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After starting your first power unit

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I was finally able (after 12 hours or so of gameplay) to successfully complete my first playthrough. Here are some points might help you save some time and frustration.

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If you were finally able to setup and successfully start your first power unit, here are some tips that might come in handy when progressing through the game:

Save frequently. It sounds clichéd, but it's really useful particularly before making any modifications to your power unit's setup, since most likely you'll be blowing it up quite a few times and starting from scratch is no fun.
Research and implement tech. One if the things the mini-tutorial states. What it doesn't say is that once you research any tech that has a money stamp on its icon, you have to take an extra step and "implement" the tech by clicking on the money button on the lower-right part of the research screen. Wondering why you researched steel pipes but don't see any improvement in your power unit's pressure resistance? This is why.
Delay moving to a new boiler/fuel. Once you improve your power unit with a new boiler or move to a more efficient fuel, the power demand of the contracts offered to you will skyrocket. I've found that it's better to acquire as many techs as possible that will increase your overall capacity until you feel comfortable enough to take on the next wave of GW demand.
Build a power storage facility as soon as possible. You have to research this one, it's to the top-right direction of the tech tree, then you'll be able to select the facility from the build menu. With a power storage you'll decrease the chances your power unit overheats and explodes since you can store a lot more power before getting to the power saturation point. Also, you'll be able to fulfill higher demand contracts by balancing your production and your storage capacity.
Upgrade your facilities. By selecting a given facility you'll get the chance, once researched, to improve certain aspects of it. It's very important to increase heat resistance, for example, to your power unit before upgrading the boiler or moving to a new fuel. If you focus on research and facility improvement, you can get a long way with just the artisanal boiler and wood as fuel.

I guess these 5 points are enough to complete your first playthrough. I did suffer with this game, but I guess in the end I found it actually fun, past several hours of bitter frustration. If you get stuck, keep trying, you'll find it was worth it once you get to the year 2000 as the biggest power tycoon.

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Baguette 12.7.2023 klo 18.27

Ahhh I wondered why suddenly I was getting ridiculously small prices for such large energy outputs. I'll have to start again and take it slower! Thanks

no_name_ [tekijä] 19.12.2021 klo 12.37

Yeah, the higher the stress that you put on your power units (e.g.: operating at heat tolerance limit), the more frequent downtimes for maintenance will be. You can adjust the frequency of the scheduled maintenances on the power unit's menu and upgrade the quality of those so your power unit's kept at optimal operating conditions, reducing the amount of unexpected failures.

MayAvali 18.12.2021 klo 21.36

sorry, I think I've got it

MayAvali 18.12.2021 klo 21.35

I struggle with a problem that occurs a bit later in the game. The facility seems to require very frequent fix ups, to the point of it not being able to function. Do you have any idea what causes this and how I could prevent it?

Pogtonium 30.10.2021 klo 18.07

Thanks, now I have five plutonium reactors and I'm about to get five more, this was really helpful.

no_name_ [tekijä] 30.10.2021 klo 13.28

It all depends on your setup. Different boiler-fuel combinations require different cooling setups. Also, using same gen devices (boiler, turbines, heat exchangers) is always a good idea, but for cooling capabilities you could use a next tier exchanger if your setup's getting too hot. For 3 boilers (1st gen) on the same power unit, you could try using 3 sectors with 1 boiler, 2 turbines and 1 heat exchanger; the fourth sector filled with just heat exchangers. But then again, it'll all depend on your boiler-fuel combination.

Pogtonium 30.10.2021 klo 0.58

Thanks, do you have any recommendations on how to deal with the temperature of 3 units at once? I think it has to do with stuff like radiators, but I cant seem to figure out how to use them properly.

no_name_ [tekijä] 29.10.2021 klo 18.53

For example: while trying to figure out the secondary power unit issue, I actually had trouble selling my energy rather than struggling to fulfill the energy demands. I had all 4 sectors operating (2 sectors - 1 first gen boiler and 3 first gen turbines, 2 sectors - heat dissipators, fuel - peat) on a single power unit with a total output of 160GW, while the offered contracts were around 20-50GW. It all comes down to how you want to play.

no_name_ [tekijä] 29.10.2021 klo 18.36

Not necessarily. You can get by with a single power unit with a nice setup of all 4 sectors or you can use more than 1 power unit with less operating sectors on each. I guess the aim of the game is to have as many power units with all sectors set up so you can produce all the terawatts needed to fulfill the contracts.

Pogtonium 29.10.2021 klo 18.14

so you also have to fill those spaces up with stuff too right?

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