justVAWTs

JustVAWTs

adds vertical axis wind turbines to the vanilla game mechanical systems.

Want something that fills the gap until you can get your hand on a windmill rotor and sails?
Don't want MillWright and an addon on top of that to get VAWTs?
Do you just want something that spins?

Look no further, justVAWTs has your back!

What is in there?

Several types of wind turbines, each type with their own maximum speed and torque.
I have tried to balance out how easy a VAWT is to achieve and how much power it generates compared to the windmill rotor wile trying to apply at least a little bit of real world logic.
This means VAWTs in general do not generate as much torque as a windmill rotor with sails, but are easier to make.
Some models now have large variants, which appear as a 3x3 multi block in the world.

 

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Helical turbine (new large variant! in 0.1.0)

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Low max speed
Low power
Relatively easy to obtain
Has variants for all base game wood types (purely cosmetic)
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Savonius turbine (new large variant! in 0.1.0)

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Medium max speed
Medium power
Has variants for all base game metal types (purely cosmetic)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 77px;"> <td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 77px;">

Staggered savonius turbine

</td> <td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 77px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 77px;">Staggered version of the metal savonius design
Medium low max speed
Medium high power
Has variants for all base game metals types (purely cosmetic)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 77px;"> <td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 77px;">

Cloth savonius (new large variant! in 0.1.0)

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Medium max speed
High power
Has variants for all base game cloth stitch types (purely cosmetic)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 96px;"> <td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 96px;">

Wing turbine (new large variant in 0.1.0)

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Wooden turbine that uses wing profiles for blades
Wings are made of boards using sandpaper
High speed
Medium low power
Has variants for all base game wood types (purely cosmetic)

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Panemone turbine (new in 0.1.0)

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A very primitive turbine made of wood and woven mats.
This should make it easier to obtain a windmill early (even in hot climates)
Blades are made of woven mats, reed or papyrus.
Requires a surrounding structure to channel the wind
The surrounding structure determines the spin direction of the turbine
Doors and trapdoors can be used to throttle the turbine or even change its direction

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Double wing turbine

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Twice the wings!
Medium high speed
Medium high power
Has variants for all base game wood types (purely cosmetic)

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Turbine wing

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Component for the wing turbines
Has variants for all base game wood types

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Sandpaper

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Needed to make the turbine wings (wing surfaces have to be smooth!)
Has variants for all base game sand types (purely cosmetic)

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Reed mat (new in 0.1.0)

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Needed to make panemone turbine blades, can be made of papyrus or reeds

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