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RT-Generator

This mod adds RTG to your game.

RTG, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, is a type of generator which directly generate electricity directly from radiation energy. In real world, RTG often get installed in satellites and probes.

There are two main reasons why I made this mod:

1. I think using 'Uranium' resource is quite difficult and complicated. Of course, I might feel like this because I am not a skillful player, but the only building which requires Enriched Uranium, "Research Reactor", is challenging when players want to use it 'properly'.
That is why many players, include experienced ones who often give me helpful advice, prefer to use Crashed Satellites to create Rad-bolts and try to find Volcanoes to build steam turbine generator facilities instead of building Research Reactor.
Therefore I thought Enriched Uranium often get treated as non-important resource so it would be wonderful if there is a building which can consume Enriched Uranium directly and makes some benefits for players.

2. All generators in this game generates fair amount of energy but players have to face the cost of the electricity. Heat is the first and the basic penalty. More electricity a generator creates, more difficulty the player have to solve. I fell this game gives us a lot of "mid~high risk and mid~high return" choices.
Then, how about "Low risk and low return" generator? This RTG only generates 60W but creates almost nothing except a tiny amount of heat and lead.

Now, the property of this building:

- Size: 1 X 1
- Construction Time: 50 seconds
- Required Material: Refined Metal, 100kg
- Required Technology: High Pressure Forging

- Electricity Generation: +60W
- Heat Generation: +0.1kDTU/s
- Overheat Temperature: 250 Celsius

- Decoration Effect: -15 (Radius: 3)
- Build Location: Anywhere!

- Requirements: Enriched Uranium (0.5g/s)
- Effects: Lead (0.1g/s)
- Maximum Capacity: 40kg


In summary, this generator wants you to build this generator, put Enriched Uranium inside and forget for a long time.
I personally think it would be great if you use this generator for facilities like:;
- A few light bulbs installed for farming or decoration
- Small automation circuit
- Furniture using small amount of power like Sauna or Juicer
- Inside the Spacefarer Module
- etc.

Or you can build hundreds of RTGs and use them as a giant battery station!

One thing to confess; this is the result of my bad modding skill...
If I were smarter and could understand codes of this game, more dynamic and interesting generator could be made.
And I know RTG in real world mostly use Plutonium as a fuel not Uranium... but please skip that, sorry.

Anyway, please enjoy this mod! Thank you!