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==The cost of research== | ==The cost of research== | ||
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:: ''Facility tax = Job cost × Facility tax%'' | :: ''Facility tax = Job cost × Facility tax%'' | ||
== Why should I copy my BPOs? == | |||
==Copying== | |||
Copying a blueprint original produces a number of a blueprint copies with a specific number of runs. For example, in the image below we have chosen a [[Blackbird]] BPO, requested 5 runs, and each resulting copy would have 10 runs. The final output would produce 5 BPCs with 10 runs each, from which you could build 50 total Blackbirds. | |||
[[File:Copying.png]] | |||
Once you have used up all the runs on a BPC, it is destroyed (you simply won't get it back after the last manufacturing run). You cannot research BPCs, so make sure your BPO is researched to the ME and TE levels you require before you copy it. | |||
Different BPCs have a different maximum number of runs you can set. Ship BPCs for example can only be given 10 runs, whereas most modules and ammunition can have up to 600 runs. You can see the maximum runs per copy in the information of a BPO | |||
[[File:Copy-info.png]] | |||
=== How long does copying take? === | |||
As well as the maximum runs per copy, you can also see the base copy time - a.k.a. time per run - in the information of a BPO. | |||
Copying of a BPO always takes 80% of the build time, on a per run basis. Note that this is before applying bonuses for skills and POS facilities - because manufacturing and copying have different skills & facilities (and [[teams]]) affecting their duration, your personal copy time may not be exactly 80% of your personal build time. Copy time is also NOT affected by the level of TE on the BPO. For example, small ammunition and drones, and basic modules, typically take 5 minutes to build, and thus will take 4 minutes to copy. | |||
This base copy time is then multiplied by the number of runs and the runs per copy value. Or, in other words, the total duration of your copy job is the base copy time, times the number of items you could build with the output copies. For example, whether you want five 10-run copies or ten 5-run copies, the total copy time would be 50 times the base copy time. | |||
=== The cost of copying === | |||
The cost of copying a BPO is | |||
[[File:Formula copy cost.png]] | |||
where the system cost index is calculated in same way as it was for researching but with work hours done on copying jobs. | |||
=== Why should I copy my BPOs? === | |||
# Security | # Security | ||