Archimedes Screw - Ability to Move/Pump Water up a slope.
There have been many chats about water pipes and aqueducts, but would be great to see this coupled with a mechanical pump that moves water at an angle. Screws could be 'chained' together for higher elevation. The longer the screw, the more power consumed. Could be paired with intermittent power (such as wind mill). Could be paired with a reservoir to store water in the drought. Could run backwards for a reduced power output, like dam power storage/output.
Comments: 13
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24 Sep
Thaina Yuhttps://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/201496/expanded-pump-mechanics-and-pipelines
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27 Sep
ExceededMerlin MergedMore options/fun with water handling.
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28 Sep
Gin Fuyou Admin"Water wheel can lift water into an aqueduct" (suggested by ExceededMerlin on 2021-09-27), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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30 Sep
joeThis is such a great idea; fits perfectly with the theme and is suitable as endgame content
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30 Sep
Ciber MergedCurrently if we want to move water to a higher elevation, our beavers have to form a manual bucket brigade. This building would be like a pump and a drop point combined into a single building. I'm thinking it would be balanced best as a powered building with 1 worker that is 1x2x2, with the entrance on the second floor so it can be built in as part of a levee.
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30 Sep
Gin Fuyou Admin"Archimedes Screw Pump" (suggested by Ciber on 2021-09-30), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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03 Oct
Chameleon777The water dump pretty much negates the need for this. Pump it low, dump it high.
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13 Oct
SirMichael AdminI prefer this as a way to raise water to a higher level. Either beaver spun or powered, it could be a slow way to raise water by one level. Meaning it would not be over powered, would add good graphics, and would allow getting water up a level. They could be daisy chained to raise it higher if needed.
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14 Oct
EricYou would have to make sure you can't make a perpetual motion machine.
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31 Oct
YamabiibaaCould also have leakage that reduces efficiency the longer the sequence of screws gets, effectively limiting the height water can be lifted (in one run), if that is deemed necessary for balance purposes.
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10 Nov
RobD MergedMade of logs, gears and planks, and requiring power to crank, the Archimedes' screw can be built from an existing reservoir of water, and turned to provide water to an uphill location.
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11 Nov
SapioitAlthough you could technically use beavers to move water up in elevation to a water dump or more, I do agree that we need the option to move water using mechanical power. Maybe even have it as one of the 2-3 defining features of a third or fourth faction.
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11 Nov
Zam! Admin"Archimedes' screw to pump water uphill" (suggested by RobD on 2021-11-10), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.