refined metal

[Celebrindal]

I'm having to start to scour the entire map with scouts looking for refined metal. Just wanted to confirm that it's possible for there to be very few refined metal plants in the game? I can't even get my first research line going on the lab because it's wanting both Teladium and Refined Metals. Playing the split imperial faction.

[Fartikus]

look for an "ore refinery". They will be found in most sectors with red shaded asteroid fields on the map.

[Mr.Person]

I had a game once where I had scouted most of the map and only found maybe 3 ore refineries or so for some reason. No idea why the game generated so few that time. Needless to say I made a killing off trading refined metal once I made my own refinery.

[Belteguesian]

The generation of Stations is, mostly, random except for the ones essential to the plot(s) of the game...

That said, since you started in Split territory I have to ask: Have you explored enough around the PHQ area? There are usually Ore Refineries in GE 1V, Two Grand and Second Contact

[Asmosis]

Do different game starts (i.e. Split) get different PHQ locations?

[eMYNOCK]

No matter wich Game Start, the PHQ will be on the exact same Spot.

[Sticky]

All games are different we do not have the same station setups they are randomly spawned after you hit New Game each time you hit New Game. Even if you do see a station that would typically sell what you want it may also be in construction or is lacking any resources for production to happen. It may be beneficial for you to buy the Refined Metal blueprint from a race and produce your own at your station in a sector near by.

[Sticky]

Originally posted by eMYNOCK:

No matter wich Game Start, the PHQ will be on the exact same Spot.

Almost entirely true, I seen the PHQ spawn in differnt X Y positions, but it is always in the same sector and area.

[Celebrindal]

So far i've completely mapped 8 sectors and I only just found one that sells refined metal.. about 7 jumps away from the PHQ. Pretty much had to stop doing everything else and buy 5 scouts and start scouring the whole map. And no when I clicked on several of the ore refineries they were not producing refined metal go figure.

[Fartikus]

Originally posted by Celebrindal:

And no when I clicked on several of the ore refineries they were not producing refined metal go figure.

Purchase some mining ships and assign them to the same sector. The NPC station will crank out refined metals for sale.

[Ben Argo]

Originally posted by Fartikus:

Originally posted by Celebrindal:

And no when I clicked on several of the ore refineries they were not producing refined metal go figure.

Purchase some mining ships and assign them to the same sector. The NPC station will crank out refined metals for sale.

And you'll rapidly make back your investment in the miner. I think a basic M Minwr is half a million ish and it makes about 57k per ore haul, 100k per silicon. An hour of hands off play while you sort out other missions and build rep, and your miners are generating a nice chunk of cash.

You can also set up a nice satellite network in that time and give a long list of trades for a M transport to fill. Whenever you have a break and hand over flying to your backup pilot, you can hop into the map and add a few more trades to the transports list. I've set up millions of credits worth of trades and it just chugs along, filling my orders.

[Asmosis]

Originally posted by Celebrindal:

So far i've completely mapped 8 sectors and I only just found one that sells refined metal.. about 7 jumps away from the PHQ. Pretty much had to stop doing everything else and buy 5 scouts and start scouring the whole map. And no when I clicked on several of the ore refineries they were not producing refined metal go figure.

Unlike earlier games one thing i need to keep reminding myself of is that distance away in sectors doesnt really mean much with the super highway, unless your using L/XL ships.

Originally posted by Ben Argo:

And you'll rapidly make back your investment in the miner. I think a basic M Minwr is half a million ish and it makes about 57k per ore haul, 100k per silicon. An hour of hands off play while you sort out other missions and build rep, and your miners are generating a nice chunk of cash.
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interestingly in my game start my small miner (which i bought by accident really to suicide on the PHQ quest) gets ~20k for silicon and ~100k for ore. My game economy is the flip side of yours it would seem :)

[Celebrindal]

So you are saying we should open up our games and come jump into each others map ;-)