[TIL] Better install 1 MFR BioReactor for each MFR BioFuelGenerator

A BioReactor can consume up to 9 different saplings/seeds to produce BioFuel. The basic gist of this block is, that for each different type you add to the reactor, it needs 1 second more plus a base time of 4 until next itemconsumption-cycle

TypesCycle-Time (in s)
00
14
29
315
422
530
639
749
860
972

As you can see running 9 BioReactors with only one type (9 * 4 = 36 secs) is only half as efficient as running 1 BioReactor with all types at once (72 secs).

But you still just get 1 BioFuel each Tick and since a BioFuelGenerator uses up to 1 BioFuel each Tick and therefor getting a Bottleneck when you have more Generators than Reactors

TL;DR: #Generators = #Reactors; 1 Reactor (with 9 saplings) better than 9 Reactors (with 1 sapling)

Posted May 25, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC · edited

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UnhygenicChipmunk•

Just to clarify, are you saying that 1 MFR bioreactor with 9 types of biomass is better than 9 bioreactor a with only 1 type of biomass?

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badhardOP•

the seeds/saplings are lasting longer, but not better in power generation

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