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I made a post about a Gnarticle accelerator a while ago, but it didn't really go anywhere, so here is a revamped version:
The Gnarticle Accelerator would be purchased from Josh for a very high price, and would be a multiple-part device that comes in pieces and needs to be assembled manually. It would come with 17 parts, as well as instructions on how to build it, complete with a picture of the finished product:
The Gnarticle Accelerator would be purchased from Josh for a very high price, and would be a multiple-part device that comes in pieces and needs to be assembled manually. It would come with 17 parts, as well as instructions on how to build it, complete with a picture of the finished product:
- x14 Accelerator walls: Must be placed in the form of two parallel 7-tile long walls, one tile apart from eachother.
- x1 Accelerator conduit A: Placed at one of the open ends of the walls, and part of how the accelerator generates power. This part must be constructed on top of a wire for the accelerator to generate power, preferably connected to a SMES Unit instead of being wired directly into the grid.
- x1 Accelerator conduit B: Placed at the other open end of the walls, this is the other part of how the accelerator generates power, as well as how you get inside once the accelerator is constructed (see below)
- x1 Access panel: Placed on an accelerator wall touching conduit B. When used, toggles conduit B open and closed so skateboarders can access the inside of the accelerator. If you have multiple accelerators, you can also sync their access panels together with a multitool so they can both be opened at the same time.
So now I have built the thing, now what?
Now you should have a nice 3x7 tunnel that vaguely resembles a half pipe. At this point, to start generating power, you will need someone with a skateboard to go inside, then have someone else use the access panel to seal the tunnel. After that, the person inside need to start skating. Power is produced whenever someone on a skateboard does a trick off of one of the conduits, but you must alternate between the conduits to generate power; hitting the same conduit twice in a row won't do anything. Every time you hit a conduit, it also increases the power output, with the surge fading over time; this boost stacks, so hitting the conduits faster will allow the accelerator's output to grow exponentially. Someone at skate nirvana skating between the conduits will produce power at a rate comparable to a respectable hellburn, and power output can be further increased by having the skater wear a hoodie and have energy drink in their bloodstream.
Large Hardcore Collider
Now, remember how I said that you can sync two access panels together? It is possible to construct two gnarticle accelerators with both conduit B's facing eachother, so when opened up, the gnarticles will fly into eachother. If both skaters are at skate nirvana and have been in the accelerator long enough(It has to be with the accelerators, not just any two skaters who achieved skate nirvana through other means), then when the accelerators are opened and the gnarticles slam into eachother, it will result in a DETONATION OF SKATE ENERGY, causing horrible RADICAL things to happen across the entire z-level. What actually happens, though, I haven't come up with any ideas that are cool enough for such an event. Whatever it is, though, it should probably be horrible RADICAL enough to warrant an automatic shuttle call, because the station itself cannot handle that level of skate energy, and it will take a while for cargo to acquire the funds necessary to buy two gnarticle accelerators anyway.