What do these Electricity Network Balance numbers mean?

[Oddible]

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Electricity: +360
Network: #1
Network Balance: +453

Confused by these numbers. Am I producing 360 at this plant and another 360 at my other plant and I have 453 remaining for consumption? Is there any way I can change the network? Why show it if I can't?

[iShadowLTu]

Yes you're producing 360 at that plant, yes you have 453 extra remaining.

You could have another plant somewhere far on another island lets say, and its electricity grid won't reach the one you have already which will make it Network #2 I think, but haven't tested it myself.

[Bored Peon]

Publicado originalmente por iShadowLTu:

You could have another plant somewhere far on another island lets say, and its electricity grid won't reach the one you have already which will make it Network #2 I think, but haven't tested it myself.

Correct. You can have multiple networks for power for different section. The network sections just can not touch, once they touch they become a single network.

[mrxak]

There's no good reason not to have all your power plants on a single network, but I'm glad the interface at least gives you the information.

[Bored Peon]

Publicado originalmente por mrxak:

There's no good reason not to have all your power plants on a single network, but I'm glad the interface at least gives you the information.

Theoretically if you were able to separate your networks you could make it so like your residence network and industrial are on separate networks. That way if your residence one goes down it does not affect your income as much. because your industrial network would still be going.

However the game really does not have enough tools to do something like that. Like what was done with Surviving Mars, you could do it easily enough.

I suppose you could separate island by power sources maybe, but the game lacks the tool to show the building being laid area of influence.

[iicycube]

Why the resident house need those electricity for? the building doesnt light up at night and do they watch tv?

[jlking3rd]

Publicado originalmente por iicycube:

Why the resident house need those electricity for? the building doesnt light up at night and do they watch tv?

Gosh, you know with as many hours as I have in the game, I should know this. Does a house have to have electricity to be influenced by T,V. Propaganda?

[mrxak]

Publicado originalmente por jlking3rd:

Publicado originalmente por iicycube:

Why the resident house need those electricity for? the building doesnt light up at night and do they watch tv?

Gosh, you know with as many hours as I have in the game, I should know this. Does a house have to have electricity to be influenced by T,V. Propaganda?

That's what the description seems to indicate. I have no idea if it is actually the case.

[Oddible]

Yes, TV only works to electrified homes.