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Tek Generator
Tek Generator
Powers Tek Structures and electrical structures wirelessly! Requires Element to run, and Tek Engram to use.
Type
Health
15,000
Item slots
100
Weight
4.0
Stack size
1
Unlocked upon defeating
Lua error in Module:Infobox_tekgram_boss_list at line 30: attempt to concatenate field 'Difficulty' (a nil value).
Added in
Spawn Command
cheat gfi TekGenerator 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator.PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator'" 1 0 0
Unlock Tekgram
cheat unlockengram "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator.PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator'"
Crafting XP
132 XP
Crafting time
5s
Crafted in
Required stations

The Tek Generator can provide devices with electricity without the need of cables. It is able to power all normal electrical devices and it is the only Generator being able to power Tek devices. It is also needed for maintaining underwater bases.

Notes

The Tek Generator uses 1 Element Element or 100 Element Shard Element Shard in 18 hours for the radius 1.0 plus 0.33 for each additional unit of radius. That is

  • on the 2.0× radius 1.33 Element every 18 hours or 1 every ≈13 1⁄2 hours.
  • on the 5.0× radius 2.32 Element every 18 hours or 1 every ≈7 3⁄4 hours.
  • on the largest radius (10.0×) 3.97 Element every 18 hours or 1 every ≈4 1⁄2 hours.
  • Although other Tek structures such as Tek Turrets can be placed on rafts or other mobile bases, the Tek Generator can not, as doing so renders it useless.
  • Prior to 281.107 Tek Generators were affected by electrical storms on Scorched Earth, but are not subject to durability decay.

To unlock the Tekgram for the Tek Generator you have to defeat the Megapithecus Megapithecus on medium / beta, the Manticore Manticore on easy / gamma difficulty, or the Desert Titan Desert Titan.

Fuel

An online calculator to see how long the generator will last is available at tristan.games

Coverage

  • 3 foundations diameter on 1.0×.
  • 19 foundations diameter on 5.0×.
  • 37 foundations diameter on the 10.0×.

Hitting the Tek Generator with a dyed Paintbrush will colorize the glow while activated.

 
X mark

The Tek Generator is not currently paint-able, however this object may be re-mapped to include paint regions in a future update.

For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Blue Coloring Dye, Paintbrush Paintbrush, or Spray Painter Spray Painter pages.

Dyed Tek Generator

A Tek Generator hit with a Green-dyed Paintbrush.

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