From b20be3ccec91847edd2bdb5ddb856298002b087d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: recklesscoder <57289227+recklesscoder@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:25:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs/Factorio: Document EnergyLink (#1456) * Docs/Factorio: Document EnergyLink * Docs/Factorio: EnergyLink clarification --- worlds/factorio/docs/en_Factorio.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/worlds/factorio/docs/en_Factorio.md b/worlds/factorio/docs/en_Factorio.md index b5b5df22..8f2c3f69 100644 --- a/worlds/factorio/docs/en_Factorio.md +++ b/worlds/factorio/docs/en_Factorio.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ place them directly into the player's inventory. ## What does another world's item look like in Factorio? In Factorio, items which need to be sent to other worlds appear in the tech tree as new research items. They are -represented by the Archipelago icon, and must be researched as if it were a normal technology. Upon successful +represented by the Archipelago icon, and must be researched as if they were normal technologies. Upon successful completion of research, the item will be sent to its home world. ## When the engineer receives an item, what happens? @@ -32,3 +32,13 @@ completion of research, the item will be sent to its home world. When the player receives a technology, it is instantly learned and able to be crafted. A message will appear in the chat log to notify the player, and if free samples are enabled the player may also receive some items directly to their inventory. + +## What is EnergyLink? + +EnergyLink is an energy storage supported by certain games that is shared across all worlds in a multiworld. +In Factorio, if enabled in the player settings, EnergyLink Bridge buildings can be crafted and placed, which allow +depositing excess energy and supplementing energy deficits, much like Accumulators. + +Each placed EnergyLink Bridge provides 1 MW of throughput. The shared storage has unlimited capacity, but 25% of energy +is lost during depositing. The amount of energy currently in the shared storage is displayed in the Archipelago client. +It can also be queried by typing `/energy-link` in-game.