[TC] T.M.I. Complex Suggestions

[whiteraider]

Hello!

I have some problems with factories, bare with me, I'm pretty much a noob. First, I'm playing AP.
So I built the Dragonfly Missile complex in Queens Retribution and started to "manual" sell the missiles to the ED, like in the guide. I had set to buy Ecells at 20, and sell the missiles 1010, so my m5 can sell them at 1012 at the ED. But my factory is as it seems not profitable and I dont understand it.

As I understand it the money that the M5 uses to buy the missiles should come from the player account and go into the station. When he sells the missiles at the ED this money should go back into player account. Am I missing something?

Also I bought a Super Freighter as CAG but I have trouble getting him to buy Ecells for the factory.

Thanks in advance!

Drop the ECell buy price to 15 (or less), changing the price of the goods bought (ECells/Ore) should show you the price you need to sell the finished items for in [])
Check that there are ECells availabe within the jump range set on the factory & that the factory has cash.

[froger]

The links are all dead.

[Sinxar]

The links are all dead.

Yeah it is cause the complex calc site owner didn't renew the domain. Have to access it with IP http://66.39.35.164/x3/x3apocc.html (that is the AP calc). Sadly he used shortened URLs so it is a real pain to get the address it points to and replace domain with the IP.

You may want to PM him and see if he responds.

[pref]

Can't xadrian's complex calc interpret those links, and show the complex?

Anyway you can see the original links in the browsers console.
It should show a connection timed out error and the proper link next to it.

For ex the 1) AdvSat-Drone Factory goes like this

http://66.39.35.164/x3/x3tcocc.html?fac ... aranid,M,1

[Alan Phipps]

That's likely to be one of many problems when discussing X3AP in a 5 year old thread about X3TC.

[j.schon1991]

What is better solution?
When I have complex which include few factories consuming eCells.
Should I add Power Plants to complex and supply complex with crystals or just supply complex with eCells?
Theoretically lets say that both eCells and Crystals factories are near my complex...

[Sirrobert]

Buying Crystals at minimum price lets an SPP turn them into Ecells costing 11 credits each (effectively netting you Ecells costing 11 credits each if you buy them as Crystals).

So you save 1-2 credits per Ecell.

[AleksMain]

What is better solution?
When I have complex which include few factories consuming eCells.
Should I add Power Plants to complex and supply complex with crystals or just supply complex with eCells?
Theoretically lets say that both eCells and Crystals factories are near my complex...

Best solution is to produce all resources and sell products.
Read Self-sustaining Complex Planning, as example:
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=240079

Details are here:
http://www.x3wiki.com/index.php/Complex

[ancienthighway]

I've always considered links to other peoples complexes as mainly their showing off what they've done. Nothing wrong with that, and as a new player you can get many ideas for your own complexes.

You've read what the OP intended for each complex. You don't need to see specifics, just Xadrian and plan the complex that will do the same for you if that's you desire.

A couple things to keep in mind.
A medium food chain will support two large tech or armament stations.
A large food chain will support 5 large tech or armament stations, or 1 large crystal fab station.

Take a look at where you are planning on building. Look out a couple of sectors and see what is being produced there and if there is a surplus or shortage. You don't need to buy wares that are abundant, buy low. But if you build wares that are in short supply, you get to sell high.

If you are building a station or complex just to sell the product for credits, consider improving the distribution of NPC wares in the region. Again, buy low, sell high.