Difference between revisions of "Mech node"

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A Mech nodes can be claimed from a mech cluster once it is defeated, assuming it is not damaged in the fight.

Acquisition

Mech nodes can be claimed from a mechanoid cluster once it is defeated. Simply claim and uninstall it.

Summary

A mech node provides 50% light to tiles directly adjacent, and no further. It also provides a small amount of cover. It has a beauty value of -20, so is very ugly to look at.

Mech nodes can be deconstructed for 22 plasteel and 1 component. It cannot be sold.^[Verify]

Analysis

Mech nodes are a reward for not destroying everything in a mech cluster. If they are preserved, nodes can be deconstructed for a decent amount of resources. Whenever this is worth mostly depends on whenever it is possible to destroy the mech cluster without causing a massive explosion. This itself depends on cluster arrangement and your colony's combat prowess.

Otherwise, mech nodes aren't very useful as actual buildings. They can provide cover, but a plasteel barricade has more health. You can use them to lure raiders into (poor) cover, but stools are easier to build. They can provide emergency light for surgeries during a solar flare, but a torch lamp is easier to make, if wood is available at all.

Trivia

Like all mech cluster buildings, they not only have a Flammability of 0%, but also take no damage from attacks with the Flame damage type. This is in contrast to, for example, a stone wall which will not be ignited by molotov cocktails, but will take the 10 flame damage from the initial attack.

Version history

1.2.2719 - Added.
1.3.? - Renamed from Gloomlight to Mech node, possibly to avoid confusion with darktorches. Description changed from "A self-powered mechanoid light. Gloomlights can be deconstructed to yield valuable resources, or used as lights - but only if they are captured intact. The internal micro power cell will flame out and ruin the materials"

Mechanoids

Mechanoids | Core: Centipede (Blaster, Burner, Gunner) • Lancer • Pikeman • Scyther • Termite
Combat: Centurion • Legionary • Militor • Scorcher • Tesseron
Command: Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen (War urchin )
Labor: Agrihand • Cleansweeper • Constructoid • Fabricor • Lifter • Paramedic • Tunneler
Cluster | Buildings: Condition causer • Count-down activator • Mech assembler • Mech capsule • Mech drop beacon • Mech high-shield • Mech low-shield • Mech node • Proximity activator • Unstable power cell
Turrets: Auto charge turret • Auto inferno turret • Auto mortar • Mini-slugger turret
Creation | Pawn: Mechanitor
Buildings: Mech gestator • Large mech gestator • Mechband antenna • Mechband dish

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 == Analysis ==
-Mech nodes are a reward for not destroying everything in a mech cluster. If they are preserved, nodes can be deconstructed for a decent amount of resources, with enough plasteel for a [[multi-analyzer]]. Whenever this is worth mostly depends on whenever it is ''possible'' to destroy the mech cluster without causing a massive explosion. This itself depends on cluster arrangement and your colony's combat prowess.
+Mech nodes are a reward for not destroying everything in a mech cluster. If they are preserved, nodes can be deconstructed for a decent amount of resources. Whenever this is worth mostly depends on whenever it is ''possible'' to destroy the mech cluster without causing a massive explosion. This itself depends on cluster arrangement and your colony's combat prowess.
 Otherwise, mech nodes aren't very useful as actual buildings. They can provide cover, but a plasteel [[barricade]] has more health. You can use them to lure [[raider]]s into (poor) cover, but [[stool]]s are easier to build. They can provide emergency light for surgeries during a [[solar flare]], but a [[torch lamp]] is easier to make, if [[wood]] is available at all.