Conductor upgrade

1st Official Post

    As I understand, IC2 team doesn't have plans to make machine blocks be power wires in the same place.


    So I'd suggest, for balance reasons, to make Conductor Upgrade
    * Makes machine function like wire (i.e. allows power to pass through
    * Wire's power tier equals to machine's effective one (own tier + transformer upgrades)
    Pros:
    * Allows for more compact setups at the cost of some resources and upgrade slot
    Cons:
    * I don't know if there are any issues with energy net search algorithm than can show up if power sink would pose itself as wire

    Quote from target-san


    * I don't know if there are any issues with energy net search algorithm than can show up if power sink would pose itself as wire



    Aren't Greg's machines doing that? I never used that feature since I like cables :P But it should be possible then.

    • Official Post
    Quote from LinusPhoenix

    Aren't Greg's machines doing that? I never used that feature since I like cables :P But it should be possible then.

    Greg's machines work like a storage block (alongside its normal functions), with one side outputting energy to the network (or another machine).