ball will blow Engineering and the rest of the station to kingdom come. | ||
=== Tesla Ball === | ===Tesla Ball=== | ||
The Tesla Ball consists of two parts: the central, main ball itself and up to 10 miniballs orbiting around the main ball. The main ball will always periodically shock nearby targets. Miniballs can also shock nearby targets but only have a 20% chance to do so. The main ball can shock targets up to 7 tiles away and the miniballs will shock targets 2 to 7 tiles away randomly. What happens when a target is shocked depends entirely on what type of object it is. Effects range from tesla coils generating power to the walls, floors, and machines exploding. During normal operation the only things being shocked will be tesla coils and grounding rods. However, if the Tesla has breached containment then you can expect a lot of death and destruction to occur. | The Tesla Ball consists of two parts: the central, main ball itself and up to 10 miniballs orbiting around the main ball. The main ball will always periodically shock nearby targets. Miniballs can also shock nearby targets but only have a 20% chance to do so. The main ball can shock targets up to 7 tiles away and the miniballs will shock targets 2 to 7 tiles away randomly. What happens when a target is shocked depends entirely on what type of object it is. Effects range from tesla coils generating power, to the walls, floors, and machines exploding. During normal operation the only things being shocked will be tesla coils and grounding rods. However, if the Tesla has breached containment then you can expect a lot of death and destruction to occur. | ||
When choosing objects | When choosing objects to shock within its range the main ball/miniballs will use the following priority: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
|+Shock Priority (Highest to Lowest) | |+Shock Priority (Highest to Lowest) | ||
! Priority !! Object | !Priority !! Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 1 || [[File:Tesla_coil.gif]] Tesla Coil | |style="text-align:center" | 1 || [[File:Tesla_coil.gif]] Tesla Coil | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 2 || [[File:Grounding_rod.gif]] Grounding Rod | |style="text-align:center" | 2 || [[File:Grounding_rod.gif]] Grounding Rod | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 3 || [[File:Changeling.gif]] Living Creature | |style="text-align:center" | 3 || [[File:Changeling.gif]] Living Creature | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 4 || [[File:Circuit_Frame.png]] Machine | |style="text-align:center" | 4 || [[File:Circuit_Frame.png]] Machine | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 5 || [[File:Blob_core.gif]] Blob | |style="text-align:center" | 5 || [[File:Blob_core.gif]] Blob | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center" | 6 || [[File:R_wall.png]] Structure | |style="text-align:center" | 6 || [[File:R_wall.png]] Structure | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Tesla Coils === | === Tesla Coils === | ||
The tesla coils are the Tesla Engine's equivalent of the radiation collectors as the machines responsible for converting engine product into usable power. The tesla coils are highly conductive, funnel the power of the Tesla into the wires, and charge the SMES cells. When a tesla coil is shocked, it will go onto a short cooldown of 8 seconds, during which time it cannot be shocked again. Tesla coils can be upgraded with better capacitors to increase the amount of power generated per shock and decrease the cooldown between shocks. Each level of capacitor will increase power generation by 100% and decrease shock cooldown by 2 seconds. This means that a tesla coil with a quadratic capacitor installed will generate 400% more power and be on cooldown for only 2 seconds. | The tesla coils are the Tesla Engine's equivalent of the radiation collectors as the machines responsible for converting engine product into usable power. The tesla coils are highly conductive, funnel the power of the Tesla into the wires, and charge the SMES cells. When a tesla coil is shocked, it will go onto a short cooldown of 8 seconds, during which time it cannot be shocked again. Tesla coils can be upgraded with better capacitors to increase the amount of power generated per shock and decrease the cooldown between shocks. Each level of capacitor will increase power generation by 100% and decrease shock cooldown by 2 seconds. This means that a tesla coil with a quadratic capacitor installed will generate 400% more power and be on cooldown for only 2 seconds. | ||