Talk:Constructor/@comment-204.191.138.123-20130319184332

you would build and upgrade both constructors alternating until lvl 11 where you would just finish one and then the other to maximize time reduction with build times. since it jumps higher % at same time to build.

to truly do the math it would take a lot more work than people realize. you have to take into account the following:

1) constructor build times are reduced when building them

2) reduced build times affect A1 aswell (so at lvl 15 saving 25% on each base is equal to saving 12 hours of building times, 6hrs per base)

3) as you build the contructors you gain the benefits for A1 during this process. that is probably the one thing most people forget to take into account.

it will take approx. 68,406 mins to get both constructors to lvl 15 which is 47 days 12 hrs.

the time saved for A1 builds during these 47 days 12hrs needs to be calculated in steps as the % increases as the contructor lvl increases. you will save 7625 mins. BUT this would mean your new A1 builds begin immediately after each contructor upgrades to maximize the save times. which is not likely so we'll reduce that by 10% to make it more realistic.so say 6862 mins which is 4 days18 hrs.

so take [47 days 12hrs] - [4 days 18 hrs] = 42 days 18 hrs

[42 days 18 hrs] is what the cost of getting 2 constructors at lvl 15 is because you do benefit those 4 days 18 hrs of saved time for A1 while doing this.

the time it will take you to make back that 42 days 18hrs would be to divide by 12hrs a day (you save 25% build times 6 hrs from main and 6 hrs from A1)

42 days 18hrs (1026hrs) / 12 hrs = 85.5 days.

so it will take you 85.5 days to break even in build time before you benefit from the contructors.