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[synkell]

Just a little noobish question from me here...

How do you guys power your pump stacks or watnot? I have been trying to build a mist generator over my dining hall and its a looong way in... Built about 8 windmills so far and alot of wood to link the pumps to the gears . Any alternate way of powering my stuff or more efficient? I embarked next to a volcano so no river, water for magma I'd say.

[Daetrin]

Dwarven water reactor.  You can fill it by setting it as a pond zone even without a river.  You still need some water access though.

[Torgan]

I usually use the Dwarven Water Reactor - explained in the wiki.

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Water_wheel

I assume you should at least have water in the caverns somewhere?

[Vattic]

I use waterwheels mostly, lots of them, but considering you have no running water windmills seem like the only option. You can build a/some perpetual motion machines, some might say it's an exploit but while I've never built one I see no problem.

ninja'd.

[MagmaMcFry]

Three posts, one statement.

[rephikul]

Stacking windmills give at least 2.875 power per tile or 46 power per 4x4 stacking area in weak wind areas. If you are lucky to be in a strong wind map it gives 7.875 power per tile, 126 per 4x4 area. Either would suffice in most circumstances. I suggest to steer away from the quantum power generator.

[Angry Bob]

Pond zones work now? I flooded my basement to get the water for a reactor.

[Rose]

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just do this.

[pbheadtemp]

I dont know man... dwarven water reactors... turning matter directly into enegry... direct E=MC^2!!1 screw fusion man, this is the future!.


sure, you gotta take a bucket of water to refill the aniliated water every once in a while... but man... its worth it!

[MagmaMcFry]

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just do this.

You have the same picture twice.

[gtmattz]

Pond zones work now?

Pond zones have always worked...  They were never broke.