Water Tower Mechanics Guide [SATISFACTORY GUIDE]

This is my guide to a helpful mechanic reducing the number of pumps you need in large pipeline systems where you're elevating large amounts of fluids.
Check out some of my other key guides below:
10 Modular Frame: • 10 Modular Frames / Mi...
16 Rotors: • 100% EFFICIENT 16 Roto...
20 Reinforced Iron Plates: • 100% EFFICIENT 20 Rein...
30 Encased Steel Beams: • 30 Encased Steel Beams...
Want to fly around too? Check out ficsit.app/ for the Satisfactory Mod Manager. Once you have that installed, look for the PAK Utility mod or Area Actions.
Follow me on Twitch for my Thursday stream starting at 9PM EST:
/ scalti
Follow me on Instagram for factory design inspiration and tips:
/ the_scalti
Follow me on Twitter for content updates:
/ the_scalti
Music Provided By: www.bensound.com

[@hans_____]

I like how you said "Let's jump right into it," and then you jumped right into it. Others would say the same thing then go to some second intro instead.

[@YourDailyDubdose]

Thank you for your continued high quality content. One of my favorite new channels!

[@marksway57]

I feel the same. Thanks for expressing.

[@glzcharly]

x3

[@oh-bee5001]

OMG!!! This is game changing. My previous piping system I laid out like 25 pumps. My most recent build, all I needed was 3. Thank you times infinity!

[@rlnt]

I am using this method quite commonly as well but I like that you are showing this mechanism in detail for people who do not use/understand it yet. But there are rumors that this will likely be changed in future version because it's actually not intended which is logical because it makes no sense IRL. :D

[@scottjackson1636]

this is actually close to how water towers and fluid dynamics work. If I put a rain collection tank up high I can pipe that water to anything just under the same height. I can even fill a barrel from the BOTTOM provided the incoming water source is higher than the barrel. This is why in places like new york they have towers on top of the sky scrapers because its the easiest way to get water all though the tower, U just have to pump it up once and store it, then it drains DOWN into the tower. The only change needed would be to require the buffer be higher than the input really. the pressure usually stays good too as long as the source is higher than the output. The MK2 pipes on the other hand would have to be twice the SIZE of the MK1 pipes to flow twice the rate at the same pressure if I remember my science correctly. None of that bugs me as much as the materiel requirements to make a cartridge of ammo though. Currently I should be making self guided explosive ammo with what I am putting into it. And I load 10 in to one slot at the same time which is not how guns work. You can load 10 BULLETS in a cartridge then load that into the gun but you don't phase 10 huge cartridges' into one slot, and no bullet requires a beacon. A little copper, a little powder, done. maybe a tiny bit of sulfur for a primer. add some iron or aluminum to make it into a magazine. Then it would make sense.

[@rlnt]

@@scottjackson1636 While you are true with your explanation, this doesn't describe the method that was applied here. I know real water towers exist in the way you explained it but it's not possible to share pressure with the input pipe from the water tower especially if the pump is next to it because the pump wouldn't be able to push more water into the pipe because of the high pressure. You can't apply the same pressure to the input pipe by dragging it up a tower and when it comes down reattaching it to the same pipe.

[@rlnt]

And exactly that is what they mentioned to be maybe fixed in future updates. But as I said, these are just rumors. It's just a game and it wouldn't be a problem if some things stay unrealistic. :D

[@scottjackson1636]

@@rlnt yeah I agree there is no real reason to change it. No telling what a civilization that can materialize objects out of raw materials could do. But I did say that it was close. as long as the out put is lower than the input the pressure usually stays good. not like we really measure water pressure at the output expect for "good" and "bad". and Bad is usually fixed at the output side or near it. pressure washers for example. And I could drag a pipe up the side of a building and hook it to the bottom of a tank on that building, as long as that tank is lower than the source that tank will fill. You can then drain it down into the building, rebuilding pressure and output. water seeks its level. Ahh discussing fluid dynamics. something I never thought I would be doing. the internet is weird.

[@inthebunkerwithmike4415]

@@scottjackson1636 IRL the higher the water tank is off the ground the more gravity pulls it back down. If you have a 3 story building with a water tower on it and a 30 story building with the same, the 30 story building should have 10x the head pressure as the 3 story building. I do not think this number is factored into this game because ive tried it in mine.

[@davegallagher2027]

I wonder how many people have saved soooo much time because of you. Thank you for saving my time!

[@-Gous-]

Or headache Like me, the Idea to Sandwich is the best ever

[@IDoppelZet]

Dude! That cinematic outro.... love it!

[@Scalti]

Regarding the streaming: I'm no longer able to do a static schedule as mentioned. I still stream when I can but it's just not a set routine of when I do. My apologies.

[@RoadsideDown]

This is one the most helpful, informative videos regarding these fluid dynamics that I have seen! Absolutely phenomenal! Thank you!

[@Walaby50]

Thanks for that. In terms of real world fluid dynamics, it makes no sense, but I guess satisfactory works differently 😄

[@PuppetierMaster]

Mister idk what magic dust you sprinkle on your videos to make it that much better, its impressive to say the least.

[@bananafoneable]

This blew my mind. I been racking my brain for days!!

[@Degkinson]

Thank you for this video!! Your factories are such huge inspirations for me and your guide layouts really help explain how specific game mechanics work to meet an end goal, rather than just glossing over the details and not teaching anyone anything. I am addicted to making sandwich layers now.

[@M92FSINOX]

I finally understand how pipes work now 😊 Thank you for this

[@benholder2422]

Thank you so much for all of these videos, they have been so helpful in my early journey into the time suck that is Satisfactory. While I see that you've shown the completed factory and explained a great deal in doing so I've learned so much more seeing the entire build process for your other factory builds. Regardless, thank you for all your effort. PS - MK is pronounced "Mark" like the name, so MK1 is spoken "Mark 1" and MK2 is spoken "Mark 2" etc.

[@kdbcinco]

Daym, love the color coding of the build's "parts". Cool stuff.

[@HW-ow9zp]

what a tremendously helpful and clear explanation of a very peculiar mechanic. thank you sir for the quality content! i am continually impressed by the quality of material i find in the satisfactory community.

[@zogly9469]

Thank you! I was struggling with trying to understand water systems just a bit ago, and this video was made just in time to help! Maybe I can get my coal power up and running independently off of this video tomorrow. ☺️

[@sargentscythe]

Fantastic content as always!

[@Thelastpagangod]

I really like the way you build, I've been using it in my new playthrough as an attempt to not replicate the spaget-hell factory I made the first time around. Thanks for sharing your stuff!

[@correykeen2956]

Thanks for the additional information, cleared up all my questions. Now I can build a coal generator plant that functions well and looks good.

[@toddg6548]

Nice job, I did manage to figure out how you did it from your other video before this "reveal"... its a nice power plant. Thanks for the video, very well explained. More content plz! ;)

[@bryanturnbow8189]

Man, I had a bunch of those pumps littered throughout my pipes my last play through. This changes things.

[@beau6521]

You have incredible content!!!

[@BlueViper8907]

Just started playing Satisfactory and just finished replicating this!

[@jeremytaylor8825]

Thanks so much for the amazing videos. Please keep them coming. Love to see more advanced builds.

[@FuriousGrizz]

Thank you so much for clearing up your previous video, it helped a lot your more detailed description and seeing the inside of the tower, definitely subbing for possibly more builds in the future!

[@Siundio]

Best water guide on KZbin. Good job!

[@scottjackson1636]

Thanks dude. I actually got that working pretty well on my own coal plants But this showed me a few things I didn't think about when i did it on mine. Of course my coal plant is half the size of yours and I have 2 in 2 different locations on the grass plain. But when I get the steel plant done I will get the tier 3 belts and upgrade all of them to be bigger. So far I have built every plant except the steel plants and reinforced beam plant, I placed them on the grass land plateau right above the 3 normal iron mines. In a nice square pattern and feeding into a giant mall in the center with the HUB and space elevator. Looks pretty good. I also like to leave the buildings open without outer walls, mainly because of the hit my old comp gets with a lot of glass walls.

[@nicolascarrier4618]

This video helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@Rewst0n]

I messed up my piping so bad today on my new coal power plant, gonna take a note from this and try using water towers and a "key" pipe :>

[@KnHawke]

Great and informative vid! The fluids in this game honked me off to the point that I am using mods to get around them. Like Water, I'm sending it to a Pump & Packaging House where I can more easily teleport it to my main mega-base (under construction) so I can centralize everything. Power cost of the Packagers well worth the convenience :)

[@steverouth2831]

Just come across this video! Very helpful ! Thanlyou

[@Drink4Exp]

Woooo! Another video! And one especially useful. Thank you!

[@tratzum]

I like your build style. It is nice and clean.

[@zourin8804]

So, basically, one *really tall* water tower connected to a water network is enough to pressurize the entire network, as long as you don't go higer than the tower.

[@jorisniezen7864]

Thanks for explaining I am trying to make a good coal power plant for 2 days now but was too dumb to finish

[@josephwestwood1648]

These are excellent videos. Please do some on bus lines and main storage systems. Thank you.

[@gabrielthornton7614]

Love your videos man, keep up the good work!

[@AllButJustForgotten]

Thanks for the video.

[@outlookarmin2164]

NIce, that helps me a lot:) What's next?

[@7gpanda744]

Gosh... Thanks for this info.. can save a lot of work... gosh

[@gemmel3197]

Excellent explanation, subbed.

[@cesarporras8794]

Great content

[@judenelson4080]

Can you show an example of a pipe network involving a large number of extractors utilizing this design? I'm trying to make a huge power plant and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to design it.

[@Warp9pnt9]

Similar issue. I'm in the exact same location, but using Compacted Coal (125/s output from 5xConstructors, burn rate of 7.14/m or 1/8.4s per generator). I could build 17.5 coal generators, and underclock to about 93%, or overclock generators by 9% and have only 16 generators, but then I would need to either overclock 6 water extractors also by 9%, or build 7 and underclock a bit. I think the 16 generators would look cleaner than 18, and a 7th water extractor should fit. I'll want this to be expandable to something like 64 generators, or 128, or whatever the max miners and conveyors allow, then match water. But I could easily fit 19 pumps from cliff face to ocean limit. 3 pumps are about as wide as 4 generators. So it'd be 18/3 or 6 banks of 4 generators each, or just 24 total. So a 2x24 bank if I mirror them on each side. And repeat that 2x24 or 48 another 4 times easily, for 192. But laying out the pipes is my biggest challenge. I never seem to get good flow to all 8 test generators. The plant dies if I shut off biomass burners, because the water sputters, can't match demand.

[@DurzoBlunts]

I'm curious to know if you utilize a main bus system setup. Always enjoy the content!

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

Built it.. feeding 10 generators with 1 liquid pump. Not gonna ask questions. Thank you lol

[@ruza_1474]

Wow im new in Satisfactory and you're help me a lot. Thanks 😊

[@Ironwind1972]

Great tips man, thanks.

[@crazyanonymio1369]

Thank you for the explanation Question1: If the headlift is lower dans 10m, don't need water pump ? (so pumpless water tower is possible ?) Question2: Powerless pump "force" the direction of water ?

[@user-ny2ri3tn3n]

Thanks for my Factory Master 😚

[@darkzak47]

Thank you for the glass wall view! Mine looks like spaghetti

[@fourover4]

great vid, thanks for the hard work!

[@TheJonesLP1]

It is quite easy to understand when you think about that the key pipe is not for processing water, but only to increase the pressure of the water (more height on the water tower means more water pressure means more lift for all fluids in the network)

[@MymaJyma]

For some reason I can't get this mechanic to work. I use pumps to get the fluid (crude oil) to the maximum height in the system right after the extractors into a buffer but the fluid will only travel so far after the key pipe. What am I missing?

[@NightIceWolf12]

Are you going to do an oil factory next? I just got access to oil and found 2 normal deposits near each other. I want to make both rubber and plastic while eventually making a fuel power plant since my coal generators aren't enough. However, the math involved is hurting my head. Still new to the game and your videos really helped me out.

[@Scalti]

Still have some other videos to work on before getting to refinery content but I assure you I will. If you want to get a high output oil system for those products I’d check out @imkibitz (not sure if that’ll work). He has a guide on getting 900 of each but it’s a large scale build and not focused on A E S T H E T I C S if you will. XD

[@Ookpic]

Awesome content!! One of the best! I've been watching and using your guides for weeks now! Thanks so much! One thing I wanted to add was that I copied this water tower model for a coal factory half the size and it was running flawlessly until update 4. I'm wondering if they changed the way pipes work? I had to scrap the water tower and revert back to using multiple pumps on 2 feed pipes to keep enough flow to the goal generators. Curious if you had the same result??

[@Scalti]

I have no idea. I’ll check it out. I did notice my own power system failed but I didn’t troubleshoot it and went straight to designing the stator factory for the power storage structures. I’ll be sure to look into it to see if they fixed it.

[@Ookpic]

@@Scalti My gut says, they changed the way the piping works. It only really matters until you get into the later tiers anyway when you switch to oil/gas generators. Just something I noticed.

[@Niniju8970]

Wait, so is it required to create a loop in the system for it to work? I have a coal generator system I'm trying to make work with water towers, and I'm struggling to figure out why my flow is lacking.

[@Ender7j]

In my experience, the pumps have a range of effect in the network that is far less than what I see in your video. I would need another set of mk1 pumps on your second test tower as well

[@rangeronxbox2293]

hi Scalti, great vid again. Can you tell me the name of the mod you use to have a connection for pipes in your foundations at second water tower? thx

[@largeoctahedron]

Not a mod I think. You can purchase “Pipeline Wall Holes” from the Awesome Shop which should be what he’s using

[@evilpoptart25]

Put a foundation down below your working level. Put a pipeline support down in place, rotate it so it’s flat on its back. Put the floor foundation where it should be. Delete the second foundation. Connect the pipes.

[@rangeronxbox2293]

@@evilpoptart25 thx i will try that

[@Gilmore74]

@@evilpoptart25 great tip. Works like a charm. Thanks

[@someonewithsomename]

Ok. So to simplify, you just need to always use pumps on a single pipe line and connect all the lines together, right? That sounds easy enough.

[@victoriaplant2316]

Super quick, is there a limit to how high you can initially carry the water before "dropping" it into the key pipe?

[@Scalti]

Not to my knowledge and nothing would suggest there is a limit.

[@SukhrajB]

hey scalti! keep it up. awesome channel. please make a video to efficiently mind concrete. thank youuuuu!

[@firefly8800]

Concrete? Concrete only takes 1 step to make bro. Choose your limestone node purity, miner type, and miner clock speed based on how much concrete you want to produce with your production line, then split the miner's output into multiple belts and feed them into underclocked constructors - the input of which matching the output of the miners. Then route the outputted concrete to a storage container or better - a truck station where tractors can take them to a centralized spot from where you can easily grab them. It's barely a "factory" and is hardly worth a video. It's more of a decentralized "production cell" and I build them wherever I find a pure limestone node, which seems to always be on it's own - it doesn't take a whole lot of time and could come in handy later once I have enough materials to run a trucking network that takes limestone from all these nodes and puts them in one place.

[@forgd2856]

I've got some questions - I've been trying to get this to work but haven't yet been successful. 1. Does the fluid buffer at the top of the tower have to be at the exact same height as the coal generators? Can it be higher? 2. Does the way in which you connect your water extractors to the outgoing pipes from the tower matter? I notice you have them all feeding "in line" with the bottom pipes. I have 300m3/min coming from 3 extractors into a pipe, and that pipe then being attached to one of the four output pipes from the tower. I'm trying to get 900m3/min of water to 10 fully overclocked coal generators using this but haven't had success getting the water to actual rise into the coal generators with this method.

[@Scalti]

1. Fluid buffer must be at least the height of whatever machines you’re feeding. 2. How they connect does not matter. Just need them to join the key pipe but you also need to make sure you’re not bottlenecking. Based on your comment you have 3 extractors feeding into a single pipe but how is that feeding the coal generators? Are they all being fed from a single pipe or have you properly divided the pipes to the generators based on the 300/m limitation of MK1 pipes?

[@forgd2856]

@@Scalti So I've got two pipes feeding each set of 5 generators - Currently one is feeding 3 (which should be 270/m) and the other is feeding 2 (180/m). The issue I'm seeing is that the fluid isn't rising into the coal generators, despite by fluid buffer in the water tower being many foundations higher than the coal generators.

[@forgd2856]

@@Scalti OK I actually have no fucking idea why, but from what I could gather it seems like if you have pipeline floor holes in your pipeline (which I did, going to my coal generators, as well as up into my "sandwich", and you set up your water tower after these get set up, then the game just like bugs out and they act as impassable barriers? I deleted them and then rebuilt and reconnected everything and voila it worked. SO weird. Awesome setup, gonna be using this from now on :)

[@fabian6196]

Soooo, key question here: does that mechanic make sense in the real world? Or are you exploiting a bug in fluid mechanics in the game? I understand your system, but the logic doesn't make sense for real life, right?

[@JuliusAwen]

I hope they'll fix it soon!

[@IvanBrix96]

For the water height it's exacly how it works in real life, search up "water tower", you probably saw one in some city. As for the flow mechanics I'm a bit rusty in fluid mechanics but from what I can remember it's correct.

[@elitewill-fr3dx]

Yes it actually is! The simplest way to explain it is that the pump adds "head" (which is how energy in fluids is stored) to the system. This pump head is then converted to static head (the energy contained simply by height) by filling the fluid buffer. This static head is then converted to pressure head via gravity in the other lines, which is then converted to vertical head again going back up to the coal generator.

[@lancer827]

The other responses are talking about the general concepts of pressure and the way water towers work. Yes, this is the same is in real life, at least roughly. The thing that is different is what he talks about a 3:35 when he mentions that, as long as you have a water tower, the pressure (or rather max heard height) is constant past that point even though it has other water sources. His setup with the two sources (one pressurized and one not) feeding the one tank wouldn't work out. Water would circulate through the "key" pipe and then right back to the start, never building up enough pressure to go up the second tower.

[@JuliusAwen]

@@lancer827 Thank you!

[@stripyzeeber7899]

That nice. So it applies to oil tier, too, right? Though, how would you set it up?

[@Scalti]

Same but you’ll just need the extra pumps given the headlift is 10m for oil versus 20 for water.

[@stripyzeeber7899]

@@Scalti Ah, I see. You be able to upload a set-up of it? Because most of the time that I expend in satisfactory is where should I put the set-up. Most of the time, I put it too close to the oil extractor and the pipes isn't aesthetically pleasing. And when I just put some foundations, I often stare at it for quite sometime due to me figuring out where to place em. Kinda been using your vertical builds lately and had fun modifying it, but after reaching oil, I'm stuck in a loop where I contact 8 refiners, then delete them again cuz of the placement.

[@trycho7472]

Hi Scalti, does this Setup/Method still work with Update5 or did they change the way the fluids behave in the game?

[@Scalti]

Still works. :]

[@trycho7472]

@@Scalti Thanks for the fast response. From now on I will use this technique in my factorys. Thanks for showing and explaning this for newcomer like me :)

[@Nevir202]

Any idea on why, with 6 extractors, and a water tower well above the level of my coal plants, using tier 2 pipes one or two of my 12 plants keeps running out of water? Six extractors should be giving more water than can possibly flow in the system, but one or two of the pipes keep running dry.

[@Scalti]

I had someone comment that it’s best to setup the system so they’re entirely full of water before connecting them. Fluids are still weird in the game.

[@Nevir202]

​@@Scalti I feel like a real idiot, but I figured out the issue. At one place in my manifold, a TINY section of pipe between two of the splitters was still Mk 1 piping, so it was only getting a max of 300 water to feed the last 7-8 coal plants on the line, which collectively need 320-360. I thought it was all upgraded, when I added the 4 new plants I'm surprised things weren't WORSE.

[@skinnychef6772]

Hey, really appreciate the content! Would adding a valve in the system help in any way? You mentioned in the video how the pumps cause everything in front of them to become one-way essentially. Valves also keep fluid flow one-way.

[@Scalti]

They would not. You want as much back and forth as possible. The only time I’d add a valve is for more complex systems where you want to ensure a set amount is prioritized. In this instance with it being 100% balance it is not needed.

[@skinnychef6772]

@@Scalti Thanks for the reply and the insight!

[@ooglek]

Is this documented by CoffeeStain anywhere? I'm curious if Update 4 will break this mechanic. It's awesome, and improves a bunch of my designs! It sucks if it is merely an oversight and will or has changed, or if that is working as designed and will continue to function the same way in future updates. Wheee!

[@Scalti]

It might. Time will tell.

[@jasonblanchard7272]

How did you get the pipeline floor hole? Also these are great, helping me a ton!

[@Scalti]

Check out my post from Reddit www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/j0m942/design_tip_running_pipes_through_foundations_that/?

[@akujiwar]

... "welcome to hardware unboxed no? oh. music got me confused

[@reginull8131]

can you give a 100% efficient smart plating guide, and maybe even versatile framework and automated wiring?

[@Scalti]

It isn’t (in my personal opinion) worth making a dedicated factory for those items. Those are finite in necessity and makes more sense to put together a temporary system and manually loading storage containers.

[@reginull8131]

@@Scalti that does make sense

[@shyvr]

How did you get the pipes through the foundation? Been trying to figure that out for a while now...

[@Scalti]

www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/j0m942/design_tip_running_pipes_through_foundations_that/?

[@shyvr]

Ah, thank you!

[@cerealgudforu5624]

Does the headlift split if I split the pipe into 2?

[@nolan8226]

how did you get a pipe support to clip with the floor at 7:59? i can only get the pipe itself to clip through, is there a way to put a wall hole on the foundation or something?

[@nolan8226]

jk i figured it out, i was only able to clip wall supports through the floor when placing it against the wall from below

[@Scalti]

That’s the way to do it. :]

[@nolan8226]

@@Scalti thanks for the quick reply, good to know in case I needed it 👍

[@jacovanderschaaf3044]

how many time can you split the main pipe to feed the onthere water axtraxtors that requires to your factorys?

[@Scalti]

Unlimited. Just needs to be connected.

[@jacovanderschaaf3044]

do wanne ask somthing again. this work very well on water. but how does this work on onthere liquids as oil and fuel? do i lose a little liquid in the progres of this?

[@Scalti]

@@jacovanderschaaf3044 shouldn't lose anything and works with other fluids in a similar fashion. Just mind the different headlift requirements.

[@josephaugustoyucrahuari3262]

si este video estaría traducido al español seria genial, busque este video por mucho tiempo

[@frankplaysmmos9727]

I found a way to have fluid go to any elevation with no pumps.

[@Jadushnew]

Nice Content. But please be a little louder next time!

[@modjahead99]

How did you manage to make pipes go through floor?!!! I can't place pipe wall hole on floor. PS: Got it, you tricky player )))))

[@Scalti]

Nice. Have a video on Reddit for it too.

[@saiportugal1806]

Is it possible to get mods on mac book?

[@Scalti]

Check the satisfactory mods discord. I have no idea. discord.gg/uusMGqv7

[@kasa1695]

or stator

[@switchedup5312]

Any plans for a concrete tower? Curious how you would load balance say 180 limestone, 120 from pure node 60 from normal. With only mk2 belts..

[@almo29]

Is this still viable? Has it been patched? I haven't played for a long time... :)

[@almo29]

I will anwsere it myself cus I tested it ingame. YES it works! Really cool, thx for a great video! :)

[@icebluscorpion]

I use only the few pumps to lift the water as high as possible with a huge buffer on top and then I don't need pumps on the rest of the map anymore. Why are from ever YTber that I saw all so morronically short 😂just makevit as high as the game allows. The water in this game has neither viscosity nor pressure. You can make the pipes horizontally as long as you want you only have to provide head. And if the head is well above everything that is in the map then you can place your pipes everywhere without placing on single pump (except for the pumps for the mega water tower)

[@Scalti]

It’s short because this was for demonstration and not an actual play through.

[@kasa1695]

do you mąkę motor?

[@kleverich2000]

Can you do a efficient concrete factory so we can have the resources to build these factories

[@puppergump4117]

I think trying this in real life would result in a leaky faucet

[@sasquatchhadarock968]

Instructions unclear- do I add a pump before or after I wet the bed?

[@juste_simon]

What mods do you use?

[@Scalti]

PAK Utility to fly around and have no material cost for building (use explicitly for guide videos). Perma day for recording quality of life. Smart Foundations mod for normal playing (mass build foundations while still using material cost).

[@juste_simon]

@@Scalti merci

[@ekheee7818]

I guess I am too stupid or water in this game works weird?!

[@MemphisMG86]

i am look 3 videos so far and in every video your mic volumen and sounds is other :!?

[@dominikpost3366]

Does it still work in update 4 ? otherwhise im pretty fucked haha

[@Scalti]

Still works.

[@robertosola4660]

@@Scalti I actually setup the very same pipe network, water tower to the height of the coal gen, 6 water extractors, 16 coal gen, 240 coal per minute, but with update 4 I had to add one extractor since some of the coal gens randomly shut off for having low water.

[@Scalti]

That is a side effect of the new way power is managed. Once it’s all up and running again the ratio is still 3:8. The water getting pumped up doesn’t catch up fast enough because generators now run at 100% consumption all the time. Once it does you’re good to go. Had the same issue.

[@robertosola4660]

@@Scalti thanks for the fast answer. I imagined that keeping up starting from 0 could be the issue, or that something changed in fluid physics. I went back after a while and switched off the asymmetrical, badly placed and completely unaesthetic water extractor and water levels kept stable.

[@cswish7228]

Hello

[@Obbliteration]

This sounds like an exploit

[@Scalti]

It’s very much intended or at least acknowledged by the devs. They’ve even taken to using this concept/design in the Update 5 teaser trailer and mentioned my content directly as a result.

[@Zombuny]

Physics, not even once

[@robertbarton4776]

Like unsupported structures, this breaks the realism for me, so I stick with correct pumps.

[@Scalti]

Not sure how this breaks realism when water towers are a real world method to provide water pressure. To each their own though.

[@robertbarton4776]

@@Scalti the mass of your head lift water must exceed the mass of the water you want to move. This game feature is like a drinking straw full of water, having any effect on a pipeline. As you say, it’s a fantasy game, I get that. I play all my games vanilla, I would look on this like non train collisions, a feature not intended for final game. If they update the physics, I am good to go…..planning ahead.

[@JaySilva88]

Are you cheating physics, Sr?

[@nukachronic6211]

No longer works, unfortunately.

[@SuperDKNation]

It still works.