Pumps draw water

[BlackMoon]

How about if after X number of water draw cycles with a water pump, a water tile on the shoreline of the water source turns to ground?

This way you couldn't power your entire base off just a tiny pool of water and you'd potentially want backup pumps for your steam engines in case the water under them turned to land.

[Align]

In that case, steam engines ought to retain the water they use instead of letting it boil into the atmosphere. I guess they'd need an output pipe on one of the long sides?

[ssilk]

https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=6&t=3255

And there are some more threads about that idea.

[BlackMoon]

In that case, steam engines ought to retain the water they use instead of letting it boil into the atmosphere. I guess they'd need an output pipe on one of the long sides?

Id think they would just output colder water. Maybe you'd need a steam->boiler->steam->boiler array. Or we could have superheated steam (>100 degrees to say 200 degrees, with no benefit to power plant output over 100c?)

Id think that 'condenser' steam engines could have less output, or cost more, etc.