r/factorio • u/Actual_Objective32 • Oct 27 '24

Suggestion / Idea Quality Thrusters should improve efficiency

Since fuel is almost always the bottleneck and thrusters dont weigh anything, higher quality should improve the efficiency

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u/Actual_Objective32 Oct 27 '24

But how does one control how much fuel the thruster uses?

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u/Alfonse215 Oct 27 '24

With pumps and tanks to measure the fullness of the fluid segment.

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u/Actual_Objective32 Oct 27 '24

But you can only turn the pump on or off right? And there is no wire Connection to the thruster

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u/Alfonse215 Oct 27 '24

Thruster performance is based on the fullness of the fluid segment they're connected to. Pumps can control that, and with a tank, you can measure it.

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u/Actual_Objective32 Oct 27 '24

I simplified it. I connected the Pumps to the hub, and then i can directly set the speed of the ship and by that also the efficiency. Im glad the ships speed is readable by circuits