Hoverpack

Hoverpack
Power Consumption: 100 MW Allows pioneers to move vertically and hover in mid-air to improve building efficiency and factory traversal. Wirelessly connects to nearby power connections, such as Power Poles and Buildings, for power consumption. Slow-Fall: Hold {PlayerMovement_Jump} after losing connection mid-air. Disable Hoverpack: Double tap {PlayerMovement_Crouch} while hovering.
Unlocked by	Tier 7 - Hoverpack
Class name	BP_EquipmentDescriptorHoverPack_C
Item
Stack size	1
Sink points	265,632
Equipment
Equipment slot	Back
Range	~64 m

The Hoverpack is late-game personal flight equipment that feeds on nearby Power Line connectors (on Power Poles and Buildings) and Railways. It allows pioneers to hover endlessly, as long as they are within range of a powered structure. Pioneers can use it to gain elevation and increase their interaction range to make factory building easier.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Hoverpack	8 × Motor4 / min 4 × Heavy Modular Frame2 / min 8 × Computer4 / min 40 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet20 / min	Equipment Workshop  × 60	1 × Hoverpack0.5 / min	Tier 7 - Hoverpack

Usage

Equipment

The Hoverpack must be used within range of a power source. A power source is "attached" to the Hoverpack at about 64 meters measured in a straight line between the source and the pioneer. Once in flight the pioneer has a horizontal range of 64 meters and can fly up to about 62 to 64 meters above or below the power source. The UI at the bottom left indicates whether the pioneer is in range, similar to a wireless strength indicator. Whenever the pioneer comes within range of a new power source, a blue energy beam effect is briefly shown connecting the pioneer and the power source. Moving out of range mid-flight simply causes the pioneer to fall and allows slow-fall. If the pioneer comes back into range while falling hovering will automatically resume.

The Power Line does not count as a valid power source for the Hoverpack. So, if Power Poles are constructed more than 128 meters apart the Hoverpack will lose connection between the Power Poles. This can be worked around by flying high enough before losing connection and then using slow-fall until the pioneer is within range of the next Power Pole. This may not work as well or at all if the second Power Pole is too high above the previous Power Pole. Powered train rails can power the Hoverpack, but will not display the energy beam effect when the Hoverpack connects to the rails for power.

While equipped, press and hold Jump Space to start flying, hold Jump Space to ascend, hold Crouch C to descend, and double-tap Crouch C to exit hover mode. Navigation is done using the Directional keys WASD. Sprinting ⇧ Shift is also possible. If power is lost mid-flight, hold Jump Space to slow-fall; this also reduces horizontal speed.

The Hoverpack has a normal flight speed of 23.4 km/h, and a sprinting flight speed of 46.8 km/h, the latter of which is similar to sprinting with Blade Runners equipped.

Interaction

While hovering, the interaction range with buildings increases from 3.5 meters to 20 meters.

AWESOME Sink

 Hoverpack can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 265,632 points.

History

• Patch 1.0:
  • Renamed from Hover Pack to Hoverpack
  • Changed AWESOME Sink value from 413920 to 265632
• Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed Hoverpack not displaying properly when using a Field of View (FOV) when loading into a save where the Hoverpack was already equipped
• Patch 0.7.0.1: Fixed Hoverpack not connecting to train tracks
• Patch 0.4.0.11:
  • Moved Hoverpack from Tier 8 to Tier 7
  • Replaced Cooling System and Radio Control Unit by Heavy Modular Frame and Computer in its recipe to allow crafting earlier.
• Patch 0.4.0.0: Introduced