Water wheel keeps running during dry season

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• 20 Sep, '21
  pmduda System

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  "Water wheel producing power in dry season only" (suggested by Haitham on 2021-09-17), including upvotes (2) and comments (1), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 16 Sep, '21
  Christoph Merged

  During drought the upper water wheel keeps spinning. It seems to create a current going counter-clockwise. Occasionally the lower one starts spinning too.

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• 16 Sep, '21
  duhl Merged

  as stated in title, on dry season, wheel should not turn as their is no stream.
  i'm not sure if this is intended or a bug due to the dams

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• 17 Sep, '21
  pmduda Admin Merged

  Could you please provide us wuth a save game as described here: https://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/183503/how-to-send-us-logs-and-save-files-and-why-you-should-do-that

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• 17 Sep, '21
  pmduda Admin Merged

  This is probably due to water pumps generating a small current while sucking water.

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• 17 Sep, '21
  Yonish Admin Merged

  There's still possibility of small water flow during that time which is what happened here. It should stop with time.

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• 17 Sep, '21
  Driberif Merged

  Sent it over, although i thought that email address was only for crashes, not bugs. Might wanna change up that post a bit?

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• 17 Sep, '21
  duhl Merged

  the wheel kept spinning during all dry season.
  plus, with a small water flow, the wheel should not produce max horse power.

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• 17 Sep, '21
  pmduda Admin Merged

  Could you please provide us with a save game as described here: https://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/183503/how-to-send-us-logs-and-save-files-and-why-you-should-do-that

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• 17 Sep, '21
  Oliver Merged

  I'm actually pretty sure this has to do with the water physics. I'm pretty sure that the water is bouncing off the dam and the walls, causing it to spin the opposite direction than in wet season. Perhaps the water wheel should be changed to have power output according to the power of the current, not just an on or off switch.

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• 18 Sep, '21
  Belar Merged

  I also have a couple waterwheels that spins in the reverse direction during the dry season. They are also paired together against a dam. I kept my water pumps, which are pretty distant anyways, turned off for the first 3 days of the dry season and the wheels kept generating full power. Maybe it has something to do with the way water rebounds off the dam and the close placement of the wheel?

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• 19 Sep, '21
  Peter Merged

  i got 2 wheels in same shaft. durning dought the wheels keeps spinnig in different direction . pumps are stopped.

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• 20 Sep, '21
  pmduda System

  "Water wheel keeps spinning" (suggested by Christoph on 2021-09-16), including upvotes (2) and comments (1), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 20 Sep, '21
  pmduda System

  "Bug - Waterwheel during Drought" (suggested by Edelric on 2021-09-19), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 20 Sep, '21
  pmduda System

  "[BUG] Water wheels giving power even though no flow" (suggested by Driberif on 2021-09-16), including upvotes (1) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 20 Sep, '21
  Kintar

  I've seen this, too. Situation: Plains map. I have a two-height dam on the upstream side of the starting peninsula. I have a one-height dam on the downstream side of the starting peninsula. I have water pumps halfway between the two-height dam and the waterfall upstream of them, but none between the two dams. I have two water wheels in series immediately downstream of the two-height dam. When the drought hits, the waterwheel farthest from the shoreline continues to provide power, even though the water levels in the lower "lock" are stable. The animations show an eddy running from the spinning wheel to the bend in the river, then circling back up along the shoreline upstream, under the (stationary) wheel closest to the shore, then out along the dam before again flowing through the spinning water wheel.

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• 22 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou Admin Merged

  Water can bounce of the walls and dams and cause temporary flow during drought, it's not a bug, but can be changed later.
  If you still think it is a bug, or wheels turn for prolonged time please submit report as described here https://mechanistry.com/bug

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• 22 Sep, '21
  Sam Bradley Merged

  As title. Canyon map, easy mode.

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• 23 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System Merged

  "Water wheel continues to spin during drought" (suggested by Sam Bradley on 2021-09-22), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 23 Sep, '21
  Duck

  I just encountered a similar bug. I will send the save file.
  
  During an 18 day dry season, I noticed that my water wheels at a specific spot were still moving on day 10. The water seemed to have fallen into a loop allowing it to create a current that was self contained. It ended at the end of the next day when, I believe, the water level became too low to catch the water wheels.

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• 25 Sep, '21
  Eikenrups Merged

  Two waterwheels linked together in the same river start spinning in opposite direction during dry season

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• 25 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Linked waterwheels spinning in opposite directions" (suggested by Eikenrups on 2021-09-25), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 26 Sep, '21
  Mailion Merged

  water is dried up in the river but the water wheel doesn't stop spinning.

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• 26 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Water wheel doesn't stop spinning in dry season." (suggested by Mailion on 2021-09-26), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 26 Sep, '21
  nks

  I have encountered the same thing. I have two water wheels next to each other. They both spin in different directions. And, it looks like the water wheels creates a bit of water flow away from them. a bit further down the stream that flow then is able to circle back around, making it's way back to my wheels and keep them turning, perpetually.

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• 26 Sep, '21
  Colin Merged

  the water wheel continued to spin and make power during the drought not sure what happened but the water was still and it continued to make power

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• 27 Sep, '21
  Denver Merged

  The water wheel is placed next to the dam and when there is no current during the dry season the wheel doesn't stop spinning

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• 28 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "hydraulic wheel bug" (suggested by Helwyr on 2021-09-21), including upvotes (2) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 28 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Bug - Water wheel keeps running during dry season" (suggested by Denver on 2021-09-27), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 28 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou Admin

  For everyone experiencing water wheel turning prolonged timed during drought with no flow (flow can be caused temporally by waves and water stored upstream) - please submit your save files for checking as described https://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/183503/how-to-send-us-logs-and-save-files-and-why-you-should-do-that

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• 28 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "BUG : Waterwheel spinning without waterflow" (suggested by Akaina on 2021-09-28), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 28 Sep, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "WaterWheel spinning in still water" (suggested by Colin on 2021-09-26), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 30 Sep, '21
  Senor_Catto Merged

  My water wheel was generating power during a drought in an area with no flow because it was attached to a small windmill.

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• 01 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "(Bug) Water wheel generates power without flow" (suggested by Senor_Catto on 2021-09-30), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 02 Oct, '21
  Chris

  I built a water wheel that spins during dry season. Construction for it was completed during dry season which I am currently in.
  
  My other wheels right next to it don't spin during the dry season. They were all completed during a previous wet season.

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• 05 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou Admin

  Chirs, have you observed water flow? Personally I haven't seen wheels turning in the still water, but instead sometimes water starts swirling in dry season. generating current from nothingness. Also if you can reproduce that loading the saved game it can be valuable for developers, please mail the save file as described here: https://mechanistry.com/bug

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• 05 Oct, '21
  Michael

  This is also happening to me, i'll send a mail with the files attached.

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• 08 Oct, '21
  ELW Merged

  Some kind of perpetual vortex in the river keeps water wheels turning during drought.
  Side-by-side wheels counter rotate and produce power even when the river is otherwise stagnant

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• 08 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Perpetual Motion/Power water wheel bug" (suggested by ELW on 2021-10-08), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 09 Oct, '21
  Ryan Anderson

  Screenshot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1asLpeU0wYoM0mAMOR8j1Q-PE8ELvQa8Q/view?usp=sharing
  Save: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oJj5t7esrXODBmV_gz4ll2hF6VWbPnJA?usp=sharing
  Logs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AWXgmJfAt5DvyXuOVpwPnn_nM3weo76V?usp=sharing

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• 15 Oct, '21
  jimitin3921 Merged

  water hits dam and keeps going round causing water wheel to spin in dry season.

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• 16 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "water physics broken" (suggested by jimitin3921 on 2021-10-15), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 17 Oct, '21
  Walker Ericsson Merged

  During droughts, with certain wheel/pump configurations (image), a standing current can exist on Meander, even without pumps going, causing water wheels (the rightmost one in the configuration shown) to continue to spin. Expected behavior is that a standing body of water would come to rest.

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• 17 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Standing current in upper Meander" (suggested by Walker Ericsson on 2021-10-17), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 21 Oct, '21
  Maksim Merged

  I have 2 waterwheels, and they are working constantly at drough even, water seems to be circling back and forth. One wheel is going forward, while other is going backwards. I have video captured, let me know if you need it, and how to send it to you.

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• 21 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "[BUG] Infinite water flow at drought" (suggested by Maksim on 2021-10-21), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 26 Oct, '21
  VirtueLess Merged

  I placed two water wheels side by side and they are not stopping producing power when the drought hits and there's no water flow
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCT6Gy8WiY4

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• 26 Oct, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "waterwheel bug, power when no water flow" (suggested by VirtueLess on 2021-10-26), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 31 Oct, '21
  Pratik Bhavsar Merged

  It is drought and there is no flow to river. All other waterwheels on same river have stopped but the one near the dam/waterfall keeps turning. You can see building not showing the "No power symbol" in screenshot. The lumbermill and gear factory near waterfall.

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• 01 Nov, '21
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Waterwheel powering the buildings even during drought." (suggested by Pratik Bhavsar on 2021-10-31), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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