Generating Steam
Early game
For early game steam generation you have two options:
Boilers
- Liquid - allowing you to use hot liquids like lava. To heat up water and get steam.
- Solid - uses coal to heat up the water.
Solar Boilers
- generate steam from solar boilers doesn't work at night.
For water you can use a primitive pump
or use a water connection from any other mod.
After Steel
After unlocking steel (using a primitive blast furnace) you will get access to the high pressure versions of the boilers and allow you to produce more steam.
Large Boilers
Large boilers allow you to create massive amount of steam in the blink of an eye. A boiler can be constructed of many different GT materials, that will allow for different steam generation rates (consult the table below).
Base Generation Rates
Single Block
| Boiler type | Low pressure | High pressure |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 6 L/T | 18 L/T |
| Liquid | 12 L/T | 30 L/T |
| Solid | 6 L/T | 15 L/T |
Multiblock
| Boiler | Generation | Boil up | Max temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 800 L/T | 40s | 1074K |
| Steel | 1800 L/T | 90s | 2074K |
| Titanium | 3200 L/T | 160s | 3474K |
| Tungstensteel | 6400 L/T | 160s | 6674K |
*L/T -> Liters per tick (1L = 1mB)