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problem is most people dont have legendary reactors to even think of running EO4 or WO4 =)

No decay if you are using deep space. When you leave deep space, voluntarily or otherwise, your overloads will be turned off and everything will be at full condition.

Yes it is worth it and you certainly do not need a legendary reactor. To run E04 AND W04 you do, but just E04 is easy. Just keep in mind that it increases reactor drain by 10x and choose a reactor accordingly.

It causes damage to the engine (I believe the Droid breakdown post says the amount). Decay happens when you repair, for every 10 points repaired, your engine decays 1 point - exception to this is leaving DS. You can use the lvl 4 overloads outside DS if you Repair Little, Repair Little, Repair Half, Repair All at a space station, in that order provided no other damage has been done to your components except the overload damage.

EO4 is not only useful but is essential in PVP. The key to use it is to use looted/RE'd engines, as it is very inefficient in terms of energy and crafted engines tend to drain around 1k more energy without overloading- this is multiplied naturally with overloads. RO4 is essential, WO3 is highly recommended BEFORE EO4 is started so it reduces weapons power consumption. The result is better maneuvering, which is vital in PVP. In PVE I dont use it to save the hassle of jumping to DS every time I finish my job and turning is not that important there.

Message Edited by Joint_Maker on 06-21-2005 07:57 AM

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Cphopp wrote:
problem is most people dont have legendary reactors to even think of running EO4 or WO4 =)

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hehehe... run Reactor over 4 to get Engine over 4, cap over 4, and wep over 2... but the engine over 4 was causing too much decay on my baby, so went back to engine over 3... piece of cake when you have a reactor at 21k energy, and under 20k mass.... side note.. I used to run a reactor with only 14k energy, and my krayt sitting on the ground rated at just over 13k needed, and still could run engine over 4, and cap over 4 with reactor over 4....

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Joint_Maker wrote:

Thanks!

I'm almost afraid to know it but... is WO4 also bugged and it makes your weapons consume less energy from the reactor and the cap?

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No, W04 increases cap and reactor energy consumption.