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Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/27/2014 9:16:25 PM

Kaerwek

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Despite adding energy collectors that collect enough energy to exceed static usage, I cannot remove the reactors without it complaining.

Do I really need reactors, if I don't have anything that uses energy actively and thus only static energy usage needs to be covered?

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/27/2014 9:51:54 PM

Nanaki

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Yes

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/27/2014 10:44:31 PM

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reactors provide energy storage, i don't think anything that uses energy can function without energy storage.

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/28/2014 12:00:10 AM

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The main reason why you need reactors is because otherwise the design won't be considered as valid, even if you don't really need them for what you want the design to do.

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reactors provide energy storage, i don't think anything that uses energy can function without energy storage.

Subtle nuance : anything that needs energy to function probably can't function without energy storage. Shields might still function without energy storage. Needs testing.

Why the nuance : Construction Yards, Gas Extractors and Energy Labs use energy (if available), but don't need energy to function. (This is probably one reason why you're forced to put reactors on everything.)

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/29/2014 5:05:12 PM

PharAway

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Plus I thought energy collectors only work on ships/bases when they are stationary and they collect more energy the closer they are to a star.

The only energy collectors I've put on ships have been on mining ships/constructors. The point of the rest of the ships are to be mobile traveling from system to system. If you only had energy collectors the ship would stall mid warp between systems.

Now, collection to fuel could spawn a whole new debate! ;)

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/29/2014 7:44:11 PM

Sirian

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I read somewhere that engines take their energy directly from the reactor, not the energy storage. But since you will have no energy storage without a reactor, this won't matter much.

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/29/2014 9:03:03 PM

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I look at it like this, reactors create energy, collectors store energy.

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/29/2014 9:06:38 PM

BlueTemplar

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Nope, they both create energy. Only reactors have energy storage...

Why this thread anyway, when there's a whole guide about energy?
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2970969

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RE: Energy collection, do I really need reactors? - 6/30/2014 11:26:50 AM

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Nope, they both create energy. Only reactors have energy storage...

Why this thread anyway, when there's a whole guide about energy?
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2970969