Power Transmitter (Subnautica)

This article is about Power Transmitter (Subnautica) in Subnautica. For the related article on the Below Zero Wiki, see Power_Transmitter.

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Caveats

• There is no limit to the number of connected Power Transmitters.
• Power Transmitters will still transmit power even if the area they are transmitting from is not rendered at the moment.
• Power Transmitters can only be used to connect external energy generators (Solar Panels and Thermal Plants) to a single Seabase
• Power supply lines are created at a generator and "hop" to the the next reachable taget.
• The next reachable target can be a power relay or a base.
• The "next availlable target" is always the one that has the least distance to the source - it is not necessarily the one that makes the most sense.
• There can only be a Y-connection that connects muiltiple sources to one target. It is not possible to have a single source transmit power to multiple targets. (Mulitple Seabases can not share single power source)
• Internal power sources (Bioreactors and Nuclear Reactors) cannot be connected.
• Distance between two Power Transmitters is about 100 meters, connects even through ground.
• Distance between Power Transmitters and energy generator/seabase is only about 25 meters, connects only if an unobstructed line of maximum 25 meters can be established.
• One Seabase cannot act as power source and power another Seabase.

Before it can be constructed, a single Power Transmitter Fragment must be scanned with the Scanner. The Fragments can be found in the Mushroom Forest or in Wrecks.

Recipe

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Example

Two solar panels are supposed to power the base "Base A". In this image the "good" case is illustrated. It was taken right after loading a saveame and it shows Base A powered by the two solar panels.

powerlines routing

Note that the distance A in the "good" case is shorter than the dinstance B. This is important as when reconstructing the powerline the direction of the powerline needs to take a "left" turn "from the solar panel in the middle. Remembering the rules how powerlines form this can only be achieved by making distance A shorter than distance B.

This image shows the "bad" case where the powerline from the central solar panel takes the "wrong" turn and turned right because distance B is shorter than distance A. In this direction the powerline can only reach the other solar panel. In this setup the powerline can find a valid target from where the two powerlines meet and create a connection - Base B - so it connects to it.

Gallery

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  The Power Transmitter in-game

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  The Power Transmitter transmitting power

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  Former model of the Power Transmitter

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  The Power Transmitter's model from Sketchfab

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Trivia

• The Power Transmitter was the last item in Subnautica to receive a final model.