Guys we have tons of slag, try to make something with it.. like production of electricity or something... production of smart concrete is not enough. I have over 400k of slag and slowly running out of space to store it lol
#Slag... SLAG EVERYWHERE :D
iron reef
undone yacht
You will need the slag. Not only for smart concrete but for farms as well. Later in the game you can actually run through 1m slag. Hint, use the smart concrete to feed the assemblers especially useful in quests that require hugh amounts of modular frames. (think thousands of them). I started with 20 of the large bulk stores full.
quiet bane
I will back this, even with a moderate setup of 3 multi reg refiners i am drowning in slag. I am doing contracts just to pay for more conveyors as upgraded conveyors cant keep up. 3 multis are flooding a level 3 conveyor.
The concept is good, its just a balance tweak. Perhaps reduce the overall amount of regolith and slag, and improve output so you get the same ore rate with less input? Not sure what the answer is but i cant imagine how to scale production without a level of planning that would deter most players.
eager hull
There is a contract that asks to donate 3-4k of slag for resource points. Just use it to clean the mess.
sharp wolf
a slag pit / pile would be cool, with massive storage, but takes massive space, [can only be built on surface]
undone yacht
So, been doing some experiments. With 8 MRRs and 8 Smart Concrete factories assuming a normal regolith mixtures (approx 20/20/20/20/20 you can be a little higher or lower for a total of 80-120 with silicoln being <> 2% the concrete factory will balance the SLAG creation / removal. If it falls too low you can adjust using Rare Earth Factories to create even more SLAG (was necessary for me). If it gets to be too much shuttle it to Mushroom farms [ which use less water] and you shouldn't be storing any SLAG at this point unless you need more for farms. I found that my ICE vein provides enough slag for a lot of farms (see illustration). The trickiest part is making sure your MDRs are bringing regolith in proportion. It may require you to use your trucks carefully to bring in regolith. Been running this setup for about 20 years on automatic. Even the ice vein isn't necessary, except to generate slag. (I use the 3x ICE harvestors because one ICE vein is insufficient for my current setup which needs a lot of water. In addition to the Carbon Fiber factory, I need water/organics for food/medicine and my plant walls for my colonists.) Hope this helps. @sharp wolf you can build slag storage underground. Note I have them inside the building along with an elevator to bring down more if I need it. Again, see illustration.
quiet bane
One thing that makes a huge difference is the MDR efficiency science thingy, i only got the first one so far but it made balancing easier
I dont have farms on even a living area yet, i went mechanical so thats also not helping