The Facility's Power Generator is the heart of any facility's operations. In
order for any Facility Features to function, the Power Generator must be
functional. It is a common tactic for enemies to try and destroy the Generator
when they are invading a base, all friendly soldiers inside of the facility's
SOI will receive a warning whenever the generator is under attack. The generator
will begin to automatically repair itself, but this is a slow process that
consumes base resources.
Operational Facilities will consume resources known as Nanite Technology
Units (NTU's). Facilities will consume NTU's whenever they are required to
automatically repair damage to damaged equipment, such as Vehicle Terminals,
Phalanx Wall Turrets and the Facility Power Generator. It is a good idea to
repair such things if the NTU is getting low at a base to avoid it going
neutral.
The NTU Silo, located within the courtyard of the facility shows how much
NTU's are left, you can also check via the map and facilities information.
If a facility ever runs out of NTU's, the facility will turn neutral. If the
Silo within a Facility is empty, any Capture Process will fail unless the Silo
is resupplied before the 15-minute or LLU Capture Process is complete.
You can resupply Facilities by using an Advanced Nanite Transport (ANT) to
gather some of the energy at Warp Gates. The ANT can then haul the harnessed
energy to Facilities where it can be reprocessed into NTU's for the
Facility to use. The same can be done with the BFR's siphon fitted, a BFR can
also steal NTU from enemy bases by going to the Silo and activating the Siphon.
Once you purchase any vehicle Certification, you will then also be certified
to purchase and drive the ANT. You can obtain ANTs at any Ground Vehicle
Terminal.
Filling up an ANT with Warp energy requires you to drive to a Warp Gate and
deploy the ANT within the Warp Gate bubble. Once the ANT is filled, it will
automatically undeploy. Simply drive the ANT near a Silo and deploy it. The Warp
energy will then be transferred into the Silo for the Facility to process into
NTU's. Note that you can resupply Friendly or Neutral Facilities but not Enemy
controlled ones.