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10 years ago REVISION 1 -split pumps into small and large versions in case players don't have as much electricity
Open mensreaMC opened 10 years ago
mensreaMC
commented
10 years ago REVISION 1 -split pumps into small and large versions in case players don't have as much electricity
INTRO
The purpose of this article is to detail the functions and purposes of the pumps, drill rigs, tap and digester. These machines provide various functions pertaining to raw material collection.
DETAILS
I.small water pump/compressor A.GUI 1.3x3 input and output grids, completion bar B.design 1.single block machine made with [any metal] casings, [any metal] mechanisms and a 6-25 kw motor block 2.has two modes a.Water pump -checks 100x100x20 area for 100k water blocks and does not place if it cant find them -if 100k water blocks are found then pump can be placed and loaded with empty barrels -empty barrels will then be filled with water via a simple, automatic reaction, one at a time d.Compressor -enables users to fill empty tanks with air via a simple, automatic reaction, one at a time 3.to switch between modes the block can be placed in a crafting grid and the output will make another block a.Water pump -> Compressor -> Water pump b.the user will only have to build the water pump which will be a product of the workshop c.this makes it so programmers don't have to fuss with GUI buttons and things C.reactions 1.1 water barrel (25 kw, 50 seconds) 2.1 compressed air tank (25 kw, 8 minutes)
II.large water pump/oil pump/gas pump/compressor A.GUI 1.3x3 input and output grids, completion bar B.design 1.single block machine made with [any metal] casings, [any metal] mechanisms and a 100-500 kw motor block 2.has four modes a.Water pump -checks 100x100x20 area for 100k water blocks and does not place if it cant find them -if 100k water blocks are found then pump can be placed and loaded with empty barrels -empty barrels will then be filled with water via a simple, automatic reaction, one at a time b.Oil pump -checks a 20x20x1 area around it with the Oil pump block itself situated in the middle for other oil pumps and does not place if it finds any -checks its sides for a hvy. oil or lt. oil primed drill rig block -if either is found then the pump can be loaded with empty barrels -depending on which type of oil it finds empty barrels will then be filled with either heavy sour crude or light sweet crude via a simple, automatic reaction, one at a time c.Gas pump -checks a 20x20x1 area around it with the Gas pump block itself situated in the middle for other Gas pumps and does not place if it finds any -checks its sides for a Gas primed drill rig block -if it is found then the pump can be loaded with empty tank -empty tanks will then be filled with water via a simple, automatic reaction, one at a time d.Compressor -enables users to fill empty tanks with air via a simple, automatic reactions, one at a time 3.to switch between modes the block can be placed in a crafting grid and the output will make another block a.Water pump -> Oil pump -> Gas pump -> Compressor -> Water pump b.the user will only have to build the water pump which will be a product of the workshop c.this makes it so programmers don't have to fuss with GUI buttons and things C.reactions 1.1 water barrel (300 kw, 3 seconds) 2.1 light sweet crude barrel (200 kw, 3 minutes) 3.1 heavy sour crude (300 kw, 3 minutes) 3.1 compressed air tank (400 kw, 30 seconds) 4.natural gas tank (100 kw, 3 minutes)
III.drill rig A.GUI 1.3x3 input and output grids, completion bar B.design 1.1x2x8 multi-block machine 2.made of iron, steel, tool steel, tungsten or titanium components (C), brass, steel, tungsten or titanium mechanisms (M), a motor block (O), and a control block (X) 3.below is a diagram of how its built. [1] is the bottom level, [2] the second, etc.
[1]OX [2]MM [3]CC [4]CC [5]CC [6]CC [7]CC [8]CC
4.checks to see if the structure is complete every so often a.if it is found to not be complete all drilling progress is reset and consumed materials are lost b.motor rating effects speed of operation and power consumption 5.when placed checks the block under it and performs different functions based on that block a.if "hot rock" blocks under it -if it finds it the player must then load the inventory with 3000 stainless steel or aluminum pipes and a tungsten alloy drill bit and activate a redstone signal to it -it then uses 400 kw and takes 1080 minutes to complete its work -tungsten alloy drill bits are returned b.if "light sweet crude spring", "heavy sour crude spring" or "natural gas spring" blocks under it -if it finds one of these the player must then load the inventory with 1000 steel, stainless steel or aluminum pipes, 4 steel, 1 tool steel or a tungsten alloy drill bit and activate a redstone signal -it then uses 400 kw and takes 360 minutes to complete its work -tool steel and tungsten alloy drill bits are returned, steel are used up 6.once a pump has completed its work its control block becomes a "[hvy.oil, lt.oil, gas, geo] primed drill rig" block, which means that the player can then place a pump next to it and use it to make oil/gas or place a Geothermal plant control block next to it to make a Geothermal power plant
IV.tap A.GUI 1.3x3 input and output grid, completion bar B.design 1.single block machine 2.scans 5x5x10 area for other taps and does not place if any are found 3.scans 1x1x10 area for rubber tree when placed and after Y operations 4.takes 20 minutes to make a gallon of latex
V.digester A.GUI 1.3x3 input and output grid, completion bar B.design 1.single block machine 2.used to make biogas and mash that needs boiled at still C.reactions
IDEAS
-add different motors to the pumps recipe to simulate different efficiencies -pumps can be made with different sized motors to speed up the water pumping or air compressing. note that the speed at which a pump pumps oil and gas is balanced according to some gamey mechanics though, so it should not be able to be sped up -oil/gas wells produce variable amounts -oil/gas well production values are boosted by X% for so long and gradually loose bonus (to reflect the early days of drilling when oil had 50:1 EROI due to the ease of extraction from virgin sites)
SOURCES
-compressed air: http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/10572/energy-compressed-air-systems "16 to 24 kW/100 cfm (cubic feet a minute)"