How many slugs did you waste?

[basura]

When you realized you can craft them within a constructor and double the output of Power Shards with using a Somersloop multiplier?

[Wolfgang]

None, since I get them for free from doggos.

[Mozzy]

None - because it is not a 'waste' to balance short term gain vs longer term benefits. I knew starting fresh 1.0 save re: alien research to unlock somersloop output boosting.

However, I used 3-4 blue slugs to a) research MAM and b) overclock a few critical early game outputs. Getting my early coal rush power setup properly and therefore also substantially boost early industrial ramp up was worth using some slugs before unlocking somersloop tech.

[NocheLuz]

I have over two hundred power shards and not even unlocked tier 9 yet.

I'm just dumping over 50 of them on my Coal generator just because I'm too lazy to build more generators XD.

Do I feel wasted? Absolutely not. Since you can just take them out if you really need them. But considering I still have over a hundred and have not even taken 20% of all slugs in nearby biomes yet. I think I'm not gonna feeling wasted.

[Lywelyn]

mouse over on thread list doesn't hide text, your spoiler text is useless.

that said,...

an awfull 50ish wasted, nothing i can't survived

[Fenix]

Since you can make shards without slugs later, no one has.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I am in a vertical crisis atm, slugs are least of my concerns.

[Jkjkrandom]

i didn't make any with loops and have over 300 power shards, that will be more than enough until i can get synthetic power shards

[kLuns]

I got 10 per minute fully automated. It takes too much time running around for steel pipes/ unlocking steel pipes to benefit from this in a new save directly.

[Huren Ogeko]

Originally posted by basura:

When you realized you can craft them within a constructor and double the output of Power Shards with using a Somersloop multiplier?

since in the long term you can manufacture them infinitely the answer is none at all. The only thing you lose is access to more of them in the early game before you can make them yourself.

[Evilsod]

Honestly, there is such a ridiculous number of slugs around the map. Unless you're going to slot them into every single power generator to reduce complexity, AND build massive power plants, you're never running out, even without doubling them.

Not that knowing any of this stops me doing it! I don't even have power plants capable of accepting power shards yet!

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Originally posted by Evilsod:

Honestly, there is such a ridiculous number of slugs around the map. Unless you're going to slot them into every single power generator to reduce complexity, AND build massive power plants, you're never running out, even without doubling them.

Not that knowing any of this stops me doing it! I don't even have power plants capable of accepting power shards yet!

Plus, the slugs reappear in the same locations after some days, I believe it to be one week or so.

[nessienewshine]

i only just realised at tier 8 but i still have 200+ spare shards as i only use them on miners and extractors

[Evilsod]

Originally posted by WinterSolstice:

Plus, the slugs reappear in the same locations after some days, I believe it to be one week or so. :csd2smile:

Er, you sure about that? Fairly sure they're one-time collectables like the others.

[Fenix]

Originally posted by WinterSolstice:

Plus, the slugs reappear in the same locations after some days, I believe it to be one week or so. :csd2smile:

They don't respawn, well they aren't suppose too.
Updates can reset them, that's why they seem like the respawn... it was just the update that brought them back.

[Broseidon]

there are over 1000 slugs, which get you to somewhere around 2600shards (not doubled), in the map.
"wasting" 50 shards or so not doubling them, really does not matter.
I'd say using them when needed (and therefore improving your factory) is better than waiting until you can double them.