Solar Panels can now be built atop Rooms

04Leonhardt

So yeah, thought that was neat. Don't have to put my delicate electronic power supply on the dirty seafloor, or on a huge, obnoxious Foundation anymore.

ArchiteuthisDonks

Honestly the fact that I can't build them into the ceilings of corridors, like reinforcements and windows go into the walls, is a big disappointment to me. But this is nice!

Duff_McDuggin

ArchiteuthisDonks wrote: »

Honestly the fact that I can't build them into the ceilings of corridors, like reinforcements and windows go into the walls, is a big disappointment to me. But this is nice!

If we did that, we would be forced to build near the surface. With the current system, you can build in a cave if you wanted, put the panels near the waters surface outside, then link them with the crystals. Your idea would work for the cyclops and seamoth though.

ArchiteuthisDonks

Duff_McDuggin wrote: »

If we did that, we would be forced to build near the surface. With the current system, you can build in a cave if you wanted, put the panels near the waters surface outside, then link them with the crystals. Your idea would work for the cyclops and seamoth though.

It's just so much more...clean than the straggling, every-which-way panels we have now.
You build a lovely base and then it looks like you dropped a deck of cards outside it.

And what's stopping you from connecting a shallow-water 'solar collection room' to your deep-water base?

Honestly, if you're building in the deep ocean, you should eventually be using thermal or bioreactor power rather then a daisy-chain solar system.

04Leonhardt

I would like it if the Solar Panels were like a straight attachment, like Reinforcements or Windows, so I didn't have to swim in place for 5 minutes trying to line them up evenly.

ArchiteuthisDonks

04Leonhardt wrote: »

I would like it if the Solar Panels were like a straight attachment, like Reinforcements or Windows, so I didn't have to swim in place for 5 minutes trying to line them up evenly.

This exactly.

Skynin

04Leonhardt wrote: »

I would like it if the Solar Panels were like a straight attachment, like Reinforcements or Windows, so I didn't have to swim in place for 5 minutes trying to line them up evenly.

Great idea.

Duff_McDuggin

Well I agree they could be a little more aestheticly pleasing. All thr new power options are not done yet. I think they will make the solars better looking and more fitting of the look of the tech eventually.

RaffleBaffle

Yeah, but you can only place them with the base inside of that orange circle-thingy. Room for one I suppose

04Leonhardt

RaffleBaffle wrote: »

Yeah, but you can only place them with the base inside of that orange circle-thingy. Room for one I suppose

I can easily fit like 3

IvanKeska

i wish they would improve placement because that little blue area is annoyingly small. Thou a snap to grid building mode would be so nice for things like solar panels, lockers, and ect.