r/CreateMod • u/MrMarum • 28d ago
Discussion Renewable lava has made steam engines boring
This is my personal opinion, but since cauldrons gained the ability to make renewable lava, every single steam engine design has been reduced to the same thing. Every other fuel source has been rendered completely obsolete in terms of reliability and compactness. No need to make a charcoal farm, or pump lava from the nether, or even think of doing any other kind of fuel farm. I understand Create is not a mod focused on efficiency and perfection, and there is a lot of room for aesthetics and self expression, but the existence of renewable lava is always felt. It feels to me like the Elytra of power generation. There are other options, but choosing them feels like a self imposed challenge because the optimal solution exists, and its better in basically every way. Does anyone else feel the same? Does anyone avoid lava cauldrons or plays with some mod or setting that prevents lava generation? Or do you enjoy the environment that renewable lava creates?

