TEC Orbital Refineries

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Simple question. Every time i build a TEC refinery, it proceeds to suck. I usually get it because its a prerequisite for better cargo ships, and build one or two in a metal or crystal heavy system. I'll leave it alone then come back 20-30 minutes later to find its income is .01 per sec. Huh? Trade commerce is spectacular, and almost matches my tax income but the refinery was a gigantic freaking waste of credits! I also had crystal and metal gathering max researched out! Any comments would be appreciated
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
You're observations are correct. You're better off building extra tradeports than refineries.

Refineries can enhance extraction from asteroids around the planet it's built at and it can also enhance extraction from asteroids at neighboring planets. The only time a refinery *might* be a good choice is if you can build it at a planet where it can reach a whole slew of extractors. I would consider building one if I had a location where it could enhance at least a dozen extractors. Since such locations are rare, I generally tend to not build refineries and instead stack extra tradeports with my logistics slots.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Also, TEC is the credit specialty race. The Trade ports are Tier 2. The Refineries are Tier 4. Logic says build what helps your economy the soonest, which is tradeports, and lots of 'em. When you have that miracle set-up though, it'll pay for itself in no time.

The only race that SHOULD have refineries regardless of the map is Vasari. They get them Tier 3 and going trade port at tier 4 is just stupid unless you have no choice (say you have 5-6 deserts with little resource income, you have the slots to spare in this case).

Advent...well....they're tricky because they get a fleet first, econ second. But in general they go trade ports too. They SORTA have refineries (well, not really), but that ability is tier 4, so it's not the ideal early choice, except say at a lava or ice that's adjacent to your home planet and it has 4 mines.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
The planet in question had 4 crystal asteroids and could service another ice planet and a 2 metal one crystal asteroid. i guess my question is do they every go over .o1 per second.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
they should be doing .1 per sec, maybe .2 per sec, .01 is way too low, but that's all the higher they go, yes
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Thats becasue the refineries help metal and cry. production, not really credits.