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Summary

Add a line to the tooltip that tells me exactly how much power the Portable Solar Panels in my armor are producing right this second.

What?

Maximum power output: 10kW. Great!
Please add another line to the tooltip that tells me how much power the Portable Solar Panel is producing right this second. Regular Solar Panels have this feature. Please do the same for portable ones. So during the dawn or dusk it should say something like:
Current power output: 7.2kW
And at midday it should be:
Current power output: 10kW.

Why ?

Knowing the maximum power output is nice, but during dawn and dusk I'd like to be able to gauge how fast my suit is recharging, and it's tricky since maximum power output is only achieved during the daytime.

QGamer wrote:Let me easily measure how much power the Portable Solar Panels are producing for my armor.

Not enough

Koub wrote:

QGamer wrote:Let me easily measure how much power the Portable Solar Panels are producing for my armor.

Not enough

I read that quote as "Potato Solar Panels" and upon seeing the max output, that seems right.

Does the "Solar Panel Power" field in the general armour information not update based on the time of day? I've never actually paid attention to it, since it's a given that it's going to be a too-small number. If it doesn't, that seems like the most obvious place to put this,

The solar power number doesn't update on the armor screen and it has messy rounding issues to boot. It could use some UI polish.