Eve should i refine my ore

Before you can process your raw materials you must place the ore in your hangar at a station with a refinery, or into the cargohold of a player-owned starbase reprocessing array. Compressed ores require 1 unit to process, while uncompressed ores require units. You cannot process uncompressed ores with less than units of a single type, e.

Both compressed and uncompressed ores yield the same amount of minerals per batch. All ice require 1 unit to process, with compressed ice simply taking 10x less volume m3 than uncompressed ice 1, m3. To begin processing, right click the item from your hangar and select process, or drag it to an opened reprocessing window. Once done, you'll have screen that looks similar to this:. In this example, we have approximately , units of Plagioclase designated for processing.

To see more detailed information about exact yields and calculations, simply hover over any item in either the input or output window. For example, hovering over the Plagioclase in the input window shows us the following:. To calculate this manually, or import into a tool or spreadsheet, you can use the following formula. The first three terms define the "base yield" [1].

You can use this calculator to calculate your reprocessing yield. Scrap metal module and ship reprocessing works slightly differently to mineral refining. The user interface is identical, but the calculations are different. Only the Scrapmetal Processing 5x skill affects the output, and is applied directly to the base reprocessing yield of the station or structure.

For example, hovering over the Metal Scraps in the input window shows us the following:. Compression offers significant savings in valuable cargo-space, and can only be done in Upwell Structures that offer refining or with a Rorqual industrial ship whilst in its industrial configuration. Batch sizes are units for ore, and 1 unit for ice, with both compressing down to a single unit of their compressed version per batch. Compressed ice takes times less volume m3 than uncompressed ice 1, m3.

Compressed ore has various volumes depending on the type. This is impossible, the game always has the waste factors built in, this is just how it is calculated. Please note that reprocessing is done with non-compressed ore in batches of units and with compressed ore in batches of 1 unit.

Ice reprocessing is done in units of 1, whether the ice is compressed or not. So, George has units of regular uncompressed Mercoxit — which is 5 batches. The formula to calculate this is:. One thing heard frequently when talking about industry, especially with new players — is the assumption that minerals are free if you mine the ore yourself.

This is not true, nothing in eve is free — you always pay, even if it is just in time. An important thing to consider is the opportunity cost of what you are doing.

If you are spending 5 hours to mine the ore to process into minerals to build something — you could also spend those 5 hours running missions or ratting. Is what you are doing with the ore and minerals worth more than what you might make ratting? The answer does not necessarily need to be yes — if the amount of isk you make from both is comparable, or even the mining slightly less the consideration of which you prefer to do is important.

If you could make much more isk doing something else it would be wise to consider doing the other activity and then simply buying what you would have made with the isk. In the end, if you still believe the minerals you mine are free, I would be happy to take them off you for the appropriate amount of isk that being zero, because they are free.

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Girthquake View Profile View Posts. In campaign mode I've found a system full of Zai ore and selling it at a station 4 gates away. Easily my most profitable route which helped me finance my fully kitted dreadnought. I only refine to fabricate ammo or warp cells for now. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 24 Apr pm.

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