Mine Development:

Posts : 39 Join date : 2010-09-08

lvl	Upgrd Cost	Hrly Prod	Prod*4	Prd Incr	Incr*4	brk-even	resrc repl
8	11,159	760	3,040
9	18,973	920	3,680	160	640	0.73	0.13
10	32,251	1220	4,880	300	1,200	0.66	0.16
11	54,833	1,528	6,112	308	1,232	1.09	0.22
12	93,219	1,988	7,952	460	1,840	1.24	0.29
13	158,472	2,648	10,592	660	2,640	1.47	0.37
14	269,403	3,448	13,792	800	3,200	2.06	0.48
15	457,986	4,600	18,400	1,152	4,608	2.44	0.61
16	784,577	5,748	22,992	1,148	4,592	4.16	0.83
17	1,323,584	7,588	30,352	1,840	7,360	4.44	1.08
18	2,250,093	10,120	40,480	2,532	10,128	5.45	1.36
19	3,825,158	13,800	55,200	3,680	14,720	6.37	1.70
20		18,500	74,000	4,700	18,800	8.48	2.15

Posts : 39 Join date : 2010-09-08

Break-even and resource replenishment figures are in days and based on the current *4 resource production multiplier in effect.

If anyone has a formula for individual mine costs by type please post. Mine upgrade costs are mineral and crystal heavy.

Posts : 51 Join date : 2010-09-12 Location : Dallas, TX

These cost should be very close to game costs, though not exact.

Metal Mine
level crystal----- metal------ gas
1---- 75----------60----------25
2---- 128---------102-------- 43
3---- 217---------173-------- 72
4---- 368---------295-------- 123
5---- 626-------- 501-------- 209
6---- 1065------- 852-------- 355
7---- 1810------- 1448------- 603
8---- 3078------- 2462------- 1026
9---- 5232------- 4185------- 1744
10--- 8894------- 7115------- 2965
11--- 15120------12096----- 5040
12--- 25704------20563----- 8568
13--- 43697----- 34957----- 14566
14--- 74284----- 59427----- 24761
15--- 126283---- 101027---- 42094
16--- 214682---- 171745---- 71561
17--- 364959---- 291967---- 121653
18--- 620430---- 496344---- 206810
19--- 1054731---843785---- 351577
20--- 1793043-- 1434435-- 597681

Posts : 51 Join date : 2010-09-12 Location : Dallas, TX

Crystal Mine
level crystal----- metal------ gas
1--- 45--------- 65--------- 50
2--- 77--------- 111-------- 85
3--- 130-------- 188-------- 145
4--- 221-------- 319-------- 246
5--- 376-------- 543-------- 418
6--- 639-------- 923-------- 710
7--- 1086------- 1569------- 1207
8--- 1847------- 2667 -------2052
9--- 3139------- 4534------- 3488
10-- 5336------- 7708------- 5929
11-- 9072------- 13104------10080
12-- 15422------22277------17136
13-- 26218----- 37870----- 29131
14-- 44571----- 64380----- 49523
15-- 75770----- 109446---- 84189
16-- 128809---- 186057---- 143121
17-- 218975---- 316298---- 243306
18-- 372258---- 537706---- 413620
19-- 632839---- 914100---- 703154
20-- 1075826-- 1553971-- 1195362

Posts : 51 Join date : 2010-09-12 Location : Dallas, TX

Gas Refinery
level crystal----- metal------ gas
1---- 60--------- 75--------- 25
2---- 102-------- 128-------- 43
3---- 173-------- 217-------- 72
4---- 295-------- 368-------- 123
5---- 501-------- 626-------- 209
6---- 852-------- 1065------- 355
7---- 1448------- 1810------- 603
8---- 2462------- 3078------- 1026
9---- 4185------- 5232------- 1744
10--- 7115------- 8894------- 2965
11--- 12096----- 15120----- 5040
12--- 20563----- 25704----- 8568
13--- 34957----- 43697----- 14566
14--- 59427----- 74284----- 24761
15--- 101027---- 126283---- 42094
16--- 171745---- 214682---- 71561
17--- 291967---- 364959---- 121653
18--- 496344---- 620430---- 206810
19--- 843785---- 1054731-- 351577
20--- 1434435-- 1793043-- 597681

Posts : 11 Join date : 2010-09-19

Great information here! If I recall, Razorwing, you recommended building up mines of 2 resources? Right? cherry

Posts : 39 Join date : 2010-09-08

Correct.

Build up two mines and two storage facilities per planet. Storage facilities can usually stop at level 16 if you are on twice a day until you build up more mines on the planet. This will involve transferring resources back and forth to build the higher level mines. (lvl 19 is a stopping point as a lvl 20 mine requires a lvl 20 research station...)

Higher level mines are well worth the time investment.