The cheapest way to run 2 telepads and a medbay
By
Ghost,
Posted on: 2007-02-19 24:13 in Base Construction
Oversight Centre?
It was my understanding that provides enough power and control to run a telepad, a workbench and a reclaimator, so you might be fortunate to be able to run 2 telepads.
The difference between an oversight centre plus the combo power/control item, and an individual power and control room, plus a generator AND a control item is MASSIVE, so I'd try and make this work as best as you can... 
Edit: Don't forget the beacons for the telepads too. Which require you to get all the exploration badges for the specific zone WHILST IN SUPERGROUP MODE. Each pad can accept 2 beacons, and each beacon requires control too (and possibly power, though I can't recall).
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Oversight Centre?
It was my understanding that provides enough power and control to run a telepad, a workbench and a reclaimator, so you might be fortunate 2 be able to run 2 telepads.
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You can. But I was asking how to run 2 telepads AND a reclaimator. The cheap combo unit falls short by a small amount. And the regular power/control units have a huge price. Thats why I was asking and hoping you could tweek something and add perhaps something salvage based.
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Don't forget the beacons for the telepads too. Which require you to get all the exploration badges for the specific zone WHILST IN SUPERGROUP MODE. Each pad can accept 2 beacons, and each beacon requires control too (and possibly power, though I can't recall).
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They consume 5 control each and no energy.
iirc, there was (may be even is) a bug in which beacons don't use control/energy.
That might be enough?
Other then that... if you can't place attachment control/power items, you'll have no luck working with salvage build items
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iirc, there was (may be even is) a bug in which beacons don't use control/energy.
That might be enough?
Other then that... if you can't place attachment control/power items, you'll have no luck working with salvage build items
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thas right if you add the beacons last it wont matter if they have power and control they will still do there job
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I've never used the combo energy/control item (by the time it was introduced we already had the bigger versions), but can it take aux items?
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Its either combo unit and oversight center, or the smallest generator room with the basic generator. There is no middle ground.
I have just tested this at the test server. The 2 telepads and the reclaimator combined comsumption is 75 control and 150 energy. The 4 beacons is supposed to consume a total of 20 control. The combo unit generates 75 control and 125 energy.
25 units of energy less than needed (and lacking 20 points of control to the 4 beacons). I added the basic generator (1000 energy generates).
The telepads and recalimator went online but the beacons blinked with the not enough control sign.
But that didnt matter because the two telepads were fully operational and could teleport me to the zones of the beacons ! 
So the minimum to run this setup is a combo unit and a basic generator and the rooms to place them in.
My SG only needs 60k prestige to buy the basic generator (225k prestige) to complete the setup. 
You can have both the combo unit AND a generator? Hmm.... An easy/cheap way to get a little boost in the power & control department.
Hmmm indeed... though on small problem one might encounter there.. it needs to be in the 3x3 oversight room.
I don't know about you, but by the time I'm hurting for control (as energy I've found in abundance with just the generator) I'm a bit strapped for room.
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I think he was running the combo unit for the control so he wouldnt need main-frame..
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An easy/cheap way to get a little boost in the power & control department.
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I understood this as getting a boost to power & control for an excisting base...
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What is the cheapest way (prestige wise) to buy the rooms, control and energy to run 2 telepads and a medbay reclaimator?