Alternative to the Steam Turbine?

[DRH1469]

To put in my 2 pence, I used the DW20 pack and map from Ep 20. Plodded along for a while, set up the fermenter/still setup (powered by a biogas engine in a feedback loop) to generate fuel for the quarry until it hit the bottom. Let it be for quite a while before attaching it to a large underground iron tank (mainly to get rid of some saplings). When trying to work out what to do with it, I decided on a 36HP liquid boiler (because, hey, why not?). Got it set up, and a single fermenter/still was able to keep up reasonably well. Got annoyed with adding fertiliser, so bred bees to refined, plonked them in an alveary, refined the redulting oil and put in a holding tank, with the output going to the boiler.

This is now a fully automated, completely self-sustaining setup providing me with more than enough power for my entire base, and easy to add another boiler into the mix, should I wish to (the appropriate serums prepared for refined, fast, nocturnal, cave, flyer, and rock pollinating).

Also, tesseracts are awesome for this kind of thing!

Many thanks, I really like the bees, so that sounds pretty good, thanks

 

[Bibble]

Many thanks, I really like the bees, so that sounds pretty good, thanks

The breeding process wasn't too bad. I already had a glut of BC power, so the machines were easy enough to use. I'd recommend building a few apiaries with the express purpose of churning out drones to be genepooled (the DNA is useful).

And, if you are wanting some GM tips:
1) Breed a whole load of purebred wintry drones. Isolate the extreme fertility gene. This is useful for DNA, and to get enough drones for isolation later.
2) Put the Extreme fertility on a rocky drone/princess combo, breed a load of drone a throw into the isolator. This should get you: the +/-2 temp and humidity traits, the nocturnal, flyer and cave dwelling traits, and the rock pollination traits. I like these as they make good machines to stick in an underground room and expel a load of dones for DNA.
3) Breed to cultivated for the fast production.
4) Isolate the Industrious/Imperial endpoints, and make perfect specimens.

I'll leave the rest to you, but I found that to be a great starting place for the rest of the extra bees breeding.

 

[DRH1469]

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The breeding process wasn't too bad. I already had a glut of BC power, so the machines were easy enough to use. I'd recommend building a few apiaries with the express purpose of churning out drones to be genepooled (the DNA is useful).

And, if you are wanting some GM tips:
1) Breed a whole load of purebred wintry drones. Isolate the extreme fertility gene. This is useful for DNA, and to get enough drones for isolation later.
2) Put the Extreme fertility on a rocky drone/princess combo, breed a load of drone a throw into the isolator. This should get you: the +/-2 temp and humidity traits, the nocturnal, flyer and cave dwelling traits, and the rock pollination traits. I like these as they make good machines to stick in an underground room and expel a load of dones for DNA.
3) Breed to cultivated for the fast production.
4) Isolate the Industrious/Imperial endpoints, and make perfect specimens.

I'll leave the rest to you, but I found that to be a great starting place for the rest of the extra bees breeding.

Many thanks again!