Ray Transmission Efficiency

Ray Transmission Efficiency is an infinite technology that reduces the base power dissipation of Ray Receivers. It improves how much of the power transmitted from a Dyson Swarm or Dyson Shell is actually retained when the receiver converts ray energy into electricity.

The effect is applied as a multiplier to the receiver’s current loss value rather than directly setting loss to zero, so the loss never disappears entirely. However, after enough research, the remaining dissipation becomes so small that it is effectively negligible. Because the technology only affects the loss rate of Ray Receivers, it has no effect on Solar Panels.

This research is especially valuable in the early and mid game of Dyson Sphere power generation. At low levels, the loss reduction can feel comparable to increasing the output of the Dyson Sphere itself by roughly 10% to 20%, which makes it a strong priority if ray power is your main electricity source. Once the research has been advanced several times, its marginal benefit declines, and expanding the Dyson Sphere is often a more efficient way to secure additional power if you need a large increase.

Ray Receivers also gain an additional bonus reduction to this loss base while they continue receiving a beam continuously, up to 40% more reduction from sustained operation. The two effects stack, making steady beam delivery increasingly efficient.

• Initial base loss: 70.00%
• Level 1: costs 600 each of the three science matrices, reducing base loss by 10% to 63.00%
• Level 2: 800 each, reducing it to 56.70%
• Level 3: 1000 each, reducing it to 51.03%
• Level 4: 1200 each plus one additional matrix type, reducing it to 45.93%
• Level 5: 1400 each plus one additional matrix type, reducing it to 41.33%
• Level 6: 1600 each plus one additional matrix type, reducing it to 37.20%
• Level 7: 1800 each plus one additional matrix type, reducing it to 31.62%
• Level 8 and beyond: costs 2000 and up, and each level reduces the current value by 15%

After level 7, the remaining base loss follows the formula:

31.62 × 0.85^(Lv - 7)%

In practice, this technology is most useful when you want to maximize the effectiveness of a ray-based power setup without immediately expanding the sphere.