Immersive Engineering Water Wheel (Maximum Output 88 rf/t) - Mod Tutorial

[@cherrii9514]

Thank you for a no-frills explanation of how to properly set up the water wheels. This was exactly what I needed; where to put the blocks and where to put the water. Great job, and still relevant almost four years later.

[@name4758]

7 years later

[@tcgjoe]

This is by far the best mod tutorial video out there. Still relevant in 2020 through various versions of IE (1.10.2, 1.12.2, interesting to see if it holds up in 1.16.2). I have you saved in a 'Tutorials' playlist for whenever I need help with my waterwheels.

[@truemiltonic]

There is a hidden reference here, the 88 rf/t is in homage to the movie "Back to the Future", where the delorian travels back in time once it hits 88 mph. If you open up the Immersive Engineering manual and read the Power section regarding electricity, it states "88 Flux per hour!" Fitting to have the ultimate max efficiency design of the waterwheel to hit this limit in 88 rf/t.

[@azg9951]

This video is amazing! Even though you say it is your first tutorial, the quality makes it appear as though you were a professional!

[@Reliikgaming1]

Thank you, that a very kind thing to say :)

[@Beamerrrr03]

I just wanted to say thank you for such a great tutorial. I have have been coming back to this tutorial, well since you made it. I keep it in my save file. Thank you again.

[@Reliikgaming1]

Thank you for such kind words :)

[@invader4000]

Finally a decent explanation, thanks mate, cant wait to try it out after work :P

[@olliecyclops9164]

Thank you so much for this! No fluff and you got straight to the point!

[@dumbledalfvanhoerix2561]

Thanks man! Almost doubled my FE you are MVP mate

[@schneid3306]

This tutorial was incredibly useful. I am new to modded, and this helped very much! Thanks!

[@gaborvass5584]

Still useful in 2023 ! (coming here from playing Divine Journey 2 modpack)

[@user-ti5ze3nj1s]

omg same xD

[@jules_hase3584]

Still useful in 2024

[@QwixLF]

I've always liked these things because it doubles as both an alright source of free early RF as well as neat decor around bases. Then again, I have a weakness for multiblock structures and moving parts.

[@77Fmydog]

Nice work. This is still RELIVVENT!!!! love it

[@jlubird4314]

Nice Video, not my first time watching, and probably wont be my last time either. Helped me when I didnt have some of my go to early generator mods, or just not much coal. I can run a grinder, furnace, and a few other machines without running out of power. Im so used to generating 10000s of rf/t forgetting that you really only need like 1000 rf/t.

[@Reliikgaming1]

Thanks :)

[@Infernapple]

I've used this video oh so many times, thanks man

[@ymer234]

Exactly what I was looking for! "you need your cyan wool"... right =)

[@Reliikgaming1]

Cyan wool for the win. Actually looking back maybe grass would have been better lol!

[@pineapplewafers]

Using this setup on Project Ozone 2: Kappa mode to power my MFR Laser Drill. Well, 240 total water wheels to be exact. However, with three water wheels on one kinetic dynamo, I am getting 266 rf/t. Not sure if the pack creator tweaked the power generation, or if the Immersive Engineering mod author(s) changed it since this video came out, but I just wanted to put that information out there.

[@Reliikgaming1]

Thats a good bit of info to note actually; my video was based when FTB Infinity Skyblock first came out and since then Ive been playing on MC 1.10. Ill have to check out what the output is in 1.10 as well! Good news its creating more power though - you should do a video on it :)

[@pineapplewafers]

I may do a build showcase for my "power tower" and put it on reddit, but when it comes to making minecraft videos, I will leave it to the professionals ;)

[@IJoeAceJRI]

Okay, I'm gonna be real with you guys here, water wheels have a very low power density per block. I replaced 4 maxed out wheels (360 rf/t total) with an automatic tree farm (smelted the wood, make it into steam, pump the steam into dynamos, put augments in the dynamos to increase energy output). I have yet to actuall test it (i will test it today when I record). The tree farm is a forestry farm, so it is easy to get early game (after thermionic fabricator). As far as other power generation before the tree farm, I would recommend vertical wind turbines, thermoelectric generators (gradually replace the lava with pyrotheum and the water with cryotheum to get 30 RF/T per layer that you do this). Power density is much greater this way. The tree farm is gonna be good for like 90% of the duration of the game and is very easy to scale up production. Plus you don't need to do anything to it when it is up and running, It will win through numerous energy battles along the way between solar, wind, nuclear (IC2), and big reactors. You would probably stop using the tree farm when you get into draconic evolution and start using the reactors and energy storage in that mod. You may not need to make draconic evolution reactors, but at that point of the game, tree farms have a low power density per block. For most of the game, it doesnt.

[@Paultimate7]

Youre playing easy mode go away

[@choccypuds]

spot on vid mate. thumbs up!

[@Reliikgaming1]

Thank you :)

[@schofield-I-am]

Thanks heaps for the great video.

[@Reliikgaming1]

glad if it helped you :)

[@hikuro14]

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks.

[@Essential312]

So you can only stack 3 for max output? Lol. I’m new to this and just stacked like 10 right next to each other. I’m guessing my other 7 aren’t doing anything?

[@altouille2083]

Thanks you :) !

[@maximesaint-just903]

Thank you

[@Gertrooda]

Your video is really good ;)

[@Reliikgaming1]

thank you much appreciated :)

[@MiZZeR]

Thanks! ;). English content the best! :D (Sorry, if I have mistakes)

[@blitzzombie5319]

Can I only use 3 water wheels for this design, or could I expand it to go even further?

[@fishbog3414]

Cheerz

[@appman2009]

are there any machines that can run off 88rf/t

[@Reliikgaming1]

In the pack that Im using this (FTB Skyblock), Im running my entire auto-sieving process from a bunch of these. Early game in both that pack and FTB Infinity Evolved the waterwheel is probably going to be both the best choice and the choice most players will make - this is why maxing out its power is so crucial (as I found when I wasn't doing it properly!)

[@appman2009]

+Reliikgaming now I'm running my own mod pack and this is actually quite a good early on power source not so good in late game but I have managed to full up a Radstone energy cell from 4 water wheels 😀

[@Reliikgaming1]

+App Man what's your modpack called, are you going to release it publicly and what version MC is it? We need some 1.9 packs :)

[@appman2009]

+Reliikgaming atm it's only1.7.10 but i can make a 1.9 if you want

[@appman2009]

+Reliikgaming contact me on Twitter @dragonwhisper92

[@kieran.thejasperhouse]

what is your texture pack

[@joshuaboaz8871]

May I ask how what texture pack that is that provides the rf readings?

[@pineapplewafers]

That is a feature of the ender io capacitor, just shift + right click with an empty hand to change the face

[@William-McCueRC]

i love you bro but no homo tho

[@donblaa]

the glass makes it fucking confusing wish someoe would do it with normal blocks

[@Reliikgaming1]

I did it with glass because its easier to see exactly what goes where, some of the internal blocks would have been hidden otherwise.

[@IJoeAceJRI]

The glass actually helped me see inside the water wheel like he said.

[@valyydzn.6782]

ussing seemless glass iss stupid for the tutorial

[@lindasherman9921]

downvoted because you used custom textures

[@Mariolinosify]

Wow! I just realized how much brit eng. annoys me.