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A general rule of thumb used by the producers is that 30 days of research is usually sufficient. | A general rule of thumb used by the producers is that 30 days of research is usually sufficient. | ||
The Productivity Level of a blueprint, as mentioned above, affects the manufacturing time for each batch made with the blueprint. Specifically, it reduces the manufacturing time by (Productivity Level) / ( (5 + 5 * Productivity Level) ) which results in the following progression: | |||
PL 1: 1/10 reduction in time <BR> | |||
PL 2: 2/15 reduction <BR> | |||
PL 3: 3/20 reduction <BR> | |||
PL 4: 4/25 reduction <BR> | |||
PL 5: 5/30 reduction <BR> | |||
...and so on. | |||
For example, suppose that manufacturing a batch of something normally takes 60 minutes to manufacture at Productivity Level 0. At Productivity Level 5, this is reduced by 5/30, or 10 minutes, thus the manufacturing time for one batch is 50 minutes. | |||
Increasing the Productivity Level of a blueprint is usually not as important as increasing the Material Level of a blueprint. It might be important in cases where the blueprint is being used to manufacture almost continuously or in cases where the manufacturing time for a single batch is extremely long. | |||
==How far do you go with research?== | ==How far do you go with research?== | ||