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GrimReaper Feb 27, 2019 @ 12:24pm
TEK Generator
Hello
We want to build TEK Generatior and TEK Feeder near around him (that it would be cheapest in power usage). But we have TEK Replicator not near but close and a lot of lights and friges in area. Would TEK Generatior power all them too or dont cos they have wires and connect to usual generator? Or he power only strucures that need electricity but don connect by wires to usual generator? And does he try tot power TEK Replicator? What radius of power usage TEK Replicator have?
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Sicksadpanda Feb 27, 2019 @ 12:38pm 
Tek generator will indeed power all tek structures, thus, getting rid of the element cost to run them. It also powers non-tek structures as well, no need for wires.
GrimReaper Feb 27, 2019 @ 1:41pm 
Originally posted by Panda:
Tek generator will indeed power all tek structures, thus, getting rid of the element cost to run them. It also powers non-tek structures as well, no need for wires.
I ask next
1) If electric structures have wires does TEK Gen power them or ignore them?
2) How long range of power usage TEK Generator?
All U write I already know from wikia.
Anything your generator currently powered will be powered by your new tek gen, you can turn off your old gen after placing the tek gen.

The range is pretty wide, after placing it, you can use the options to show or hide range, then you can see how big the range circle is.
Sicksadpanda Feb 27, 2019 @ 3:20pm 
Originally posted by GrimReaper:
Originally posted by Panda:
Tek generator will indeed power all tek structures, thus, getting rid of the element cost to run them. It also powers non-tek structures as well, no need for wires.
I ask next
1) If electric structures have wires does TEK Gen power them or ignore them?
2) How long range of power usage TEK Generator?
All U write I already know from wikia.


1) Tek Generator does not ignore the electric wires, it'll run along with normal generators. They do not use up extra element (or gasoline in normal generator's case)
2) I'd say the range is about 30-40 foundations away from the tek generator itself, and then convert into a radius. However, that's the maximum range (you can adjust the range), and thus, will eat up element 10x faster. Being at 10x would eat up about 5 element or 450ish element shards a day.
GrimReaper Feb 27, 2019 @ 10:10pm 
Originally posted by Panda:
1) Tek Generator does not ignore the electric wires, it'll run along with normal generators. They do not use up extra element (or gasoline in normal generator's case)
2) I'd say the range is about 30-40 foundations away from the tek generator itself, and then convert into a radius. However, that's the maximum range (you can adjust the range), and thus, will eat up element 10x faster. Being at 10x would eat up about 5 element or 450ish element shards a day.

Now that's what I want to know - great thanks!
GrimReaper Feb 27, 2019 @ 10:12pm 
Originally posted by Lin_Ziling (✿◠‿◠):
Anything your generator currently powered will be powered by your new tek gen, you can turn off your old gen after placing the tek gen.

The range is pretty wide, after placing it, you can use the options to show or hide range, then you can see how big the range circle is.

Well I need that TEK Generator dont use his power usage to power other powerusagable structures - I need to use it only for TEK feeders.

And where I can find option to show range? Dont know about that.
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Date Posted: Feb 27, 2019 @ 12:24pm
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