EM-Rail Ejector - Revision history

Cthulhu at 12:43, 13 April 2025

2025-04-13T12:43:09Z

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	* A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.		* A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.
	* Railguns build on the poles have the highest uptime if the correct orbit is selected. Its usually sufficient to tilt the orbit to 180° (or the inverse) and select an orbit that fits the planetary distance to the star- closer planets require smaller orbits, while planets further away require medium-large orbits. To understand what makes a orbit valid see the picture to the right- the trajectory requires direct line of sight, and the entry point needs to be in the right direction of rotation. If set correctly, such an setup will fire for up to half a year nonstop (planet completing half an orbit around the star).		* Railguns build on the poles have the highest uptime if the correct orbit is selected. Its usually sufficient to tilt the orbit to 180° (or the inverse) and select an orbit that fits the planetary distance to the star- closer planets require smaller orbits, while planets further away require medium-large orbits. To understand what makes a orbit valid see the picture to the right- the trajectory requires direct line of sight, and the entry point needs to be in the right direction of rotation. If set correctly, such an setup will fire for up to half a year nonstop (planet completing half an orbit around the star).
	* Railguns can fire 20 Solar Sails per minute, up to 40 when [[Proliferator Mk.III\|proliferated]]. Each node in a Dyson Sphere can absorb up to 30 solar sails ~~per~~ ~~minute.~~ To ~~saturate solar sail absorption,~~ ~~you~~ ~~should~~ ~~have~~ 1.5 ~~EM-Rail~~ ~~Ejectors~~ ~~firing~~ ~~per~~ ~~node in the Dyson Spheres around a star,~~ or ~~0.75~~ proliferated ~~Ejectors~~ firing. ~~Since~~ Ejectors ~~cannot~~ ~~fire~~ at ~~all~~ ~~times~~ ~~due to~~ ~~line~~ of ~~sight~~ ~~and pitch limit requirements,~~ ~~you~~ will ~~require~~ ~~at least double that number~~ of ~~actual~~ ~~Ejectors~~ ~~distributed~~ ~~over~~ a ~~planet~~ to ~~meet~~ ~~the~~ ~~required~~ ~~number~~ ~~firing~~ ~~at any given time.~~		* Railguns can fire 20 Solar Sails per minute, up to 40 when [[Proliferator Mk.III\|proliferated]]. Each node in a Dyson Sphere can absorb up to 360 solar sails / min with fully upgraded {{glow\|Solar Sail Attaching Speed}}. This equals 18 ( or nine proliferated) continuously firing EM-Rail Ejectors per node. Given the average node count of spheres, a player will run out of building space before maximum sail absorption for all nodes can be reached.

	==Historical==
	Prior to [[Patch Notes/0.6.15.5636\|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:		Prior to [[Patch Notes/0.6.15.5636\|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:
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Chorus: /* Player Tips & Tricks */ Add tip about number of Ejectors required depends on nodes absorbing sail

2024-04-30T04:16:37Z

Player Tips & Tricks: Add tip about number of Ejectors required depends on nodes absorbing sail

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	* Additionally, the line of sight to the targeted Solar Sail position cannot be blocked by a celestial body (which may commonly occur on satellites of gas giants).		* Additionally, the line of sight to the targeted Solar Sail position cannot be blocked by a celestial body (which may commonly occur on satellites of gas giants).
	* A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.		* A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.
	* Railguns build on the poles have the highest uptime if the correct orbit is selected. Its usually sufficient to tilt the orbit to 180° (or the inverse) and select an orbit that fits the planetary distance to the star- closer planets require smaller orbits, while planets further away require medium-large orbits. To understand what makes a orbit valid see the picture to the right- the trajectory requires direct line of sight, and the entry point needs to be in the right direction of rotation. If set correctly, such an setup will fire for up to half a year nonstop (planet completing half an orbit around the star).		* Railguns build on the poles have the highest uptime if the correct orbit is selected. Its usually sufficient to tilt the orbit to 180° (or the inverse) and select an orbit that fits the planetary distance to the star- closer planets require smaller orbits, while planets further away require medium-large orbits. To understand what makes a orbit valid see the picture to the right- the trajectory requires direct line of sight, and the entry point needs to be in the right direction of rotation. If set correctly, such an setup will fire for up to half a year nonstop (planet completing half an orbit around the star).
			* Railguns can fire 20 Solar Sails per minute, up to 40 when [[Proliferator Mk.III\|proliferated]]. Each node in a Dyson Sphere can absorb up to 30 solar sails per minute. To saturate solar sail absorption, you should have 1.5 EM-Rail Ejectors firing per node in the Dyson Spheres around a star, or 0.75 proliferated Ejectors firing. Since Ejectors cannot fire at all times due to line of sight and pitch limit requirements, you will require at least double that number of actual Ejectors distributed over a planet to meet the required number firing at any given time.

	==Historical==		==Historical==

Cthulhu at 23:25, 17 April 2024

2024-04-17T23:25:47Z

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	==Player Tips & Tricks==		==Player Tips & Tricks ==
⚫	The pitch angle (vertical angle) must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing. When the pitch angle is outside these ranges, the EM-Rail Ejector glows orange instead of blue, and the "Target Status" info will read "{{glow\|Pitch limit}}" instead of "Active".

		⚫	* The pitch angle (vertical angle) must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing. When the pitch angle is outside these ranges, the EM-Rail Ejector glows orange instead of blue, and the "Target Status" info will read "{{glow\|Pitch limit}}" instead of "Active".
	Additionally, the line of sight to the targeted Solar Sail position cannot be blocked by a celestial body (which may commonly occur on satellites of gas giants).		* Additionally, the line of sight to the targeted Solar Sail position cannot be blocked by a celestial body (which may commonly occur on satellites of gas giants).

	A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.		* A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.
			* Railguns build on the poles have the highest uptime if the correct orbit is selected. Its usually sufficient to tilt the orbit to 180° (or the inverse) and select an orbit that fits the planetary distance to the star- closer planets require smaller orbits, while planets further away require medium-large orbits. To understand what makes a orbit valid see the picture to the right- the trajectory requires direct line of sight, and the entry point needs to be in the right direction of rotation. If set correctly, such an setup will fire for up to half a year nonstop (planet completing half an orbit around the star).

	==Historical==		==Historical==

imported>76561198291663882 at 07:21, 8 January 2023

2023-01-08T07:21:09Z

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	An [[EM-Rail Ejector]] is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a [[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson ~~Swarm~~]].		The EM-Rail Ejector is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a[[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson swarm]].

	~~The~~ [[EM-Rail Ejector]] must have a direct line of sight to the ~~injection~~ point on the ~~dyson~~ ~~sphere~~ ~~orbit~~ in ~~order to~~ ~~work~~. Therefore, players usually construct ~~[[EM-Rail Ejector\|~~EM-Rail Ejectors]] at the poles of		In order to launch a Solar Sail, the EM-Rail Ejector must have direct line of sight to the point the Solar Sail will occupy in the swarm. Therefore, players usually construct EM-Rail Ejectors at the poles of the planet, to ensure continuous operation.
	a planet, to ensure continuous operation.

	==Required Technology==		==Required Technology==
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	==Player Tips & Tricks==		==Player Tips & Tricks==
			The pitch angle (vertical angle) must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing. When the pitch angle is outside these ranges, the EM-Rail Ejector glows orange instead of blue, and the "Target Status" info will read "{{glow\|Pitch limit}}" instead of "Active".

			Additionally, the line of sight to the targeted Solar Sail position cannot be blocked by a celestial body (which may commonly occur on satellites of gas giants).
	# The pitch angle must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing.

	# The vector towards the targeted solar orbit must not be blocked by any celestial bodies (i.e. moons orbiting Gas giants get blocked often).
	# ~~This facility~~ can be ~~'daisy-chained'. Each facility can take~~ ~~[[Solar_Sail\|~~Solar Sails]] from a ~~belt~~ ~~via~~ a ~~sorter~~ ~~and~~ ~~pass~~ ~~the~~ ~~excess~~ ~~sails~~ ~~back~~ ~~onto~~ ~~a belt~~, via a ~~sorter,~~ to ~~another~~ ~~Rail Ejector~~		A sorter can take excess Solar Sails from the EM-Rail Ejector so that they can be fed into another Rail Ejector, either via a conveyor belt or directly.

	==Historical==		==Historical==

imported>76561198089491458: Fix broken link

2021-08-02T00:24:25Z

Fix broken link

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	==Historical==		==Historical==
	Prior to [[Patch Notes/~~Archive#Early Access Patch Version:~~ 0.6.15.5636\|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:		Prior to [[Patch Notes/0.6.15.5636\|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:
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imported>76561198048911778: /* Summary */ corrected typo

2021-07-26T06:35:06Z

Summary: corrected typo

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	An s is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a [[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson Swarm]].		An [[EM-Rail Ejector]] is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a [[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson Swarm]].

	The [[EM-Rail Ejector]] must have a direct line of sight to the injection point on the dyson sphere orbit in order to work. Therefore, players usually construct [[EM-Rail Ejector\|EM-Rail Ejectors]] at the poles of		The [[EM-Rail Ejector]] must have a direct line of sight to the injection point on the dyson sphere orbit in order to work. Therefore, players usually construct [[EM-Rail Ejector\|EM-Rail Ejectors]] at the poles of

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 ==Historical==
 Prior to [[Patch Notes/Archive#Early Access Patch Version: 0.6.15.5636|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:
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imported>76561198089491458: Add link to Patch Notes

2021-07-23T23:11:55Z

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	==Historical==		==Historical==
	Prior to ~~patch~~ 0.6.15.5636, the recipe was		Prior to [[Patch Notes/Archive#Early Access Patch Version: 0.6.15.5636\|Patch 0.6.15.5636]], the recipe was:
	{{ItemRecipe		{{ItemRecipe
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2021-06-13T15:09:53Z

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	An ~~[[EM-Rail Ejector]]~~ is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a [[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson Swarm]].		An s is used to propel [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] into an orbit around a star to form a [[Dyson_Sphere#The_Dyson_Swarm\| Dyson Swarm]].

	The [[EM-Rail Ejector]] must have a direct line of sight to the injection point on the dyson sphere orbit in order to work. Therefore, players usually construct [[EM-Rail Ejector\|EM-Rail Ejectors]] at the poles of		The [[EM-Rail Ejector]] must have a direct line of sight to the injection point on the dyson sphere orbit in order to work. Therefore, players usually construct [[EM-Rail Ejector\|EM-Rail Ejectors]] at the poles of
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	# The pitch angle must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing.		# The pitch angle must be between 5 degrees and 60 degrees to allow firing.
	# The vector towards the targeted solar orbit must not be blocked by any celestial bodies (i.e. moons orbiting Gas giants get blocked often).		# The vector towards the targeted solar orbit must not be blocked by any celestial bodies (i.e. moons orbiting Gas giants get blocked often).
			# This facility can be 'daisy-chained'. Each facility can take [[Solar_Sail\|Solar Sails]] from a belt via a sorter and pass the excess sails back onto a belt, via a sorter, to another Rail Ejector

	==Historical==		==Historical==

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2021-06-08T12:12:58Z

Historical

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