Alignment Mod

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Alignment Mod Alignment Mod
Alignment Mod.png
Details
Tier Small
Group Augment
Type Terrain Tool
Crafted at Backpack
Recipe 1x Zinc
Unlock Cost 1,000 Bytes
Power Drain 0.5U/s

The Alignment Mod is a Terrain Tool augment used to create flat planes.

Source

Output Input Module
Alignment Mod Zinc Backpack

Uses

The Alignment Mod has four functions, based on the direction the camera is facing:

  • Normal Mode: Facing the ground. Digging will be locked downwards in a straight line, perpendicular to the planet's core.
  • Build Mode: Facing the ground, press "Add Terrain" key (default Left Alt). Building will be locked upwards in a straight line, perpendicular to the planet's core.
  • Wall Mode: Facing the horizon, press "Flatten Terrain" key (default Left CTRL). Makes a wall perpendicular to the planet's curve. The wall will always face the player.
  • Flat Mode: Facing the ground at your feet, press "Flatten Terrain" key. This mode creates an ever-so-slightly curved ground that matches the Planet's curve. This mode, if used for the length of the circumference of the planet, will wrap back around to the starting point, creating a circle.
  • Notably, the flat surface generated by the Alignment Mod is simply perpendicular to gravity at the exact polygon the flatten tool is focused on when the terrain tool activates. Consequently, at lower altitudes or closer to the cores of planets, it's necessary to occasionally pick new flattening locations in order to produce a true sphere, Otherwise, the closer to the core of a planet the Terrain Tool is, the less 'round' the surface produced will actually be.

Notes

The Alignment Mod draws 0.5U/s, and will drain the backpack's battery if not connected to a source of power.

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