X3R: about to get into silicon mining
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X3R: about to get into silicon mining
I've found a silicon asteroid in Herron's Nebula I'm about to start mining. A couple of ways I can go, wanted to solicit community input on which is best, or if there is even such a thing as the best.
I've got 4 mercury local traders that are making decent money. Should I build a silicon mine and have the Argon Mammoth in Argon Prime install it, or should wait longer (a lot longer, mind you) until I can buy my own mammoth?
Or would it be better to just do mobile mining for now?
I've got 4 mercury local traders that are making decent money. Should I build a silicon mine and have the Argon Mammoth in Argon Prime install it, or should wait longer (a lot longer, mind you) until I can buy my own mammoth?
Or would it be better to just do mobile mining for now?
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IIRC, silicon mining in X3:R is a lucrative profession. After assigning a transport to support it, the local traders can continue what they are doing and any mobile mining you had can continue.
It sounds like you are in a somewhat early game. Until you have a steady and healthy income coming from any mines you place and the traders, I'd save my money on buying a Mammoth.
In fact my first TL would a a Split Elephant. It's the cheapest TL out there, it had the most hangers (14), and it's the fastest one. When you don't need it as a TL, it can be pressed into service as a light carrier.
It sounds like you are in a somewhat early game. Until you have a steady and healthy income coming from any mines you place and the traders, I'd save my money on buying a Mammoth.
In fact my first TL would a a Split Elephant. It's the cheapest TL out there, it had the most hangers (14), and it's the fastest one. When you don't need it as a TL, it can be pressed into service as a light carrier.
I'll just hire out the TL then. The Mammoth in Argon Prime only charges 1000 credits per gate passed through, which is chump change compared to what I'm spending the station itself.
Definitely a very early game stage. I kind of cheesed it a bit and flew in a big circle right off the bat and collected 4 of the freebie ships (Toucan, Mako, Iguana, Buster Sentinel) and sold them all for start up capital. I spent the money to buy two fully decked out Mercurys (3x 25MJ shields, Alpha IRE, 12 fighter drones, all trading, navigation, and special command softwares). At this point I've got 4 Mercurys all operating as local traders and a 4.5 million credit bank account. Game clock stands at just a shade under two days, so still very early.
Ultimately I want a full complex that feeds itself that produces energy cells. That seems to be the ticket to a money machine right there, but no way I can afford a Silicon mine, multiple crystal fabs, the SPP, Cattle Ranches and Cahoona Bakeries all at once Gotta start somewhere.
Definitely a very early game stage. I kind of cheesed it a bit and flew in a big circle right off the bat and collected 4 of the freebie ships (Toucan, Mako, Iguana, Buster Sentinel) and sold them all for start up capital. I spent the money to buy two fully decked out Mercurys (3x 25MJ shields, Alpha IRE, 12 fighter drones, all trading, navigation, and special command softwares). At this point I've got 4 Mercurys all operating as local traders and a 4.5 million credit bank account. Game clock stands at just a shade under two days, so still very early.
Ultimately I want a full complex that feeds itself that produces energy cells. That seems to be the ticket to a money machine right there, but no way I can afford a Silicon mine, multiple crystal fabs, the SPP, Cattle Ranches and Cahoona Bakeries all at once Gotta start somewhere.
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Since its early rent the mammoth.
Buy a L.Sil mine. (Always buy L mines) set Sell Sil. To -1 Avg price, buy Ecells to +1 avg, give it 1-2 million cash, trade with other races to yes, and auto transfer cash to 3 to 5 mill. Wait for profitssss!!!
You can start it with Ecells your traders buy in The Wall manually if you want.
Later add a Cag frieghter of choice (Bonus Pack GODSEND) just keep an eye on him early as the fool will ALWAYS go to max jumprange to buy his ecells, find closest SPP and set max range to that (increase when he CAN jump) Add crystal fabs. A 26 yield will support 5 Ms. I don't add SPPs, an L SPP eats ALOT of crystals!!
In reunion I can't find ANY L crystal fabs.
Good Luck!!!!
Buy a L.Sil mine. (Always buy L mines) set Sell Sil. To -1 Avg price, buy Ecells to +1 avg, give it 1-2 million cash, trade with other races to yes, and auto transfer cash to 3 to 5 mill. Wait for profitssss!!!
You can start it with Ecells your traders buy in The Wall manually if you want.
Later add a Cag frieghter of choice (Bonus Pack GODSEND) just keep an eye on him early as the fool will ALWAYS go to max jumprange to buy his ecells, find closest SPP and set max range to that (increase when he CAN jump) Add crystal fabs. A 26 yield will support 5 Ms. I don't add SPPs, an L SPP eats ALOT of crystals!!
In reunion I can't find ANY L crystal fabs.
Good Luck!!!!
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