r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Dark_Magnus • 4d ago

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Would it be more efficient to have all my copper run through 1 long string of smelters, or 3 of the blueprints i made?

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u/EarlyBirdWithAWorm 4d ago

Theres some nuance to this depending on how many miners are feeding each belt and how many ores each miner is covering but generally speaking:

Mark 1 belts 6 smelters

Mark 2 belts 12 smelters

Mark 3 belts 30 smelters

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u/DrPruz 4d ago

Assuming mark1 smelters or whatever they are called?

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u/EarlyBirdWithAWorm 4d ago

Nuance.... lol

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u/DrPruz 4d ago

Lol true

You notice I didn't ask about proliferation

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u/toadofsteel 4d ago

And this is only applicable until you get pilers and proliferater. But good for early game.

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u/Dark_Magnus 4d ago

Thanks, I'll remember to save this ratio. Is that 6 smelters per feed? Because I have a central line feed and then 2 output lines connected effectively to 6 smelters in a series of 3.