Quality
The quality, or simply Q, of an object is a measure of how pure/well refined/etc. that item is. A low quality will cause failures when attempting to fetch to a manufacturing process. Higher quality goods are needed for production of higher tech level items, at a rate of 8 quality per TL (Q248 is required for TL 32, the current cap).
Quality is expressed as both a number between 1 and 255, and a descriptor:
| Descriptor | Quality | TL |
|---|---|---|
| Flawed | 1 - 34 | 1 - 5 |
| Bad | 35 - 74 | 5 - 10 |
| Poor | 75 - 114 | 10 - 15 |
| Fair | 115 - 154 | 15 - 20 |
| Good | 155 - 194 | 20 - 25 |
| Fine | 195 - 224 | 25 - 28 |
| Superb | 225 - 244 | 29 - 31 |
| Excellent | 245 - 254 | 31 - 32 |
| Perfect | 255 | 32 |
Low-quality materials will lower the quality of goods made with them. So if you collect Bad Oil, you are likely to produce Bad Plastic and hence Bad Electronic Parts.
Formula
Please refer to Equations page for relevant calculations.