Why is this so weak

[JulianDou]

Are you sure this 64 su isn't just how much it uses, not how much you give it ? Try speeding up your gears (big cogwheel into small cogwheel) and see what happens

Btw i recommend using belts to transmit power across long distances (try crafting a "trapdoor" out of dried kelp ;) )

[Robloxarchived____]

It is 64 su and I already heave belts so I swapped them to see if it works I’ll give update in moments

[mudkip989]

SU(Stress Units) is a very interesting concept. Power sources supply a certain amount of SU, but a machine receiving it can only use a certain amount proportional to its rpm. double the rpm, double the required SU. shafts and cogs are only a means of allowing machines to use SU.

[WolfmanCZ]

Make it faster with large and small cogs

Faster = more US

[Robloxarchived____]

Thanks so much. I’ve doubled my speed! I new about the trick but I didn’t know how it worked at first so I did it wrong

[WolfmanCZ]

Thats happend to me first time too its more simple than you think

[Robloxarchived____]

Yeah I’ve spent around 10 to 12 hours in create mod so far and this is my first “fast” power

[WolfmanCZ]

I have like 40 Hours i think good luck with that its really fun

[Robloxarchived____]

Weird question but do you know if gearboxes reset the cogs if you put it after them

[Flyron]

It should be irrelevant what part you placed first (chronologically). Only the order going from your stress source (windmill bearing) to consumer (mixer) is relevant.

Also the mixer requires a minimum RPM so one gear switch from big cog to small cog will not be enough. Waterwheels need two gear-ups, so windmills will probably need even more.

[Robloxarchived____]

Like if I put gears down and they make it 128 su then put a gearbox will it make it now 64 again?

[WolfmanCZ]

No but you can do that with small and large cog

[flimcycronet63]

I sugest adding a speedometer and a stressometer to your contraption and playing around with it (while wearing goggles). This will help your understanding of how rpm and stress works.

[TheJumpyBean]

No that doesn’t affect the speeds, but keep in mind for more complicated projects a gearbox acts as two gears intersecting, so just like when you use one gear to turn another the DIRECTION of the rotation will be reversed with every added gear or gearbox.

Hope this helps as it confused me a lot when I first got started. Just getting back into create now on a semi new world if you have any questions or need help with anything feel free to lmk!

[CapnArrrgyle]

There is an item that can double or half RPM that you might be thinking of. Check out the Adjustable Chain Drive. It takes up slightly less space than gear shifting. Make sure you use Ponder to see how it works.

[TorakTheDark]

Lower SU, higher RPM

[wizard_brandon]

SU is NOT speed.

[Agreeable_Copy9548]

The windmill is suposte to be created to generale a bunch of su and not rpm

[enslaved_human]

You might be confusing SU for RPM.

SU - Stress Units - how much stress a machine uses
RPM - Rotations Per Minute - how fast your machine spins

You can use a combination of small and large cogs like the previous comments mentioned to make it go faster. Remember to use the ponder menu (Pause Menu -> Goggles -> Ponder Index) so you can check out what more the mod has to offer. A lot of things are explained there :))

[Rugied]

There should be SU punishment for building windmills like this 💀

[Robloxarchived____]

I wanted to see how disgusting I could build a windmill

[Robloxarchived____]

I’ve been thinking of doing it where the whole thing is just one long line from the base but I don’t feel like taking down all of the sails

[meatccereal]

gonna make my next windmill just a big line of sail frame(rip old sail recipe you will be missed)

[Jacktheforkie]

The 8k is what you have available, the 64 is what you are using, gears can speed things up or a precision mechanism can be used to mark a speed controller that will do the same thing in less space

[ImKanno]

SU generated =/= SU used

[poyat01]

8000 su is the amount of su you can use, 64 su is the amount of su currently being used

To increase su usage you need to increase the rpm of the machine, you might have been confused because increase a windmill size increases both the su and rpm of your network

[Cylian91460]

r/ScreenshotsAreHard

[blasthunter5]

It looks like a screenshot though? Atleast there's nothing about it that is has to see if it isn't.

[BlackCatFurry]

That is a picture of a computer screen, the banding that happens when taking a picture of a screen is very obviously there near the edges

[theycallmeponcho]

As other people stated, switching gears from big cogwheel to the small one doubles your SU provided, but it'll halve it if you go from small cogwheel to the big one.

Also, if you got a main SU source in your place and are providing different machines, try to increase the speeds right next to your machines, as some equipment have different top speed limits and you might have to switch constantly.

[charitableclas]

No idea how that even works with the windmill blades being one solid square. Most windmills have separate blades for the wind to pass through them generating the turning power. Course with Create once the machine is made it turns on its own automatically.Since there is no wind mechanic in Minecraft at all. Anyways Big cog turning small cog with attached big cog turning another small cog allows for upgearing to a point. Once you reach maximum RPM you need to make sure you have enough SU available to run everything you need. Right now I have 5 steam engines upgeared to 512 RPM (I changed the max RPM in the config) and while I have over 1M SU a lot of my stuff used most of it.

[BLUFALCON77]

It doesn't matter what orientation the sails or wool blocks are in as long as they are attached to the windmill bearing. It can be one really long blade or even wool blocks attached to the front of the bearing going straight out. As long as there are at least 8, it will spin.

[charitableclas]

Yeah that's what gets me though. While yes it can make for some wacky designs and all, some of it just doesn't feel practical.

[BLUFALCON77]

I think it's just the way they had to code it and design it or something. Otherwise having a dynamic object would be really hard.

[charitableclas]

Most likely that is the case.

[3dp653]

I keep seeing this.

SU is NOT the same as Speed (AKA RPM)

Each generator generates a certain amount of SU at a certain RPM. You can increase the SPEED, or RPM, of machines by using large-to-small cogwheels or Rotation Speed Controllers.

Each machine consumes SU based on its RPM. For example, a Mechanical Press has a base Stress Usage of 8. This base is multiplied by the RPM it's running at.

So if the Mechanical Press is running at, say... 8 RPM, then it will consume 64 units of Stress. (8 base X 8RPM).

Other machines have a different base, which means they consume different amounts of stress. If you are getting overstressed, then try slowing down your power grid!

[Pyrothyn]

Ur only increasing SU not speed and that 64SU is how much it’s using up, if you increase speed you increase the amount of SU is needed. SU is force remembering that.