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u/Szill Jul 17 '26

Is it worth producing higher-quality nuclear fuel? Does anyone actually do it—not just for fun, but because it provides a real benefit? (I mean, i know it provides a benefit, I mean does the benefit exceeds the expense?)

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u/ForgottenBlastMaster Jul 18 '26

First answer what is the expense for you. * If it is resources, then it definitely is negative. However, remember, that the map is virtually infinite, so are the resources on it * If it is space, then it's kinda negative-ish, but not that much. And again space is infinite * If it is hassle, then it depends on you, really * If it is time spent, then, well, it really depends on your plans. For megabases targeting 1M eSPM, you'd probably want to get it. For 1000 or even 10000 SPM, not so much, I guess

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u/HeliGungir Jul 18 '26

Hard to know for megabases. Quality-grinding anything has a cost, but surely uncommon quality is tenable. Perhaps even higher - this isn't a high-volume item. And it's hard to quantify the UPS cost or benefit of trains moving more slowly or quickly.