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Mod, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
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17 Jul, 2021 @ 2:32pm
22 Aug @ 3:52pm
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Electric Pod Launchers

Description
This mod adds drop pod launchers that can be charged with electricity.

Electric pod launchers are more energy efficient than normal launchers and can be charged without using chemfuel. These benefits come with trade-offs: increased construction cost, electricity infrastructure needed to charge, the risk of breakdowns, and the time taken to charge.

Details:
• Can be constructed once batteries and transport pods are researched.
• Requires 50 steel and 3 components to make.
• The power used by the launcher can be changed, changing the rate at which it is charged.
• At full power usage (3600 W) takes about two days to charge fully.
• About 5 times more efficient than a standard launcher, in terms of chemfuel used when powered with a chemfuel generator.

Compatibilities:
Reuse Pods
Electric pod launchers will receive drop pods if Reuse Pods is in use.
Thanks to SomewhereOutInSpace for the use of his code to add compatibility.
29 Comments
csfireworks 21 Sep @ 1:57pm 
I love this mod
thanks man
Breadmond 23 Aug @ 6:46am 
hallelujah
PebbleCat  [author] 22 Aug @ 3:53pm 
Updated to 1.5 :)
Breadmond 17 May @ 5:29pm 
please
Breadmond 6 May @ 10:47pm 
1.5 update?
Im once again looking forward for ur pods lol, any update incoming?
دانيال أيفان مولا 13 Apr, 2023 @ 1:41am 
oh now they have fancy looking, looks great!
PebbleCat  [author] 1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:56pm 
@Jiopaba
Go ahead! The code is on GitHub [github.com] too if that helps.
Jiopaba 21 Mar, 2023 @ 11:17am 
Hey pebblecat! Do you mind if sindre or myself use parts of the Electric Launcher code (with attribution) in RimNauts 2 or a patch for such?

Making Large Pod Launchers with an Electric variant, or making something like an Ion-Propulsion Material Delivery Cannon for bringing materials back from space without requiring so much Chemfuel would be really neat.