Darius Dornwell
14-10-2010, 08:27 AM
Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:58 pm
First thanks to everyone on participating in the forum discussions. There was a lot of activity lately!
There were some good thoughts on how to proceed with Laanex, but most of them were missing a well-founded reasoning (including mine). The problem is that Laanex is a Class R planet and therefore requires a special attention on the overall economy. So I made some calculations and came to somehow shocking results.
I prepared some calculations for 80k, 100k and 120k population of Laanex that can hopefully be used as a basis for further discussions...
80k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
320/640 Energy
200/400 Food
160/320 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
120/240 Ore
040/080 Metal
008/016 Radioactive Cells
080/160 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
5x Space Farm Lvl 8 (95=5x19)
3x Space Farm Lvl 6 (45=3x15)
These produce (6 hours)
308 Food
076 Water
042 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
1x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 7 (17)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 1 (5)
These produce (6 hours)
70 Food
50 Water
And require (6 hours)
8 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
378 Food
126 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 1
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-023 Food
-195 Water
100k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
400/800 Energy
250/500 Food
200/400 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
150/300 Ore
050/100 Metal
010/020 Radioactive Cells
100/200 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
7x Space Farm Lvl 8 (133=7x19)
1x Space Farm Lvl 7 (17)
2x Space Farm Lvl 6 (30=2x15)
These produce (6 hours)
380 Food
095 Water
052 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
1x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 7 (17)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 6 (15)
These produce (6 hours)
88 Food
63 Water
And require (6 hours)
10 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
468 Food
158 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 2
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-033 Food
-243 Water
120k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
480/960 Energy
300/600 Food
240/480 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
180/360 Ore
060/120 Metal
012/024 Radioactive Cells
120/240 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
9x Space Farm Lvl 8 (171=9x19)
2x Space Farm Lvl 7 (34=2x17)
1x Space Farm Lvl 6 (15)
These produce (6 hours)
456 Food
114 Water
062 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
3x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
These produce (6 hours)
105 Food
075 Water
And require (6 hours)
12 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
561 Food
189 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 2
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-040 Food
-292 Water
Some general thoughts
If my calculations are correct, without importing there will not be enough food/water for any buildings and not even for the planet!
We are already importing water on a regular basis, but this is not enough!
In my opinion we have the following choices...
Import also food
Import bio-waste to build more recyclotrons
Import animal embryos to build more space farms and recyclotrons
Importing animal embryos is not really an option, because they can only be bought from planets/sectors having similar problems.
I think energy is less of a problem, so I did not include it in my calculations.
I included some lower-level buildings in my calculations, because for young pilots like me it is quite hard to raise a building to level 8 or higher.
Both Space Farms and Recyclotrons have better productivity on even levels:
Space Farms have better BW production and require less energy.
Recyclotrons have better FW production, but require more chemicals.
First thanks to everyone on participating in the forum discussions. There was a lot of activity lately!
There were some good thoughts on how to proceed with Laanex, but most of them were missing a well-founded reasoning (including mine). The problem is that Laanex is a Class R planet and therefore requires a special attention on the overall economy. So I made some calculations and came to somehow shocking results.
I prepared some calculations for 80k, 100k and 120k population of Laanex that can hopefully be used as a basis for further discussions...
80k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
320/640 Energy
200/400 Food
160/320 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
120/240 Ore
040/080 Metal
008/016 Radioactive Cells
080/160 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
5x Space Farm Lvl 8 (95=5x19)
3x Space Farm Lvl 6 (45=3x15)
These produce (6 hours)
308 Food
076 Water
042 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
1x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 7 (17)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 1 (5)
These produce (6 hours)
70 Food
50 Water
And require (6 hours)
8 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
378 Food
126 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 1
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-023 Food
-195 Water
100k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
400/800 Energy
250/500 Food
200/400 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
150/300 Ore
050/100 Metal
010/020 Radioactive Cells
100/200 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
7x Space Farm Lvl 8 (133=7x19)
1x Space Farm Lvl 7 (17)
2x Space Farm Lvl 6 (30=2x15)
These produce (6 hours)
380 Food
095 Water
052 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
1x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 7 (17)
1x Recyclotron Lvl 6 (15)
These produce (6 hours)
88 Food
63 Water
And require (6 hours)
10 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
468 Food
158 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 2
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-033 Food
-243 Water
120k Population
Upkeep (3/6 hours)
480/960 Energy
300/600 Food
240/480 Water
Production (3/6 hours)
180/360 Ore
060/120 Metal
012/024 Radioactive Cells
120/240 Animal Embryos
Gives AEs for
1x Space Farm Lvl 9 (21)
9x Space Farm Lvl 8 (171=9x19)
2x Space Farm Lvl 7 (34=2x17)
1x Space Farm Lvl 6 (15)
These produce (6 hours)
456 Food
114 Water
062 Bio-Waste
Gives BW for
3x Recyclotron Lvl 9 (21)
These produce (6 hours)
105 Food
075 Water
And require (6 hours)
12 Chemical Supplies
Total FW production
561 Food
189 Water
The Recyclotrons require
1x Chemical Lab Lvl 2
This requires (6 hours)
1 Food
1 Water
Total FW surplus
-040 Food
-292 Water
Some general thoughts
If my calculations are correct, without importing there will not be enough food/water for any buildings and not even for the planet!
We are already importing water on a regular basis, but this is not enough!
In my opinion we have the following choices...
Import also food
Import bio-waste to build more recyclotrons
Import animal embryos to build more space farms and recyclotrons
Importing animal embryos is not really an option, because they can only be bought from planets/sectors having similar problems.
I think energy is less of a problem, so I did not include it in my calculations.
I included some lower-level buildings in my calculations, because for young pilots like me it is quite hard to raise a building to level 8 or higher.
Both Space Farms and Recyclotrons have better productivity on even levels:
Space Farms have better BW production and require less energy.
Recyclotrons have better FW production, but require more chemicals.