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The mathematics of heat damage is discussed in a later section for those interested. What all pilots should know about the mechanics heat damage is as follows. | The mathematics of heat damage is discussed in a later section for those interested. What all pilots should know about the mechanics heat damage is as follows. | ||
Heat damage is not dealt reliably and automatically by every heated module cycle. Instead, it is dealt through a chance-based mechanic. Each heated cycle of any module always raises the ''heat level'' of the module's rack, by a predictable amount: a heated cycle from a high slot module increases the high slot rack heat level, a heated cycle from a mid slot module heats up the mid slot rack, and so on. The following factors affect rack heat generation: | Heat damage is not dealt reliably and automatically by every heated module cycle. Instead, it is dealt through a chance-based mechanic. Each heated cycle of any module always raises the ''heat level'' of the module's rack, by a reliably predictable amount: a heated cycle from a high slot module increases the high slot rack heat level, a heated cycle from a mid slot module heats up the mid slot rack, and so on. The following factors affect rack heat generation: | ||
* Having more modules running overheated in the same rack generates more rack heat. | * Having more modules running overheated in the same rack generates more rack heat. | ||