Talk:Railjack/Components/@comment-82.30.194.159-20200214202436

After doing Railjack for a while and seeing what the different components offer, I would recommend the following:

Shield Array: Zetki MK III appears the best choice as being able to cut the Shield Recharge Delay by up to 80% (5 Seconds down to 1 Second) is massive. There is also the maths regarding how much Shield you get back per second considering the different max shield capacities and recharge rates, but even with a lower base Shield value, Zetki Shield Arrays gives you the most Shields back per second and have the lowest delay making them the standout choice.

Max Roll Lavan Shield Array - 2000 Shield (1000 Base + 1000 from Array) with 4%/s Shield Regen (2% Base + 2% from Array). This gives you +80/s Shield Regeneration without Avionics.

Max Roll Vidar Shield Array - 1750 Shield (1000 Base + 750 from Array) with 6%/s Shield Regen (2% Base + 4% from Array). This gives you +105/s Shield Regeneration without Avionics.

Max Roll Zetki Shield Array - 1500 Shield (1000 Base + 500 from Array) with 8%/s Shield Regen (2% Base + 6% from Array). This gives you +120/s Shield Regeneration without Avionics.

Engines: Vidar MK III are the optimal choice by far, as the calculations on this page for Base Speed and Boost Speed show that Vidar outperforms the other two houses in both categories. More Base Speed means more for that Boost Multiplier to work off and Vidar Engines MK III can nearly double the base speed of a Railjack (61m/s up to 121 m/s). While the potential +0.6 Boost Multiplier from Lavan Engines MK III can look enticing, Lavan Engines unfortunately suffer from a lesser degree of "Hollow Point Syndrome" in that what it offers has less of an impact because there is less of a base value to work off.

Reactor: Once again Vidar MK III outshines it's competition, more Avionics Capacity means more Avoinics to fit on your Railjack and as such more power and build flexibility. Additional Flux Capacity isn't that useful when you can restore it mid mission via the forges and if you really need a larger pool you can always use that additional Avionics Capacity to fit Hyperflux onto your build. Should you do this I recommend using the Vidar variant of Hyperflux as the Zetki version costs 17 Avionics Capacity for a 99% boost, +56% for a cost of 8 Avionics Capacity should be more than enough given that Flux Capacity is replenishable during missions if needed.