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I am new to architect but I've been trying real hard to keep up with the class on the board. Here's my problem:

I am building medium mineral harvesters which require a Light Ore Mining Unit.

Here's the resources I used:

Steel/Metal Requirement: One Resource for all 4 slots

Cold Resistance: 710

Conductivity: 648

Decay Resist: 980

Heat Resistance: 991

Maelability: 359

Overall Quality: 362

Shock Resistance: 983

Unit Toughness: 940

Inert Gas: One Resource used for the 1 required

Decay Resist: 425

Overall Quality: 797

Try #1: OK - I'm running this through the Structure Crafting tool sitting next to an appropriate crafting station in Moenia:

The result is - 28% effectiveness - Base Extraction Rate - 2

Experiment with my 2 points - critical failure: Base Extraction Rate - 1

Try #2: same position, same materials

The result is - 18% effectiveness - Base Extraction Rate - 1

Experimentation is a great success - Base Extraction Rate - 2 (32%)

What the heck am I missing here? Isn't the materials I'm using REALLY good?

Extraction Rate is modified like this according to the schematic:

Heat Resistance - 25%

Shock Resistance - 25%

Unit Toughness - 50%

HELP please.

You can experiment on the final assembly as well. The ore mining unit adds a bonus, like weaponsmith components. That's probably why you aren't getting anything higher.

So you'd have

Light Ore Mining Unit (+2) and your Medium Harvester final assemblywhich you would experiment (let's say) up to +4 for a grand total +6

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_-ArchAngel-_ wrote:

You can experiment on the final assembly as well. The ore mining unit adds a bonus, like weaponsmith components. That's probably why you aren't getting anything higher.

So you'd have

Light Ore Mining Unit (+2) and your Medium Harvester final assemblywhich you would experiment (let's say) up to +4 for a grand total +6

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So why would my % Effectivenss be so low - when I do the math, it should come out to 96% effective to the unit.

I understand it might add to the overall harvester structure, so is that what the % effetivenss is saying, it's going to add 32% when I put it in the final form?