I have a question.

[TheOmega]

Why do multiple reactor groups give diminishing returns? It doesn't make logical sense. If we build more nuclear reactors on planet Earth, we get linear power. It doesn't make the rest of them less efficient. At least give me a fake science-ish answer if there isn't a practical answer.

 

[CyberTao]

Doesn't this belong in General Discussion? Sticking it here is more likely to the attention of testers and troubleshooters, not Schine or the creative members of the community.

 

[TheOmega]

Maybe. IDK. Thought it sounded better here. Not really a discussion imo.

 

[Jaaskinal]

Because titans would be op

 

[TheOmega]

PFFFTTTTT.
titans are already OP

 

[CyberTao]

Dev build is changing up a lot of what we think is OP. Size, shields, and Missiles are becoming less of an absolute.

But I like the way power works :u it's like the SM constant, and changing it at all would require changing of the power costs of everything. Don't want easily cloaking titans when the fighters struggle, ye?

 

[TheOmega]

Meh, just how the calculations work multiple groups have diminishing returns, so there is a max cap, albeit very high, at what power can get to. And seriously, cloaking ships need a rework anyway.

 

[Criss]

You say that in real life we would get it linearly, but really we probably don't. After a certain point, the more complex and larger a system gets, the likelihood that it is inefficient rises, or that the operating cost to maintain that system outweighs whatever it will bring in. Think of it this way, a coal plant will certainly provide more power if you add more turbines, but its more complicated then just adding that in. You have to get the workers, ensure there is space, and ensure the rest of the system operates with more output.

In short, we shouldn't really compare a game to real life, but beyond that there is a fair chance that power mechanics will not stay this way forever.

 

[starhaiden]

The current power system works by shooting light backwards and forwards the further the light goes the more power it produces. When other power reactors are near it the light can go into the other reactor increasing distance of the light and the power it produces. when there is a cross section the light collides and produce even more power.
is that good enough?

 

[Megacrafter127]

The current power system works by shooting light backwards and forwards the further the light goes the more power it produces. When other power reactors are near it the light can go into the other reactor increasing distance of the light and the power it produces. when there is a cross section the light collides and produce even more power.
is that good enough?

Except that light cannot collide with light.

 

[TheOmega]

What I'm talking about is if you have two reactors producing 500k power, it actually produces something like 900k total, instead of 1m.
This makes things like cloaking ships harder because in order to make it the most effective you need only 1 power group, and that can take up a lot of space.