Anyone have a guide to machine recovery efficiency?

[THE_Maverick]

Hello. I looked around and have not seen any place where it lists a comparative gold recovery rate for individual parts (e.g. Trommel vs Old Arnold's trommel vs best trommel). Has anyone done such a chart for the various wash plant parts?

[M.Stranger]

First you might try to Search in Discussions "Wash Plant Efficiency" or other key word phases.

Second, I have built a Lab Save where I run tests on a known amount of pay dirt in 5 Dump trucks from two squares on OA, And noted gold potential amounts from the gold map squares, loaded 5 trucks and reviewed squares to see how much the gold potential was reduced. I have the data from each of the Tier levels, but I did not do individual pieces of equipment, Let me know if you want more info or specific tests done.

[THE_Maverick]

My search was for "machine efficiency" so it didn't bring up the "wash plant" search listings. :D I was debating what kind of improvement I could get and whether it was worth changing out the base trommel for the Arnold or just holding off until i got the advanced.

[M.Stranger]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/451340/discussions/0/4628107674950624874/

Does this help any?

[M.Stranger]

I found some notes from old discussions. I do not know how this was tested, Hope this helps you. And I know that workers assigned to WP equipment help improve these numbers.

niemandel Jan 24, 2020 @ 12:02pm

So i finished testing out all the individual components.
The only thing i can't test yet is a full T5 but i'll do that as well when i can afford it.

Everything is expressed as a variance compared to a basic T3 setup.
Shaker to Derocker +18% yield;
Trommel to Old Arnold Trommel +7% yield (+10% in the moss mats and +10% in the duplex jig buckets +6% in hog pan mats);
Duplex jigs to Planters +9% yield (+30% in the planter buckets and +15% in the hog pan mats);
If you add up the numbers you get 34% which is the same number in the full T4 test meaning you don't get any wacky full T4 buff.

Shaker to Glacier Creek +35% yield (+48% sluicebox grates +31% moss mats +30% duplex jigs and +15% hog pan mats) which is higher than a full T4 in spite of being $100k cheaper;
Trommel to Reinforced Trommel +16% yield (+18% moss mats +18% duplex jigs and +9% hog pan mats);
Duplex jigs to Gravel Pumps +18% yield (+60% in the gravel pump buckets and +30% in the hog pan mats);
The yield increase for T5 parts is roughly double that of T4.
If you add up the T5 percentages you get a 65% yield increase compared to T3 putting it at about 33% efficiency (if T3 is 20%).

Last edited by niemandel; Jan 24, 2020 @ 12:12pm

[THE_Maverick]

Awesome, thanks!

[lachaine-a]

awsome i was asking that question in the discord