Talk:Thermal Plant/@comment-107.223.130.147-20160509033501

Is it just me, or does it feel like these things have a really poor return on investment. The cost/benefit in crafting one vs. the paltry 50 energy it provides is just ridiculous.

2 magnetite + 1 titanium INGOT + 2 lubricant (made from SIX 4x4 creep vine seed pods) ... the amount of scavenging to get enough goods to get 4-5 of these bad boys going is just outlandish.

Meanwhile, a bioreactor is much cheaper to build, and you can easily build some planters with high-energy-output plants in your base to harvest material to chuck into it (or several bioractors) and you've got a much cheaper sunk cost.