Tips on energy balance?

[mooklepticon]

I just made my first mod, https://mods.factorio.com/mods/mooklepticon/Wood_Gas, but I'm not sold on the energy costs of things.

Any tips on deciding how much energy a recipe costs? How many items to use to convert from a raw energy-producing input to a final energy procuding output (ie: coal to solid fuel or something.)

I just made it stupidly expensive, because what else are you gonna use wood for?

[aubergine18]

Well, there's a hidden cost - the more trees you cut down for wood, the less pollution will be soaked up by the forest, which in turn means more biter attacks.

[mooklepticon]

Ah, good point. Thanks.