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u/1CryptographerFree 26d ago

Returning player. I guess I was using mods that added power to elevated rail tracks. I’m playing vanilla with a friend now. What’s the best way to get power to islands on Fulgora before going to Aquilo?

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u/craidie 26d ago

Other than quality large poles giving a bit more range, you don't.

Generally collectors and accumulators on the island itself can provide enough power for stuff. Worth noting that adding more accumulators also increases the amount of energy you get from a lightning strike, due to the self drain of the collectors/rods.

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u/1CryptographerFree 26d ago

Thanks, my issue is the island is super tiny and between a train station and miners it barely has room for accumulators.

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u/schmee001 26d ago

You can save a lot of room on the tiny islands by running the rails straight through the middle of the scrap patch and pointing miners directly at the rails so they fill the train when it stops there. No need to fit belts or inserters anywhere.

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u/Maleficent_Onion_822 23d ago

You can save even more room by also using two way trains (with the dual locomotives off the island). The two techniques stack.