Wind Turbine - Energy output low (Need help) [SOLVED]

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So I'm making a base, trying to stay unnoticed since griefers like to harass newbies.

I've placed a wind turbine up near the surface and dug a pit around it so there aren't blocks near it and it is spinning but it is only 2kw and the clearance says "poor".

I'm trying to just get up and going unnoticed so I don't want a giant tower of wind turbines or solar panels. What can I do to get my Wind Turbine clearance better without sticking out and being raided?

[kymsheba]

not much i am afraid, as i understand it the higher up you go the better the energy output i have mine at 8 blocks high with 8 blocks distant from each other and they get 100% output

so maybe you just have to go 8 blocks high and hope they don't find you.

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Originally posted by kymsheba:

not much i am afraid, as i understand it the higher up you go the better the energy output i have mine at 8 blocks high with 8 blocks distant from each other and they get 100% output

so maybe you just have to go 8 blocks high and hope they don't find you.

That does NOT sound good. XD

I may have to just farm parts and put more at the surface....not sure...

What is the power for 100% output?

[M.Red]

i have managed to make it 8 Blocks High, but 5 Blocks Free Space around the Windmill will work fine. Still got Max. Output

[Husky306]

371 kW at high O2, 268 kW at low O2. Why do you play with griefers? You know you'll lose everything sooner or later. And later means more. Play with friends or single player. Otherwise stop worrying and put wind turbines as high as you want. The only way to hide is have an underground reactor and never show up on the surface. If it's any fun...

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Originally posted by Husky306:

371 kW at high O2, 268 kW at low O2. Why do you play with griefers? You know you'll lose everything sooner or later. And later means more. Play with friends or single player. Otherwise stop worrying and put wind turbines as high as you want. The only way to hide is have an underground reactor and never show up on the surface. If it's any fun...

Well, only a few of the people on the server are griefers, and I guess I see it as sort of a challenge, but I don't have a lot of "friends" that play this game, so I don't have anyone to play with and solo play is boring to me.

If I wanted to do solo I would just do Empyrion because at least then there are more NPCs to fight kill etc, so it's more single player friendly.

Thanks for the answers though and nice avatar. I love that old cartoon classic.

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PS: Is Uranium in space only or?

[kymsheba]

Originally posted by Kotho:

PS: Is Uranium in space only or?

as i understand it yes

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Originally posted by kymsheba:

Originally posted by Kotho:

PS: Is Uranium in space only or?

as i understand it yes

ZOINKS! Perhaps I should get my power going, build a Capital Ship underground, then dig it out and fly off into space! xD

[Buzzard]

There is a little cheat/glitch possible with the wind mills. With a suitably large cavern underground, you can have the needed clearance for full power, even though there is no way for a breeze to actually get there.
This is possible due to how the game checks for clearances by raycasting in several directions to check for obstruction. If you really wanted to mess with things, it's possible to have functional solar in said cavern. Again, just have enough space cleared out in the proper directions and the checks will find no blockage.

[gerald2]

Originally posted by Kotho:

So I'm making a base, trying to stay unnoticed since griefers like to harass newbies.

I've placed a wind turbine up near the surface and dug a pit around it so there aren't blocks near it and it is spinning but it is only 2kw and the clearance says "poor".

I'm trying to just get up and going unnoticed so I don't want a giant tower of wind turbines or solar panels. What can I do to get my Wind Turbine clearance better without sticking out and being raided?

if u have ice nearby use hydrogen engine instead if u want be better hidden?

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Originally posted by gerald2:

Originally posted by Kotho:

So I'm making a base, trying to stay unnoticed since griefers like to harass newbies.

I've placed a wind turbine up near the surface and dug a pit around it so there aren't blocks near it and it is spinning but it is only 2kw and the clearance says "poor".

I'm trying to just get up and going unnoticed so I don't want a giant tower of wind turbines or solar panels. What can I do to get my Wind Turbine clearance better without sticking out and being raided?

if u have ice nearby use hydrogen engine instead if u want be better hidden?

Not finding tons of ice nearby. I just did two turbines for now to get my stuff going. I'm just going to put a lot of turrets inside my base area so they'll either have to tear it all out using a ship and mining vessel or they'll die a lot trying to get in one.

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Originally posted by Buzzard:

There is a little cheat/glitch possible with the wind mills. With a suitably large cavern underground, you can have the needed clearance for full power, even though there is no way for a breeze to actually get there.
This is possible due to how the game checks for clearances by raycasting in several directions to check for obstruction. If you really wanted to mess with things, it's possible to have functional solar in said cavern. Again, just have enough space cleared out in the proper directions and the checks will find no blockage.

A bit late now, but if I have to restart I'll remember this for sure. How many blocks do I need to be cleared out in order to get the clearance?

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I try to avoid it, because it just feels wrong, but you can easily fly to space and look for uranium with just your suit. No need to build a ship. I'm not sure how far the players on your server are branching out, but you may find it easier to hide in an asteroid anyway.

However, as mentioned they will definitely find you eventually. Too many ways to hack location.

PS: batteries come with a 30% charge when you build them. If you have ready access to nickel you can just chain batteries together, use them to refill your main battery, then grind down and start again.

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Originally posted by tyger_plays:

I try to avoid it, because it just feels wrong, but you can easily fly to space and look for uranium with just your suit. No need to build a ship. I'm not sure how far the players on your server are branching out, but you may find it easier to hide in an asteroid anyway.

However, as mentioned they will definitely find you eventually. Too many ways to hack location.

PS: batteries come with a 30% charge when you build them. If you have ready access to nickel you can just chain batteries together, use them to refill your main battery, then grind down and start again.

But need working basic assembler to get the battery charges though and I couldn't get the power going x.x

[RoofCat]

Originally posted by tyger_plays:

I try to avoid it, because it just feels wrong, but you can easily fly to space and look for uranium with just your suit. No need to build a ship. I'm not sure how far the players on your server are branching out, but you may find it easier to hide in an asteroid anyway.

However, as mentioned they will definitely find you eventually. Too many ways to hack location.

PS: batteries come with a 30% charge when you build them. If you have ready access to nickel you can just chain batteries together, use them to refill your main battery, then grind down and start again.

not really. Flight to space takes roughly 43km. Both ways 86km. Which means due to suit electricity limit you can fly roughly 15km in space total and that's in the case of landing back with "0%" left. Mining also takes more energy. Except there is uranium right above your head, jetpack option won't work.