The AI industry is desperate for data centre power anywhere it can get it. They can’t get gas turbines without years of delay. Even the repurposed jet engine gas turbines they were really hoping wo…
    • swlabr@awful.systemsEnglish
      7·
      13 hours ago

      Yeah SMRs rule. They are so easy to build. You just move the map over to where you want them to be built, press the Building button or hotkey (B) and then choose the SMR (hotkey: S). Then you move the mouse over to where you want to place the SMR; a silhouette will appear at the target location. You click to start the build. It’s 150 minerals, 50 gas, and takes 15 seconds to construct. Just a few keypresses and you have green, clean energy anywhere you want it :) Crazy that nuclear power is so easy to get but governments treat it like it’s so scary.

      • lagrangeinterpolator@awful.systemsEnglish
        4·
        6 hours ago

        Just make sure you have a few missile turrets protecting the area if you’re playing against zerg. You don’t want your SCV that is building the SMR to get sniped by a flock of mutalisks.