[solved] Why do Iron Ore Miner Mk1 and Mk2 output at the same rate

[%02 C0D3 %%30%30 %03]

Miner Mk1 and Mk2 on Iron Ore both output at 60/min. The Mk2 uses 3x the electricity of the Mk1. Why should we use the Mk2 at all then?

[Shiroe (cortana)]

depends on the node,overclocks and belts...

A mk1 miner produce 30 on a impure node, 60 on a normal node and 120 on a pure node
A mk2 miner produce 60, 120 and 240 on impure,normal and pure nodes.

And thats with no overclocks.

[Ternume]

Two things come to mind.
1. Upgrade your belt.
2. Check the purity of the nodes you are using.

[%02 C0D3 %%30%30 %03]

Ah, one node (the mk2) one is impure iirc and the normal one (with mk1) is normal.
That'd explain the difference.
Both miners have 0 overclocks.

[Ryzilynt]

Impure Iron node with 3 power shards (overclocked to 250%) = 300 output
Normal Iron node with 3 power shards (overclocked to 250%) = 600 output
Pure Iron node with 3 power shards (overclocked to 250%) - 1200 output

when using mk3

[Huren Ogeko]

one of the things that tricked me in my first time playing was when I would mine out that rock on top it is always pure but the node under could be anything. So I would see pure on the top part then throw a miner on it then wonder why its coming out so slow, then discover its an impure node

[Kaery]

Originally posted by Huren Ogeko:

one of the things that tricked me in my first time playing was when I would mine out that rock on top it is always pure but the node under could be anything. So I would see pure on the top part then throw a miner on it then wonder why its coming out so slow, then discover its an impure node

...I mean... When you look at the node, you get a tooltip telling you the purity. I'm not sure how much more obvious they could make it...?

[Huren Ogeko]

when I am pointing at the part on top of the node it always says pure. I only had this problem in the first few play through then I finally began checking the node under the top part knowing that the top part is always pure no matter what is under it.

So for me it was a tad confusing early on but I quickly figured out you have to look at the node not the part on top.

[Kaery]

Do you have a screenshot for that? Because for me, the little bit on top (much like the bits you find scattered about), never tells me a purity. Only the node itself.

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by Kaery:

Do you have a screenshot for that? Because for me, the little bit on top (much like the bits you find scattered about), never tells me a purity. Only the node itself.

Generally I can never remember purity values so I just drop a miner mk1/mk2/mk3 (whatever you have available) on it and I'll know if it will work or not at worst case - can always recover it if I don't want to use it there.

Also helpful in terms of clocking ability as I keep a stack of shards on me.

[Huren Ogeko]

Originally posted by Kaery:

Do you have a screenshot for that? Because for me, the little bit on top (much like the bits you find scattered about), never tells me a purity. Only the node itself.

If its doesnt anymore then it used to. I will go look around for one and see if it still gives purity.

Just checked. It simply says "Press E to start mining <ore>".
It wasnt like that years back and for the few months playing it tripped me up when I thought it was pure but found only the top part was pure.

[Mr. Tact]

Originally posted by Kaery:

Do you have a screenshot for that? Because for me, the little bit on top (much like the bits you find scattered about), never tells me a purity. Only the node itself.

He is talking about the capstone most nodes have, which you have to remove before you can place a regular miner (not a portable miner) on the node.

[Huren Ogeko]

I just found this post suggesting they fix the problem I was describing. Apparently they fixed it for 1.0. That post was made during or right when update 8 came out I believe.
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/65be6e591545556f6c1c63ad
and this one from 4 years ago
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/6083a5a6aa0ba107e325a7e7

So I am not crazy. It used be that way and confused me for a few weeks until I realized what was going on.

[%02 C0D3 %%30%30 %03]

Originally posted by Huren Ogeko:

I just found this post suggesting they fix the problem I was describing. Apparently they fixed it for 1.0. That post was made during or right when update 8 came out I believe.
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/65be6e591545556f6c1c63ad
and this one from 4 years ago
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/6083a5a6aa0ba107e325a7e7

So I am not crazy. It used be that way and confused me for a few weeks until I realized what was going on.

No. This question was posted after the 1.0 launch.

[Huren Ogeko]

Originally posted by %02 C0D3 %%30%30 %03:

Originally posted by Huren Ogeko:

I just found this post suggesting they fix the problem I was describing. Apparently they fixed it for 1.0. That post was made during or right when update 8 came out I believe.
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/65be6e591545556f6c1c63ad
and this one from 4 years ago
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/6083a5a6aa0ba107e325a7e7

So I am not crazy. It used be that way and confused me for a few weeks until I realized what was going on.

No. This question was posted after the 1.0 launch.

I think you lost the context of my statement. I was discussing the fact there used to be a confusing issue where the top rock would have a purity of pure when the node below could be any purity. When I looked now that is not the case and I looked back and I noticed they fix the issue making the 1.0 version alot less confusing. I wasnt referring to the issue you had specifically only the experience had before as a new player which people today dont even know about.