INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

// EXTRACTION • PROCESSING • FABRICATION

ORE

2.5M

CARGO

19.1K

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW

// ATTRIBUTE-BASED MATERIAL CRAFTING PIPELINE

01 // MINING

Extract raw ore from nodes

Output:

🪨 Raw Ore (20-60% purity)

02 // REFINING

Process ore into minerals

Output:

✨ Refined Minerals

03 // MANUFACTURING

Fabricate modules

Output:

🏭 Crafted Modules

🪨 MINING

⚠️ PLACEHOLDER: Click-to-mine for development. Real game uses ship-fitted mining lasers.

Output

Raw Ore + Random Purity

Tier Variance

T4 Node → T3/T4/T5 Ore

⚗️ REFINING

Formula (per cycle)

Quantity:

output = input × 0.8

// 20% loss

Purity:

new = (100 - cur) × 0.3 + cur

// 30% toward 100%

ISK Cost:

10 × qty × tier × purity^3

// Exponential >90%

Diminishing Returns

C0:

1000

40.0%

C1:

800

58.0%

C2:

640

70.6%

C3:

512

79.4%

C4:

410

85.6%

C5:

328

90.0%

C7:

210

95.1%

// RED: QUANTITY | GREEN: PURITY

⚠️ TIER VS PURITY

TIER (T1-T5)

What: Material quality grade

Determines: Base attribute values

Source: Mining drop (node tier)

Changeable: NO - Permanent

Example:

T1: 200 strength (×1.0)

T3: 400 strength (×2.0)

T5: 600 strength (×3.0)

PURITY (0-100%)

What: Contamination level

Determines: Final stat multiplier

Source: Random on mining

Changeable: YES - Refining

Example:

40% purity → ×0.4 mult

70% purity → ×0.7 mult

100% purity → ×1.0 mult

💡 WHY TWO NUMBERS?

Tier = How good the material IS
Purity = How clean the material IS

Think of it like this:

🏆 T5 Titanium = premium grade steel (strong)

🥉 T1 Titanium = cheap grade steel (weak)

Both are titanium, but T5 is inherently 3× stronger

Then purity is contamination:

✨ 95% pure = clean, almost full strength

💩 30% pure = dirty, only 30% usable

Refining removes impurities → higher purity

Final strength used in crafting:

Tier strength × Purity

T5 (600) @ 95% = 570 effective strength

T1 (200) @ 95% = 190 effective strength

⚠️ REFINING CRUCIBLE:

You can batch-refine multiple stacks together IF:

✅ Same material (Titanium with Titanium)

✅ Same tier (T3 with T3) — can't average quality grades

✅ Same state (ore with ore, or mineral with mineral)

✅ Different purities OK → averages: 100@45% + 50@75% = 150@55%

📊 WHAT MATERIALS DO

💡 DIFFERENT MATERIALS = DIFFERENT EFFECTS

Each material is good at different things.
Blueprints tell you which material affects which stat.

Example: Shield Generator blueprint says:

→ Use Titanium for Shield HP

→ Use Plasma for Recharge Rate

Why? Titanium is strong (good for armor/HP)
Plasma is reactive (good for energy systems)

🔩 Structural

Titanium

Best for: HP, Armor

Heavy but very strong

Iron

Best for: Armor, Structure

Cheap, heavy, decent

⚡ Energy

Plasma

Best for: Recharge, Power

Reactive, fast energy

Quantum

Best for: Speed, Power

Exotic, expensive

🖥️ Electronics

Silicon

Best for: Sensors, Tracking

Stable, precise

Copper

Best for: Wiring, Circuits

Good conductor

🏭 HOW CRAFTING WORKS

💡 THE SIMPLE VERSION

Better materials = better modules.
Each blueprint recipe shows what you need:

Shield Generator Mk1 needs:

• 50× Titanium (for Shield HP)

• 20× Plasma (for Recharge Rate)

The quality of YOUR materials determines the stats:

T5 Titanium @ 95% purity → Shield HP: 570

T1 Titanium @ 40% purity → Shield HP: 80

THE MATH (if you care)

finalStat = baseStat × (tierAttribute / 100) × purity

baseStat = blueprint default (e.g., 100 HP)
tierAttribute = material's attribute for that tier
purity = your material's cleanliness (0-100%)

STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE

Crafting Shield Generator with T3 Titanium @ 60%:

1. Blueprint says: shieldHP starts at 100

2. Titanium affects shieldHP via strength attribute

3. T3 Titanium strength = 200 (base) × 2.0 (tier) = 400

4. Your titanium is 60% pure

Math: 100 × (400 / 100) × 0.6

= 240 HP

If you used T5 @ 95%: 100 × (600/100) × 0.95 = 570 HP!

⚡ FULL PIPELINE EXAMPLE

STEP 1: Mine 1000 Titanium Ore @ 40% purity

Click Titanium Asteroid → Cargo Hold

STEP 2: Refine 3 cycles

Cycle 1: 1000 @ 40% → 800 @ 58% (-200 units)

Cycle 2: 800 @ 58% → 640 @ 70.6%

Cycle 3: 640 @ 70.6% → 512 @ 79.4%

Result: 512 Titanium @ 79.4% purity

STEP 3: Craft Shield Generator Mk1

Blueprint requires: 50× Titanium

Using T3 Titanium @ 79.4% purity

T3 strength attribute: 400 (= 200 base × 2.0 tier mult)

Calculation:

shieldHP = 100 × (400/100) × 0.794

= 317.6 HP (3.17× base!)

Refining Costs

40% → 58%: ~1K ORE

70% → 80%: ~5K ORE

90% → 95%: ~50K ORE (exponential!)

95% → 99%: ~1M ORE (whale tier)

Power Curve

T1 @ 50% purity: 1.0× base stats

T3 @ 70% purity: 2.8× base stats

T5 @ 95% purity: 5.7× base stats

T5 @ 100% purity: 6.0× base stats (cap)