First you have to stretch your iron and waste your copper then. Process the iron to make it more efficient but don't process copper. Next you can add manganese or silicon to the iron to make it go even further.Zyrconia wrote:My new base based on 1 to N (1 saph => iron, copper, slag) sorting is going real smooth, but I have reached the point where I am can no longer handle the copper ore I'm getting. There is nothing to do with it.
I don't want to switch to N to 1 sorting, because this is the whole point of the base, but what to do with all that copper. Is there some late game copper drain?
Or should I switch to saph+jiv only for Iron and keep 1 to N for the rest of the base?
Second you can use crystalization using slag, crushed stone and geodes to make ore as needed.
Thirdly consider the new ferrous ore. It gives you iron and manganese which you can turn into iron plates to make up any shortfalls in iron without any waste products. No more iron problems.