Shipwright Archive
Thread: So... Reverse Engineering... what do you guys think?
FalinMor wrote:
I find reverse engineering to be quite valuable on parts above level 1. You can find one RE 2 engine that has awesome speed and RPY valuues but high mass and energy, and another that's the opposite... and combine it into one ultra-light, ultra fast engine... and you get a small bonus on top of it. I'm all for that.
Plus, reverse engineering gives you a chance of getting Firespray schematic parts.
Falin
that does sound potentially useful. I haven't done enough 2 items to notice that it was combining the best stats of both items. I'll have to look into that more.
Malitevv wrote:
FalinMor wrote:
I find reverse engineering to be quite valuable on parts above level 1. You can find one RE 2 engine that has awesome speed and RPY valuues but high mass and energy, and another that's the opposite... and combine it into one ultra-light, ultra fast engine... and you get a small bonus on top of it. I'm all for that.
Plus, reverse engineering gives you a chance of getting Firespray schematic parts.
Falin
that does sound potentially useful. I haven't done enough 2 items to notice that it was combining the best stats of both items. I'll have to look into that more.
That's the point
RE combines the best stats out of ALL the items, and adds a 1-10% bonus to the final numbers. So if you RE a lvl 1 component, you only get the 1-10% bonus. If you get the right items together you can potentially make an item that no shipwright player can come close to duplicating. This is how ppl are going to set themselves apart from one another in space.
Malitevv wrote:
i may be missing something but it seems to me to be a big waste of time. The bonus you get to the stats of the item from REing it is pretty irrelevant. The percent boost in stats seems to be equal to the RE level of the items. So a level 1 item gets a 1% boost, two level 2 items gives you one item with a 2% boost, etc. At low levels, 1% is meaningless. If this trend continues to the higher levels (which I don't know), it's still going to be meaningless if what people are saying about the low stats of the higher level loot drops is true.
I've figured out the subtleties of RE. Basically level 1 and 2 is crap. The RE is only worthwhile on Kuat items to try to get the firespray schem.
Most of the better components will be RE components in the end. For the most part, there is no overall "uber" loot. You may get a component with a few really good stats, but other stats will be avg or poor. Thru RE you can make a really good component. Here's an example:
Laser 1: Laser 2
Energy use: 60 Energy use: 120
Dmg: 800-1200Dmg: 1000 - 1400
Fire Rate: .50 Fire Rate: .65
Lets assume these are both RE 2. You put them both in the tool and you get ONE item with the following stats.
Energy Use: 60
Dmg: 1000-1400
Fire Rate: .50
PadiOne wrote:
Malitevv wrote:
i may be missing something but it seems to me to be a big waste of time. The bonus you get to the stats of the item from REing it is pretty irrelevant. The percent boost in stats seems to be equal to the RE level of the items. So a level 1 item gets a 1% boost, two level 2 items gives you one item with a 2% boost, etc. At low levels, 1% is meaningless. If this trend continues to the higher levels (which I don't know), it's still going to be meaningless if what people are saying about the low stats of the higher level loot drops is true.
I've figured out the subtleties of RE. Basically level 1 and 2 is crap. The RE is only worthwhile on Kuat items to try to get the firespray schem.
Most of the better components will be RE components in the end. For the most part, there is no overall "uber" loot. You may get a component with a few really good stats, but other stats will be avg or poor. Thru RE you can make a really good component. Here's an example:
Laser 1: Laser 2
Energy use: 60 Energy use: 120
Dmg: 800-1200Dmg: 1000 - 1400
Fire Rate: .50 Fire Rate: .65
Lets assume these are both RE 2. You put them both in the tool and you get ONE item with the following stats.
Energy Use: 60
Dmg: 1000-1400
Fire Rate: .50
aye aye
PadiOne wrote:
Malitevv wrote:
i may be missing something but it seems to me to be a big waste of time. The bonus you get to the stats of the item from REing it is pretty irrelevant. The percent boost in stats seems to be equal to the RE level of the items. So a level 1 item gets a 1% boost, two level 2 items gives you one item with a 2% boost, etc. At low levels, 1% is meaningless. If this trend continues to the higher levels (which I don't know), it's still going to be meaningless if what people are saying about the low stats of the higher level loot drops is true.
I've figured out the subtleties of RE. Basically level 1 and 2 is crap. The RE is only worthwhile on Kuat items to try to get the firespray schem.
Most of the better components will be RE components in the end. For the most part, there is no overall "uber" loot. You may get a component with a few really good stats, but other stats will be avg or poor. Thru RE you can make a really good component. Here's an example:
Laser 1: Laser 2
Energy use: 60 Energy use: 120
Dmg: 800-1200Dmg: 1000 - 1400
Fire Rate: .50 Fire Rate: .65
Lets assume these are both RE 2. You put them both in the tool and you get ONE item with the following stats.
Energy Use: 60
Dmg: 1000-1400
Fire Rate: .50