Relays
Relays are a type of ship Module that at the cost of decreasing your total energy, increases your charge. The max amount that may be equipped at one time is 4.
Example
Power Conduit, -5 energy +1 charge. By equipping 4 of these to a ship that normally would have 120 energy and no charge the ship would have 100 energy and would gain energy every 2minutes 56 seconds instead of every 3minutes.
But that's the poor man's example. If you want a REAL example, based around mid-game stats, let's assume that you have a heavy cruiser that has a base energy of 100, with not one, not even two, but THREE Singularity Cores - Mk. IV. Basic energy levels on this puppy would be a staggering 469 Energy! However, this would have a nominal recharge rate at the typical 3 minutes per energy. Time to get from 0 to 469? 23 hours and 27 minutes. That's not a fun wait at all. However, if you throw 4 X-Conduits in there, the energy drops down to 269, but the time of recharge spikes to 2 minutes. At this rate, the time to get to 269 energy from 0 energy would be 8 hours and 58 minutes. Significantly faster than before, no? Plus, it's just enough that, if you go to sleep, you should wake up to a full energy bank. :) And if you sleep longer, uninstall one or two conduits. It may not charge fully, but it'll charge more. ;)
Many players feel that until a person has access to Cores relays should not be equipped. Also, be aware that there is a minimum max-energy requirement.
| Name | Size | Charge Rate | Max Energy | Cost | Upkeep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Conduit | 5 | +1 | -5 | 1,000 CR | 50 CR per day |
| High Energy Relay | 5 | +3 | -10 | 5,970 CR, 119 Dynite | 299 CR per day |
| Plasma Relay | 5 | +6 | -20 | 23,500 CR, 47 Chrisium | 1,200 CR per day |
| Wave Conduit | 5 | +9 | -30 | 97,000 CR, 19 Darrinyte | 4,900 CR per day |
| Positron Relay | 5 | +12 | -40 | 416,000 CR, 17 Hydium | 20,800 CR per day |
| X Conduit | 5 | +15 | -50 | 1,800,000 CR, 36 Erixion | 90,000 CR per day |
| Transconduit | 5 | +18 | -60 | 8,100,000 CR, 32 Pawlacite | 405,000 CR per day |
| Isomophic Repeater | 5 | +21 | -70 | 37,000,000 CR, 32 Dysillon | 1,850,000 CR per day |
| Wormhole Relays | 5 | +24 | -90 | 200,000,000 CR, 90 Kurenite | 10,000,000 CR per day |
| HyperChannel Relays | 5 | +27 | -120 | 900,000,000 CR, 300 Kurenite | 45,000,000 CR per day |
Discoverable or Salvaged Relay Systems
| Name | Size | Charge Rate | Max energy | Dropped by | Upkeep | Equip Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silthion T-Plasma Hub | 5 | +3 | -0 | Silthion Hive Colony | 500,000 CR per day | 3 |