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Re: Is HP IT possible? Fri, 23 September 2005 13:53 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Kotk wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 22:13


15/7/20 3g Arrow HP uses about 60-70% of its germanium for factories so 4g would turn it into 80-90% while one more mine efficency gives only 7-9% more germanium.


Lets assume an average of 75% habitability throughout my empire, OBRM, 20 factories per 10k pop. I think these assumptions are fairly G demanding. In this case I would need 5280g per planet with 4g facs and 3960g per planet with 3g facs. So we've got a difference of 1320g to try to make up.

Now, I read elsewhere that typical output per planet is around 20k of each mineral. That sounds a little high to me, it'd make my job of persuading you much too easy.

Lets knock the assumed output down to 15k of each mineral. 1 extra point efficiency in this case would net you 1500g. So here you get *more* G as well as more of other minerals.

Now lets knock our assumed mining down to just 10k of each mineral, in case that other thread was *way* out. Here the eff nets you just 1000g. Now we are losing out 320g, but gaining 1000 Ironium. IT HP races are going to enjoy gating around Missile ships more than most races, so I'm quite comfortable with the idea of trading off 320g for 1000i

IMHO the true cost of 4g facs is more to do with shipping than anything else, and for HP that's no big problem.

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