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I have some real problems with getting my harvesters over 8. In fact ive never had one over 8. I want one over 8....

What I want to know is the following:

Is the material used for the Gen Turbines and Walls/Structure mods important?? I dont even experiment the walls and structure mods to be honest, and usually make them while i run to my harvesters. I seem to remember that the last time i actually stood at a crafting station and made a turbine, it didnt show any influenceable stats?

How do i get a light ore unit, fluidic pump etc. up to 4? I am using a good, +800 to all stats steel (stats being UT, HR,SR). Yet i still get 3???

Im not yet at master, but then i dont see how that will make a difference as i have points left over in experimentation as it is?? Please help guys?

Since you mentioned "light ore mining unit" I assume you are talking about medium mineral harvesters as an example.

The *only* two things that (currently) matter are the light ore mining unit and the final assembly.

You want to experiment the LOMU up as high as you can - upper 80s at least. You mentioned "good materials" with key attributes (UT, HR, SR) over 800 but in my experience you need to have those attributes up in the 900 territory. Remember that you can evaluate two materials by doing (2 * UT) + HR + SR to get a total. The material (e.g., steel) with the highest score wins.

So, you experiment a LOMU up high. Then you get all the stuff together and do the final assembly of the harvester. Make sure you use good materials for the final assembly and experiment it up. The final rate is dependent on the quality of the LOMU and your final experimentation. So if you got a *wonderful* quality LOMU then you can live with a lower final assembly result and still hit 10. Or if you get a "good but not great" LOMU, then you might be able to get your final assembly high enough to still make it.