Build actual storage before the generator
Fill a Copper Mold with Liquid Copper so it becomes a Power Brick. An empty mold or loose solid Copper is not a working battery. The reference capacity is 1,000 energy per completed brick: 100 bricks provide 100,000 capacity before accounting for any other storage. This is capacity arithmetic, not a guarantee that the objective is charged.
Connect or transfer the energy
Use Energy Connectors to join the Turbine and the Power Bricks. If you are moving existing energy from another system, hold the Energy Siphon on the destination line or brick. The Siphon transfers stored energy; it does not create a new supply.
Pass fresh Steam through the Turbine
Heat Water, guide the resulting Steam through the Turbine, and leave an outlet for Depleted Steam. Check that connected batteries have room. Repeatedly circulating Depleted Steam through the turbine does not replace fresh Steam.
Recover Water and watch cooling
A cooled Condenser can return Depleted Steam to Water for reheating. In Zeddic’s September 16 build, Snow and the water supply are also part of the cooling setup. Inspect both the returned Water and the cooling input; a circulation diagram alone does not prove a water-neutral generator.
Check Steam distribution and returning Water
More turbines do not help if Steam cannot reach them or returned Water occupies the gas route. Stop new input and inspect the cold side, condensation path and the basin receiving Water. Keep returning liquid from pooling across the Steam approach.
A September build demonstrated this bottleneck while expanding a turbine circuit. Treat its redesigned route as one example, not a guaranteed fourfold gain. Test that Steam moves, Water clears and battery charge rises together before copying more units.
Trace a turbine with no usable output
Look at storage and material states before adding more turbines.
- Empty mold or loose Copper: complete the Power Brick first.
- Battery full: energy has nowhere to go; check available capacity.
- No rise in charge: inspect the Connector path and fresh Steam input.
- Steam is spent: condense it, then boil the recovered Water again.
Common questions
Will 100 empty Power Bricks finish the energy goal?
No. They provide capacity. Watch the stored-energy total while charging and avoid draining it with tools during the final climb.
Does an Energy Connector store energy?
No. It carries energy between power structures and storage.