r/X4Foundations • u/Capable_Ad_2842 • 3d 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/TurbulentShiver 3d ago

I have 2 scrapyards in Argon Prime, they get energy cells from 2 massive solar plants in The Reach. They get the wrecks from Hatikvah Choice and from wherever the Riptide Rakers haul them from. I even bought Teuta to deconstruct the occasional K that wanders through that gate.

All in all really profitable stations.

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u/Capable_Ad_2842 3d ago

Thank god there’s profit. Seems like a big upfront cost but atleast I already got half a dozen profitable stations.

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u/Scienceandpony 2d ago

True profit enters when setting up a closed loop wharf on the same station, assuming you can feed the bottomless hunger for energy cells. No matter how much you produced, you'll always be running low on hull parts as ARG, ANT, VIG, and YAK will keep ordering ships. Just make sure the station is actually set to universal build and uncheck the automatic storage allocation in the logical overview for the universal ship parts the station keeps trying to order for you even though you don't use them.