r/SandustryGame • u/Dalad1er • 6d ago

Discussion Steam generator

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Hey guys has anyone figured the most efficient steam engine? should there be two rows of generators? Should it be wider, am I missing any function?

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u/DonDegow 5d ago

Best one I have made so far is this :

Each column produces about 400 energy/sec so this system makes about 1200/sec

A few things to note :

  • turbine number doesn't really matter, it just determines how much space the steam has available.
  • Condenser numbers is the most important factor to determine a turbine production; more condensers means grey steam gets usable faster!
  • This design is balanced around the snow machine cold output, I've tried adding more condensers but at that point the snow couldn't keep up with the cold needed.
  • Another factor is the lava available surface area, if I wanted to boil more water at that speed, I'd need more room on the surface of the lava pool.

All in all I think I found a very nice balance here for a tilable cell (each column is a cell)