v0.11.0.9

Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Items/Components/Power/PowerTransfer.cs

@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
             set;
         }
 
+        private float extraLoad;
+        private float extraLoadSetTime;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Additional load coming from somewhere else than the devices connected to the junction box (e.g. ballast flora or piezo crystals).
+        /// Goes back to zero automatically if you stop setting the value.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float ExtraLoad
+        {
+            get { return extraLoad; }
+            set 
+            {
+                extraLoad = Math.Max(value, 0.0f);
+                extraLoadSetTime = (float)Timing.TotalTime;
+            }
+        }
+
         //can the component transfer power
         private bool canTransfer;
         public bool CanTransfer
@@ -135,6 +151,11 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
         {
             RefreshConnections();
 
+            if (Timing.TotalTime > extraLoadSetTime + 1.0)
+            {
+                extraLoad = Math.Max(extraLoad - 1000.0f * deltaTime, 0);
+            }
+
             if (!CanTransfer) { return; }
 
             if (isBroken)

Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Items/Components/Power/Powered.cs

@@ -231,8 +231,16 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
             //and send out a "probe signal" which the PowerTransfer components use to add up the grid power/load
             foreach (Powered powered in poweredList)
             {
-                if (powered is PowerTransfer) { continue; }
-                if (powered.currPowerConsumption > 0.0f)
+                if (powered is PowerTransfer pt)
+                {
+                    if (pt.ExtraLoad > 0.0f) 
+                    { 
+                        lastPowerProbeRecipients.Clear();
+                        powered.powerIn?.SendPowerProbeSignal(powered.item, -pt.ExtraLoad);
+                    }
+                    continue; 
+                }
+                else if (powered.currPowerConsumption > 0.0f)
                 {
                     //consuming power
                     lastPowerProbeRecipients.Clear();