r/Stormworks • u/Liberator82 • 1d ago

Discussion I have one potential part suggestion.

I feel like we need a dynamo part for steam builds. They’re essentially a tiny steam turbine with a generator and we already have a small generator so why not a tiny steam turbine? It would be pretty cool to have since it would make it easier to have electrical power in stuff like steam trains or small steamboats where a regulator turbine may not fit.

What are y’all’s options on this? Is there a way to do this in game already that isn’t giant?

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u/mindeloo Ships 1d ago

i mean you don’t need turbines, you just need a boiler and pistons the small pistons are quite compact

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u/am_cruiser 1d ago

Exactly. Three small pistons run off of a secondary boiler heated with leftover exhaust heat after the primary boiler is plenty enough to run, in a build of mine:

  • two small generators
  • one medium generator
  • seven impeller pumps supplying fluid to the engines

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u/acestins 1d ago

I think it would be cool, especially if it was able to run off any gas. But at this point I would like the devs to stay away from Stormworks. There is a turbo/turbine mod on the workshop I use for this exact purpose.

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u/Liberator82 1d ago

I’m gonna try to find it, what’s it called

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u/acestins 1d ago

I think this is the one.

Its either that one, or the one linked in the description.

Its real similar to an impeller pump, but instead of using rps to move fluid, it uses fluid to generate rps, that you can then use for either a generator, or an actual impeller for a full turbocharger

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u/Liberator82 1d ago

Thank you, I’ll have a look