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Type: Mod
Mod category: Block
Tags: NoScripts
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24 Oct, 2015 @ 2:43pm
18 Feb, 2022 @ 5:35pm
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Recyclable Batteries

Description
This mod restores the ability to retrieve power cells from vanilla batteries (pre-01.105). When enabled, grinding any vanilla battery (large or small) will yield all components included in the battery, including power cells. Scrap metal will not replace power cells during grinding. Also, vanilla batteries will still construct with the initial 30% charge introduced in v.01.105. If there are any issues, please comment and let me know, and I'll see what I can do. Thank you and enjoy!

My mod also now covers the reskinned batteries included with the Warfare 2 "Broadside" DLC. Please note that the DLC is NOT required to use the mod! While you obviously won't be able to build any of the Warfare 2 batteries unless you have the DLC, you should be able to salvage power cells from any that your friends built, just as you would the regular batteries.

NOTE: Don't know why I didn't mention this originally, but I cannot guarantee this mod will work with other battery block mods. If you're trying to use a mod that changes the vanilla battery definitions, they will conflict (and whichever mod is higher priority will overwrite the changes of the other). If you're using a mod that adds new batteries without touching the vanilla ones, you shouldn't have any problems; however, this mod will not apply to anything other than the vanilla batteries, and I do not plan on providing such functionality.
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2 Mar, 2019 @ 5:05am
1x1 small battery new xml code.
StarDruid
62 Comments
Mask of Humble 26 Jul @ 11:10am 
Any chance this still works?
Luduaver 5 Aug, 2022 @ 12:24pm 
Any chance you can create a version that makes the battery not come pre-charged to 30% when building it?
Only your mod so far that works (At least the ones I could find) with Warfare DLC
Dalten 19 Feb, 2022 @ 6:00pm 
Good evening, the warfare batteries now break down as expected, thank you so much!
||best mod on workshop||
Albee12  [author] 18 Feb, 2022 @ 5:10pm 
@Dalten I have added the adjusted definitions for the Warfare 2 batteries, please give them a test for me to see if they give the power cells back as expected. Since I do not own the DLC I cannot test them myself, but the good news is I was able to load the mod without incident.

@CALiiGeddon Thank you for the kind words! I'm happy that people still enjoy the mod after all this time. I too think the early-game is where it works best, since it can be pretty punishing to lose a lot of power cells just because you need to move a battery. Later in the game it's not as much a problem once you have a lot more resources, so it makes sense in the context of tiered mods and the like. Also doesn't ruin the balance too much :D
CALiiGeddon 18 Feb, 2022 @ 2:46am 
Love this mod, thanks for the early game savings on batteries. I use the LWTS tiered everything and this mod doesn't work for that mod but at that point you should have the resources to build more anyway.
Dalten 17 Feb, 2022 @ 3:50pm 
cheers, understood.
Albee12  [author] 17 Feb, 2022 @ 2:01pm 
@Dalten I can try to do this. I found the block definition in the game files, I just want to make sure that I can add it without it requiring players to own the DLC. I don't own it myself so I should be able to find out pretty quick if it will be problematic. Hopefully I can work on this tomorrow evening.
Dalten 17 Feb, 2022 @ 9:43am 
Good afternoon, I have confirmed that the new decorative warfare batteries are not covered by this mod. If you have a chance, would you please update the mod to include them? I'd greatly appreciate it. tysm.
Brother Nature 27 Sep, 2021 @ 5:23am 
Thanks @Albee12! :D
Dalten 11 Sep, 2021 @ 11:26am 
thanks for continuing to maintaining this most essential mod :)