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Considering resources spent per power output, from a rough estimate I had the impression that it's not worth it going Large solar panels instead of normal. Also you get Large ones later in the tech tree. Am I missing something?

If you assume space is infinite, MK2+ are pointless. but if space is a concern, then MK3 all the way.

Small vs Normal vs Large? they all cost "About" the same. depending on what I'm doing, I actually use the small ones quite often in some areas, or large in others. Remember, a large might cost a lot more than a normal, but it's an area of 16 vs an area of 9. do the math on the recipe, and it makes sense.

Anyway...

why does the normal come first? Basically.

Normal -> Small and large -> MK2 of all -> MK3 of all.

the second research just unlocks the abillity to make different sizes.

I didn't think about MK2+ so far, just wanted to know if normal or large panels are better in the long run (since you can't craft normal panels in large panels later). I guess I will just go normal then. Thanks for clearing this up!

neoc wrote:Considering resources spent per power output, from a rough estimate I had the impression that it's not worth it going Large solar panels instead of normal. Also you get Large ones later in the tech tree. Am I missing something?

Large are a teeny tiny bit more efficient.

MK2's...not so much.