Detailed information about gathering speed and resource yield
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Generates [[hydrogen]] and [[deuterium]] when placed on the equator of a gas giant, or hydrogen and [[Fire Ice]] on the equator of an ice giant. | Generates [[hydrogen]] and [[deuterium]] when placed on the equator of a gas giant, or hydrogen and [[Fire Ice]] on the equator of an ice giant. | ||
The resource collection rate depends on the yield of the giant and the gathering speed of the [[Orbital Collector]]. The default gathering speed is 8. The gathering speed can be increased with the [[Veins_Utilization_(Upgrade)| Veins Utilization]] upgrade. The collection rate is calulated as yield * gathering speed. | |||
However, some of the resources collected will be used to power the [[Orbital Collector]]. | |||
Both resources will be used to fuel the [[Orbital Collector]], regardless of how much is stored of each resource. | |||
The resources are used proportionally to how much is collected per second, and how much energy is generated by burning the resource. | |||
For example: A giant has a yield of 0.5 fireice/s and 0.25 hydrogen/s. The actual resource yield can be calculated like this: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Collection rate !! Power value !! % of total power collected !! Power diverted to Orbital Collector !! Resources remaining | |||
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| 0.5 fireice/s * 8 = '''4 fireice/s''' | |||
| 4.8 MJ/fireice * 4 fireice/s = '''19,2 MW''' | |||
| style="text-align:center"| '''55%''' | |||
| 0.55 * 30MW = '''16.5''' | |||
| (19.2 MW - 16.5 MW) / 4.8 MJ/fireice = '''0,56 fireice/s''' | |||
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| 0.25 hydrogen/s * 8 = '''2 hydrogen/s ''' | |||
| 8 MJ/hydrogen * 2 hydrogen/2 = '''16 MW''' | |||
| style="text-align:center"| '''45%''' | |||
| 0.45 * 30MW = '''13.5 MW''' | |||
| (16 MW - 13.5 MW) / 8 MJ/hydrogen = '''0,3125 hydrogen/s''' | |||
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With the default gathering speed, most of the resources are lost to power the [[Orbital Collector]]. Researching higher levels of the [[Veins_Utilization_(Upgrade)| Veins Utilization]] is important to get good yields, as this increases the gathering speed of the [[Orbital Collector]] while keeping the power consumption the same. | |||
==Production Chain== | ==Production Chain== | ||