the problem isnt gas or barren planet, its the size of the planet. large planets need longer links thus taking more power.
dont know if larger planets have more resources than smaller ones .. makes sense but not sure about it

There is a theory which says that large planets have more stable resources (as opposed to simply having more resources) I find this to be fairly accurate (depletion on the larger planets seems to be less of an issue)

stfu douch no one was talking to u

right. nice stealth edit. feel better about yourself?

or my quote was broken

bump for a dev response ?

Stop spamming bumps and look at the size of the planets.

It's a stupid mechanic, that you can have to facilities 'touching' each other, (ie the distance between them is minimized as much as is possible) on both a large and a small planet, and yet the larger planet will use more grid. It should be a sliding scale percentage that starts with zero 'extra' useage when facilities are at the absolute minimum distance they can be from each other.

so please explain then what the size of a planet has to do with the distance of a link?

Look at the size of the planet. Look at the size of the planet on your screen.

Both small and large ones take up the same screen space at maximum zoom.

Now google "Scale."

Right ok. And if I were to go down to that small planet, and physically build two factories, and place them 100 meters from each other, they would use 100 meters of roads. Build same two factories same distance apart on Large planet. Same amount of roads. How does that change depending on the size of the planet? We know what CCP is doing, we're just saying it's silly. If we have factories on both small and large planets literally as close as they can be without touching, there shouldn't be ANY difference in grid useage, let alone what we have now. The difference between the two, literally translates into very noticeable differences in how many factories you can use. It's stupid, and needs to change.

Right ok. And if I were to go down to that small planet, and physically build two factories, and place them 100 meters from each other, they would use 100 meters of roads. Build same two factories same distance apart on Large planet. Same amount of roads. How does that change depending on the size of the planet? We know what CCP is doing, we're just saying it's silly. If we have factories on both small and large planets literally as close as they can be without touching, there shouldn't be ANY difference in grid useage, let alone what we have now. The difference between the two, literally translates into very noticeable differences in how many factories you can use. It's stupid, and needs to change.

No need to wait for a dev response. The above posters are correct in that it is related to the planet's size. If you really want to hear someone from CCP, file a petition, though I guarantee you that they'll say the same thing as everyone here.

The icons representing our facility are of a static size, but the size of each planet is different. Moving your mouse 1 inch on the screen can represent two very different distances depending on how big the planet is.

Because the icons are static, you end up having to place them further from each other on larger planets due to the relative distances involved. While this might not make sense from a lore standpoint, it is a factor in how much cpu/power the links use and is not a bug.

actually u got it all wrong if the to structures im linking are each next to each other and all structures are roughly the same size the link distance would be the same cause 1km on earth for example is still 1 km on Jupiter so you might want to rethink your answer bro

Look at a map with a big scale. Put two pins in it, touching. Measure between the center of the pins then adjust for scale.
Look at a map with a small scale. Put two pins in it, touching. Measure between the center of the pins then adjust for scale.

The large scale map's pins will be farther apart (when adjusted for scale). The maps of the big planets have a bigger scale than small planets, and since you're a pod person and aren't going to the surface, they best you can do is point to two spots and say "there."


As for asking for a Dev response, you asked about the mechanics. You were answered.

CCP has made no indication ever that they are unhappy with the effects that planet size has on PI.

first of all if i put 2 pins on a map touching i cant measure the distance in between the u twit CAUSE THEIR TOUCHING there is no space between them second its not a map its a planet its not called map interaction its planetary interaction it takes place on a planet third like i have stated b4 as well as other ppl the scale is the same on either planet a km there is a km here and scale is not even a factor fourth you are not a dev so dont even try to pass your self of as one as you just tried to do here "As for asking for a Dev response, you asked about the mechanics. You were answered."
and 5th ccp does not need to make an indication that they are un hapyp with it. i am un happy with it and i pay the bills at ccp hq so i should atlest get the right to ask "why"
so stop try to troll cause i will make you look stupid every time u type a letter in this thread.

I said the center of the pins. Pins, you see, have a certain small but non-zero radius, which allows them to exist in three dimensional space. So you measure from the center of one pin to the center of another pin.

Yes, it's planetary interaction. Do you have to fly down to the planet? I'm not sure, but I think you don't. Therefore, you are interacting with the planet via a map.

The scale of the Map that you are using to interact with each planet is different, as they are displaying different size tracts of land in the same size overview.

I am not a dev and never claimed to be.

Ok, by the logic that a sub grants you the right to something because you're unhappy, I request that the devs randomly delete OP's PI infrastructure because OP makes me unhappy. Cool, let's see what happens.

You could outwit me, I suppose, but since you're as ignorant of spelling as you are of the likelyhood of a Dev response to a thread where you told them you want their poop-time, I think I'm pretty safe.

If you want an RP reason, PI Infrastructure buildings are bigger on Gas planets because they're built on clouds and they need space to sway in the winds. Somesuch nonsense like that sounds pretty good to me.

actualy now that i think about u might be right i looked it up and i think this proves your idea here! thanks for pointing it out to me

I think that's exactly what's going on here. You said so in your OP. You had a Problem understanding something. Then you got Mad, and now you're Jelly that getting Mad doesn't solve your Problem.

Try being creative next time.