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Planetary PG Question
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Bardan Asoto
Republic Waste Management
#1 - 2015-01-01 17:07:11 UTC
So I've been trying to set up a couple of production chains on Storm planets and I've run into a problem. On this planet:

http://i.imgur.com/uOqILkd.png

I run out of PG. The last extractor doesn't have 550MW left to put out an extraction point. The links between everything is the bare minimum number to complete the chain while also being the shortest possible (38MW). Meanwhile, on planet inefficiency:

http://i.imgur.com/TvhHr7f.png

it is full steam ahead. Why is this?
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-01-01 20:22:58 UTC
Radius of the planet. Some storm planets are huge.

The links take PG based on their length. The larger the planet, the more the PG cost for links, because they cover larger distances. It's mostly a problem on gas giants, but some storm planets have really high radius as well.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#3 - 2015-01-01 21:57:22 UTC
Example of short links, my factory planets:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4252398#post4252398

As a rule-of-thumb, I avoid planets over 25k.
Apollo Roe
US Space Force
Black Rose.
#4 - 2015-01-01 22:55:16 UTC
Ok so first question what are you doing that requires 3 resource extractors with single heads on a single planet? Something seems very wrong here so help me understand your setup before I try to tell you how to fix it.
Kharaxus
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-01-02 13:34:23 UTC
Apollo Roe wrote:
Ok so first question what are you doing that requires 3 resource extractors with single heads on a single planet? Something seems very wrong here so help me understand your setup before I try to tell you how to fix it.


This ^^

Because the PG cost of the extractor itself is 2600 (hahaha). So 4 = ~10k PG.

Instead, if you load an extractor with 4 heads the load the extractor draws will be a fraction of cost of having 4 extractors.

If you are trying to multi-task - I would recommend doing only 2 resources a planet - because of install cost of extractor itself.