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Hatterhat c1d19927f4 Hydroponics tray autogrow power use becomes more efficient with parts (#95521)
## About The Pull Request

Using tgstation/tgstation#88555 as inspiration, makes it so upgrading
the parts on a hydroponics tray reduces the power draw when using
autogrow. Numbers now less subject to change, considering they're a bit
less generous than before.

Trays don't actually have passive power draw when not using autogrow, so
this only affects botanists who really like CTRL-clicking their trays.

| Parts Tier | Power Draw (With Autogrow) |
| --- | --- |
| T1 | 1 kW |
| T2 | 500 W|
| T3 | 333.33 W |
| T4 | 250 W |

## Why It's Good For The Game

Perhaps turning a handful of trays into a DIY power sink is not, in
fact, the greatest of ideas. Incentivizes upgrading hydroponics trays
instead of assuming the botanists are a ticking time-bomb for power
issues if upgraded. (Note: botanists are probably still ticking
time-bombs for other reasons.)

## Changelog

🆑
balance: Upgraded hydroponics trays now have reduced power draw with
improved parts, in the wake of complaints from both engineering and
botanical staff regarding exponentially increased short circuit
frequency (and associated energy waste) in affected tray basins.
/🆑

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Co-authored-by: Hatterhat <Hatterhat@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-02 21:07:37 -06:00
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