Helmod: Assistant for planning your factory

by Helfima

Assistant for planning your factory. Can calculate required ingredients, products, machines, modules, and beacons. Can also calculate power production / consumption.

Utilities
a day ago
0.14 - 2.0
479K

i πŸ’‘ Proposal: Solid Fuel Consumption Calculator for Boilers

a month ago

πŸ“˜ Overview:
Add a new feature to Helmod that automatically calculates the amount of solid fuel required to operate boilers used in steam engines or turbines. This feature would help players optimize their fuel logistics and energy production plans.
βš™οΈ Key Parameters to Consider:
Type of solid fuel (coal, wood, solid fuel capsules, etc.)

Boiler efficiency and engine/turbine power output

Heat produced per unit of fuel

Fuel consumption per second, per minute, or per production cycle

Target power output (in MW) to reverse-calculate required fuel amount

Optional modifiers for transport losses or inefficiencies

πŸ› οΈ Suggested Implementation:
Add a β€œFuel Scheme” configuration panel in Helmod where users select boiler type and fuel

Integrate calculations with the existing energy production module

Visualize results: consumption graphs, fuel requirements per block, suggested logistics routes and storage capacities

KiwiHawk β˜†
a month ago

Helmod already has this feature. You can select Steam Engines to produce electricity and Boilers to produce the required steam. Both from the Helmod tab of the recipe selector. After adding a boiler, you can click on the factory icon to modify which type of fuel they should consume.

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