Post by Nullbear on Oct 21, 2014 9:56:08 GMT
As the title says, I'm currently doing some design shiznit on the autolathe.
The autolathe will be ridiculously powerful. But extremely expensive to replace, or recreate.
The autolathe is able to process materials, as well as create components.
What i mean by this is... It works as a grinder (like the one in chemistry) That is able to grind ALL objects into their base components, but takes forever.
It holds up to 5000 units in its storage buffer. The only ways to put shit in its storage buffer, Is to grind stuff, or transfer directly to it by removing the container while its in maintenance mode.
From the buffer, It can create a sheet, a bar, or a strand of whatever material is inside. Be warned though, if its not something that can hold its shape (ie, water.) it will just spit a bunch of chemicals onto the floor, and make a mess.
The autolathe has TWO, and ONLY two slots, where you can put components in. Components can be just about anything, from a semi-complete assembly, to a bar of plastic.
Depending on what is currently in the slots, the autolathe will give you a different list of options. For example, if you have nothing in the component slot(s) it will only let you enter maintenance mode, eject the buffer container (messy), or try to make sheets, bars, and strands from the contents of the buffer.
Similarly, if the component A is a bar, and component B is empty, you will be able to create basic objects/components/whatever from the materials of that bar. My obvious example is a bar of iron, to make an iron wrench. Or a bar of ice (ice would hold its shape as a bar, so its possible. But it would melt...) to make a wrench out of ice... Kind of impractical... but you get the idea.
There WOULD be more specialized grinders and incinerators and stuff that work faster/better, but the autolathe is designed to be the all-powerful machine. I will probably give you TWO of these for the outpost, but neglect to give you very much else. You can use the grinder function to grind ores, tediously, and then make sheets or bars of metal from them. (A large portion of the ores will be stone, and other things, though, so you would get better materials by first purifying the contents of the buffer.)
The autolathe will be ridiculously powerful. But extremely expensive to replace, or recreate.
The autolathe is able to process materials, as well as create components.
What i mean by this is... It works as a grinder (like the one in chemistry) That is able to grind ALL objects into their base components, but takes forever.
It holds up to 5000 units in its storage buffer. The only ways to put shit in its storage buffer, Is to grind stuff, or transfer directly to it by removing the container while its in maintenance mode.
From the buffer, It can create a sheet, a bar, or a strand of whatever material is inside. Be warned though, if its not something that can hold its shape (ie, water.) it will just spit a bunch of chemicals onto the floor, and make a mess.
The autolathe has TWO, and ONLY two slots, where you can put components in. Components can be just about anything, from a semi-complete assembly, to a bar of plastic.
Depending on what is currently in the slots, the autolathe will give you a different list of options. For example, if you have nothing in the component slot(s) it will only let you enter maintenance mode, eject the buffer container (messy), or try to make sheets, bars, and strands from the contents of the buffer.
Similarly, if the component A is a bar, and component B is empty, you will be able to create basic objects/components/whatever from the materials of that bar. My obvious example is a bar of iron, to make an iron wrench. Or a bar of ice (ice would hold its shape as a bar, so its possible. But it would melt...) to make a wrench out of ice... Kind of impractical... but you get the idea.
There WOULD be more specialized grinders and incinerators and stuff that work faster/better, but the autolathe is designed to be the all-powerful machine. I will probably give you TWO of these for the outpost, but neglect to give you very much else. You can use the grinder function to grind ores, tediously, and then make sheets or bars of metal from them. (A large portion of the ores will be stone, and other things, though, so you would get better materials by first purifying the contents of the buffer.)
