Enter the Control Panel of the grid that Laser Antenna 2 is connected to. Enter the Control Panel of the grid that Laser Antenna 1 is connected to. To set up a connection between two Laser Antennas: You need 26MW for a 1000km connection, and 901MW for a 6000km distance. Power consumption is linear up to 200km, then it turns into a quadratic. At a distance of greater than 200 km, it will consume 0.000025 * distance_in_meters ^ 2 + 1000000 Watts. At a distance of less than 200km, it will consume 10*distance_in_meters Watts. The power consumption of a Laser Antenna depends on the distance to the Laser Antenna that it is linked to. The Laser Antenna will attempt to reconnect until the line of sight is restored. If a player, ship, station, or planet is in the way of the signal, the link is broken. This makes them particularly useful for PvP servers, and for long-distance remote control.Ī Laser Antenna requires a direct line of sight to the Laser Antenna that it's linked to.
However, unlike the regular antennas, which broadcast their range and name to anyone within range, a Laser Antenna will not. It directly links to another Laser Antenna, allowing for remote control at any range. The Laser Antenna is used for direct, two-way communication between two grids.