u/Bobbydibi

EDIT: guys I'm not talking about the power storage. This isn't a post about the power storage. I know what the power storage is. I use the power storage. You don't need to tell me about the power storage. Battery is an item in the game. A item. Not a building. It's not the power storage. It doesn't store power. It's a fuel for drones and vehicles. An item. Not a building. THIS ISN'T A POST ABOUT THE POWER STORAGE BUILDING!! STOP COMMENTING ABOUT THE POWER STORAGE!! FFS READ THE POST IT'S OBVIOUS I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE POWER STORAGE!! STOP COMMENTING ON A POST BASED ONLY ON THE TITLE IT MAKES ME WANT TO SLAUGHTER THE KITTENS AND PUPPIES!!

I'm moving forwards with my new game with 1.2, with the intent of making a large network of trucks, now that the new pathing system makes it practical.

And like at my last playthrough, I'm wondering what's the use of batteries as fuel for vehicles or drones.

At this stage I'm already mass producing rocket fuel, I just need aluminium to package it. Why would I bother with a whole other production chain for that?

>Maybe so that you don't tap into your rocket fuel production?

I thought of that, but I ran the number:

According to the wiki, both item have a similar energy (7200 MJ for rocket fuel, 6000 MJ for batteries.)

60 batteries/seconds requires 90 sulfur and 117 bauxite (with sloppy alumina, pure aluminium ingot and classic battery).

60 packaged rocket fuel/minutes requires 46 sulfur and 67 bauxite (with sloppy alumina, pure aluminium ingot and the regular turbo fuel recipe)

I only looked at sulfur and bauxite, since they're the rarer ressources involved in both chains. But my point is, you're still better off expanding your rocket fuel capacity, and redirect a portion of it towards packages fuel for trucks or drones. Batteries just aren't an efficient usage of sulfur and aluminium.

Is there something I'm missing? I'm just wondering if other players actually liked to use batteries, and why.

Take care and I hope your pillow is cold tonight 😄