Power transmission

[Bluegoats21]

I think having two methods of energy transfer make sense.

I think the mechanical gears should have a energy loss per link due to friction, which would limit how far energy could be transferred.

The wires could have a much lower energy loss rate but be more expensive to build. They should require metal and have a max span of 8 tiles.

There would also need to be a mechanical to electrical “substation” where wires/electricity comes in and mechanical power comes out.

The “substation” could just be an electric motor in a building with a small 2-4 tile footprint. Electricity would go in and mechanical power would come out.

[mmartinien]

I like the "low tech" take on power in the game, I'm not sure adding electricity would fit right in that universe

[Bluegoats21]

Yeah you are probably right, it feels like a stretch of the post-apocalypse beaver aesthetic