Reactor Max running penalty

[Crenshaw]

Hi,

what are the max running before i get the penalty? at the moment i am at 3, is there mor possible? and how i get this?

thanks

[Dwane Dibbley]

+1 enhanced reactor (utility slot on ship) and +3 from one of warping upgrades. So you can run all 7, but you dont need that anyway. Usualy you want to max boost for your current build, weapon and shield as secondary and maybe computing to fill the rest. So 4 should be enought to cover you for long time.

[Crenshaw]

ok, thx

[doralon]

Don't be afraid to go over the max for x2 or even x3 penalty.
The additional levels from the few boosts that you have running will most likely not make as big of an impact as adding another big boost.

For example I always used the weapon\shield\synch\reserach\salvage when I start a run and replace salvage with computer once I get full-levels on my weapon\etc so I constantly was on x2 (and occasionally on x3 if I wanted computer early).

[Dwane Dibbley]

Originally posted by doralon:

Don't be afraid to go over the max for x2 or even x3 penalty.
The additional levels from the few boosts that you have running will most likely not make as big of an impact as adding another big boost.

For example I always used the weapon\shield\synch\reserach\salvage when I start a run and replace salvage with computer once I get full-levels on my weapon\etc so I constantly was on x2 (and occasionally on x3 if I wanted computer early).

Synth, salvage and research are great example what to not run at once cuz its pointless. Without proper modules, shards and utility setup they has 0 effect, and you can set only for one of them at same time. And if you keep lvling up boost properly, you cant even run them at max anyway (until later stages).

[doralon]

Originally posted by Dwane Dibbley:

Synth, salvage and research are great example what to not run at once cuz its pointless. Without proper modules, shards and utility setup they has 0 effect, and you can set only for one of them at same time. And if you keep lvling up boost properly, you cant even run them at max anyway (until later stages).

I'm able to use the modules for all of them at the same time - same goes for the void devices.
Maybe you don't have enough module slots open yet?

[Dwane Dibbley]

Originally posted by doralon:

Originally posted by Dwane Dibbley:

Synth, salvage and research are great example what to not run at once cuz its pointless. Without proper modules, shards and utility setup they has 0 effect, and you can set only for one of them at same time. And if you keep lvling up boost properly, you cant even run them at max anyway (until later stages).

I'm able to use the modules for all of them at the same time - same goes for the void devices.
Maybe you don't have enough module slots open yet?

I have more than enought.
But its not just modules. If you want to synth, you need synth station, you need synth shard in red slot and flex in orange. If you want research, you need research station, flex in red slot and research shard in orange (pink is taken by power shard). If you want salvage you need resource rafinery, salvage shard in pink, compute in orange and battleshard (i use it in red for firerate) linked to pink.
So each of it is exclusive. And using modules for all of them at same time means you sacrifice some mandatory modules like warp stabilizer or base coordinator.