You might be right, i only know the normal onesIn 0.16 marathon mode, mineral sludge was not any better compared to mineralized water in terms of energy consumption. Need to check it in 0.17
yeah, but thats 4 hours of doing nothing mostlyMy take was to rush iron smelting at first, before automation, because of the higher iron yield. (Took about 4 hours, mainly because of steel).
Not anymore, they have the same energy consumption, and with boilers being 100% efficient, and electric ones having 50% more speed, they are better. But then, you will need to add 100KW to your electricity bill for every one, so more steam engines, so even worse.Tip: To save iron, burner crushers are very cheap and fuel lasts long.
Yeah, much better, but I would like to make the first hours useful. Not even for me, cause idc about grinding that, but the more fun you can have in those hours doing stuff, maybe more people that will give it a tryAll in all, I think, it's still better to scale in 0.17 than in 0.16. Need to try it.