Proof I am a Moran - Guppy help Please

Started by Nephthys, August 12, 2014, 02:35:05 PM

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Nephthys

If you have room for a single CN on a tiny island and you build a guppy to send to another tiny island:

do the reactors you build from that guppy truly increase your energy?

I was watching my energy count - all of 12 - as the guppy built a reactor on the island w/o the CN, and when the reactor was complete, I did NOT see 12.4 as I had hoped, but it remained at 12. I know that collectors are worthless with a guppy, but I thought reactors worked.

I am confused. As per usual. Help please & thank you.

J

Is the reactor connected to your CN? No.
So does it give energy to your CN? No.
Say you have 2 CN's and build 2 bases (Farbor), you use a guppy to help the other CN as it is running out of energy. It won't give the other CN the energy of the reactors.

teknotiss

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Quote from: Nephthys on August 12, 2014, 02:35:05 PM
If you have room for a single CN on a tiny island and you build a guppy to send to another tiny island:

do the reactors you build from that guppy truly increase your energy?

I was watching my energy count - all of 12 - as the guppy built a reactor on the island w/o the CN, and when the reactor was complete, I did NOT see 12.4 as I had hoped, but it remained at 12. I know that collectors are worthless with a guppy, but I thought reactors worked.

I am confused. As per usual. Help please & thank you.

a simpler answer is: no.  ::)
sorry dude, reactors must be connected (show via the line on the map) to a CN somehow

edit: speeling  ::), wow i can't spell when tired at all
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Nephthys

Thank you both. I did some more testing while waiting & found what you've just confirmed. I have no idea why I thought otherwise.

I am hoping that I knew the reality & it just slipped my mind this morning for some reason.

Now, back to the problem of how to make enough energy on my tiny island to complete the map. Actually, I can terp a not-quite-as-tiny nearby island so it will take a CN. I'll load that up with reactors & see if that's enough.

I think I should stay away from sharp objects today.  :-[

Michionlion

The reason may be because in alpha, there were such things as 'energy' guppies.  They were awesome.  I think probably a bit too awesome...
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Quote from: Michionlion on August 12, 2014, 05:53:42 PM
The reason may be because in alpha, there were such things as 'energy' guppies.  They were awesome.  I think probably a bit too awesome...

"too awesome"? Damn straight!

Sorry for the extremism in my remark, but Energy Guppies were little more than bonafide mini CN's that could fly faster and use 9 times less space. (except for not being able to multitask quite as efficiently CN's can)
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Tjgalon

If your having trouble still, you can post what map that trouble on the outer sector and so we can help :D