FramFramson
Survivor
It seems like making new powered blocks is basically an impossibility; I do not know of even a single modlet which adds new electrically powered blocks outside of very large overhauls like Darkness Falls and some new gun turrets (which are mainly just cloning existing gun turrets and changing the ammo).
In a handful of cases some modders have created new blocks which require a battery in the recipe in lieu of requiring power, but this is a very weak alternative.
Partly, this is due to the way electrical items are coded in-game. It would be a big boon for both modders and the electrical system if it was easier to add new blocks which only function when electrically-powered, if there were more hooks to allow blocks to be powered using .xml. I'm sure I'm far from the first person to ask this, but if this could be opened up at some point, it really would expand a lot of options and possibly add some great late-game goals as well, options which would be open to everyone who works on the game.
In a handful of cases some modders have created new blocks which require a battery in the recipe in lieu of requiring power, but this is a very weak alternative.
Partly, this is due to the way electrical items are coded in-game. It would be a big boon for both modders and the electrical system if it was easier to add new blocks which only function when electrically-powered, if there were more hooks to allow blocks to be powered using .xml. I'm sure I'm far from the first person to ask this, but if this could be opened up at some point, it really would expand a lot of options and possibly add some great late-game goals as well, options which would be open to everyone who works on the game.