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I have read the information on Droid Programs but have a question about the Weapon Overload programs. If I have a Decimator with 3 missle launchers and 2 guns, does the Weapon Overload 4 affect the reactor drain of the missle launchers? If this is the case then I would need a reactor capable of 93k power generation! In other words it isn't happening if that is the case.

I think it does...

You should test it and let us all know!

I don't think so, I think weapon overload proggies are strictly beam weapons. If WO4 worked on my 27k damage SpaceBomb IIs, I'd have a 12 shot Death Star on my hands

it does affect the ordinances somehow. i just noticed this yesterday.

how can you tell? get slight damage to an ordiance slot. don't repair it. next run a weapon overload command, you'll notice your ordinance damage message comes up on screen.

afaik it doesn't do anything to the dmg of the ordinance heh. maybe it doesn't really affect the drain either.

JanuHull,
I am just curious, but could you list your stats for your components when it comes to energy gen/use. Reactor Gen, Weapon Reactor Energy Use (individually), and Engine Energy Use. Sounds like you are already doing what I am going to try and do.

I'll need to do that later when I'm home.

Well, the Overload 4 Programs just will not work on my Decimator. I have all POB parts, and even with Reactor Overload 4, the base reactor drain is too much when even one level 4 program is activated (engine or weapon). The engine one was pretty nice. I will have to find a less energy demanding engine and try it again. Raising my capacitor energy to 3200 was also nice! I am going to try Weapon Overload 3 now, and see if that allows my engine overload 4 program to run (I never hear anyone talk about whether the reactor drain is also bugged).

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Orykko wrote:
JanuHull,
I am just curious, but could you list your stats for your components when it comes to energy gen/use. Reactor Gen, Weapon Reactor Energy Use (individually), and Engine Energy Use. Sounds like you are already doing what I am going to try and do.

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Message Edited by JanuHull on 07-12-2005 10:56 PM

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Orykko wrote:
Well, the Overload 4 Programs just will not work on my Decimator. I have all POB parts, and even with Reactor Overload 4, the base reactor drain is too much when even one level 4 program is activated (engine or weapon). The engine one was pretty nice. I will have to find a less energy demanding engine and try it again. Raising my capacitor energy to 3200 was also nice! I am going to try Weapon Overload 3 now, and see if that allows my engine overload 4 program to run (I never hear anyone talk about whether the reactor drain is also bugged).

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In addition to all that, I suggest you hang out around Tier 4 spawns for a few weeks trying to loot one of the super L7 and/or L8 reactors(24k-50k generation rates)

Got me a 22k, 33k and 43k currently.

Need to loot me a 55k one like my bud once did. :/

WO definitely damages ordinance components. I'm fairly certain this did not happen pre-CU.

We can clear this up quick:

• Weapon Overload DOES affect Ordinance.


• Weapon Overload DOES damage the launchers and always HAS.


• Weapon Overload DOES increase Ordinance damage output.

JanuHull,
I appreciate you listing your stats. When I run through the calculation based on the pilot FAQ, your ship running your overload commands would require 124,821 reactor energy, but your reactor with overload 4 would only be able to generate 44775. So it should shut down something. Does anyone know if the factors in the FAQ are wrong?

Reactor Overload 4 - 90% power increase
Weapon Overload 4 - 1000% power consumption increase
Engine Overload 4 - 1000% power consumption increase


I was successful at running Reactor Overload 4, Weapon Overload 3, Cap Overload 4, and Engine Overload 4. This was presumably because Weapon Overload 3 reduces energy consumption rather than increasing it, thus allowing my Engine Overload 4 to run (just to recap Engine Overload 4 would not run even with Reactor Overload 4 running). To the others, thanks for the info on the high gen reactors. I will keep an eye out for one.