Inspiration:
Are space foundations expensive? Do you woe when it takes 9 space foundations just to support a measly 60 kW of power on a regular solar panel!? Do you think about how logically it would be a wee bit easier in real life ... perhaps just like the International Space Station?
Well here's your solution! This simply adds Solar Array Wings (Also known as SAWs), unlocked when you unlock all the other space related stuff for building your first space science factory! Perfect timing! (plus they look cool)
Features:
- Simply adds Solar Array Wings, a craftable entity, unlocked with the Asteroid Collector / Crusher etc, that functions as 10x Solar panels, which can be attached exclusively to the edge of your space platforms.
- Crafted from 5 low density structures, 2 processing units, and 10 solar panels.
- Requires attachment to the edge of your space platforms, and thus takes no space on the platform itself!
- Because its on the periphery of the space platform, its tricky to defend! (See known issues below)
Known issues:
So asteroids aren't actually colliding with the solar panels, this is an issue with any object that is not "on" a space platform, not being considered for collision, which is also an issue I hear the shield wall mod is having for things in space too.
Shoutout to Yet Another Planet Rendering by Omega42, (As well as Visible Planets, by Nauviax) which helped to have provided the beautiful thumbnail for this mod! (Gleba is best). Thank you!
Shouldout to sparkletwist, S6X, for fixing an important issue with using an illegal solar panel prototype.