Space Platform Guide
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2025-04-01
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Space Platforms Serve as the inter planetary logistics network. While it is possible to "park" a space platform in orbit around planets to produce materials - this is generally not needed if your haulers are properly designed
What we need from Space
Space supplies us with the following:
- Calcite - so we can use foundries everywhere
- Space Science Packs
- Quantum Processors - both Common and Legendary
- LDS, Steel and Blue Circuits delivered to Aquilo (to make Rockets and Barrels)
- Logistics between Planets
- Optionally: Legendary Iron and Legendary Coal (so we can make Legendary Plastic at scale)
Routes
I prefer to use a circular route and have haulers visit all planets. In this order:
While this does mean that Gleba science spoils a bit more - it greatly simplifies logistics in space. Adding more total SPM throughput is a simply matter of copying an existing hauler.
Wait Conditions
We canimprove total throughput of the space logistics network by using a very simple wait condition: "2 seconds of inactivity". That's it!
This works when you make sure that every planet has dedicated rocket silos preloaded with the items that planet exports. If a rocket is ready to launch and hauler needs the content of that rocket - the hauler will wait for the rocket to arrive.
If an item the hauler needs is NOT available in a preloaded rocket silo - the hauler will continue its journey. This makes it easy to diagnose which rocket silos are not being loaded fast enough: It's the ones that deliver items which isn't available on all haulers.
SPM Throughput
It takes a hauler X (TODO) seconds visit all planets. As the hauler enters orbit - it will request a number (N) of science packs that are exported by that planet. If we assume that N science packs are already preloaded in rocket silos - the hauler will wait W seconds for those rockets to arrive - then leave immediately after.
This gives us a total SPM throughput per hauler of:
SPM Hauler = N / (X + W * 4) / 60
You can improve throughput either by building more haulers or by increasing N. The hauler blueprint below allows you to use value sof N up to 64
The Blueprints
As I am going to assume you use my Hauler design - you only need a hauler and a Promethium Science ship.
Hauler Mk1
This simple hauler can travel between the inner planets. It makes space science on board and is powered purely from Solar
Hauler Mk2
You can make these once you have a steady supply of Uranium Fuel Cell. The ship uses steam power and it can visit Aquilo (but not linger too long in orbit)
Hauler Mk3 - Space Science and everything else
The ultimate Hauler. Needs access to Fusion Power and Legendary space items.
The hauler will collect Calcite while travelling between planets. It also makes Space Science packs.
Furthermore, the hauler has an Quantum Processor upcycler on board. This means you don't have to worry about making these on Aquilo.
To make things even better - the hauler makes Blue Circuits, Steel and LDS and keeps an inventory of these to dump on Aquilo.
The hauler is Aquilo compatible and can survive being parked in orbit.
There is a mini space casino on board too - which allow you to make a trickle of Legendary Coal and Iron Ore.
Promethium Science
TODO