@rane - unfortunately the game does not support that at this time. by extension, this mod does not either.

i actually asked that question a long while back. at the time, i do not think it is possible to implement that option.

This is an interesting alternative to the gravity battery. I took to burying them below my industrial units and piping the power upwards to connect to the bases of my buildings.
Can I suggest a checkbox to allow for 'discharge only'? Sometimes when I'm picking things up from where I put them in early game, I need to delete what I built, but then I'm like 'aww, wasted power.' If I could mark them as 'discharge only,' would the buildings pull their power first and deplete them? Or is that way too complicated to code, micromanaging where the power comes from like that?

@southerncitygamer - the bigger flywheels just have the powered portion centered to the direction they are going. the largest {that i tend to use most often} is the upright large flywheel {3x5x5}. its power gets stored at the center of the 5x5 area. if you 'pre-built' the power shafts, you should see that the power system the flywheel will be attached to will light up showing you that you have a good connection.

I have yet to figure out how to utilize the bigger ones, does anyone know of a video showcasing these?

@Imricdaelf120741 - then why do you use them? and why are you complaining here?
most of the rest of us think this is better than the gravity battery, and i for one like the cost. no one is forcing you to use them even if you do have what you think is a better way.

These are hilariously overpowered, much too cheap and easy to unlock for the amount of power they can store. And I can put them in water too without any efficiency loss.

I'd love to see a configurable settings even if it's just cutting half the power capability for the same cost. Regardless, great mod.

@♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ It's unlikely anything to do with this mod I'm afraid. It doesn't interact with those systems in the game in any way, so it won't have any impact on reproduction. Nor would it be harmony, as that is just a dependency injection library

I just started using this mod, and I've been loving it. But around cycle 6, on folktails, the beavers stopped having children completely. I tried waiting it out but its almost cycle 8 now and they still haven't had any more children. I don't have any other mods installed, but I did notice that for some reason when I installed this mod it also installed the Harmony mod, even though its not in the list of required items. I don't know what to do at this point, because I really like this mod.

I'm just now getting into mods, as I get back into the game after a few year break. This is very well done, and a very needed solution. Early on, using the small ones as the main power shafts so you can work through the droughts is amazing.

I didn't read the description you have now before using, but it wasn't needed. They function like any energy storage system should, excess energy is saved, then used when the balance tips to maintain output.

Basically, invest big and early in your power station. Like 3 times what you think you need. Then make as many straight shafts the small flywheels as possible. I've never had a more fun "industrial zone" build. You gotta prioritize the resources, but the pay off is unlimited!

@WOLF1028 good suggestion - description updated!

@Battery_Smooth

Thank you for the in-depth description. Might I suggest copying it to the description?

Glad someone just stated what I was going to. No idea what these were for, thanks for the explanation.

@WOLF1028 They're an alternative to gravity batteries, and they operate on similar principles - connect them to a network to store power, and they'll fill the gaps! The one thing to keep in mind with them is that if the network either has an under-supply of power, or has no supply or demand at all, then the flywheels will lose power over time (think of it like friction, if friction were a balancing mechanic!).

Junctions are a helper tool, created with the intention of making it easier to create 'stacks' of horizontal flywheels - they don't store power, but rather redirect it.

I have no idea how these work...

Can I put a Paper mill on top and power it? Do they STORE power? Do i need to attach a windmill to it? What's the difference between the junctions and flywheels? Some have calculations. Some don't. Do they make power?

I play games, not an electrical engineer. Where's the description? Where are the photos?

Flywheels, flywheel by flywheeling. Use the Schwartz!

Flywheel junctions... In my opinion they should behave like manufacturing buildings: they allow a connection from all flat surfaces. That would mean that putting a junction down means you can (for example) put a windmill on top in any spot, or an off-centre vertical flywheel. With recent changes to the 'vertical power shaft' this feels like it would be in line with unmodded behaviour.

Not practical, but would be cool: being able to put a flywheel junction down that goes between two walls - a wall 2 high, 5 wide, then 3x5 empty spaces, then an identical wall, then somehow centre the large junction on top).

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this already update...oh i really love this mode...

Hi all, @personal.moniker was right - issue with the previous specification not being cleared. This should be sorted now. If anyone has any issues with version 3.1.0.60, please let me know :)

There are duplicate GreedyBuilders and Emberpelts json files in the Blueprints/PrefabGroups folder of v0.7.9.3 alongside the marked-optional versions, deleting them will resolve the "GeneratedObjectSpecAlreadyExists" errors when using GB/EP alongside this mod.

Huh, have exact same issue as Zargachi, trying to use this mod with Emberpelts crashes it with that exact exception.

To add information to my crash report, I was using Greedy Builders.

GeneratedObjectSpecAlreadyExistsException: The given spec path was already generated "blueprints/tools/tool.smallflywheel.emberpelts"

trying to start new map with emberpelts and is crashing fsr

So it looks like there's still a minor crash. I tried disabling More Groups as Bob suggested but still broken.
https://pastebin.com/keciAdW5

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!!!!!!!

Thanks for the update

Thank you

THIS IS THE BEST MOD EVER!! (if the map is small and somtimes it goes out)

Legend! Nice work

my hero...thanks @Battery Smooth

thank you for your hard work battery smooth. this is one of my favorite mods.

Thanks for the update. You rock.

Thanks for the update. The game now starts.

However, I'm experiencing additional problems, now I can't connect to all vertical flywheels.
Also, some of the textures on the Large Horizontal junction are broken.

水平飞轮无法连接

Hey all, mod updated for the latest release! Shame about the timing!

To answer a couple of questions, this mod is actually one of the easiest to update (hence why my other mods like Pantry and Power Shaft Extensions still remain un-updated), it really just comes down to finding free time to update it I'm afraid!
I'm hoping that this should be the last update-break until whatever fun adventures await us for Update 8!

It's a bummer the mod finally got updated to be working again and then a new game update breaks it again a couple days later. It's a really cool mod. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for another fix.

@nordstern This is one of more complex mod (such as energy drain, etc) so it may take some time. Be patient.

This is the only mod causing me to crash

Tons of mods broke in this last update. This is just one of them.

Maybe the modder will save time if he change the mod, so it does not make su much troubles.

Why does every update break these mod? Its i think the only mod of 30 i am using which makes problems after a patch, hotfix or Update.

请更新

Simple Floodgate Triggers is having issues too, if that helps.

Yep, it's crashing

Same crash on load after today's update.
Possibly this part of the update?
"When selecting any buildings connected to a power grid, all objects in that grid are now highlighted - this includes shafts and batteries."

I'm also having an issue with flywheels crashing the game since the update

Installed this mod yesterday, before today's update. Haven't even had a chance to build a wheel and it's broken :(

Todays update of Timberborn no longer works with FlyWheels :(

@Overheadcam the game was updated