Long distance pumping on Aquilo

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J-H
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Long distance pumping on Aquilo

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On my first playthrough of SA, I found that the lithium brine close to my starting island got pumped out (reduced production) fairly quickly. The only other nearby sources were pretty far away. I built a bridge of ice platform and concrete, but it took a couple of hours for the heat pipe going to the island to heat up. The island had no crude oil, so I did not see a way to produce any burnable fuel there.

Without boats, the only way I see to do it is to run a train out to the island to deliver rocket fuel for burning, and perhaps for power generation. At that point, I may as well just use fluid tanker cars, too. I guess the train is the intended method of handling remote pumping like it is for Fulgora?

Any other way?
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Re: Long distance pumping on Aquilo

Post by mouzy »

Yeah, trains of rocket fuel are the easiest way to do it. They don't need heating and you can take rocket fuel from them with a burner inserter to allow it to cold-restart the island. Belts or bots can work as well but they are a lot less practical for long distances there.
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