| “ | The power plant of the USA side, a Cold Fusion Reactor produces five units of power and can be upgraded with control rods. - Generals manual(src) |
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The Cold Fusion Reactor is the power source for American military bases in Generals and Zero Hour.
Background[]
They produced electricity through fusion of atomic cores. This process could be improved for a small fee by installing control rods to effectively double the reactor's output.
General Townes tweaked his reactors (dubbed "Advanced Cold Fusion Reactors") to generate about 60% more power by default to supply his defenses and, uniquely, his specialized main battle tanks as well.
General Alexis Alexander also chose to further develop even more efficient "Advanced Control Rods". By default her reactors also provided the same amount of power as standard reactors but when upgraded with their control rods, could provide a 300% boost in power.
Chinese General Leang used cold fusion reactors in place of the default Chinese nuclear reactors.
Game structure[]
The Cold Fusion Reactor supplies power for various structures, and is also required to produce most vehicles (as it unlocks the Supply Center, which in turn allows Airfields and War Factories to be built).
Cold Fusion Reactors could also be individually upgraded to provide more power, though this is done individually, and also makes each a more valuable target to the opponent.
Upgrades[]
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Doubles the reactor's output.
Costs $500. Purchased individually.
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Quadruples the reactor's output.
$500. Purchased individually.
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Changelog[]
- Zero Hour patch 1.03: now displays upgrade cameo for control rods (USA and Granger only)
Trivia[]
- In reality, scientists presume that cold fusion is technologically impossible, at least due to trivial physical laws (atom-cores will not merge in such cold temperatures, etc.). Furthermore, Fusion Reactors do not have control rods to begin with.
- Cold Fusion Reactors upgraded with either Control Rods or Advanced Control Rods will constantly emit sparks from their cables.
Gallery[]
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Prototype model -
Prototype model texture
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Concept art
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Back side
See also[]
- Nuclear reactor, Chinese counterpart
- Advanced nuclear reactor, Tao counterpart
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