Distributor beam effect
The Distributor is a handy device that automates refueling machines and players(distributor cap needed for machines), clears up piping systems, and provides a more flexible way to manage and transport Iridium.
Upon being placed, the Distributor emits Iridium-colored rays from the white sphere on top to any targets within a range of 48 studs. These rays are always straight, go through walls, but have a limited range. If they are connecting to a player, they attach to the player's tank's bottom. If they are connecting to a Distributor Cap, they attach to the Cap's blue circle. The Distributor transmits Iridium at a rate of 24 per second.
Overview[]
When powered, the rays will become "active". Active rays send Iridium one-way to Distributor Caps and refuel the player's tank. The distributor will consume more power if distributing iridium to more sources.
Distributor rays go through walls. A useful function of this, for example, is to place a Distributor on one side of a wall and Turrets with Distributor Caps on the other. The Distributor will power the Turrets through the wall which makes the source of the Turrets' Iridium harder to destroy. This also cuts out the need to place down pipes, saving time.
For structures requiring more than 24 iridium per second, a player can place Four-Ways or T-Junctions on the structure to create more pipe openings, and then place Distributor Caps on each of the openings. The Distributor will send iridium to each Distributor cap, increasing the rate of iridium being sent into a structure.
Distributors can also be used to fill Spawn Points while preventing the spawn point tank from being depleted by Iridium withdrawals, such as upgrades made by the Upgrade Station.
The Well Pump's second upgrade is a Distributor for 150 iridium. It can be used for assisting in combat or fabrication; whatever works for the situation.
Trivia[]
- The distributor, when first introduced, was modeled after the Transceiver. After the transceiver was added, it adopted the distributor's design and the distributor was redesigned.
| Iridium | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipes | Pipe • T-Junction • Four-Way • Elbow | ||
| Extractors | Well Pump • Crystal Atomizer • Condenser • Submersible | ||
| Tanks | Small Tank • Standard Tank • Large Tank • Hefty Tank | ||
| Special | Cap • Refill Station | ||
| Tech | Distributor Cap • Gauge | ||
| Valves | Valve • Drop Tank | ||
| Structures | |||
| Seat • Bridge | |||
| Defense | Wall • Keep • Gate | ||
| Basic | |||
| Ladder Block | |||
| Lighting | Light Source • Light Post | ||
| Blocks | Block • Hollow Block • Platform Block • Slab Block | ||
| Wedges | Wedge 30 • Wedge 45 | ||
| Military | |||
| Shield Generator • Priority Beacon | |||
| Production | Arsenal • Garage • S.S.I.M | ||
| Weapons | |||
| Offense | Bore • Artillery | ||
| Defense | Turret • Arc Turret • Point Defense | ||
| Technology | |||
| Character | Spawn Point • Upgrade Station | ||
| Wireless | Transceiver • Distributor | ||
| Structure Tech | Fabricator • Automechanic | ||
| Misc | Boost Pad • Observer • Spatial Anchor | ||