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Energy System

Solarpunk energy guide for solar panels, windmills, batteries, cables, sensors, logic blocks, network displays, and powered machines.

Power is a network problem, not just a generator count. Solar panels, windmills, batteries, cable connectors, network displays, sensors, and logic blocks all matter.

What To Do With It

  • Build power close to the machines that matter first: crafting, water, food support, and storage.
  • Add batteries before scaling drones, sprinklers, or an energy furnace.
  • Use the network display to understand a working network; it is not required for the network to function.
  • Use sensors and logic blocks when you want lights or sprinklers to react to time or weather.

Player Route

Build the first power network as a small production line: one or two generators, one useful device, and visible storage. After that works, expand sideways with batteries and a network display. Only then add conditional pieces such as sensors, logic blocks, wireless connectors, or sprinklers. That order keeps power from becoming a mystery when a machine stops.

Game Behavior

  • Solar Panel research says it generates energy when exposed to the sun.
  • Windmill research says output is based on current wind strength.
  • Battery research says each battery has limited intake and output.
  • The gameplay tips explain cable connectors, network displays, and sensor-driven logic.

Mechanics Worth Knowing

  • Batteries store excess power and release it when production drops; each battery has intake and output limits.
  • A device that shows information about the connected energy network.
  • A large wooden windmill produces around twice as much energy as a regular windmill.
  • Sprinklers automatically water nearby fields.
  • A windmill produces energy based on the current wind strength.
  • Battery capacity upgrade increases maximum storage from 2,200 to 3,500.
  • Battery capacity upgrade increases maximum storage from 3,500 to 5,500.
  • Battery capacity upgrade increases maximum storage from 5,500 to 8,000.
  • This device can, for example, turn lights or sprinklers on and off depending on time and weather. For example: Connect your lamps on one side and the power source on the other side. Then connect a day/night sensor in the middle that opens and closes the energy circuit when it turns on/off. If you want the lights on during the day instead of at night, use the button to invert the input signal.

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