You need to have the fluid ports for the tank filter send the steam outside. I had the same issue with my locomotive and it's whistles,those won't work if the're within an enclosed volume.
Could you put a version of it on the workbench? I'd like to take a look at it to see if there's something with the piping that might be wonky because there's absolutely no reason why you should be running your steam line to mix with your water line. I know that that particular curve will eat some speed as you go around it, but it shouldn't be outright killing it. Part of me thinks that you have your pressure threshold too high, meaning when it's slowing down, you have too much steam in the pipes and it's backing up in the system. I also don't know if you have kept that cross over setup of feeding the steam into one side then crossing it over to the other side of the pistons. That might be the issue. Technically if you do that, the pistons are getting differing power levels through them instead of a uniform level of power. As soon as the steam backs up enough, one side is going to basically die which forces the other side to struggle until the steam backs up far enough to kill that side as well. Having a split to send to both sides and then just having it spit out the steam from the pistons works well enough. But I just can't tell too much by watching the videos. I can tell you that the changes to the tender and the front and rear bogies of the locomotive are an improvement for that curve. Like you said, you essentially had a 16 wheeled vehicle followed by a 12 wheeled tender trying to squeeze through that curve. Being free to bend a little around the curves helps the train navigate them. But to summarize my suggestions, check your pressure threshold on your steam venting microcontrollers. You might need to drop them because it seems like the update did mess with steam a bit in the sense that you get a lot of power out of a lot less. Like you were at around 1.3-2.5 pressure in your tests and that was sending you at 36~38mps. Pre update, you'd have to get at least something like 5 pressure to do that. And also consider redoing your piping to the steam pistons to make it uniform instead of that kind of cross trail feed (having it go through one side completely and then over to the other side.) Uniformity helps the train stay consistent in if there's a problem both pistons are experiencing it. If there's power to be had, they both get equal shares of that power instead of one getting hand-me-downs from the other. Lastly, just to cover every base, you're sure your tanks are full of fresh water? You're sure you didn't replace any of them accidentally and left it on diesel because last I knew, and I'm not a chemist so don't quote me on this, diesel doesn't boil into steam. It evaporates into a vapor, but it does not go into a steam form that I know of. But there's a chance you might also have a tank of sea water. I'm not sure, but I know that fluids are a pain and that small mistakes like that can end some projects.
I used to have the same problem. Since then i am using a complex but working design. sadly it is hard to tell you how it works. but this is kinda it: FIREBOX heats BOILER. BOILER > PUMPS + SAFETY > INTO PISTON/TRAIN WHEELS and SAFETY EXHAUST > EXHAUST From PISTON or WHEELS go to CONDENSER and OUTLET(Mostly for looks) > CONDENSER with just a 5x5 radiator or 3x3 > Goes back to boiler.
No, not in Stormworks. A hotter boiler just changes water into steam faster, the down side being that it requires a hotter firebox and the hotter a firebox is, the faster it eats fuel. But you could have a boiler sitting at nearly 300 C and have it completely empty. As far as I know, the game doesn't care because it's more worried about pressure when it comes to the steam boiler.
i think it might be your speed that you turning to fast other then that idk what else it could be unless there is a block or something breaking on the pivots
You need to have the fluid ports for the tank filter send the steam outside. I had the same issue with my locomotive and it's whistles,those won't work if the're within an enclosed volume.
Put the forward and rear wheel sets on pivots so that it can take the corners
But it is
God dang that cannon thick
Fun fact:4-8-4s are called “northerns” due to the first one being made by the Great Northern railway
The reason with the steam is probably that ther is not enough exhaust ports for all the steam to exit from.
Add feeders behind all of the ammo
Could you put a version of it on the workbench? I'd like to take a look at it to see if there's something with the piping that might be wonky because there's absolutely no reason why you should be running your steam line to mix with your water line. I know that that particular curve will eat some speed as you go around it, but it shouldn't be outright killing it. Part of me thinks that you have your pressure threshold too high, meaning when it's slowing down, you have too much steam in the pipes and it's backing up in the system. I also don't know if you have kept that cross over setup of feeding the steam into one side then crossing it over to the other side of the pistons. That might be the issue. Technically if you do that, the pistons are getting differing power levels through them instead of a uniform level of power. As soon as the steam backs up enough, one side is going to basically die which forces the other side to struggle until the steam backs up far enough to kill that side as well. Having a split to send to both sides and then just having it spit out the steam from the pistons works well enough. But I just can't tell too much by watching the videos. I can tell you that the changes to the tender and the front and rear bogies of the locomotive are an improvement for that curve. Like you said, you essentially had a 16 wheeled vehicle followed by a 12 wheeled tender trying to squeeze through that curve. Being free to bend a little around the curves helps the train navigate them.
But to summarize my suggestions, check your pressure threshold on your steam venting microcontrollers. You might need to drop them because it seems like the update did mess with steam a bit in the sense that you get a lot of power out of a lot less. Like you were at around 1.3-2.5 pressure in your tests and that was sending you at 36~38mps. Pre update, you'd have to get at least something like 5 pressure to do that.
And also consider redoing your piping to the steam pistons to make it uniform instead of that kind of cross trail feed (having it go through one side completely and then over to the other side.) Uniformity helps the train stay consistent in if there's a problem both pistons are experiencing it. If there's power to be had, they both get equal shares of that power instead of one getting hand-me-downs from the other.
Lastly, just to cover every base, you're sure your tanks are full of fresh water? You're sure you didn't replace any of them accidentally and left it on diesel because last I knew, and I'm not a chemist so don't quote me on this, diesel doesn't boil into steam. It evaporates into a vapor, but it does not go into a steam form that I know of. But there's a chance you might also have a tank of sea water. I'm not sure, but I know that fluids are a pain and that small mistakes like that can end some projects.
I used to have the same problem. Since then i am using a complex but working design. sadly it is hard to tell you how it works. but this is kinda it: FIREBOX heats BOILER. BOILER > PUMPS + SAFETY > INTO PISTON/TRAIN WHEELS and SAFETY EXHAUST > EXHAUST From PISTON or WHEELS go to CONDENSER and OUTLET(Mostly for looks) > CONDENSER with just a 5x5 radiator or 3x3 > Goes back to boiler.
can you make a hydrofoil or hovercraft series next?
Filters at every out port on every component
Frantic the top thing that you removed on the troop car it can be used as a water tank for the car
Cool vid insane gun tho
Maybe the steam isn't getting distributed to the pistons enough? Or maybe something is breaking? It honestly could be anything
Another idea for a vehicle making series a zeppelin would be cool and also something I’m still waiting for you to do
You can add a segment that has a tank turret on it, like how the Germans used old panzer turrets to defend against armored targets
Are you talking about when they put a panzer turret into concrete
And used it as a turret
Also, you should name the engine like you did with Queen of Rails
You need to make the Bogy's on the lokamotive to be able to move freely did tosid as well as spinning
maybe the boiler can't keep up makin enough pressure
This Train has so much Anti Air on it you could mistake it for an American Battleship in World of Warships.
You need a car that can kill tanks at close range with casemate guns or something similar
maybe you should place a filter on that piece with too much steam that alows only steam to go further and let it out
Frantic you need a way to release boiler pressure the boiler keeps exploding
Hey love the build it looks good
You should do a rescue mission with camodo
Build the ww2 german panzerzug next😊
Side to side
Frantic make the drivers pivot
Pls remove the drive bar joints on the frond end back wheels 👌
Of the locomotive
Could be your boilers getting too hot I know that's the thing IRL Don't know if it's a thing in the game though
No, not in Stormworks. A hotter boiler just changes water into steam faster, the down side being that it requires a hotter firebox and the hotter a firebox is, the faster it eats fuel. But you could have a boiler sitting at nearly 300 C and have it completely empty. As far as I know, the game doesn't care because it's more worried about pressure when it comes to the steam boiler.
Found this 32 minutes after it was posted
i think it might be your speed that you turning to fast other then that idk what else it could be unless there is a block or something breaking on the pivots
omg i got shit in 23 minutes
lol
Can you maybe change the id number that its not the same as the red one?
Day 5 can you add a aa Gatling gun like a c ram
Would be nice to play stormworks and build stuff like these but it freezes at main menu
heheheha
2024?
Haha I'm the first view on this video
Day2 of saying hi to frantic
One of the first comment also (:
Please pin.