Electric rail drains too much power

[sammyson9]

with the limitations of the electrical system in this game, my rail network is drawing more then 10 MW and since it may only be fed from a single point my entire rail network is at a standstill unless i make separate networks. it would be nice if there were a hight volume input for this (something that acts as a HV transformer to the rail directly thus allowing me to use the 18 MW cables)

[root]

workshop help you to avoid limitations.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2004680742
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1974615009
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2370029750

[Spill]

Great mods, think maybe it should be adressed in vanilla though

[root]

dream on... mods here real part of gameplay. just because small indi studio havent lot of investments. and mainly work on machanics but community made content. kinda collaboration. so vanilla just fishbones but workshop is meat here. a bit different philosophy...

and people here are divided into two categories

the first one plays the game using what they need in their opinion from workshop (sometime with hard rules set aka cosmoaut mode)

the second one find the limitations where there are none

[Spill]

i think we will see a polish overhal close to or after full release. when mechanics/balance is in place and they dont risk having to do-over a do-over

it is defenitly a game where mods are a must, basic features should work out of the box

[johntarmac]

Originally posted by sammyson9:

it may only be fed from a single point

You can add many power connections, a simple way is just a very short spur going nowhere except to a power connection.

That high voltage mod is great but you will still need a few of those when you start ramping up the number of trains.

[Elessar_warrior]

In my game now i have 4 rail connections connected to two 18mw lines, working fine. Its drawing 20mw total but no issue for the nuclear plant.

[Stele]

Why not put simply power connection every 10 or so km like irl? It works rather realisticly as far as game concept go. Substation feeds rail in both directions until next substation. Just place them in serial in every city the line passes by and plug them directly to HV transformer. Parallel substations also work, but irl would lead to heavy stabilising currents between them, and the whole idea of puting them in serial is to separate circuit in case of shortcut or maintance.

[MG83]

connect 4x rail power connection to rail system . connect 2x power transformer to those. connect power transformers to power plant. now you have 12x 2.3 over 24 mwa power feed to your rail from single point.