Originally Posted by
moo
QL1-49: Will not bump (not even if you have 5000 NP)
QL50-99: 1 QL bump per cluster if you have enough NP
QL100-149: 2 QLs per cluster
QL150-199: 3 QLs per cluster (well, obviously you can't bump a ql199 more than one QL..)
QL201-249: 4 QLs per cluster
QL250-299: 5 QLs per cluster
(Basically it's the QL of the implant, divided by 50 and rounded down..)
Shiny clusters will require 300 NP above the requirement to bump the implant by 1 QL. 600 NP to bump it 2 QLs, 900 to bump it 3 QLs.. etc..
Bright clusters will require 200 NP above the requirements to bump the implant by 1 QL, 400 for 2, 600 for 3... etc..
Faded clusters will require 100 NP above the requirements to bump the implant by 1 QL, 200 for 2, 300 for 3.. etc..
So yes, there is a way to know exactly how many QLs an implant will bump.