Create measures the ability of a network to run machinery using Stress Units. Generators add capacity; working components consume impact. The same component normally consumes more when driven faster.
Reading a network
- Use Engineer’s Goggles or a Stressometer to check capacity and consumption.
- If the network becomes overstressed, connected working machinery stops until capacity is increased or load/speed is reduced.
- Separate major production modules onto independent power networks when a single factory becomes difficult to diagnose.
Capacity planning
- Water wheels suit initial production lines.
- Windmills suit larger above-ground facilities with space for sails.
- Steam power is appropriate once a factory needs substantial reliable capacity and supporting heat/water systems.
Sizing a network
- Capacity is the network’s ability to carry working loads, while impact is what attached machinery demands.
- Increasing rotational speed can improve operating rate but makes working blocks more demanding.
- Use a Stressometer or Engineer’s Goggles while adding machines so expansion is measured rather than guessed.
Engineering practice
- A kinetic network is easier to troubleshoot when it is divided into readable modules: generation, distribution and consumers.
- Speed improves throughput but may increase stress consumption; a fast line needs spare capacity.
Symptoms and fixes
- A stopped line often means missing rotation or overstress.
- A reversed or unexpected machine usually indicates gearing or direction at an interface.
- Add instrumentation and keep service access near major junctions.
Capacity versus demand
Stress capacity is supplied by generators, while stress impact is demanded by working components. RPM affects the way a line performs and can make an otherwise stable design fail when it is accelerated.
Build with headroom. A network that only barely runs at commissioning has no room for a second press, an extra pump or a future loading system. Use instrumentation while expanding and split unrelated production into separate networks where useful.
Engineering model
Kinetics is the common language of Create. A network is not a cable carrying invisible power: it is a connected arrangement of rotating blocks whose geometry, direction and speed are part of the design.
The most readable factories separate generation from distribution and working loads. A power house supplies a main shaft; branches supply processing cells; gauges or access points let builders diagnose trouble without dismantling walls.
Design notebook
Treat spare capacity like spare track at a railway junction: it makes later expansion possible. If a workshop is already near its limit before the next machine is connected, upgrade its source or create a separate network rather than building a brittle factory.