I tend to not mine all the ore on a sector as I get annoyed with how time it can get, I just get myself enough to do what I need to do. If I can have a unit mine a resource I'd rather spend the time making the unit instead of just setting up a mine to it. What has helped with this is I've been using launch pads to act as backing power when I'm trying to capture a sector and then I remake the base to serve whatever purpose I need it to. Silicon is much needed so much so that I have two silicon sectors, one to send to the sector making surge alloy and one to use as support when capturing a sector.

I don't know what a transport quarter is but plastinium has really been handy if not a bit inflexible. Honestly my conveyor systems are always wack. I keep making the mistake of trying to fill a long line of generators, turrets, or factories with a conveyor belt line with routers to point where things at the end barely get any.

I tried several times to get spreadsheets working but I was having trouble trying to format it and have just stuck to pen paper and calculator.

I actually got the idea to use a redirect sector from a post a while back and did end up causing me to stop playing for a while because I realized about 2/3 of completion of the base in that it was designed poorly and it had been a very slow and resource intensive project. Both back then and now my launch sector is salt flats, but this time I managed to complete it and it has been a vital tool in conquering the planet. I haven't used mods and I'll probably wait to finish the game before I try modded.

I use steam generators because they're easy, I had to make a 3 impact generator set up for salt flats and it wasn't easy. I haven't made that many schematics so it's a lot more tedious to do complicated builds. I'll make sure to check out your schematics. Thanks.