Space Engineers

Space Engineers

Wind Tower 84
16 Comments
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Feb 25, 2022 @ 12:20pm 
:steamthumbsup:
Dots Feb 25, 2022 @ 10:17am 
yes umm .. NO! I love the design of this one. its a piece of art that makes me think of the infinity column. Thanks for permissions.
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Feb 25, 2022 @ 7:25am 
Yes. As I said, use it any way you want. Might I suggest, however, this wind tower because of its greater versatility.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2459522685
Dots Feb 25, 2022 @ 2:44am 
@Spaceman Spiff - that is not what I asked for. I want to integrate this in my upcoming base project then publish the base as a blueprint on to workshop. Can i have permission for that?
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Feb 12, 2022 @ 7:15am 
You're free to use any and all of my designs for whatever purpose you desire. And feel free to modify/revise them to meet your needs by adding or removing components, and changing colors and/or textures. Have fun with it.
Dots Feb 11, 2022 @ 11:48pm 
Hello. Do you mind if i integrate this in to my bases and publish it? of course i shall put credit to it.
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Mar 3, 2021 @ 6:54am 
No, the spacing was chosen precisely to enable all the wind turbines to be "optimal".
SilentWulf Mar 3, 2021 @ 2:25am 
might be due to some of the turbines being too close to each other...
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Dec 7, 2020 @ 1:26pm 
I went back to the game where I blueprinted the tower, stuck on a PB with MMaster's "Automatic LCDs 2" script, and an LCD panel with "power" in the custom settings. It's now reading 7.9 MW whereas before it was reading 8.4MW (hence, the name). Sigh.
Calmaria Dec 7, 2020 @ 12:57pm 
I dont recall them doing so.. but also depends on location.
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Dec 7, 2020 @ 12:39pm 
Hm-m-m-m-m...I also noticed that this wind tower, which before the last update nominally generated 8.4MW of power, now only generates 7.9 MW. Did KSH change the efficiency of wind turbines for this last update?
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Dec 7, 2020 @ 12:18pm 
I just built this thing on Pertam and watched as one of its famous lightning storms ravaged this and my above-ground station (such as it is so far; I usually build underground for protection). I noticed the lightning hit everything except the decoy. I suspect I need to move it away from the center and place it atop the tower. More to follow...
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Dec 7, 2020 @ 11:16am 
Wow. Thank you. Actually, I don't hear it much. I really appreciate the compliment.

I usually design to meet a particular need when I'm playing survival (as opposed to just designing something for no real reason). I always ask myself how I can do something with less, so my designs tend to be pedestrian. I choose function over form every time, but try to make stuff at least look a bit appealing. I, too, love this game. Sure, it's got issues, but so does the real engineering world. Half the fun is figuring out a work-around that still gets the job done.

I'm glad you've found it useful. If you have any suggestions for improvement (or anything else), I'm all ears.
Calmaria Dec 7, 2020 @ 10:43am 
I am sure you hear it all the time, but I love your work.. I love this game, but I have never made things as nice as you have published.
Spaceman Spiff  [author] Dec 7, 2020 @ 9:17am 
Thanks. I built, but never published, a slightly smaller one that produced just over 7 MW, but decided this one was a more efficient use of parts and components.
Calmaria Dec 7, 2020 @ 9:13am 
Looks like exactly what I wanted!