Power Shafts

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Power Shafts are connectors that transfer  Power from power generation buildings to powered buildings.

Unlocking

• All horizontal power shafts (the  Straight Power Shaft,  Power Shaft Turn,  Power Shaft T Intersection, and  Power Shaft Intersection) are unlocked by default, and don't require any  Science Points to unlock.
• All other power shafts require  Science Points. The  Downward and  Upward power shafts require 20  Science Points to unlock each, and the  Vertical Power Shaft requires 40  Science Points.

Building Characteristics

All power shafts can be built underwater. Power shafts built underwater behave the exact same.

Only the  Upward Power Shaft and the  Vertical Power Shaft are  Solid.

All power shafts that aren't  Solid can have  Platforms and  Overhangs built on top of them.

Power shafts can be built on top of  Platforms,  Overhangs, and other  Solid buildings.

Construction

Horizontal power shafts only require  Wood. The amount of  Wood required to build the power shaft is determinted by the number of straight pieces of wood the the power shaft has.

For example, the  Straight Power Shaft has one piece of wood, and requires  Wood to build, the  Power Shaft Turn has two pieces of wood, and requires 2 Wood to build, etc.

The other power shafts  Upward Power Shaft,  Vertical Power Shaft, and  Downward Power Shaft each require 2 Logs, 2 Planks and 1 Gear to build.

Details

• Power Shafts cannot be paused.
• Power Shafts work omnidirectionally. The game automatically decides which way the power shaft(s) need to turn, and there is no user input required.
• It is not possible for a power shaft to get stuck.
• Power shafts don't require any maintainance.
• Power shafts can be rotated whilst being built to face the desired direction.
• Once a power shaft is built, no more Power Shafts can be built in its place.
• Power cannot be transferred through  Terrain Blocks.
• Only the  Downward Power Shaft and  Vertical Power Shaft can transfer or recieve power from below.
• Only the  Upward Power Shaft and  Vertical Power Shaft can transfer or recieve power from above.
•  Platforms can be built on top of the Power Shafts.
• Power Shafts can be used to transfer power from a building to another building.
• The Power Shafts can be built underwater.
• The Power Shafts transfers power without any loss, even if underwater.
• Unused power connections don't lose any power. For example, if only 3 out of the 4 availible power connections are used, there wouldn't be any power loss.
• When attempting to build Power Shafts, the game will warn if any of the power connections is blocked.
• The Power Shafts cannot be paused.
•  Beavers and  Bots can become {{i|Stranded}] behind a power shaft.

Rotation

Power shafts rotate when powered. The speed of rotation is based on the average ratio of network power supply to the network power demand of powered buildings in the entire power chain.

For example, if the network power supply is half of the demand, all power shafts in the network will rotate at half speed.

If the power supply exceeds the demand, the power shaft will rotate at a set maximum speed.

List of Power Shafts

Shaft	Cost	Science Points
Straight Power Shaft	1	0
Power Shaft Turn	2	0
Power Shaft T Intersection	3	0
Power Shaft Intersection	4	0
Upward Power Shaft	2, 2, 1	20
Vertical Power Shaft	2, 2, 1	40
Downward Power Shaft	2, 2, 1	20

Legacy power shafts:

Shaft	Cost	Science Points
High Power Shaft	3 2 1	???

The  High Power Shaft has now been split into the  Upward Power Shaft and  Downward Power Shaft.