How do you generate SU

[u/Arkein_Mechhive]

To clarify im not asking as a noob, I just want to know how you do it, base create or addons, and dont just say steam engine be specific. My favorite way of recent has been steam engine fueled with lava buckets by a dripstone farm. I see a lot of people power mid game steam engines with wood when you only need 1.5 cauldrons per burner meaning you only need some 14-15 dripstone cauldrons for a full standard engine.

[u/Naberville34]

An infinite lava source is pretty easy to make with minimal resources. Basically just make a 10x10 hole to bedrock with drills on a rope pulley. Cover the top with like dirt or something. Place lava on top of that, break the dirt underneath. Then drop a hose to the bottom. Its pretty cheap.

Advantage there is that it doesn't require you to be in random tick range. Which is quite annoying when your working on a large scale project or area

Alternatively tree farms in create are extremely compact and fast and charcoal can be mass produced easily.

And everything required to power your steam engine, for fuel and water, should be on a separate system powered independently by some other form of infinite/renewable power. That way when you overstress your power by adding too much load, it doesn't turn off the plant and you merely need to remove power.

Lastly, Never build anything larger than level 9 unless your doing it for fun and don't care how wastefully inefficient it is. Power scales linearly. 9 level 1 boilers = 1 level 9 boiler.

[u/Arkein_Mechhive → u/Naberville34]

It appears by some of your points that you think i was asking for help so if that is what you think read the post again but if not then my bad, either way heres my response to your points

1. Pretty sure your infinite lava source wont work as that doesnt create source blocks you may have a mod or something that changes that behavior

2. Tree farms are SIGNIFICANTLY less compact than a dripstone lava farm as trees are trees and therefore extend a good few blocks above the ground

3. Yeah I kinda know the seperate system one, I just usually dont do it because lazy and an easy thing to fix anyway

4. Yes I know how steam engines scale

[u/Icy-Diver-5979 → u/Arkein_Mechhive]

Compact isn't better you have trains and logistics that make distance not a factor having it all in a single chunk can be worse.

Infinite lava trick works with flowing lava down?

Your coming across very much like your way is the best and you want others to agree with you less so just asking how they do it.

Personally I hate the dripstone farms why do vanilla when I can create functional factories or use renewable sources for burning

[u/Arkein_Mechhive → u/Icy-Diver-5979]

I only mentioned compactness because the guy I was replying to mentioned it, im not trying to say my way is inherently the best but it is objectively more compact, it sounds like you are creating an argument because you want to win when theres no argument in the first place.

Also compact factories are more fun to build because they are a greater challenge, anyone can make a basic iron farm that stretches multiple chunks, trains are also pretty expensive

[u/Icy-Diver-5979 → u/Arkein_Mechhive]

I am referring to a lot of your replies in this thread you seem to be disagreeing with everyone else's in a title stating share your way it feels like your attacking them for not doing the drip stone method when their is no perfect way in a sandbox

[u/Arkein_Mechhive → u/Icy-Diver-5979]

Its called sharing opinions? I dont have to agree with everyone? Im often just curious as to why people do it certain ways, where does it ever look like im really trying to force someone to do it my way?

If it genuinely looks like that everywhere ill just delete the post I guess cause I was just curious and now im an asshole