Orbital Skyhook: Difference between revisions

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=== Maximizing output ===

The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more processed reagents are gained, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.

The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more total processed reagents are gained from automatic conversion plus self-stealing, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.

At no point in time does the output solely from automatic conversion become better than automatic conversion plus self-steal, however, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every day after 15 days, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every third day after 24 days, and so on.

We can see this as, continuing the example above, self-stealing after the first automatic conversion will net you 147 (45 + 102) compared to 120 (40 + 40 + 40) from self-stealing every day, and self-stealing after the second automatic conversion will net you 316 (45 + 83 + 188) compared to 294 (147 + 147) from self-stealing every third day.

In general you should always wait as long as possible then self-steal AFTER automatic conversion has happened, but if you know there is a risk of theft then you should self-steal.

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 === Maximizing output ===
-The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more processed reagents are gained, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.
+The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more total processed reagents are gained from automatic conversion plus self-stealing, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.
 At no point in time does the output solely from automatic conversion become better than automatic conversion plus self-steal, however, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every day after 15 days, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every third day after 24 days, and so on.
+We can see this as, continuing the example above, self-stealing after the first automatic conversion will net you 147 (45 + 102) compared to 120 (40 + 40 + 40) from self-stealing every day, and self-stealing after the second automatic conversion will net you 316 (45 + 83 + 188) compared to 294 (147 + 147) from self-stealing every third day.
 In general you should always wait as long as possible then self-steal AFTER automatic conversion has happened, but if you know there is a risk of theft then you should self-steal.