Had to take down the video momentarily to fix an error, I (wrongly) claimed that a large crank can only connect 1 large piston, however they can take up to 3!
Also my RPM/Friction graph is slightly off, since RPM to friction is linear, but the power output scales exponentially to RPM. The point I'm making remains the same, the graph is just slightly wrong.
Few more resources, that have been circling around on the discord for ages:
Summary on Steam building in picture form (source unknown)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/203757940102922241/802112382423924746/00_Infographic_-_Basic_Steam.png
Steam Engine Calculator for piston ratios and more by _Zdex007
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BMd7ZKRQb3DuG0FCrL9_7zdpYYbKbJnVUkwj9-xc6qw/edit#gid=0
Steam Engine Design by Ao Kishuba:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vsNAACVu4ABQjll3AfjKdVcqIjhRLgpneXubDusq0LU/edit
Turbine Lenth Guide by efhosci
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/203757940102922241/796004960672284702/unknown.png
If there are still questions, theres a ton of friendly people in the comments or on the Official FTD Discord:
https://discord.gg/fromthedepths
Join the Odex Campaign Discord:
https://discord.gg/8YG9f9e3bv
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Summary
02:30 Basics
06:52 Boilers
07:57 Turbines
12:52 Pistons (Cranks)
13:30 Pistons (Staging)
16:57 Pistons (Size)
20:57 Pistons (misc stuff)
25:39 Pistons (Propellers)
27:50 Demo Build
34:41 Outtro Ramble