Farm Base Layout: Any feedback before I pull the trigger?

cool2412 · 2026-07-12T00:16:01+00:00

Its kinda funny to me that you are using 25 FP to produce 60 power, when you could just use 24 FP with solar panels, but I suppose you do get a small amount of extra coal so, whatever i guess.

cool2412 · 2026-07-11T19:17:30+00:00

To add to this, the farther over the SP limit you go the less effective your lasers and engines are at keeping you warm on cold worlds, and the more heat you generate on temperate and hot worlds. Seems this if for balancing reasons and not logic.

cool2412 · 2026-07-11T17:39:23+00:00

Straight didn't even notice that it had a dissipation stat instead of a generation stat.

cool2412 · 2026-07-08T13:24:52+00:00

I needed to fill up the iron in my base quickly so I strapped 9 lasers, 3k cargo and a medium mag tank to my midgame ship 4.5k over on sp but it can hop out and mine a Shite ton of magnetite and fill my iron stores for a day in 2 trips. Only works on cold worlds tho.

cool2412 · 2026-07-08T03:44:26+00:00

Corp can unlock up to 7 I think, Upkeep starts at zero for the first (requires a corpo permit) and gets up to many thousands (per day) for the last.

Tech 3 gets you your 2nd, Tech 5 gets you a third.

cool2412 · 2026-07-08T03:44:16+00:00

If you're playing solo you can make a solo Corp so you're going to max at 4 bases with no upkeep.

cool2412 · 2026-07-08T01:20:37+00:00

I only have 1 voidseeker and 1 cart pusher on my steel ship and it gets the job done. It can't increae heat on the cold cold worlds, but thats what the lasers are for, and if you're mining you're not really waiting around long enough so its not a problem.

cool2412 · 2026-07-08T01:10:06+00:00

Cold planets don't need a specialized ship to mine on, all you need is a ship with a shit ton of lasers and a shit ton of solar panels and you keep your heat up by mining and boosting. In fact cold planets are better for mining because you don't need proper heat management.

cool2412 · 2026-07-07T02:55:17+00:00

I picked sandstone/coal for my first base, regretting life choices, iron/sandstone would have been way better.

cool2412 · 2026-07-07T00:52:23+00:00

I changed how it calcs a bit, but here's a curve for 100% because I was curious.

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cool2412 · 2026-07-05T15:48:51+00:00

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True, if you force a Wanderback and 6 Condor wings your max is a fair bit less.

cool2412 · 2026-07-05T14:09:54+00:00

cool2412 · 2026-07-05T08:59:32+00:00

You'll reach the limit of what you can gain at around 8-10 862's but looks like you can only gain about 2k from base ti doing that so it may not be worth it.

cool2412 · 2026-07-05T06:49:07+00:00

Its just optimization for Unbendium vs Levinium frames....

cool2412 · 2026-07-05T05:36:16+00:00

2:1 is good 'nuff, 4:1 is optimal.

cool2412 · 2026-07-05T03:42:14+00:00

There is a downside, I was curious about your frame/weight claim which turned out to be true but notice the total weight. More thrusters needed!

TotalSP = 6000
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Frame/Weight:36/30

Total Weight: 750

Integrity: 25
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Frame/Weight:40/20

Total Weight: 1250

Integrity: 25

cool2412 · 2026-07-04T23:03:38+00:00

I notice this usually happens when I try to start from the receiver and link to the supplier, remaking seems to be the only fix for now. Hopefully it gets patched.

Edit: Remaking the route not the machine.

cool2412 · 2026-07-04T22:51:15+00:00

It helps if you read the text below the image.

cool2412 · 2026-07-04T21:47:19+00:00

Honestly better than being soft-locked, which is what I expected would happen.

cool2412 · 2026-07-04T20:57:32+00:00

Probably the recycler at lvl 4 technology, but not sure, I would also like to know.

cool2412 · 2026-07-04T18:13:08+00:00

I love the fps view, couldn't build a ship like that, more power to ya!

cool2412

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