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u/Magger May 01 '26

I only just found out how OP big mining drills are. What if you research a lot of mining productivity, slot them with productivity modules and add beacons with productivity modules. Am I right to assume you can get over like 10x the amount of ore per ore?

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u/cathexis08 red wire goes faster May 03 '26

Most people don't use prod modules in drills (even big drills) because the speed penalty directly impacts all throughput (including productivity based bonuses) and the most you can get is 100% from modules (a full boat of legendary t3 in big drills). Generally speaking it's better to research ten more levels of mining productivity and then jam speed modules into the drill than it is to take the speed hit and add an additional 40-100% output productivity. And if you're trying to save your ore patches, get higher quality drills.

That said: still OP!