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[2.0.42] Modules in partially filled beacons are worth slightly less

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:48 am
by NumberNick
Beacons that are only half-filled are very slightly less effective than they are supposed to be:

Here is an example using 16 legendary speed tier 3 modules:

If spread evenly across 16 beacons I get only +1248% speed when the calculations based off of beacon effectiveness being exactly .25 (as shared in the diminishing beacons FFF) will show I should be expecting +1250% instead
modules spread 1 per beacon
modules spread 1 per beacon
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If spread across only 8 of the beacons and leaving the other 8 for other things I get the correct 1250%
modules grouped 2 per beacon
modules grouped 2 per beacon
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The difference is also reproducible using smaller setups as well:
getting +441%
modules spread 1 per beacon
modules spread 1 per beacon
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vs
when it is expected to be always +442%
modules grouped 2 per beacon
modules grouped 2 per beacon
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I'm not entirely sure if the actual machine item rates are affected or if it's just a UI display issue. The fact that the setup of one machine (beacons) is affecting another machine's UI though makes me think the data being passed between them is actually incorrect already at that stage.

Re: [2.0.42] Modules in partially filled beacons are worth slightly less

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:07 am
by NumberNick
I realized I was out of date and only on 2.0.42. Just updated to 2.0.43 and the issue is still reproducible

Re: [2.0.42] Modules in partially filled beacons are worth slightly less

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:56 am
by computeraddict
I'm guessing it's truncating the contribution of each beacon somewhere. Legendary speed 3 in legendary beacon gives 3.125x speed before beacon effectiveness penalty, which becomes 0.78125. The 2% missing speed translates to missing 0.00125 speed missing per beacon, or 0.005 before beacon effectiveness penalties.

Re: [2.0.42] Modules in partially filled beacons are worth slightly less

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 8:08 am
by boskid