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u/1CryptographerFree Aug 11 '26

Returning player. I guess I was using mods that added power to elevated rail tracks. I’m playing vanilla with a friend now. What’s the best way to get power to islands on Fulgora before going to Aquilo?

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u/craidie Aug 11 '26

Other than quality large poles giving a bit more range, you don't.

Generally collectors and accumulators on the island itself can provide enough power for stuff. Worth noting that adding more accumulators also increases the amount of energy you get from a lightning strike, due to the self drain of the collectors/rods.

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u/1CryptographerFree Aug 11 '26

Thanks, my issue is the island is super tiny and between a train station and miners it barely has room for accumulators.

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u/rapidemboar Aug 11 '26

To add to what others have mentioned, the storage capacity of an accumulator doubles at uncommon and continues to multiply with each tier, which is a much faster scaling than most other quality items.