No metals

solops: Posts: 1079; Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2002 10:00 am; Location: Central Texas

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Post by solops » Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:20 pm

Anyone ever get stuck on a world with no metal? I have taken three minor cities and boosted my search funding and still have no metal resources. The only way to get metal is the market and recycling. The recycling on ruins seems to deplete rapidly, not a good alternative to mining.

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Clux: Posts: 449; Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:00 pm; Location: Mexico

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Post by Clux » Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:39 pm

ORIGINAL: solops

Anyone ever get stuck on a world with no metal? I have taken three minor cities and boosted my search funding and still have no metal resources. The only way to get metal is the market and recycling. The recycling on ruins seems to deplete rapidly, not a good alternative to mining.

Its not the best solution but you might give a shot to the metal soil filtration tech, it will allow you to build a new asset than produces infinite metal/rare metals/radioactive but the first levels barely produces any metal and its quite expensive both in metal/high tech parts.

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DTurtle: Posts: 443; Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:05 pm

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Post by DTurtle » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:02 pm

Yeah, in a low/no metal situation the only thing you can do is go for metal soil filtration as quickly as possible.

solops: Posts: 1079; Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2002 10:00 am; Location: Central Texas

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Post by solops » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Is the AI hampered by the same handicap in a low/no metal situation?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.-Edmund Burke
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; if it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.-Judge Learned Hand

Soar_Slitherine: Posts: 597; Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:33 am

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Post by Soar_Slitherine » Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:44 pm

When the AI can't get access to metal, it definitely shows in their regime's trade report. They will buy metal off the market to make up for shortfalls. I saw the market price of metal hit 77 credits/unit for one AI major regime in a recent game.

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eheiser: Posts: 57; Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:58 pm

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Post by eheiser » Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:55 pm

Wow, no metal mines. Sounds like a tough challenge. What kind of world? Ice?