Wireless Power Tower

The Wireless Power Tower is a power transmission building with a longer connection range than the Tesla Tower, making it especially useful for linking distant facilities such as those separated by water. Its wider reach comes with a much smaller power distribution area, so it is not ideal as a general-purpose local power source. In practice, it is best used alongside Tesla Towers rather than as a replacement for them.

Beyond transmitting power, the Wireless Power Tower can charge Icarus when the mech is standing near it. This makes it a valuable tool for fast movement and late-game energy management, especially because multiple towers overlapping on the same position increase the recharge rate. When several Wireless Power Towers are placed close together, their charging effects stack, allowing very rapid recharging if Icarus can stand within range of many of them at once.

This charging behavior is particularly useful for stationary recharging points and for players who want to carry a few towers with them, place them temporarily when energy runs low, and then pick them back up after recharging. Early in the game, this can be convenient because active building and movement quickly drain the mech’s energy. However, each tower also has a standby power cost, so using them heavily before the power grid is mature can be inefficient.

A few practical points stand out:

• Wireless Power Towers have a greater connection distance than Tesla Towers, but they cost more resources and idle energy.
• In most situations, it is cheaper in both materials and power to use more Tesla Towers to establish a connection than to rely on a smaller number of Wireless Power Towers.
• Their charging effect stacks with overlap, and careful placement can create a strong recharge station.
• The maximum practical overlapping arrangement away from the poles is 12 towers in a cross-shaped layout; a 4×4 square uses the corners inefficiently.
• If the power grid cannot supply enough electricity, adding more towers does not necessarily increase charging speed.

Its construction requires 16 Iron Ore, 7 Copper Ore, and 18 Stone, reflecting the use of Iron Ingots, Magnetic Coils, and Prism in its production chain. Because of this higher cost, the Wireless Power Tower is best treated as a specialized infrastructure piece: excellent for long-distance transmission and rapid mech charging, but usually not the most economical choice for ordinary local wiring.