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.
Pumps draw water
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Re: Pumps draw water
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?
Re: Pumps draw water
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And there are some more threads about that idea.
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Re: Pumps draw water
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?)Align wrote: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 that 'condenser' steam engines could have less output, or cost more, etc.