Caretaker - Revision history

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2024-05-18T09:27:49Z

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2022-11-26T23:52:43Z

Link to Build Power and clarify example

2021-04-06T13:54:39Z

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2020-05-13T01:16:08Z

talked about how having slightly more caretakers than you need can help with sudden influxes

2020-03-15T05:08:26Z

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2019-11-19T09:25:58Z

TLDR; Zero-K Economy in a shellnut for caretaker spammers. Fix it if inaccurate?

2019-03-24T07:06:39Z

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2017-10-22T08:55:57Z

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-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a static constructor.{{ Infobox zkunit
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a static constructor.{{Autoinfobox zkunit
 | defname = staticcon
 }}==Description==
 The most cost-effective source of buildpower, the Caretaker is ideal for increasing the output of factories or automatically repairing nearby defenses. It cannot start any construction projects itself, however.

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 Once your factories are producing units and your metal supplies are still rising, that is a good sign that your economy can support an extra Caretaker.
-For an economy that has more '''Build Power''' in its factory (10 BP + 10 per Caretaker) than '''Metal/s''' income from Economy structures, additional caretakers will not have a source of metal to build with. In this case, another caretaker will not help you build any faster when your stored metal runs out. A high Build Power factory can even start competing for resources with other constructors, slowing their production. This can be avoided by putting extra caretakers on low priority, allowing you to be able to better cope with sudden influxes of metal.
+If your starting factory has more [[Economy Guide#Buildpower|Build Power]] available (10 BP + 10 BP per Caretaker) than your overall '''Metal/s''' income, an extra caretaker would not have the resources needed to speed up production once your stored metal runs out. A high Build Power factory can even start competing for resources with other constructors, slowing their production. This can be avoided by putting extra caretakers on low priority, allowing you to be able to better cope with sudden influxes of metal.
 ''Remember that you cannot spend more resources than you actually have.''
 {{Navbox buildings}}

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 | name = Caretaker
 | defname = staticcon
-| description = Construction Assistant, Builds at 10 m/s
+| description = Construction Assistant
 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/staticcon.png
 | icontype = staticbuilder

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 Once your factories are producing units and your metal supplies are still rising, that is a good sign that your economy can support an extra Caretaker.
-For an economy that has more '''Build Power''' in its factory (10 BP + 10 per Caretaker) than '''Metal/s''' income from Economy structures, additional caretakers will not have a source of metal to build with. In this case, another caretaker will not help you build any faster when your stored metal runs out. A high Build Power factory can even start competing for resources with other constructors, slowing their production.
+For an economy that has more '''Build Power''' in its factory (10 BP + 10 per Caretaker) than '''Metal/s''' income from Economy structures, additional caretakers will not have a source of metal to build with. In this case, another caretaker will not help you build any faster when your stored metal runs out. A high Build Power factory can even start competing for resources with other constructors, slowing their production. This can be avoided by putting extra caretakers on low priority, allowing you to be able to better cope with sudden influxes of metal.
 ''Remember that you cannot spend more resources than you actually have.''
 {{Navbox buildings}}

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 | name = Caretaker
 | defname = staticcon
-| description = Static Constructor, Builds at 10 m/s
+| description = Construction Assistant, Builds at 10 m/s
 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/staticcon.png
 | icontype = staticbuilder

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 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/staticcon.png
 | icontype = staticbuilder
-| cost = 220
+| cost = 180
 | hitpoints = 500
 | sight = 380
 | abilities =

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 | defname = armnanotc
 | description = Static Constructor, Builds at 10 m/s
-| image = http://packages.springrts.com/zkmanual/unitpics/armnanotc.png
+| image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/armnanotc.png
 | cost = 220
 | hitpoints = 500