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==Reactor Power Production Cycle==

The [[Reactor]] power cycle uses Metreon [[Gas Cloud]]s to convert power -> [[Fuel]] -> MUCH MORE power

less than 44 MW -> [[4 Metreon Gas]] -> [[3 Refined Metreon]] -> [[3 Fuel]] -> 300 MW

[[Reactor]] (Base Peak Consumption*)

[1s] 1 [[Fuel]] -> 100 MW

[[Chemical Lab]] (1 per 5 Reactors*)

[2s] 10 [[Refined Metreon]] -> 10 Fuel

[1s] 5 [[Refined Metreon]] -> 5 Fuel

[[Refinery]] (2 per 3 Chemical Labs)

[2s] 20 [[Metreon Gas]] -> 15 [[Refined Metreon]]

[1s] 10 [[Metreon Gas]] -> 7.5 [[Refined Metreon]]

[[Gas Collector]] (about 1 per Refinery*)

[1s] 11 MW -> 1-17+** [[Metreon Gas]]

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Reactor Efficiency Research, actual power draw, [[Fuel]] use in [[Engine]]s, and time spent in Metreon [[Gas Cloud]]s can all affect these ratios. Use storage wisely to balance these highly variable loads. You can often get away with far fewer than 1 [[Chemical Lab]] per 5 [[Reactors]] if your [[Reactor]]s often operate at lower than max draw by using a [[Fuel]] [[Tank]] to absorb the spikes.

<nowiki>**</nowiki>: [[Gas Collector]]s collect at variable rates depending on the density of the [[Gas Cloud]] they are pulling from. Since it's relatively easy to get 10+ density just by moving around a little, but it's also possible (even desirable?) to refine stored raw [[Metreon Gas]] even after leaving the cloud, a ratio of about 1 [[Gas Collector|collector]] per refinery should be considered a ball-part figure, adjusting that upwards if you're willing to add some extra [[Tank]]s and want to spend less time in the [[Gas Cloud]] and adjusting downwards for ships expected to just sit in the [[Gas Cloud|clouds]] farming them continuously (for instance to produce excess [[Fuel]] for other ships and/or [[Explosives]] to sell).

<nowiki>***</nowiki>: Best storage rates are as [[Fuel]] or [[Refined Metreon]]; however, since you only need enough [[Chemistry Labs]] and [[Refinery|Refineries]] to meet your average [[Fuel]] consumption needs (give or take), it is often better to store the slightly less efficient raw [[Metreon Gas]] and have fewer [[Refinery|Refineries]] and [[Chemistry Lab]]s than needed to process all the incoming [[Metreon Gas]] from your [[Gas Collector]]s. This allows for several [[Gas Collector]]s to rapidly fill the raw [[Metreon Gas]] [[Tank]]s, which can then be converted as needed after leaving the cloud. Thus reducing overall percentage of time spent waiting around in [[Gas Cloud]]s.

==Fusion Power Production Cycle==

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+==Reactor Power Production Cycle==
+The [[Reactor]] power cycle uses Metreon [[Gas Cloud]]s to convert power -> [[Fuel]] -> MUCH MORE power
+<br/>less than 44 MW -> [[4 Metreon Gas]] -> [[3 Refined Metreon]] -> [[3 Fuel]] -> 300 MW
+[[Reactor]] (Base Peak Consumption*)
+<br/>[1s] 1 [[Fuel]] -> 100 MW
+[[Chemical Lab]] (1 per 5 Reactors*)
+<br/>[2s] 10 [[Refined Metreon]] -> 10 Fuel
+<br/>[1s] 5 [[Refined Metreon]] -> 5 Fuel
+[[Refinery]] (2 per 3 Chemical Labs)
+<br/>[2s] 20 [[Metreon Gas]] -> 15 [[Refined Metreon]]
+<br/>[1s] 10 [[Metreon Gas]] -> 7.5 [[Refined Metreon]]
+[[Gas Collector]] (about 1 per Refinery*)
+<br/>[1s] 11 MW -> 1-17+** [[Metreon Gas]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Reactor Efficiency Research, actual power draw, [[Fuel]] use in [[Engine]]s, and time spent in Metreon [[Gas Cloud]]s can all affect these ratios. Use storage wisely to balance these highly variable loads. You can often get away with far fewer than 1 [[Chemical Lab]] per 5 [[Reactors]] if your [[Reactor]]s often operate at lower than max draw by using a [[Fuel]] [[Tank]] to absorb the spikes.
+<nowiki>**</nowiki>: [[Gas Collector]]s collect at variable rates depending on the density of the [[Gas Cloud]] they are pulling from. Since it's relatively easy to get 10+ density just by moving around a little, but it's also possible (even desirable?) to refine stored raw [[Metreon Gas]] even after leaving the cloud, a ratio of about 1 [[Gas Collector|collector]] per refinery should be considered a ball-part figure, adjusting that upwards if you're willing to add some extra [[Tank]]s and want to spend less time in the [[Gas Cloud]] and adjusting downwards for ships expected to just sit in the [[Gas Cloud|clouds]] farming them continuously (for instance to produce excess [[Fuel]] for other ships and/or [[Explosives]] to sell).
+<nowiki>***</nowiki>: Best storage rates are as [[Fuel]] or [[Refined Metreon]]; however, since you only need enough [[Chemistry Labs]] and [[Refinery|Refineries]] to meet your average [[Fuel]] consumption needs (give or take), it is often better to store the slightly less efficient raw [[Metreon Gas]] and have fewer [[Refinery|Refineries]] and [[Chemistry Lab]]s than needed to process all the incoming [[Metreon Gas]] from your [[Gas Collector]]s. This allows for several [[Gas Collector]]s to rapidly fill the raw [[Metreon Gas]] [[Tank]]s, which can then be converted as needed after leaving the cloud. Thus reducing overall percentage of time spent waiting around in [[Gas Cloud]]s.
 ==Fusion Power Production Cycle==