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Muinimula 13 May @ 9:35am
Shields... Capacity, Charging, Numbers, Percentages... Argh.
Hi,
I am currently fricking around my CV and I am going nuts with the Shields...
I have:

Advanced Shield Generator (CV)
Small Fusion Reactor
2x Advanced Shield Capacitors
2x Advanced Shiedl Charger

This results in 73040 Shield with a 100% charge Capacity (? that's what the 100% below the Shield Number stands for, isn't it ?)

BUT: When I add
2 x Improved Capacitors
2 x Improved Chargers
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I get 89040 Shield with (82%) = 73012 (that's LESS) (I took 82% of 89040, since I assume, that's, what the percentage means...)

Or is the 89040 already the 82% of my Shield ?

Is there a Cheat Sheet for looking up max Shield Configuration somewhere ?

In RE1 it was a 2:1 Ratio with Capacitor:Charger - so:
Adding
4 x Improved Capacitors
2 x Improved Chargers
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Results in 121040 (60%) (which is either 121040 or... 72624... Less again ??)

But why do I never get back to 100% (except for adding 2 Capacitors and 4 Chargers... which cancel each other out... and I am back to 73040 Shield with 100%)

Do I just ignore that percentage as long as I am not in negative recharge ?

Any help is appreciated...
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Dyspayr 13 May @ 10:49am 
The 82% is the current level of your shields. When you increased your total shield capacity you then need to charge it to full to see the new values. My guess is either your Pentaxid tank is empty and you are not charging, or your shields are still off from when you were adding parts to the build.
4 cap + 2 chargers with the small shield would charge slowly, but still charge. With the adv shield, and fusion reactor it should be even faster.
Last edited by Dyspayr; 13 May @ 10:53am
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treker_ed 13 May @ 10:49am 
Chargers also have a negative impact on capacity. For every charger you have, you will lose an amount of capacity, it's a trade off between how fast you want them to charge, and how much shields you can have. The usual rule of thumb has always been a 2:1 capacitor to charger, and pretty much still is.
Last edited by treker_ed; 13 May @ 10:51am
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Muinimula 13 May @ 10:54am 
@Dyspayr: That's probably it. I wasn't charging. And that explains, why it always sums up to roughly the same value...
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!
Last edited by Muinimula; 13 May @ 10:55am
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ravien_ff  [developer] 13 May @ 11:50am 
Also check the PDA in-game or here!
https://empyrionbuddy.com/pda/shield-problems-eden_pda_404a4qN/re2/english
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Muinimula 14 May @ 1:42am 
Thank you everyone for your help.
It was indeed a Pebkac (Problem exists between Keyboard and Chair). I just installed the chargers/capactators but did not activate the Shield afterwards...
So, as a final note from me: I learned, that the percentage given inside the shield icon is the "percentage loaded" and has nothing to do with capacity.
:)
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Retria 14 May @ 6:07am 
I also thank everyone, I tough it is display bug and was running around with like 5% shield.
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Dyspayr 14 May @ 9:25am 
Originally posted by Muinimula:
Thank you everyone for your help.
It was indeed a Pebkac (Problem exists between Keyboard and Chair). I just installed the chargers/capactators but did not activate the Shield afterwards...
So, as a final note from me: I learned, that the percentage given inside the shield icon is the "percentage loaded" and has nothing to do with capacity.
:)
Always herd it described as picnic (problem in chair not in computer) ;)
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