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Re: Mineral Extraction Timetables

Thu, 02 April 2020 06:39

magic9mushroom

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My previous post doesn't appear to be on the money. When you leave 2 mines on a planet, the number of years taken to deplete behaves in a bizarre fashion:

After 42 years, a conc-100 planet flips to 99 (at which point the mining rate is now "1").
After 79 more years, it flips to 98.
After 95 more years, it flips to 97.
After 127 more years, it flips to 96.
After 81 more years, it flips to 95.
After 100 more years, it flips to 94.
After 115 more years, it flips to 93.
After 91 more years, it flips to 92.
After 113 more years, it flips to 91.
After 88 more years, it flips to 90.
After 114 more years, it flips to 89.
After 95 more years, it flips to 88.

These are not random. They are replicable. But I have no idea where they come from. If you try it with 3 mines instead, you get this:

After 32 years, a conc 100 planet flips to 99 (the mining rate is now "2").
After 47 more years, it flips to 98.
After 52 more years, it flips to 97.
After 64 more years, it flips to 96.
After 49 more years, it flips to 95.

The mining rate above is what the interface reports, which I believe is relevant here (as a 1-mine planet with conc < 100 never depletes). The actual mining rate appears to be correct, but it is randomly generated (i.e. if you have 1 mine on a conc-99 planet you have a 99% chance of getting one Iron, a 99% chance of getting one Boron, and a 99% chance of getting one Germ). I haven't tested whether it changes on regen, but I know it changes testing multiple planets (they will mine different amounts, but will not deplete at different rates).

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