Stargazer

Stargazer is the custom life support addon for the server, all of the entities and config for Stargazer can be found in the Stargazer tool-tab.

Overview

The heart of Stargazer is the Stargazer Node (stargazer_node), which links various entities to it. Unlike other life support addons, there is are external storage entities, and only one way to generate energy. All Stargazer entities can be controlled via wiremod.

The maximum resource storage is determined by the following formula: $clamp(Hull*R,100000,5000000)$ where $R$ is equal to 3.375 for Energy, Deuterium and Oxygen and 4.5 for Water.

This means a ship will always have a minimum of 100,000 of each resource and a maximum of 5,000,000. This also means a 1,000,000 hull ship will not necessarily obtain the maximum amount of resources.

Energy Core

The Energy Core (stargazer_energy_core) is the only way to generate energy (barring the admin core), though it can produce more energy if given Deuterium. Interacting with it will toggle the state.

The base energy generation rate is 1900 energy per second.

If powered by deuterium it will produce an additional 0.012 energy per maximum resource, and will consume 0.0024 deuterium per second.

For a 1M hull fully powered by deuterium that is a total production is 61,900 energy per second.

Water Core

The Water Core (stargazer_water_core) collects water which only serves to generate Oxygen and Deuterium via the Refinement Core. To generate water you must interact with it to spawn the collector, which if placed will generate water (if placed in a water/lava source). There is a range on the collector to the Water Core, they must be in relative proximity. The Water Core requires some energy to operate, so it is critical that you have the Energy Core placed and operational first.

The efficiency determines how much water is collected per expenditure of energy, for which it is proportional on the distance between the collector and the water core. The equation for efficiency is $\eta =e^{-0.00035\cdot s}$. The efficiency is purely 100% if the water collector and water core are within the same atmosphere.

Energy consumption = 0.0022 energy per second per maximum resource. Water production = 0.009 water per second per maximum resource * efficiency.

For a 1M hull that equates to 11,000 energy per second to produce 45,000 water per second (assuming 100% efficiency).

Refinement Core

The Refinement Core (stargazer_refinement_core) takes water and splits it into Oxygen and Deuterium, the Oxygen is used in Life Support, and Deuterium is used to increase the energy production from the Energy Core.

Energy consumption = 0.0025 energy per second per maximum resource. Water consumption = 0.0075 water per second per maximum resource. Oxygen production = 0.0025 oxygen per second per maximum resource. Deuterium production = 0.005 deuterium per second per maximum resource.

Life Support Controller

The Life Support Controller (stargazer_ls_controller) will provide life support to your ship, so long as its welded to a ship with a Ship Core. It will provide an artificial gravity, as well as allowing players to survive in space.

TSCM Entities

Most TSCM entities require energy from Stargazer, such as Shields and Transporters. CAP entities do not require power from Stargazer.