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Metal Storage

Metal Storage

Metal Storage facilities increase your planet's capacity to store metal ore.

Overview

Property Value
Type Storage Building
Stores Metal
Prerequisites None

Description

As your Metal Mines grow more productive, you need larger storage facilities to hold the ore. Metal Storage consists of reinforced warehouses and underground silos designed to stockpile vast quantities of processed metal.

Capacity

Formula

Capacity = 10,000 * floor(2.5 * e^(20 * Level / 33))

Capacity Table

Level Capacity
0 (base) 20,000
1 40,000
2 80,000
3 150,000
4 280,000
5 510,000
6 940,000
7 1,730,000
8 3,180,000
9 5,840,000
10 10,710,000
11 19,640,000
12 36,010,000

Construction Costs

Formula

Metal = 1,000 * 2^(Level - 1)

Cost Table

Level Metal
1 1,000
2 2,000
3 4,000
4 8,000
5 16,000
6 32,000
7 64,000
8 128,000
9 256,000
10 512,000

Strategy

When to Upgrade

Upgrade storage when:

  1. Production approaches capacity
  2. You're saving for a large purchase
  3. Resources would otherwise be lost

Warning Signs

  • Resources near cap during sleep/away time
  • Regular production losses
  • Unable to store enough for big builds

Storage vs Production

Don't over-invest in storage:

  • Storage doesn't produce anything
  • Only build when needed
  • Better to spend resources than store them

Optimization Tips

  1. Check before sleep - Ensure capacity for overnight production
  2. Plan big builds - May need storage to accumulate costs
  3. Fleetsave alternative - Load cargo ships instead
  4. Minimum viable - Don't overbuild storage

Alternative: Cargo Ships

Instead of building more storage, consider:

  • Small Cargo: 10,000 capacity each
  • Large Cargo: 50,000 capacity each

Fleet storage advantages:

  • Can be moved/fleetsaved
  • Protects from raids
  • No building slot cost

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