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EyesBlack84 Sep 14, 2024 @ 11:59pm
Battery drain
I am just making a post to help people who search the forum and are wondering if batteries drain at different rates... tldr they do not they all drain the same amount.

The percentages change because the batteries have more capacity, the drain rates are darn near identical prob slightly diff due to rounding errors. different difficulties have things draining at different rates I would assume so I loaded up my regular difficulty setting load and did some tests (your percentages might differ because of difficulty)

I put a fresh battery in saw the percentage it drained, we knew the capacity it held therefore you can calculate how much it drained

Gravity
big battery 128/200 x 100 = 64% - drains at 128
mid battery 127.5/150 x 100 = 85% - drains at 127.5
small battery 128/100 x 100 = 128% - drains at 128

Oxygen
big battery 98/200 x 100 = 49% - drains at 98
mid battery 99/150 x 100 = 66% - drains at 99
small battery 98/100 x 100 = 98% - drains at 98

Core
big batteries 70/200 x 100 = 35% (2 batteries 100%) - drains at 70
mid batteries 70.5/150 x 100 = 47% (2 batteries 100%) - drains at 70.5
small batteries 71/100 x 100 = 71% - (2 batteries 100%) - drains at 71

big battery 142/200 x 100 = 71% (1 single battery 100%) - drains at 142
medium battery 141/150 x 100 = 94% - (1 single battery 100%) - drains at 141
small battery 142/100 x 100 = 142% - (1 single battery 100%) - drains at 142

I didn't bother doing it with the mag or suit spots but ya they all drain at the same rate for all intensive purposes the math don't lie =).
Last edited by EyesBlack84; Sep 15, 2024 @ 1:34am
Date Posted: Sep 14, 2024 @ 11:59pm
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