Power Pole
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“ | Used to connect Power Lines. Up to 4 Power Lines can be attached to a single pole. | „ |
— In-game description |
A Power Pole is a small player-built utility structures that is used to connect Power Lines together to power nearby facilities.
Construction
It is built with a Hammer and costs 20 Basic Materials. It can be built anywhere on land except on Roads, rocks, or Bridges.
Modifications
It can be connected with up to 4 Power Lines. Two poles can be linked with a power line if they are less than 25m apart. You can disconnect all power lines attached to the pole by pressing the "Disconnect All Power" button.
Upgrades
Upgrade modules exist to add more functionalities. It cannot be uninstalled, but demolishing the facility will refund the upgrade cost. The upgrade options are listed in the bottom right corner of the structure's menu. The required materials must be in the player's inventory.
Demolition
The original builder, and squad members if reserved, can instantly demolish it if it was built less than 28 days ago. The materials used in the construction and upgrades are refunded and dropped under the player.
Reservation
The original builder can reserve it for a Squad for 52 hours in the menu to prevent non-members from modifying it. The reservation can be refreshed by any squad member. If the reservation expires, the structure can never be reserved again.
Destruction
It is immune to Friendly Fire but it can be flagged for "Disruptive Structure Placement" to remove the immunity (5 "votes" needed).
Structure Event Log
In its interface you can click the "View Actions Log" button to view a list of recent events, with timestamps and player names displayed. Events recorded include modifications. The log only displays the last 128 events (8 pages) and is cleared when the server restarts.
Use
You can access its interface when on foot by pressing E
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Power Network
Connected Power Poles and Power Lines form a network that provide power to nearby facilities. From the facility that produces it, power cannot travel through a chain of more than 20 linked poles (power drops to zero past that). This means that power cannot travel more than 500 meters from its production site.
The Power Pole's interface shows how much power is currently in the power line. A power network cannot have more than 30 MW, any additional power introduced into the network is simply lost.
Gallery
A power line connected to a Metalworks Factory
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