Fluid system
Liquids are fluids or gases.
In v0.9 new liquids like crude oil or petroleum gas were added.
Tutorials
Types of Liquids
Besides the different usage, there is no physical difference between them. Every liquid has the same fluidity, needs the same energy to heat and so on.
Piping
Using Water to Generate Power
You can use every type of liquid, but hot water is the obvious solution.
Oil Processing
History
The only liquid available in Factorio <0.9 was Water. See also Version0.9
See also
- About creating energy: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2755&p=20280#p20265
- About splitting liquids equally: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4823&p=47506#p47048
- About throughput in a pipe (and how to check it): http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6066