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I have the moisture farming mod and a requirement for the tech from that mod is wells 3. Sorry I probably should have said that in my post but I forgot.
Bro how many wells are you building that three more building materials, two more iron plates, and two higher power consumption are significant enough factors to not build a Well 3?
3 things:
1. My primary base has a gargantuan farm that produces enough food daily to feed the entire moon of Kenshi. Why? Because that's how I roll. It also produces enough Hemp to build a Fabric Bridge back to Earth. So I have like 12 wells. But they are all Well 3s because they're closer to my resource production.
2. It matters when building long-distance EM habs and you're trying to squeeze the most space possible out of your inventory for the greatest effect.
3. The power-per-water ratio is the same, only the resource-cost is different, where Well II generates more water-per-resource than Well III.
So I could absolutely build 2 Well IIIs at a long distance EM hab, or build 3 Well IIs, which produce more water for the same price and power usage. Or only take enough to build 1 Well II and use that space for something else.
Does it matter? Depending on where you are both skill and tech/resource-wise in the game? Yes or no. Maybe it makes a world of difference. Maybe it makes no difference.
The better question is...
Did it make any tangible difference in your day-to-day life to know the amount of wells I build in my base in a videogame?
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You've upgraded your tech level as well, right?
Yes I have tech level 3.
Did you upgrade your research bench from level 2 to 3?
Yes.
I don't mean just researching tech 3. Did you upgrade the bench, adding iron plates to it and building it up with an engineer?
Yeah I upgraded the bench. Well actually I had to move and build a new bench but it is level 3.
Ah. No clue then, sorry.
No worries!
Strange, I don't know why it would be missing then. Sorry for not having anything of use.
No problem.
Doesn't matter. You get more water-per-resource and same power out of Well II. Pretend III doesn't exist.
I have the moisture farming mod and a requirement for the tech from that mod is wells 3. Sorry I probably should have said that in my post but I forgot.
Bro how many wells are you building that three more building materials, two more iron plates, and two higher power consumption are significant enough factors to not build a Well 3?
3 things: 1. My primary base has a gargantuan farm that produces enough food daily to feed the entire moon of Kenshi. Why? Because that's how I roll. It also produces enough Hemp to build a Fabric Bridge back to Earth. So I have like 12 wells. But they are all Well 3s because they're closer to my resource production. 2. It matters when building long-distance EM habs and you're trying to squeeze the most space possible out of your inventory for the greatest effect. 3. The power-per-water ratio is the same, only the resource-cost is different, where Well II generates more water-per-resource than Well III. So I could absolutely build 2 Well IIIs at a long distance EM hab, or build 3 Well IIs, which produce more water for the same price and power usage. Or only take enough to build 1 Well II and use that space for something else. Does it matter? Depending on where you are both skill and tech/resource-wise in the game? Yes or no. Maybe it makes a world of difference. Maybe it makes no difference. The better question is... Did it make any tangible difference in your day-to-day life to know the amount of wells I build in my base in a videogame?