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Achilles · 21 Jun 2004, 00:00

It's not hard to calc. Assuming you have Basic Core Extraction and (for example) 5 mines already. A new Mine will offer:
Additional Res. = Mine Production
Additional Res. = 1000

A new Finance Centre will offer:
Additional Res. = CentreBonus(CoreExtraction + AllMines + (ResPerRoid * NumberOfRoids))

(At 300 Roids)
Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 300)) = 345

(At 500 Roids)
Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 500)) = 655

(At 750 Roids)
Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 750)) = 967.5

However given the additional bonus later it is worth you starting to build Finance Centres a lot earlier than 750 Roids. I would think around the 500 roid mark is good.

21 Jun 2004, 00:00	#3
Achilles Poblacht na hÉireann Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,167	Re: When do finance centers become more useful than mines? It's not hard to calc. Assuming you have Basic Core Extraction and (for example) 5 mines already. A new Mine will offer: Additional Res. = Mine Production Additional Res. = 1000 A new Finance Centre will offer: Additional Res. = CentreBonus(CoreExtraction + AllMines + (ResPerRoid * NumberOfRoids)) (At 300 Roids) Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 300)) = 345 (At 500 Roids) Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 500)) = 655 (At 750 Roids) Additional Res. = 0.005(1000 + 5000 + (250 * 750)) = 967.5 However given the additional bonus later it is worth you starting to build Finance Centres a lot earlier than 750 Roids. I would think around the 500 roid mark is good.