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 Critical Photons are made by switching a [[Ray Receiver]] to "Photon" mode, instead of Energy mode.
-A Ray receiver produces 5 Critical Photons per minute, while consuming 62.5 MW. Note that this is the raw energy needed.
+A [[Ray Receiver]] in Photon mode produces 5 Critical Photons per minute, while consuming 62.5 MW. When a [[Graviton Lens]] is inserted, the [[Ray Receiver]] consumes 125 MW and produces 10 Critical Photons per minute.
-The actual drain on the Dyson Sphere / Swarm is higher when the ray receiving efficiency is not 100%. To caculate the drain
-on the Dyson Sphere / Swarm use this formula:
-actual_energy = (raw_energy * 100) / ray_receiving_efficiency.
+Note that this is the raw energy needed. The actual drain on the Dyson Sphere / Swarm is higher when the ray receiving efficiency is not 100%. See [[Ray Receiver]] for more information.
-For example, with a ray receiving efficiency of 75%, the [[Ray Receiver]] consumes (62.5 * 100) / 75 = 83.3 MW
-Inserting a [[Graviton Lens]] into the [[Ray Receiver]] doubles the production rate of Critical Photons, and also doubles the energy consumption.
-With a [[Graviton Lens]] the [[Ray Receiver]] consumes 125 MW and produces 10 Critical Photons per minute.
 ==Required Technology==