Dwarf Mine questions

[Missing Time]

So I got the (120) Dwarf Mine yesterday and have been grinding up my cargo without spending it to make full use of its effects, but it doesnt seem to be adding that much? I have read a couple of threads saying its OP and whatever, but I fail to see a difference, if any, in the amount of cargo I get every transfer.

Im currently grinding to about wave 5500 and get about 2e6 (same amount as before I got the mine) every transfer and Im sitting on 15e6 in the bank. Is it too early for me to be focusing the Dwarf Mine, do I need to get a bigger bank or am I doing something wrong?

[mikyathemad]

Dwarf mine isn't that powerful on its own until you can unlock the features that boost it: 139, 150, and 159 and then be able to substantially level them.

[Nalyu]

I think it is like this. All the generators gen after you have done a specific number of sectors (called intervals).
If you look in the stats tab you can see what generators are active and at what interval they generate there resource.
The LCGEN has an standard interval of 180 sectors and has a maximum cargo per transfer. The more cargo you have in your bank the more cargo is generated every interval.
Invest more cargo to get to (139) Dwarf Trolley (increases max cargo per transfer).
(150) Dwarf beer (decreases the interval. so fewer sectors per cargo gen).
(159) Dwarf pickaxe (I think increases the value of your banked cargo).

[boredumb]

Info->Log, watch how it behaves over your run. Also keep in mind the Stats->Generator information in particular the LCGEN information. In short, you need enough cargo/frozen cargo to get the most out of the "Max locked cargo generated per transfer" (which rises as your sectors do over the run). I (over)froze something like 80e6 just being lazy and I cap out before 8k on 36 min runs atm. Log looks something like 22k, 22k, 22k, 22k, etc. then it falls down to 10k every 3 minutes after about 27ish minutes, due to the cap which is really expensive to increase at this point for me, at least I think lol.

Anyways, it's a pretty decent boost if you keep your eye on it. On a hunch you probably would want to freeze quite a lot of cargo for short runs (or none at all I'm not sure if the interval carries over at all or if it's worth it etc.), and not so much for long...

Edit: the interval is in seconds and absolutely does roll over so even those doing 1, 2, or 3 min runs likely get a tremendous boost from this with a lot of frozen cargo every few transfers? Can anyone confirm?