Upload Labs: How to Use the [New Game+] SMART Node?
Short answer
How it works: For each node it is connected to, it uses the minimum required to maximise a given output, and when it's connected to a chain of processes, it starts from beginning to end. There's no logic to save if the first connected node receives more files than it can handle in the whole chain…
The problem
My smart node is fighting for its life toggling on and off. Sometimes it refuses to give some other nodes its resources, making whole production line stop. Is there any proper way to use it? Thanks
Accepted answer
How it works: For each node it is connected to, it uses the minimum required to maximise a given output, and when it's connected to a chain of processes, it starts from beginning to end. There's no logic to save if the first connected node receives more files than it can handle in the whole chain, so at 100% capacity you'll often find the last processes in the chain are either slow or have…
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