Lightning rod

Lightning rod

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Recipe
5 + 12 + 8 + 4 → 1
Total raw
8 + 6 + 8 + 4
Map color
Health	100 130 160 190 250
Resistances	Electric: 0/100% Fire: 0/90%
Stack size	50
Rocket capacity	50
Range	15 19.5 24 28.5 37.5 + Lightning reach
Efficiency	20% 26% 32% 38% 50%
Dimensions	1×1
Drain	150 MW (electric)
Energy capacity	500.0 MJ (electric)
Mining time	0.1
Buildable only on
Crafted only on
Prototype type	lightning-attractor
Internal name	lightning-rod
Required technologies
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Object description

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Space Age expansion exclusive feature.

The lightning rod is a building from Fulgora that protects an area from getting struck by lightning from the nightly storms. When struck, they generate power for a limited time. The peak power production is limited only by the demands of the connected electric system, but the internal storage is subject to a 150 MW drain in addition to the load from the electric system. It is unlocked by researching the Planet discovery Fulgora technology.

The lightning rod cannot be crafted on any planet other than Fulgora, as other planets lack the same strong magnetic field.

Normal-quality lightning rods in a square pattern can be at most 34 tiles apart, or every 35 tiles, while completely protecting the area between them. This is a density of 1 lightning rod per 35x35=1225 tiles. More tile efficient is a triangular pattern with an outside 42x76 rectangle with one rod in its center. This is a density of 2 lightning rods per 42x76=3192 tiles, or one per 1596 tiles.

To align with a 50x50 grid of roboports the quality needed is epic, as epic-quality lightning rods in a square pattern can be placed 54 tiles apart.

History

• 2.0.7:
  • Introduced in Space Age expansion.

See also

• Fulgora
• Lightning collector
• Electric system