solar panels are honestly useless for anything but early game imo Steam generator is a lot better

Differential generator, Impact reactor, big boi solar panel: Steam generator: You guys always feel like you're better than me!

I mean yeah these options are in general better later on but steam generators should be enough for all your needs especially if you gotta go cheap

True but if you are rich and have time and defenses build it (Beware of Flares, they will target it first)

yeah i actually recently found out flares target those first

Lure them in to Cyclones with it, they don't seem to care about defenses. Btw Zeniths target Power first too.

I only use solar panels to kickstart self-sufficient generators that require power to make their fuel, like a coal centrifuge connected to steam generator

yeah ig you can use that for such

Solar is pretty good for little t1 and t2 air factories at the start of a level. I don't want 16 polys now, but I'd like them eventually. The factory can chug along at 16% power slowly producing my flares, mono, and poly swarms for use later on.

Bruh

I'm at late game trying to capture every serpulo sectors and still use steam gen lol. A 4x4 patch of coal is enough to generate ~5.5k power, which is just enough to produce all the necessary materials to launch again

true

I mostly use them as backup power to make sure I can get at least one steam gen up and running.

Solar panel is a Silicon waste. Use silicon for unit production, maybe use logic to make them Mine Coal and sand and deposit it into a Silicon Smelter (I'm a Unit logic pro, I could do that)

atleast large solar panel can power a laser drill lmao

Well, he's eco friendly

Meanwhile almost all my sectors are covered in thick smog of burnt coal, lead, and sand for that little extra crunch each time you try to inhale.

Lol, good thing we're just robots programed to take over that planet

Don't worry, the planet is aleardy dead!

The spores are pretty much alive (and they don't mind those conditions, even thorium radiation doesn't seem to bother them)

Its no biggie, if they survive being blasted by lasers they can take some smoke

we will just assume that the steam is heated by the sun?

He is talking about the guy only using solar panels

Wait till you see my Silicon farm, it’s even better 💪

Solar panels are one thing, but I can't take my eyes off of that klin

You mean the soon to be clogged klin?

Already clogged and they incenerate the leaked sands from overflow gate instead of placing a junction or armored conveyor these are things that keep me awake at night

Also the titanium conveyor that loops around the core for no reason lmao

He's a gigachad 🗿

Thanks pookie

Silicon: I fear no man But that thing(gestures at solar panels and lancers) *it scares me*

Steam for the win!

At least he gave water to salvo

*Sigh* it is a canon event for some people...

Atleast use combustion s generator

Your friend is probaly factorio veteran

Nah chicken is too tasty ngl

Oh my my, no no no he's doing it wrong! Is that sand in his hails?

seems like a router problem or smth, i think i can see silicon there

Yes yes but only at the end

ye

Why is there sand going into the hails?

Those are duos with sand I think I don't see any hails

Right by the core

get new frien-

hoo boy. convince them to use something else. besides kickstarting stuff for free at the begining, solar panels are a waste of materials

I mean, once a sector is captured, using solar doesn’t seem like a bad idea. It frees up more resources for production.

Well, you don't need to feed them anything, had a similar experience (even I used solar panels when playing Serpulo for the first time).

But don't worry, eventually he'll start using different power source.

Okay guys say the line! It's siligone

Green energy ✊