Lightweight mod - disparity between module types

Mephane

Mephane
I just noticed that the "lightweight" mod has quite different stats for different module types. For example, for sensors (a module notoriously ridiculously overweight and thus in dire need of this mod), at grade 1 you get a 20% mass increase for a 10% integrity and a 5% scanner angle decrease; it's actually worse than the legacy mod I converted for that so the mod fails to comply with the premise "new system mods should be equal or better". Compare that with lightweight for life support, where you get a whopping 45% decrease in mass for the same 10% integrity reduction and not even any other negative effect.

Is this an oversight? What is the intended benchmark here? Is lightweight life support too strong, or lightweight sensors too weak?
 

Bob Lighthouse

Banned
Bob Lighthouse
There is no oversight, that's exactly why they allowed legacy modules to remain, ie be grandfathered.
It's always been the premise that some modules will be better left as they are and not converted.
Over time, they said will attempt to address all outliers, but there has never been an assurance that every new mod will be an improvement.

If you are unsure, there are many CMDRs who will try to help.
Posting a screenshot of the module in question is a good start.
 

Eidolon

Eidolon
Impossible to tell if you're going to downgrade your ship with all of the extra work.
Im just doing FSD's and calling it a day.
 

Bob Lighthouse

Banned
Bob Lighthouse
Also, why are you worried about converting G1 mods?
G5 sensor mod is -80%, G4 life support is -75%*.

In the old system you could get secondaries that would push beyond that, or get say a 10% power reduction etc.
If you have something like that, don't convert it.

*typo edit
 
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