Science & Industry

hai guys,

right now im facing the folliowing problem

i have three free planet slots available and want to make as much profit (!) with coolant as possible

i have 3 gas and 1 ice planet , all three gas planets are equally meh for aequous liquids and a bit better for ionic solutions, the ice planet is absolutely perfect for aequous liquids

i have to choose between running the following setups:

type A: 3x gas, (3x2 heads, 3x2 basic processors, 3 advanced processors), overall 9 advanced processors with utlilsation at max 85% for coolant, a small amount of excess electrolytes


vs

type B 2x gas (5 heads, 5 basic processors, 5 advanced processors) + 1x ice (10 heads, 10 basic processors), overall 10 advanced processors, with 90+% utilisation, a small amount of excess water since the gas planets are not that good for ionic solutions, i cant sustain 6k/head/hour here :( )

the big question: does the aditional coolant production in type B weight up against the dropped export and import taxes (5% alliance tax rate) for water in type A

type A is on planet production (R0 --> P1 --> P2)
type B is a split planet production (R0 -- P1) then (Import P1 -- P2)
Is this correct?


type A means less work. If everything is routed correctly then you only need to worry about restarting the extractors.
type B is more efficient but drains the area faster of resources.(more heads on one location)

If you are doing PI on only 1 character then go with type B. It will give a better income.
If you are doing it on 12 characters like I used to then type A is much better. (No hauling, less maintenance, a better overview of a planets output)




About the 5% Tax (pressing 5 and 5+Shift gives 5%. How convenient)

Coolant (5%):
- Export Tax 450 ISK
- Import A (electrolytes) 8*12,5=100 ISK
- Import B (water) 8*12,5=100 ISK

We see that most of the Tax is paid when exporting.

Coolant is worth 9.000 ISK

type A:
- P2 - Tax ----> 9.000 - 450 =9.550 ISK
- 9x processors(85%) ----> 9*5*0,85*9.550= 365.287,5 ISK/h

type B:
- P2 - Tax ---> 9.000 - 450 - 100 = 9.450 ISK
- 10x processors(90%) ----> 10*5*0,9*9.450= 425.250 ISK/h

if you go the type B way then you are looking at a 16.5% increase in income. It is questionable how faster you will deplete resources this way till you hit equilibrium.