Quantum Reactors

Gryphin · #1 March 19th, 2003, 12:26 AM

My understanding is that the QR is "too" good.
The Solar Sails have limitations. The amount of juice they generate is moddable.
What am I missing here?

Fyron · #2 March 19th, 2003, 12:32 AM

Solar collector generation is based off of stars in the system. This is not what QR are supposed to do. They should not be dependant on the number of stars for supply generation. This is why it is an imperfect solution. What we need is an ability that generates X supplies per turn, period. No dependance on stars or anything like that.

[ March 18, 2003, 22:33: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

DirectorTsaarx · #3 March 19th, 2003, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by Slick:

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Originally posted by PsychoTechFreak:

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Originally posted by Slick:
In combat however all ships use supplies and it is possible for non-QR ships to run out of supplies in combat, even if they are in a fleet.

Slick.

What kind of supply sucking high energy cannons do you use to run out of supplies? The engine supplies should be completely filled at the beginning of the combat in case of a QR in a fleet. The engines should provide enough supplies even for components like planet crunchers

Take a look at the supply usage of Capital Ship Missiles.

Slick.

Or Wave-Motion Guns (they use even more supplies than CSM's...)

QuarianRex · #4 March 19th, 2003, 09:55 PM

What's all this about banning QR's? I want to be able to tool around without having to worry about gassing up. Once a certain level of technological advancement is achieved energy reserves should no longer be a limitation.

Besides, it cuts down on the micromanagement. Any fleet with a propperly equipped supply ship or two doesn't really have to worry about running out of fuel. QR's just allow you to send smaller Groups (or lone vessels) out to do what a larger fleet was once needed for. That, I think, is the heart of advanced technology.

Fyron · #5 March 19th, 2003, 10:15 PM

QR's remove a major strategic element from the game for very little cost. That is the crux of the problem. 1 QR keeps a 5000 ship fleet supplied each turn. This is extremely unrealistic.

Kamog · #6 March 21st, 2003, 07:48 AM

Yeah, quantum reactors are unrealistic. If we could really build those, then we just build one quantum reactor on the ground, and be able to power the entire world with it.

Gryphin · #7 March 22nd, 2003, 02:25 AM

Ok, got it.
If I understand correctly you, (Fyron and others) would like to remove the omnipotent QR from the game and replace it with something that generated a lot fewer supplies. I�m guessing you would like a device that would generate enough supplies to:
Generator I � Generates the equivalent of one engines usage in one full movement.
Generator II generates the equivalent of two engines usage in one full movement
Or something like that.
Nice Idea, wish I had thought of it.