Sun blocker

Sun blocker

An ultratech machine that generates a sheet of exotic fields at high altitude, turning the sky opaque and blocking the sun.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Mechanoid cluster

HP

1500

Flammability

0%

Building

Size

6 × 4

Placeable

False

Passability

impassable

Cover Effectiveness

75%

Blocks Wind

True

Destroy yield

60 + 1 + 10 + 4

Sun blockers are mechanoid cluster and quest condition causers that block all sunlight, preventing natural plant growth. As a world event, it blocks the sun in a 10 world-tile radius.

Analysis

Sun blockers can be very helpful when combined with the Combat in Darkness: Prefered precept , providing a massive accuracy boost when outside. However, sun blockers still come with the work and move speed penalties in darkness (negated by Lighting: Darklight Prefered), and prevent regular crop growth (though nutrifungus can). All three come with penalties or restrictions while the sun still shines, but Fluid ideoligions can add memes / precepts after a sunblocker lands.

Trivia

When generated as part of a quest site, the site will not contain any electrical equipment, as these are usually powered by solar panels.

Verison history

• 1.3.3101 - Sun blockers will now not be selected as a threat if any colonist or prisoner has a ideoligion with the Darkness or Tunneler memes.