https://wiki.industrial-craft.net/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=BlablaindyIndustrial-Craft-Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-10-16T15:04:38ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.37.1https://wiki.industrial-craft.net/index.php?title=Wind_Mill&diff=8266Wind Mill2011-10-31T19:13:03Z<p>Blablaindy: Maximum output is 4 because Tin Cables melt when connected to windmills.</p>
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<div>{{Block<br />
|image=Windmill_ig.png<br />
|type=Generator<br />
|gravity=No<br />
|dirt=No<br />
|transparent=No<br />
|light=No<br />
|stackable=Yes (64)<br />
}}<br />
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Wind Mills are [[Generator]]s that utilize the energy of the wind to produce [[EU]]. They are the most unstable and unpredictable type of generators, depending greatly upon both placement and pure luck.<br />
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== Recipe ==<br />
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{{Grid/Crafting Table<br />
|A1=Iron|C1=Iron<br />
|B2=Generator<br />
|A3=Iron|C3=Iron<br />
|Output=Windmill<br />
}}<br />
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== Usage ==<br />
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Optionally place an [[RE Battery]] in the upper slot. The Wind Mill will charge the battery or output power at a rate of 0-3 [[EU|EU/s]] depending on placement.<br />
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{{Grid/Machine<br />
|Type=Windmill<br />
|Top=RE Battery (Charged)<br />
|Bottom=<br />
|Output=<br />
}}<br />
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{{Energy|Input=|Output=0-4 [[EU]]/t (varying)|Storage=-}}<br />
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== Detailed Mechanics ==<br />
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- A Wind Mill will produce on average 250 EU per Minecraft day multiplied by its height in the world.<br />
This number varies '''greatly''' due to the highly unpredictable and constantly changing wind strength in the world; this number can be anything from 0 to 500 EU. (Although numbers far below 150 or far above 320 are uncommon)<br />
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- A Wind Mill's efficiency can be hindered by any kind of block placed in a 9x9x7 area around it.<br />
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Top view: <br />
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[[File:windmill_area_top.png|176px|link=]]<br />
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Side view:<br />
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[[File:windmill_area_side.png|176px|link=]]<br />
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It's best to have the cable from the Wind Mill underneath it and down at least two blocks before turning.<br />
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- For each obstructing block, a Wind Mill's effective height lowers by 1.<br />
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- A Wind Mill treats non-block items like torches and Redstone wires as obstructions too.<br />
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- A Wind Mill doesn't treat the roof of the world as an obstruction.<br />
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Examples:<br />
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A Wind Mill placed as high as possible (layer 127), with no obstructions (apart from the 2 cable blocks under the wind mill) will produce roughly 31250 EU (250 * 125) a day or 1.3 EU/s overall.<br />
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A Wind Mill that was placed near bedrock (layer 10) with no obstructions (not including the cable again) produced 2000 EU (250 * 8) a day (0.1 EU/s overall).<br />
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