Shipwright Archive
Thread: how do you like this reactor and engine
Treychyyk
Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:22 pm
#14
Ok, cool, it was just the radioactive that was giving me problems. Here's the thing that bugs me though: I actually am using better stuff than you are now and still only getting 104.7 spd. That's like I made some weapons with regular steel, then some with feke steel expecting a big change. It only came out about 50 max damage higher with over 100 points better on the feke steel than the stuff I was using before. A weaponsmith would have had a much higher percentage change. That's the whole problem with shipwright. Chassis, parts, everything. That's the reason why the lowballers are in business still. Because no matter how good of resources we get and use, the percentage difference isn't enough to make it worth the price difference.
Treychyyk
Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:38 am
#16
According to swgcraft the only resource I could get better is steel, and that's only a difference of 990 to 998 oq. Shouldn't be enough to make any difference I don't think.
Calvintus
Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:13 pm
#17
SandLizard
Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:10 pm
#18
Calvintus wrote:
sorry about the small hijack.
But this iswhy I don't craft reactors.
Nice reactor, but in my experience it's best to fit reactor as one of the last components, as you can usually get by with a *much* smaller overloaded one. For instance, I craft lvl1's that I use limiters on, and with over 10k gen (and under 900 mass) they can be used on most of the 1-weapon ships (a-wing, TIE versions) and they work quite well, though an overload is needed in most cases to make up for extra drain. Keeping mass that low helps quite a bit. Same with, say, a crafted lvl5 overloaded can probably run *most* ships in the game. I think I had a B-wing with everything but missle launchers running just fine (on a lvl5 overloaded--four lvl 9 weapons).
I'd say that reactor would be great in a POB ship so you didn't have to run overloads, but in all else where mass is at a premium, it's kinda pointless. Now, a 20+k gen reactor under 10k mass would be something I think I'd even tell my mom about! Heh. Well, maybe not.
Goraf
Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:17 am
#19
Calvintus wrote:
sorry about the small hijack.
But this iswhy I don't craft reactors.
Nice drop, but still heavy. I would have a tough time justifying putting that on anything but an MP ship. I guess that would let you run EO4 and WO4.
Plus, how often do those really drop? I find most loot reactors are worse than crafted. Yours is exceptional. The reward reactors don't even come close.
Golrok
Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:21 am
#20
Goraf wrote:
Plus, how often do those really drop?
NOT often. I think you stand as good ofa chance atlooting blacksun helm.
Rhazohn
Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:32 pm
#21
Okay I'll post my pride & joy although the topic has turned to engines
-WI-'Apollo' Mark V Fusion Reactor
508.2 Armor
1009.9 Hitpoints
49953.7 Mass
19572.9 Generation
I got like 3 Amazing sucesses in a row on the generation experimenting & the last one 'pushed' the rate exper % t0 98% for that generation rate. I haven't been able to duplicate it since with my reactors typically at 19457 with all the same resources. Go figure. Yeah, the thing weighs as much as a TIE Interceptor & I am still a bit weak on some of the stats.
Steel 663Cd 930OQ
Copper 980Cd 996OQ
Radio 982OQ
I Gas 991OQ
Overdriver came in at 85% experimentation for 1818 Generation
So there is still room to improve someday. I just went all out to see if I could break the 19.5k generation rate mark 
bhtm29
Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:19 pm
#23
sorry try this again...yes you have the best stuff to make the sub components but to max out the speed its all about overall quality and PE. you use some very good resources to make the engine but to get the highest top speed the only thing that will improve appon yours is the OQ. I have engines that i have made up to 104.9 using stuff like the dol iron thats 1000 OQ and so on. try and find some resources in that department and i think you should hit that high as well.
Feetea
Calvintus
Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:18 am
#24
Golrok wrote:
Goraf wrote:
Plus, how often do those really drop?
NOT often. I think you stand as good ofa chance atlooting blacksun helm.
Well they drop a little more than the Black Sun Helms. I can tell you that. I think they are called the Kuat RZT-21 or something like that. I have 1 more...just waiting for a few more level 8 reactors to drop now, so I can RE this puppy. It's about 2k of energy lower.
Then again I looted one with the same name that had a whopping high mass, and energy of 9 k lol.
I threw that one in as filler for the first one.
Shadow-Walker
Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:51 am
#25
well just me 1st lvl 9 engine
100.9 speed
35k mass
2.5k power
53 y/p/r
not bad with the resources I had on me at the time.
Shadow-Walker
Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:22 pm
#26
btw what sort of price would u look to sell something like these.