Started a new run yesterday, grabbed the Bioreactor frags immediately after scanning the multi room on the Floating Island.
Got everything (mod station, battery charger, moonpool, and scanner room) installed and was about to begin the usual fuel grind of hit-and-runs when I realized that you can use Tube Coral samples.
This might not seem like a big deal, but Tube Coral (unlike Kelp trees) are incapable of becoming fully depleted. Meaning, you can slash them indefinitely and fill your inventory with samples.
Infinite coral = infinite fuel = infinite power.
Forget nuclear reactors, forget thermal plants.
As of writing, I have already rigged 4 bioreactors to my base, and possess the resources to build 3 more. I’m shoveling coral into those vegan blenders with the efficiency of Alterra’s search-and-rescue division, but it’s ok because my power consumption is fairly low…until I add some filtration units and an extra moonpool.
God cannot quell my strength.