level 17 mission I can't beat?

[King Chester]

so Im at level seventeen and I have come to a mission that tells me to put all my extractors in period 7. I simpily can't do this as I have at least 8 too many extractors 3 of which are hyper extractors. So is there somthing im missing or is this mission just impossible for me to complete and will I have to start a new game?

[King Chester]

never mind I just figuered out I had the wrong period the whole time. My bad but i could only just fit them into period 7 and I can see this still being a problem for some so pleas still answer

[Saracen26]

Well, there's only 7 periods in the entire table.. That's the biggest clue. It is given to you eventually in game.

Even if you've somehow maxed out all extractor upgrades... there'd still be enough room to fit many many more more in.

So if you're doing what I've set up in the picture here, you're close. But still not quite there.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/80345344718268069/6DBD4DA9A3AFC6440FD35A2E2D844C6C17214FC9/

[HotcakeNinja]

Hi, I'm having this exact problem. I have 36 regular extractors and 4 hyper extractors and they don't fit in period 7. I don't understand the 'there'd still be enough room to fit many many more in.' Halp.

[Saracen26]

If I said. In that image I posted above, that the Hyper Extractors are in the 2nd half of Row 6.. You should be able to figure where the rest of Row 7 is.

Would rather not give you the answer directly. They should be teaching this in school.

[HotcakeNinja]

Okay, thanks that helped--though your reasoning to withhold knowledge due to the fact that they should be teaching it in schools (and don't), seems a bit flawed.

[Saracen26]

Well they do here in the UK. It's basic chemistry.

I'd be highly critical of any school in the democratic world not teaching this kind of thing. Because in beginners Science terms it's right up there with learning about the human body, and the simplest forms of how gravity works.

Quite simply put, you cannot even begin to grasp the concept of chemistry until you understand periods, rows and groups within the periodic table... It sets out explanation as to why elements are placed where they are within the table itself.

So no, I'd argue that the only thing that is flawed, is the very education system that has taught you.