Staven Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I can never keep up with generating enough power to keep the EXTREMELY power hungry machines online. Manual Gen takes up a dupe and only give 400, Coal Gen is great if it wasn't for how coal hungry it is, and Hydrogen Gen can never get a steady flow of hydrogen from an Electrolyzer even though the math clearly shows it should... (112 created - 100 used). Not to mention its system needs a Gas Pump and Gas Filter which of course take an absurd amount of power themselves. Like I'm honestly just getting frustrated with how many, how huge, and how quickly arising the problems (oxygen, power, food, decor, research, etc.) are in ONI. It really just feels like by the time your starter supplies run out you reach a constant panic trying to solve all the issues with 4-6 dupes and 400 tasks. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcurad90 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I always start the colony with only 1 Manual Gen It runs quite well I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptCalavera Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 One hamster wheel and a battery or two is good enough for an early base. 2 wheels and more batteries a bit later. And then I add coal gens once I have my hatch coal up and running. The hydrogen machine I just use to get rid of the hydrogen. Sure it gives some power back, but thats not its main function in my colonies. If you make really huge bases you can also make a bunch of wheels. and a large amount of batteries, Sure everyone will be busy while charging the batteries, but once its done they can get on with their normal life, until the next charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PickPay Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I was gonna start a post about the (un)balance of power (production/consumption) but I figured since its an alpha new content might change things around. I understand some players feel frustrated with the current state of things and it is tricky to grow and when things go wrong its hard to recover. I think efficiency is one key aspect of the game that is required as well as steady expansion. So it's not only about setting things up and then you're done, you have to constantly look for improvement in your system, rebuild and adapt. I have 20 Dupes and at around cycle 200 more than of them were either on the wheel or operating hydro fans.. I play at a slow speed and I'm very prudent so now Im in a place where every thing is working fine. I can see how players can get into trouble and maybe the game could be a little easier. So by the time the game is released I expect the power system to be tweaked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafara Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Tip is .... do not Dig too much. If it need so, seperate empty zone with Airtight Door. Large air space need more Air to fill up ... e.g. a 4x5 room need at least 20,000g of oxygen for 1000g atmosphere. More air need more Oxygen Generator More oxygen generator need more Water,Power,(Algae) to operate. More Water need .... More .... More ... More .. More . So ... not enough power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breizhbugs Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Tip is ... dig! Open as much Contaminated Oxygen pockets and you will never have to bother with the breathing again. Only close a small area for your refrigeratd ration box if you use them. Algea terrarium in decent quantities to get rid of CO2 in the begining, then later to create small O2 pocket while you dig down! You will be able to recruit a lot of Dupe if you slowly build up your food supply then you will be able, like me, to try to oxygenate the whole asteroid as final goal... And i dont have the breathing concern,i take my time... Cycle 512, hydrolise started ~100 cycles ago and i still don't care about hydrogen cause the digged north of the asteroid is so far from my linving quarter that i will really take my time to setup a simple (understand "not using a lot of gaz pumps") but efficient hydrogen generator. Choosing to rely onto Contaminated Oxygen allow me to play slowly (mean not "youtube" compatible) but without stress! Its only an alpha and dev will certainly balance the game later but you can already balance your mind now by choosing not to build a dupe prison like most people do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcurad90 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 16 hours ago, Lafara said: Tip is .... do not Dig too much. If it need so, seperate empty zone with Airtight Door. Large air space need more Air to fill up ... e.g. a 4x5 room need at least 20,000g of oxygen for 1000g atmosphere. More air need more Oxygen Generator More oxygen generator need more Water,Power,(Algae) to operate. More Water need .... More .... More ... More .. More . So ... not enough power Not every O2 maker need power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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