Positioning and Aligning Horizontal Solar Generators

Horizontal solar generators provide directional kinetic power that varies depending on the sun's position throughout the Minecraft day.

Sun Tracking and Alignment

Unlike vertical panels that maintain steady output under daylight, horizontal generators track the sun across the sky:

• Morning Peak (East): Face horizontal generators toward the east to reach maximum output during the early half of the day.
• Afternoon Peak (West): Face horizontal generators toward the west to achieve peak kinetic generation in the afternoon.
• Night Cycle: All horizontal solar generators drop to zero Stress Units at night.

Connect your shafts or cogwheels to the kinetic output faces to feed the generated rotation into your workshop.

Preventing Line-of-Sight Obstructions

Horizontal generators rely on an unobstructed line of sight to receive sunlight:

1. Keep the open space immediately in front of the panel clear of solid blocks.

2. Avoid placing walls, pillars, or opaque building materials directly along the panel's viewing angle.

3. If solid blocks obstruct the generator's view, obstruction mechanics will reduce or completely halt its kinetic generation.

Arrange panels along open exterior walls or terraced rooftops to preserve their line of sight.