Realistic (Safer) Atmospherics

This is a Plugin Mod. It requires Bepinex to be installed with the StationeersLaunchPad plugin. See: https://github.com/StationeersLaunchPad/StationeersLaunchPad

Realistic (Safer) Atmospherics

Reworks the atmos machines to behave more like real life counterparts, making them safer and more predictable to use.

Mod source code available/stealable at: https://github.com/mothmind/Stationeers-RealisticSaferAtmospherics

Open a PR if you want or just steal everything and run.

Changes

Pressure and Backpressure Regulators

In real life, pressure regulators are reliable mechanical devices that do not require power.

In the mod, regulators no longer need power to operate, and function more like one-way valves. They still respect your on/off setting, and you can still plug them into a data network to control them, in which case they will consume 5 watts.

Their throughput is much higher than before, but can't generate a higher pressure on the output than the input. You will need a pump to generate a positive pressure differential.

Pressure Differential Caps

In real life, pushing gas from low to high pressure takes more work.

By default, every device in Stationeers can pump infinite differentials for free, causing runaway pressures and pipe explosions unless controlled with electronics.

This mod adds differential caps. Pump throughput falls off as the cap is approached, and stops completely when the cap is reached.

Example: A volume pump has a 10 MPa cap. If the input is at 1 MPa, the pump's throughput will slowly fall off as the output approaches 10 MPa until it stops completely. It will still consume power normally.

Affected Devices

- Volume Pump - 10 MPa - Turbo Volume Pump - 40 MPa - Gas Mixer - 5 MPa - Advanced Furnace - 40 MPa - Air Conditioner - 5 MPa - Filtration Unit - 5 MPa - Active Vent - 5 MPa - Powered Vent - 10 MPa - CombustionCentrifuge - 5 MPa

Not Altered

- Electrolyzer - Already uses MoveToEqualize logic - H2Combustor - Already uses MoveToEqualize logic - Nitrolyzer - Has a hard lock to prevent output from exceeding internal pressure