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If owned by two different people and commanded to charge the other, and then only for as long as each one's battery lasts.

Myguess. :->

(Added): But why would you want to? It would make more sense to me for them to have anexclusive storage unit that would hold up to 5 batteries, which would be its own power supply, automatically keeping it recharged so it could be used to recharge other droids with its power supply.

Message Edited by Kniol on 06-01-2004 09:55 AM

Sounds like an 80's cartoon, "powerdroids!, they're here to save the universe!!!"

Power Droids work by targetting another player's droid and using the command you've programmed for its "recharge" function. If you're planning to afk macro it to keep a friend's medical droid charged, it probably wouldn't be much less economical for them to just add the periodical use of a battery into whatever macro they're healing/buffing with.

you should be able to, if you put the battery into your toolbar. But that only lasts so long.

/ahh ..doh ...why didnt I think of that ..... well ... a full loaded toolbar should be able to keep a driod running for a long time .... gona try that .... cheers

You can have one power droid charge another, as long as they both are hitting each other every 40 minutes or so. I personally have seen two keep each other charged over 10 hours. This is very difficult to arrange, as you have to have 2 people with 1 droid each out - so while one person is macro buffing, the other is bored.

Nice idea - I've been trying it to - not only do you have to manually recharge the power droid but while it's out it actually loses power faster than a surgical!

I tried putting the power droid on a hot key - but it only examines it, like the battery.

I have found no command or instruction to recharge a droid in a macro.

Personally, I think it insane that a power droid which has a power core inside needs batteries at all!

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Tanooshman wrote:

Personally, I think it insane that a power droid which has a power core inside needs batteries at all!

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It is a problem of balance.
If a droid didn't need batteries, he'll be way overpowered and own all the CM/Riflemen and Jedi on the server, then, he'll probably manage to conquer the galaxy and destroy the empire and the rebelion.

Basically, it's for your own safety.

I think the color lifespan is for the same reason.

How exactly do you charge a droid through the toolbar? When I put the droid battery in the toolbar and select it, it just examines the battery. Any ideas?