Size of upgraded liquid storage tanks (should be diameter 8)

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Burnrate [ideas] · 5 years ago

The current 5x5 storage tank setup doesn't allow near perfect hexagonal tiling. The upgraded storage tanks could be bigger and allow for better hexagonal tiling and also be a sensible size.
The new tanks grid width/height should be an even number to allow for all connections to be made when tiling. Since we are working with integers we want to find a size where 2 times the apothem is very close to an integer when calculated using the circumcircle radius of the hexagon.
Fortunately we don't have to go very far as a diameter 8 tank with a standard collision for a pixelated diameter 8 pixel circle gives a 2xApothem of 6.93. This will allow for near perfect hexagonal tiling with all connections being made with no need for intermediate piping.
Also, since the volume of a tank scales by the cube of it's radius the current tank has a radius of 2.5 for a volume of 15.625 units and the larger radius 4 (diameter 8) tank would have a storage of 64 which is 4 times more storage.

Burnrate [ideas] · 5 years ago

I know the current tech stores 180 and the upgrade states it will be 360 but perhaps you can push the level 2 storage further up the tech tree (since 4x is a lot for than 2x) or even have a level 3 storage. Or you could just make it an 8 diameter tank that only stores 360. Hexagons!
Or maybe since it takes up more space and you can make it more material expensive with construction parts 3 the 4x storage would make sense. It would take up 64 squares vs the current 25. So 4x storage for 2x land space with more expensive construction :)

PTTG · 5 years ago

I love seeing this kind of suggestion. It's not something you would think of but every player will run into this, whether the notice it or not.

Ryan [ideas] 4 · 4 years ago

and visually if you look at photos of refinery's they have tend to have several different shaped tanks, this would improve to the overall look. IMO

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