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Thread: what do i power my harvester with?
Wind or solar energy.
One wind farm at 60% can support 5-6 small harvesters.
A wind farm eats about 1500 credits a day.
A small harvester eats abuot 720 credits and 600 wind energy per day.
The wind farms do not have to be anywhere near the harvesters. Wind farms produce energy, which is a resource, just like steel or fiberplast. You take the energy out of the wind farm, and carry it to the harvester. You then select "Deposit Energy" on the harvester radial menu, and put however much you want into the harvester.
Personally, I keep mine stocked 2 days in advance. While resource shifts cause the loss of a day's material when I do this, it also ensures that there are resources there if I miss a day.
More than you know... and it may get worse.
Check out (and please respond to) this post:
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=artisan&message.id=10727
