Wind Driven Generator
Wind Driven Generator outputs UE from global wind speed. No fuel, low output, recipe gated by world unlock.
Move with the wind and generate electricity
— In-game tooltip
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Max UE storage | 200 |
| Output | ~1.2–5.8 UE/s (wind + Wind Physics setting) |
| Tile size | 3×8 |
| Rarity | Orange |
Unlock & Recipe
Section titled “Unlock & Recipe”Unlock
Section titled “Unlock”Wind power recipe must be unlocked first:
- Go to Asteroid Field
- Find natural Wind Turbines In The Wilderness (broken variant)
- Mine with any pickaxe
- Nearest player within ~75 tiles unlocks instantly; else 1/3 chance global unlock
Until unlocked, recipe hidden and tooltip shows hint text.
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Tin Bar / Copper Bar | 15 |
| Iron Bar / Lead Bar | 5 |
| Prerequisite | Wind power unlocked |
| Workstation | Anvil |
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Suspicious Scrap | 8 |
| Mysterious Circuit | 8 |
| Tin Bar / Copper Bar | 15 |
| Iron Bar / Lead Bar | 5 |
| Prerequisite | Wind power unlocked |
| Workstation | Anvil |
Output
Section titled “Output”Output scales with live wind speed. Higher wind spins the blades faster and raises UE/s.
| Condition | UE/s |
|---|---|
| Calm (wind 0, no Wind Physics) | ~1.2 |
| Max wind | ~3.8 |
| Max wind + Wind Physics | ~5.8 |
Low output but fully maintenance-free.
Effects
Section titled “Effects”- Three-blade spin; Wind Physics adds 50% spin speed
- Looping sound scales pitch/volume with RPM
Placement
Section titled “Placement”- Height doesn’t matter—wind speed and Wind Physics do
- Stack units for more output
- Buffer with Thermal Battery for medium loads