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Energy>Metal Converters?

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10 years ago
I am one of the players of the original TA, and i was wondering if there could be implemented a energy to metal converter that uses 6E to make 1M, and is morphable to allow for more to be produced while consuming less space (i don't want to build 50M>E converters to get 50M). I know that metal extractors can be overcharged, but it doesn't really work for me, thanks.
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the concept of overdrive specifically was created to do away with metal makers, because metal makers work on a flat return rate, whereas overdrive generates less metal the more energy you pump into the system / the fewer mexes you actually have in the grid to overdrive.

this means map control is important and you cant just stay in your base and make metal through metal makers, and it is intended to be that way.

so i guess the only way for this to happen was if somebody was to make a modoption.
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Skasi
10 years ago
If you want non-mex metal production build Caretakers. You're not gonna get anything else.

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I know that metal extractors can be overcharged, but it doesn't really work for me, thanks.
If this is true, then report the issue in the bug tracker. I doubt it's true though, chances are you did something wrong.
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10 years ago
more details on:

Economy
Overdrive (energy to metal)
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10 years ago
Metal extractors ARE metal makers, with diminishing returns and territorial importance. Because metal makers scale infinitely and exponentially, they eventually take over in importance and territory stops mattering. The overdrive system encourages territory control through the whole course of the game while still allowing players to invest in safe economy, balancing the aggressive and defensive components of play, while not allowing someone to sit indefinitely in their base building defenses and scaling their economy expontentially forever.
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10 years ago
Skasi, you are probably right, I'm very new at this game so, yeah
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Skasi
In case you read through DErankAdminmojjj's links, tried using overdrive ingame and still can't get it to work or anything is unclear: LET US KNOW! We want to improve the manual and make the information displayed ingame more clear. Don't be afraid to "look silly" for telling us about problems you had, even if you think "it was so obvious, how could I miss that?!".
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