Starting on Aquilo
Aquilo is the frozen last planet. Almost every building freezes unless it touches a heat pipe or heat source, the ground needs concrete, and there is no iron, copper, stone or coal, so you bring them with you.
- Heat first. A heating tower gives 40 MW of heat. Run heat pipes next to every row of machines; see how much each building needs in the Aquilo heating guide.
- Power from heat. Heat exchangers and steam turbines on the same heat network make electricity: one heating tower drives 4 heat exchangers and about 7 turbines. Solar gives almost nothing here.
- Fuel from ammonia. Ammoniacal solution from the ocean makes solid fuel and rocket fuel for the towers.
- Lithium, cryogenics and fusion. Lithium brine and fluorine from pumpjacks lead to cryogenic science, quantum processors and fusion power.
Aquilo questions
Why are my underground belts freezing?
They need far more heat than normal belts: 50 kW for yellow up to 200 kW for turbo, against 10 kW for a belt. Use surface belts next to heat pipes.
Do robots work on Aquilo?
Yes, but they use five times the power, so roboports drain your network much faster.