Why so less energy with my steam engines

[Tzinopan]

Hi guys,
im new to this game and have a problem with my energy generation.
Built my Steam engines like that:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=726452909

But why so less output?
With 12 steam engines only 1.1MW

Do you have any ideas? What am I doing wrong.

Cya
F3UR10

[Mazian]

Output will scale with demand, up to the maximum potential output of the steam engine. There is nothing wrong with 12 steam engines and 1.1 MW output-- because 1.1 MW is your maximum demand at the time you took the screenshot.

It's only a problem with demand exceeds maximum capacity.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Performance is low because demand is low
Increase demand and performance should increase
In your case it's a good thing performance is low

[WorldOnFire]

Check the tempatures, they might need more Boilers. I use to use five steam engines for seven boiler, but I just started a new game and that ratio doesn't seem to work. The first boiler in the line had a temp of like 25, then the next was like 35, 45, etc. Hope this helps.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Originally posted by WorldOnFire:

Check the tempatures, they might need more Boilers. I use to use five steam engines for seven boiler, but I just started a new game and that ratio doesn't seem to work. The first boiler in the line had a temp of like 25, then the next was like 35, 45, etc. Hope this helps.

Temps three says 100 so it's fine

[WorldOnFire]

I'm . Just saw you screencap, yeah the production display didn't make sense the first time to me either, once the second bar starts maxing out is when you're not producing enough energy. Hope that helps, haha.

[Mazian]

Originally posted by WorldOnFire:

Check the tempatures, they might need more Boilers. I use to use five steam engines for seven boiler, but I just started a new game and that ratio doesn't seem to work. The first boiler in the line had a temp of like 25, then the next was like 35, 45, etc. Hope this helps.

Per the screenshot: Available performance is full. Performance is low. Temperature is at 100.

This means that the problem isn't with the design of the steam engine power plant, but in understanding what the readouts mean.

A frequent point of confusion is that actual power output (performance) will scale to actual demand, up to the point where actual demand exceeds the maximum power output.

If actual demand exceeded maximum output, or if temperature was low, that would be apparent in the screenshot-- either because the temperature in the last steam engine would show as < 100, or because the "available performance" would be less than full.

[Tzinopan]

Thx guys, now i got it :) I was thinking, that I can see a max. produceable amount of energy. But thats not true :) i tried attacking aliens with laser turrents, then my steam engines started producing energy ^^

[Snowhusky5]

btw, 1 pump can make enough water for ~10 steam engines