KimoBitz Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 So I read that in SE you can check the wind percentage in various regions, but I don't know how to do that in the island so that I can correctly place a wind turbine. Is there a solution ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlandishmango Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 As far as i know there is no wind systems on thIsland or ragnarok (yet) not sure if they intend on making it a thing or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myksta0121 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have a windmill on the island official pvp and it works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlandishmango Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 @myksta0121 thats cool i will have to try that as didn't know they worked on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobboKirk Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Does on Ragnarok as well while we're on the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealthion Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 They work, but theres no mechanism for knowing what % level they do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobboKirk Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Fealthion said: They work, but theres no mechanism for knowing what % level they do.... It was in the UI for a while, but vanished for "reasons" I guess... Probably an oversight I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcpullen Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I tried a wind turbine on The Island on the SE herbivore island last night, and it seems to only work during daylight hours (verified by fiddling with cheat settimeofday 04:00 and also at 12:00). Might as well be remade as solar panels. But on the island at least, you can cut your gas use in half if you combine a generator with auto-on enabled with turbines, and then manually turn off your generator when the turbine comes on in the morning (annoying to do, I just went with generators). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanAndDaddy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, marcpullen said: I tried a wind turbine on The Island on the SE herbivore island last night, and it seems to only work during daylight hours (verified by fiddling with cheat settimeofday 04:00 and also at 12:00). Might as well be remade as solar panels. But on the island at least, you can cut your gas use in half if you combine a generator with auto-on enabled with turbines, and then manually turn off your generator when the turbine comes on in the morning (annoying to do, I just went with generators). Last time I checked it did not have an auto off function, so you may have to turn off the gen during the day if you want to cut gas usage. They do work on the island, but unfortunately you cannot check your wind percentage so there is no way of knowing where the best place to build with a turbine is. I am sure someone has figured it out, but I am too lazy to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger1 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, marcpullen said: I tried a wind turbine on The Island on the SE herbivore island last night, and it seems to only work during daylight hours (verified by fiddling with cheat settimeofday 04:00 and also at 12:00). Might as well be remade as solar panels. But on the island at least, you can cut your gas use in half if you combine a generator with auto-on enabled with turbines, and then manually turn off your generator when the turbine comes on in the morning (annoying to do, I just went with generators). Hmmm, I thought when "auto on" was enabled your generator cut off automatically when the windmill started supplying power again. Perhaps I was mistaken, I don't normally use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcpullen Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Just now, NathanAndDaddy said: Last time I checked it did not have an auto off function, so you may have to turn off the gen during the day if you want to cut gas usage. They do work on the island, but unfortunately you cannot check your wind percentage so there is no way of knowing where the best place to build with a turbine is. I am sure someone has figured it out, but I am too lazy to look. I read somewhere that the island was technically 100% everywhere, but only during in-game daylight hours. It's def not in the wiki for the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcpullen Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Just now, ranger1presents said: Hmmm, I thought when "auto on" was enabled your generator cut off automatically when the windmill started supplying power again. Perhaps I was mistaken, I don't normally use them. I've seen many complaints that it only does auto-on, does not shut off when the turbine kicks back in, but I haven't fully tested that. On SE I also build in a crappy non-windy spot, so they never kicked on for me. And sadly I build 6 of the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDally Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, marcpullen said: I've seen many complaints that it only does auto-on, does not shut off when the turbine kicks back in, but I haven't fully tested that. On SE I also build in a crappy non-windy spot, so they never kicked on for me. And sadly I build 6 of the things. Yes generators can only be set to "auto-on" when the turbine power shuts off, they will not automatically shut off when turbine power resumes. Also, reportedly The Island behaves like a 100% wind zone, however my turbine on my Island base (Hidden Lake) shuts off quite often (generator kicks in to keep power up). Annoying af. I also notice that in desert 100% wind areas that the turbines shut off for no reason (no Lightning Storm) and are unreliable to say the least. I have had to resort to putting generators on my 100% wind turbine bases which is also annoying because of generator noise, generators needing repair, and (as mentioned) generators not shutting back off once the turbine gets over its tantrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanAndDaddy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, marcpullen said: I read somewhere that the island was technically 100% everywhere, but only during in-game daylight hours. It's def not in the wiki for the island. This may be the case... I have a turbine on a tree platform in the redwoods and it only seems to work during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDally Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, NathanAndDaddy said: This may be the case... I have a turbine on a tree platform in the redwoods and it only seems to work during the day. Odd, as mine has run at night or day...that's when it decides to work that is lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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