Would lead to radioactivity leaking into the structure and possibly the immediate surrounding environment
Not excited about this one yet, but thought I would put it up as a work in progress to get some feedback.
As for the color palette, I agree in general. Funny enough, my slight bit of attempt at adding color to the CHAP was met with "the blue up top is too much." This thread is also a good example, where the Tokamak above has "too much red." And the solar receiver array is nearly all shades of gray with the couple of dark lines on the dish, but even that bit of breakup met with a request about its removal.
Take, for example, DawnBringer's palettes (http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12795). These are meant almost exclusively for low-color pixel art but the point is that the color mix itself is extremely well selected and with good use of those colors provides an excellent balance of hue, vibrance, saturation and contrast.
And would also have to agree about a single large dish on the array.
And would also have to agree about a single large dish on the array.
I think after having been away for a bit and coming back, I'm also liking the large array. Although I also remember having discussions with Leeor about making the scale of the terrain (as compared to the buildings) feeling large. So perhaps a single dish, but a little smaller so it's not taking up the entire tile.
But I would see it as multi part structure as surface is a way to increase power output with that kind of technology.