Medic Archive
Thread: Best Stim Bs where to put experimentation points
The BEC/ABEC is the only component on which you have the choice to experiment on charges or power. CRDMs, SDSs, and LSs along with their advanced counterparts can only be experimented for power, which you should do, especially on the LS/ALS because it will have the greatest impact on your Stim B. Each schematic will tell you the relative impact of a resource's stats on the quality of the component. As far as resources go, gosh, how to keep this short... OK. A Stim B calls for 12 organics and 12 inorganics. Charges are dependent on Unit Toughness and OQ. Power is dependent on OQ and PE. Everything has an OQ, so it's important that both resources have good OQ. However, some resources will have a PE but not a UT, or vice versa. Make sure that 1 resource has a PE and 1 has a UT. If both of these values (along with both OQs) are high and your components are experimented to the best of your ability, you will end up with the best Stim B you can produce with respect to the amount of experimentation points available to you. Usually, it will be your organic that has the PE and the inorganic the UT. A good flora or meat + a good fiberplast or metal fits this description. Some organics, like bones, will have a UT but not a PE. If you use bones, make sure you find an inorganic with a PE. Radioactives and solid/liquid petrochems are good examples of inorganics with PEs. Radioactives tend to be cheaper than other resources as well, so you may find it to be cost effective to go this route. This method also works for components, just make sure you know which attributes the component emphasizes.
The only component for which UT is important is the BEC/ABEC. Everything else is OQ/PE, unless I've overlooked something.
To answer the question posed by the title of the thread, for most medicines it is most appropriate to put as much experimentation into power as possible, then put any left over on charges. This isn't the case for every medicine, but since this is the medic forum, just experiment on power for now except for the BEC/ABEC, which should always be experimented for charges first no matter what.