vvbudh Posted June 29 Report Posted June 29 (edited) For when it's time, maybe can we get something like this to generate electricity? I feel like this fits the vibe. (Hippolyte Pixii's Alternating Current Dynamo) Edited June 29 by vvbudh Change link to img
Maelstrom Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 That will be something a mod will have to provide. Devs have indicated that early steam power is the most advanced tech we'll see in the base game. 3
Vexxvididu Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 I really don't think electricity fits in the game at all. The device you pictured wasn't invented till LONG after the game takes place. 2
CastIronFabric Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 9 minutes ago, Vexxvididu said: I really don't think electricity fits in the game at all. The device you pictured wasn't invented till LONG after the game takes place. I think the game would have been better served if they did not put a hard date on end of progress. Not to say they would HAVE to continue to create features past a set age but rather that there is no hard set rule that it could not if they ever changed their mind. I think that would have been a better decision rather than stating something that they see is absolutely positively immutable. I do know if they actually made such an explicit statement or not but I assume they did? 1
Maelstrom Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 1 hour ago, CastIronFabric said: I think the game would have been better served if they did not put a hard date on end of progress. Not to say they would HAVE to continue to create features past a set age but rather that there is no hard set rule that it could not if they ever changed their mind. I think that would have been a better decision rather than stating something that they see is absolutely positively immutable. I do know if they actually made such an explicit statement or not but I assume they did? The roadmap indicates end game tech is steam power. Tyron has stated in the forums and, iirc, interviews that firearms will not be developed either. Remember, devs are creating the game they want to play and releasing it to the rest of the world to enjoy. True 1980's style game development and it is soooo refreshing! 1
Zaph42nd Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Feels more fit for a mod given the setting of the game, I suppose electricity could work within the game though it'd need to be restricted to 1700s technologies (early-steam age) to remain cohesive with early steam-based machinery (though, with Jonas devices, early electrical devices would also feel a bit out of place?). Closest devices in this case would be lightning rods, Leyden jars, etc... devices like motors and other similar electric devices wouldn't really fit the setting imo 1
LadyWYT Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 For those wanting electricity in the game, there is at least a mod for that.https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/25300 Otherwise, I agree with the other sentiments posted here. Electricity doesn't really fit the vision of what Vintage Story is as a game. There are a few advanced technical contraptions that the player can make use of, but that's the key: there's only a few, and they have very niche uses. Gameplay in general is otherwise rather down-to-earth. Plus it's not really much of a survival game if you can just hook everything up to "the grid".
CastIronFabric Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 (edited) 15 hours ago, Maelstrom said: The roadmap indicates end game tech is steam power. Tyron has stated in the forums and, iirc, interviews that firearms will not be developed either. Remember, devs are creating the game they want to play and releasing it to the rest of the world to enjoy. True 1980's style game development and it is soooo refreshing! right but a few things 1. a roadmap is actually not a statement that time stops at a certain date. Its only a reflection of what the game intends to have at the moment, it is not immutable. My statement below addressed your point directly before you even replied. Quote Not to say they would HAVE to continue to create features past a set age but rather that there is no hard set rule that it could not if they ever changed their mind 2. I have zero idea what any of those choices has to do with 1980s style gaming. I started gaming in 1980 specifically, I didnt even become aware of crafting as game mechanic until 2002 which was a Neverwinter Nights mod. I did not even see building in a game outside of the Sims until 2004 which was the beta for Wurm, so I have no idea what you are referring to with that statement 3. I know they have decided to stop making tech beyond Steam. What I was asking putting it another way is, have they explicitly said the game itself is to end at a specific tech time in history AND that they will never under any circumstances change their mind on it. Keep in mind the is-ought fallacy dabbled in with a bit of idolatry of developers, So sayith the developer does NOT mean its immutable, it does NOT mean they cant change their mind. However regardless of that I addressed your reply already in my main statement. also: The reason I said what I said is because there is a difference between these two possible realities 1. 'We plan to stop at Steam Power' (because we really do not want to work that long in the game and we really do not think we would ever get around to it) 2.'We plan to stop at Steam Power' (because we want this game to remain in a specific time frame in human history explictly) I do not know it the reason has been explictly stated to be either 1 or 2. Edited July 1 by CastIronFabric
Maelstrom Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 1 hour ago, CastIronFabric said: 1. a roadmap is actually not a statement that time stops at a certain date. Its only a reflection of what the game intends to have at the moment, it is not immutable. My statement below addressed your point directly before you even replied. While the roadmap has changed a couple times in the 5+ years I've played VS the roadmap has changed a couple of times, but it has never included a couple of items that have often been requested - firearms and electricity (or some other similar power source). Additionally, Tyron in multiple interviews has said those items will not be in the game. Those statements have never been included the word plan. No, those statements have been firearms and electricity will definitively not be in the game. 1 hour ago, CastIronFabric said: 2. I have zero idea what any of those choices has to do with 1980s style gaming. If you read my comment carefully you will see that I said 1980's game development.
CastIronFabric Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Maelstrom said: While the roadmap has changed a couple times in the 5+ years I've played VS the roadmap has changed a couple of times, but it has never included a couple of items that have often been requested - firearms and electricity (or some other similar power source). Additionally, Tyron in multiple interviews has said those items will not be in the game. Those statements have never been included the word plan. No, those statements have been firearms and electricity will definitively not be in the game. If you read my comment carefully you will see that I said 1980's game development. 1. regarding your comment about 1980s development I do not know what you are referring to if you could please explain it, that would be very nice of you. 2. There is a difference between these two assertions A. The game will not have Steam power B. The game will not have Steam power and that is an decision that we have made that is immutable. I do not know that assertion B was made, I understand assertion A was made but we do not even know the reason for the assertion. I could be because they think they will never have time or maybe it means it would not fit well into the world, they have not explicitly stated it either way as far as I know. EDIT: I have explicitly stated multiple times that I am not advocating that a developer should change its process because of a suggestion from the players, in fact I have gone out of my way to state I see what I am saying and that to be completely different things. EDIT 2: Perhaps this example will make sense. If I say 'I plan to go to the store today' I am saying one of the following could be true A. I change my mind and decide not to B. I do not get around to it C. Someone suggests an idea that I find appealing and decide to do that thing instead or in addition to. What I am NOT saying is--------- D. Someone told me I had to Edited July 1 by CastIronFabric
Slam Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 On 6/30/2026 at 8:42 AM, Maelstrom said: That will be something a mod will have to provide. Devs have indicated that early steam power is the most advanced tech we'll see in the base game. At the same time though, steam power could give us A/C in VINTAGE STORY. If steam power isn’t like brewing alcohol, where it just a giant water boiler that has to be place next to the steam engine, and instead used piping to transport water you could heat water using a water boiler, or natural hot spring (or cool water with Mechanical Refrigeration System) and plum it in areas you want to keep warm. so, uh yeah, “early steam power” could give us ADVANCE A/C SYSTEMS in VINTAGE STORY. If this is interesting at all, I’ve made a post about water pumps and pipes Here which goes over a few uses they could have in Vintage Story including “A/C”
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