Catalyst sorting
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:28 am
I like the changes to require mineral catalyst for sorting that only requires crushed ore, crystal catalyst for sorting that requires chunks, and hybrid catalyst for the rest.
I don't like the early sorting methods that produces multiple ores and slag. I try to switch to the slag-less, single-ore sorting methods as soon as possible.
My question is this -- in the new setup with mineral/crystal/hybrid catalysts, is it possible to use these methods EXCLUSIVELY?
I'm certainly making enough crushed stone to make all the mineral sludge I need for mineral catalyst. That's not the problem.
I'm worried I'm not making enough crystal catalyst to feed the sorting processes that require chunks -- let alone gem production down the line (when I need gems to make modules).
I'm having a hard time doing the math. But basically I need to know if each time I create chunks and sort them, am I creating enough geodes to melt down to crystal seedlings to make enough crystal catalyst to run those same sorters again in an endless loop.
Or will I need some old fashioned hydro refining and sorting (creating slag, which I don't like, and multiple ores, which I don't like) to get enough geodes?
I don't like the early sorting methods that produces multiple ores and slag. I try to switch to the slag-less, single-ore sorting methods as soon as possible.
My question is this -- in the new setup with mineral/crystal/hybrid catalysts, is it possible to use these methods EXCLUSIVELY?
I'm certainly making enough crushed stone to make all the mineral sludge I need for mineral catalyst. That's not the problem.
I'm worried I'm not making enough crystal catalyst to feed the sorting processes that require chunks -- let alone gem production down the line (when I need gems to make modules).
I'm having a hard time doing the math. But basically I need to know if each time I create chunks and sort them, am I creating enough geodes to melt down to crystal seedlings to make enough crystal catalyst to run those same sorters again in an endless loop.
Or will I need some old fashioned hydro refining and sorting (creating slag, which I don't like, and multiple ores, which I don't like) to get enough geodes?