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[–] Enigmius1 [S] 1 point 7 points 8 points (+8|-1) ago
Right now on that other "democratic" forum the white knights are trying to convince me that 0 output at night is normal, it makes sense, it's working as intended, and if I don't like it to mod it or go play something else. I just think that if the devs are going to put it in the game, it should work on its own without mods. And if it doesn't work then it should be looked at with an eye to fixing it. I'd accept a 20-30% reduction in power output if it meant viable power (ie. around the clock) but I dunno. The "for every problem, a mod" crowd can be pretty noisy sometimes.
[–] Pattoe 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I like city builders to have elements of realism or at least authenticity in them. Losing all solar power at night is really silly.
I do like Colossal Order but they are not beyond criticism. Something the "for every problem, a mod" crowd should remember.
The better the base game works, the better the modding scene is because modders don't have to waste their time fixing the game and can instead focus on doing more interesting things.
[–] corran 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
In a concentrated solar array (the circular power plants in the picture), you do lose solar power at night. They power the steam turbine seen in the stack at the center, and at night, they're completely down because there isn't sufficient incoming solar power to sufficiently heat the turbine. The newer designs are connected to a battery storage grid as Pattoe mentioned. I've been to one, worked on one.
[–] Enigmius1 [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
My only reservation about using mods is also a very big one...bad things happen when mods end up broken. They break a lot, and the more mods a person uses, the harder it is to figure out which one is causing your game to crash or which one is making all of the north faces of your buildings disappear.
Losing power at night, like you say, is silly. Realism isn't even really the issue. If they shut down at night, there's no use in using them because there are no other mechanics that support a reduction in power at night. Whatever is providing your city with power has to be working 24 hours a day and if it's not, it's just wasted money keeping the facility turned on.
[–] njdss4 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Reddit definitely seems to attract the 'defend the people who fucked up' crowd. It's like once they're won over, they'll defend a company/product/person until the end of time, no matter how many times they do something wrong. The devs of CS seem to have done a wonderful job with their game for the most part, but that definitely doesn't mean they're immune to criticism.
Hopefully the devs will see comments like yours and fix these issues instead of just brushing it off with the same response as Reddit's 'modders will fix it' bullshit.
[–] Enigmius1 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't visit reddit much since I started posting here and it never ceases to amaze me when I go back to post a relevant submission the blind cynicism and negativity that festers there. I agree that overall it's a great game (I made a point of commenting on the night-time visuals because I think they're fantastic). It's why I use words like "oops" instead of "wtf" to describe the situation. But some people just want a cause, I suppose. Better mouthing off on the internet than shooting up a middle school.