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==Player Tips & Tricks== | ==Player Tips & Tricks== | ||
* When considering fuel sources for [[Thermal Power Station]]s, [[Energetic Graphite]] comes out slightly behind the equivalent of two Coal, with a net loss of 55.25 kJ per Energetic Graphite in the optimal situation of using [[Sorter Mk.III]]s with [[Sorter Cargo Stacking (Upgrade)|Sorter Cargo Stacking V]]. Manually loading Coal into a [[Smelter]] and unloading Energetic Graphite before manually loading it into a Thermal Power Station results in no net difference in energy generated. | * When considering fuel sources for [[Thermal Power Station]]s, due to the 20% inefficiency, [[Energetic Graphite]] comes out slightly behind the equivalent of two Coal, with a net loss of 55.25 kJ per Energetic Graphite in the optimal situation of using [[Sorter Mk.III]]s with [[Sorter Cargo Stacking (Upgrade)|Sorter Cargo Stacking V]]. Manually loading Coal into a [[Smelter]] and unloading Energetic Graphite before manually loading it into a Thermal Power Station results in no net difference in energy generated. | ||
* When considering fuel sources for the Mecha, Energetic Graphite comes out slightly ahead of the equivalent of two Coal, with a net gain of 123 kJ per Energetic Graphite in the optimal situation of using Sorter Mk.IIIs with Sorter Cargo Stacking V. Here Coal also looses out due to energy density, with a full Mecha fuel chamber holding 1.08 GJ of energy with Coal, while holding 2.52 GJ with Energetic Graphite, which will also release its energy at a 60% increased rate. | * When considering fuel sources for the Mecha, Energetic Graphite comes out slightly ahead of the equivalent of two Coal, with a net gain of 123 kJ per Energetic Graphite in the optimal situation of using Sorter Mk.IIIs with Sorter Cargo Stacking V. Here Coal also looses out due to energy density, with a full Mecha fuel chamber holding 1.08 GJ of energy with Coal, while holding 2.52 GJ with Energetic Graphite, which will also release its energy at a 60% increased rate. | ||
* As such, Coal should be burned directly by Thermal Power Plants, while being smelted into Energetic Graphite for use in the Mecha. | * As such, Coal should be burned directly by Thermal Power Plants, while being smelted into Energetic Graphite for use in the Mecha. | ||