Dispenser
| Dispenser | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category: | Decorative |
| Fits large grid | |
| Mass: | 318.0 kg |
| Power: | 0.002 MW |
| PCU: | 10 |
| Size: | 1x1x1 |
| Time to Build: | 12 sec |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
Dispensers are decorative large-grid blocks that sell uncraftable drinks. To build this block, you must have purchased the Decorative Pack 2 DLC, but after being built, the Dispenser can be used by all players that the owner gives permissions to. Dispensers are often found inside NPC Trading Outposts.
Usage
The only things you can buy from a Dispenser are Clang Cola and Cosmic Coffee. There is no other way to produce these two Consumables in game.
"This special vending machine is used to distract engineers from the hazards of space and boost morale."
Dispensers are similar to the Vending Machine (DLC) in that they have a very user-friendly interface that you interact with through buttons in game.
What can I buy?
- Make sure you have more than 100 space credits in your bank account or in your inventory.
- Aim at the the up/down buttons with an empty hand and LMB click or press F key until the display shows you the desired offer.
- Click the Shoppingcart button to buy the displayed item.
- If your money was accepted, the screen responds "Thank you for your purchase", and it dispenses the drink can.
- If you do not have enough money, the screen says "Insufficienct funds" and nothing is dispensed. Bring money and try again.
- Aim at the can on the ground and press F key to pick it up.
Dispensers can dispense an unlimited amount of drink cans. The dispensed item is a soda can which is, in gravity, unceremoniously dropped on the ground, whereas in zero g, it gets stuck inside the slot, thus perfectly simulating the behaviour of a drinks dispenser.
What can I sell?
Nothing. In contrast to Vending Machines and Stores, Dispensers only sell predefined goods (the drinks), they have no conveyor ports nor inventory, and players cannot use them to sell their own goods.
Trivia
In the game files, this block is called FoodDispenser.
Construction
The block requires a tiny amount of power to operate. It needs 1x1x1 large grid blocks to place but only takes up one wall side of that space.
Recipe
 Dispenser | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Large Ship/Station Required | Large Ship/Station Optional | Small Ship Required | Small Ship Optional |
 Motor | 4 | — | — | — |
 Interior Plate | 10 | 10 | — | — |
 Display | 10 | — | — | — |
 Construction Comp. | 10 | — | — | — |
 Computer | 10 | — | — | — |
