Prototype/Reactor

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Entity » Prototype/EntityWithHealth » Prototype/EntityWithOwner » Prototype/Reactor

A reactor.

Prototype/Reactor — reactor
consumption	::	Energy
energy_source	::	EnergySource
heat_buffer	::	HeatBuffer
working_light_picture	::	Sprite
connection_patches_connected	::	SpriteVariations (optional)
connection_patches_disconnected	::	SpriteVariations (optional)
default_fuel_glow_color	::	Color (optional)
heat_connection_patches_connected	::	SpriteVariations (optional)
heat_connection_patches_disconnected	::	SpriteVariations (optional)
heat_lower_layer_picture	::	Sprite (optional)
light	::	LightDefinition (optional)
lower_layer_picture	::	Sprite (optional)
meltdown_action	::	Trigger (optional)
neighbour_bonus	::	double (optional)
picture	::	Sprite (optional)
scale_energy_usage	::	bool (optional)
use_fuel_glow_color	::	bool (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithOwner
allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithHealth
alert_when_damaged	::	bool (optional)
attack_reaction	::	AttackReaction (optional)
corpse	::	string or table of strings (optional)
create_ghost_on_death	::	bool (optional)
damaged_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
dying_explosion	::	ExplosionDefinition or table of ExplosionDefinition (optional)
dying_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
healing_per_tick	::	float (optional)
hide_resistances	::	bool (optional)
integration_patch	::	Sprite4Way (optional)
integration_patch_render_layer	::	RenderLayer (optional)
loot	::	Loot (optional)
max_health	::	float (optional)
random_corpse_variation	::	bool (optional)
repair_sound	::	Sound (optional)
repair_speed_modifier	::	float (optional)
resistances	::	Resistances (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Entity
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
additional_pastable_entities	::	table of string (optional)
alert_icon_scale	::	float (optional)
alert_icon_shift	::	vector (optional)
allow_copy_paste	::	bool (optional)
autoplace	::	AutoplaceSpecification (optional)
build_base_evolution_requirement	::	double (optional)
build_grid_size	::	uint8 (optional)
build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
close_sound	::	Sound (optional)
collision_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
collision_mask	::	CollisionMask (optional)
created_effect	::	Trigger (optional)
created_smoke	::	CreateTrivialSmokeEffectItem (optional)
drawing_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
emissions_per_second	::	double (optional)
enemy_map_color	::	Color (optional)
fast_replaceable_group	::	string (optional)
flags	::	EntityPrototypeFlags (optional)
friendly_map_color	::	Color (optional)
hit_visualization_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
map_color	::	Color (optional)
map_generator_bounding_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
minable	::	MinableProperties (optional)
mined_sound	::	Sound (optional)
mining_sound	::	Sound (optional)
next_upgrade	::	string (optional)
open_sound	::	Sound (optional)
placeable_by	::	ItemToPlace or table of ItemToPlace (optional)
protected_from_tile_building	::	bool (optional)
radius_visualisation_specification	::	RadiusVisualisationSpecification (optional)
remains_when_mined	::	string or table of string (optional)
remove_decoratives	::	string (optional)
rotated_sound	::	Sound (optional)
selectable_in_game	::	bool (optional)
selection_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
selection_priority	::	uint8 (optional)
shooting_cursor_size	::	double (optional)
sticker_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
subgroup	::	string (optional)
tile_height	::	uint32 (optional)
tile_width	::	uint32 (optional)
trigger_target_mask	::	TriggerTargetMask (optional)
vehicle_impact_sound	::	Sound (optional)
water_reflection	::	WaterReflectionDefinition (optional)
working_sound	::	WorkingSound (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/EntityWithOwner.

working_light_picture

Type: Sprite

heat_buffer

Type: HeatBuffer
The energy output as heat.

energy_source

Type: EnergySource
May not be a heat energy source.

The input energy source, in vanilla it is a burner energy source.

consumption

Type: Energy
How much energy this reactor can consume (from the input energy source) and then output as heat.

Optional properties

connection_patches_connected

Type: SpriteVariations
If defined, number of variations must be at least equal to count of connections defined in heat_buffer. Each variation represents connected heat buffer connection of corresponding index.

connection_patches_disconnected

Type: SpriteVariations
If defined, number of variations must be at least equal to count of connections defined in heat_buffer. Each variation represents unconnected heat buffer connection of corresponding index.

heat_connection_patches_connected

Type: SpriteVariations
If defined, number of variations must be at least equal to count of connections defined in heat_buffer. When reactor is heated, corresponding variations are drawn over connection_patches_connected.

heat_connection_patches_disconnected

Type: SpriteVariations
If defined, number of variations must be at least equal to count of connections defined in heat_buffer. When reactor is heated, corresponding variations are drawn over connection_patches_disconnected.

lower_layer_picture

Type: Sprite

heat_lower_layer_picture

Type: Sprite

picture

Type: Sprite

light

Type: LightDefinition

meltdown_action

Type: Trigger
The action is triggered when the reactor dies (is destroyed) at over 90% of max temperature.

neighbour_bonus

Type: double
Default: 1

scale_energy_usage

Type: bool
Default: false
When this is true, the reactor will stop consuming fuel/energy when the temperature has reached the maximum.

use_fuel_glow_color

Type: bool
Default: false
Whether the reactor should use fuel_glow_color from the fuel item prototype as light color and tint for working_light_picture.[1]

default_fuel_glow_color

Type: Color
Default: {1, 1, 1, 1} (white)
When use_fuel_glow_color is true, this is the color used as working_light_picture tint for fuels that don't have glow color defined.