💧 VFE Classical Water Cooled Large Passive Cooler
Compatibility patch for Vanilla Factions Expanded - Classical & Dubs Bad Hygiene
📋 REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED:
- Dubs Bad Hygiene
- Vanilla Factions Expanded - Classical
- Harmony (brrainz.harmony)
LOAD ORDER: Must load AFTER both required mods
💡 What This Mod Does
Transforms the Large Passive Cooler from VFE-Classical to use water instead of wood when Dubs Bad Hygiene's "passive water cooler" setting is enabled.
Smart Integration: Only activates when both required mods are loaded and DBH water cooling is enabled in settings.
⚙️ Features
🌊 Water-Based Cooling
- Water Capacity: 200 units (4x vanilla small cooler)
- Daily Consumption: 80 water/day (balanced penalty for superior cooling)
- Refill Time: 2.5 days of operation
- Size: 2x2 tiles for powerful room cooling
🔧 Dynamic Settings
- Automatically responds to DBH setting changes
- Reverts to vanilla wood consumption when water cooling disabled
- No restart required when toggling settings
🛡️ Technical Implementation
- Harmony Patching: Dynamic modification without breaking base mods
- Smart Detection: Uses reflection to avoid hard dependencies
- Multi-Version Support: Compatible with RimWorld 1.5 and 1.6
- Balanced Resource Cost: Higher water consumption for larger cooling power
🎯 Perfect For
- Players using both VFE-Classical and Dubs Bad Hygiene
- Colonies with established water infrastructure
- Those wanting consistent water-based cooling systems
- Large room cooling with classical aesthetics
Seamless integration • Automatic detection • Balanced gameplay
