I really dont have the technical knowledge to enter into most of this discussion, but i thought id raise a relevant historical point.
At the point in time we are usually talking about (1900) single cylinders had been around the longest(of the types available in gearcity) and i assume they were not only fairly well understood, but that engineers at the time had a lot of experience with them.
I agree that, judging by the stats on Single Cylinder engines you posted, they are OP.
When that is being fixed/improved, i think we need to keep in mind that it would be entirely plausible and realistic for them to be one of the best, if not the best choice in early games.
So in short, i dont mind them being nerfed, but dont nerf them too hard
At the point in time we are usually talking about (1900) single cylinders had been around the longest(of the types available in gearcity) and i assume they were not only fairly well understood, but that engineers at the time had a lot of experience with them.
I agree that, judging by the stats on Single Cylinder engines you posted, they are OP.
When that is being fixed/improved, i think we need to keep in mind that it would be entirely plausible and realistic for them to be one of the best, if not the best choice in early games.
So in short, i dont mind them being nerfed, but dont nerf them too hard