An image of ball lightning.
Ball Lightning is a substance found on Umbriel, a moon of Uranus, with a 1/3 chance of finding it whilst using an explosive charge on the surface. It can also be found on Thoth, in the Proxima Centauri System, for the same chance, or obtained by killing a Thoth Leech. Ball Lightning is just as light as any rock, so there is a rather high chance that it will escape Umbriel's gravity and end up falling into Uranus. If you intend to collect Ball Lightning from Umbriel, you need to bring a Jetpack, as jumping is fatal.
Uses[]
Ball Lightning can be used for the Drive in the Alien Processer/Untranslated Alien Processor, which is the best engine in the game. It also has a stopping feature, where it stops the speed of the ship mid air, allowing time to use a Station Core. Ball Lightning is extremely easy to find, as it flashes and emits light, so if you lose it, then it is possible to find it. You could also possibly make a niche base marker waypoint using its light capabilities, but there are far better things such as floodlights and the day side.
As of Release 21 Prerelease 4, Ball Lightning can now be used to make a space colony. With the Space Colony Creator, if you go up close to the part, it will make the Ball Lightning be absorbed, and the SCC will gain charge and be able to activate.
Trivia[]
- Ball Lightning is the only rock in the game to not have a solid texture, and is just a gif.
- Ball Lightning lacks any sort of Macerator use, just like Red Matter.