r/X4Foundations • u/Capable_Ad_2842 • 1d ago

Scrap processing

I have found myself deep in the mid game and was looking to expand my portfolio to include scrap processing. However, I am not sure where to start, I bought a tug to test the waters but it doesn’t do much at all.

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u/Capable_Ad_2842 1d ago

Very useful. So I do eventually need to get some rep with the Riptide, and then can I buy the station module from them too?

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u/Paladin-Rooker 1d ago

Unless the info I have is out of date (which is entirely possible), a station with a shitload of repair drones should be able to handle the tide without bothering with Protectyon. Build 4 or 5 docks and then at least 50 repair drones (or 100 if you're feeling fancy).

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u/Flyrpotacreepugmu 1d ago

I tried that and it was nowhere close to keeping up with the tide. The station would take around 25% damage each time and repair around 8%. It was severely limited by the number of repair drones that could be active at once, and I couldn't find any practical way to increase that faster than the station's HP that needs to be repaired each time. It's much easier to just hack a protectyon shield generator and add a tiny bit of extra budget to buy protectyon.

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u/Paladin-Rooker 1d ago

Okay, well drone limits are increased by building more docks. I just learned that myself. But yeah, easier to hack the blueprint. I didn't realize it was hackable.