Generator - Old
| Generator - Old | |
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| Class | Electronics |
| Weight | 40 |
| Condition | 100 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 25 |
| Noise Radius | 25 tiles |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Metal Value | 500 |
| Location | - |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Generator_Old
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The Generator - Old is a worn, older model of portable gasoline generator. It makes electricity after the power grid shuts down. It keeps the electronics of a safehouse running.
It does the same job as the other three brands. It is the loudest of them and wears out faster than most. It is still far better than no power at all.
The generator stands in the world rather than in containers. It takes both hands to carry. The Electrician is the best occupation for electronics. It starts with the most Electrical skill. The Engineer also starts with some Electrical skill.
Using
A generator is set down near a building and then connected. Connecting it takes some Electrical knowledge. Level 3 in Electrical, the Electrician occupation or the How to Use Generators magazine all qualify. Once running, it powers the electronics within about twenty tiles.
The generator runs on gasoline. A steady supply of fuel keeps the power on.
Its noise reaches about twenty-five tiles while it runs. That is the widest of the four brands. The Lectromax and the Premium Technologies models carry about twenty tiles. Zombies within that range hear it and come to look, so a quiet spot matters more with this model.
Upkeep
The generator starts at full condition and loses some with use. Each wear check has about a one in twenty-five chance to take a point of condition. That is faster than the Lectromax at one in thirty and the Premium Technologies at one in thirty-six. Only the ValuTech wears slightly faster.
It must stay outside. The in-game tooltip says to never run it indoors.
Notes
- The in-game tooltip says to place it near the safehouse, connect it, and never run it indoors.
- Its loud running sound draws zombies from farther away than other models.
- It makes a fine stopgap until a better generator turns up.
- Scrapping or melting it yields a large amount of metal.
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