The state of Engineering

[Kotlol]

Printers now have to restock and this has cut the typical power output over the course of the round by over 10 times. So now the best feeder setup probably requires using them ChemiCompiler 

Gods, no.  Just, no. 


Automatic feeder setups are laggy as hell and are honestly incredibly inefficient.  The time spent setting them up would be better spent doing anything else, like setting up more radiation collectors (be sure to top off the plasma tanks!) or just feeding it 10000 weed leaves and seeds from a borrowed botany plant

Or if you're feeling really adventurous, monkeys and chickens are worth way, way more than thermal paper ever could be. 

Not that there's any reason to do any of this; increasing power is boring and doesn't do much for the station

Except hot wiring.. but otherwise it does nothing but "Sell it via the PTL"

In my opinion... it would be MORE INTERRESTING if giving more power gives suitable rewards.
Like you could setup that the APC can now put out more power, thus speeding up alot of things in other departments.
Faster charging batteries/borg chargers.
Faster heating/cooling of chemicals/artifacts.
Faster growing of plants due to stronger lighting.
Lights get a bigger light cone.
Food and drinks give slighty more stats from the bar/kitchen.

You know things that BENEFIT the station but with the RISK of Hot wiring and such.

Maybe add if done wrong in balance, it causes "explosions" of APCs, thus forcing engineers and mechanics to fix their mistakes.