In the last post on PCC's, I linked the EVE University video, which looks at a simple production line. After reading the Sisi test forum on PI, it seems that, like any RL production chain, you will have to deal with supply chain management. Resources are harvested at different rates depending on the deposit from which you are extracting (e.g. each deposit extracts a specific amount at a specific cycle time, which varies for each deposit) and the route amount specified when connecting a route between an extractor and a Storage Facility or Processor dictates utilization rate of the route.
Each selectable Deposit factors into a specific m3/hour. In many cases, the Deposit yield rate is less than the default Link limit of 10,000 m3/hour. However, richer deposits can exceed that rate and you will get an error when attempting to establish a new route between the "rich deposit" extractor and your Storage Facility or Processor:
In these cases, you have two options: you can either reduce the Quantity specified when you establish the route OR you can upgrade the link to allow for a greater capacity.
- The default level has a Logistical Capacity to 10,000 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level I ("Local") increases the Logistical Capacity to 15,000 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level II ("Basic") increases the Logistical Capacity to 22,500 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level III ("Standard") increases the Logistical Capacity to 33,750 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level IV ("Improved") increases the Logistical Capacity to 50,625 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level V ("Fast") increases the Logistical Capacity to 75,937 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level VI ("Expedited") increases the Logistical Capacity to 113,906 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level VII ("Express") increases the Logistical Capacity to 170,859 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level VIII ("Advanced") increases the Logistical Capacity to 256,289 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level IX ("State of the Art") increases the Logistical Capacity to 384,433 m3 per hour.
- The Link Upgrade to Level X ("Experimental") increases the Logistical Capacity to 576,650 m3 per hour.
Below is a simple production line that produces Aluminum Nitrade, which would be considered a supply chain element (as a required input to Create Aluminum Nitrade Paste, and ultimately combined with other lines to generate Nanite Repair Paste, see below). The top-most Storage Facility stores the Aluminum Nitrade, which would later be connected as an input source to another Chemical plant to generate Nitrade Paste:
(Aluminum Nitrade Production Line)
To put it all in context, the full production line for Nanite Repair Paste (a necessary NullSec resource), with the above supply-chain identified in red, can be seen below:
Why is all of this in a Wormhole Blog and why am I blogging about it? Because PI is going to also function in W-Space, where I can effectively oversee production on multiple planets and use exit management to manage traffic through my enterprise!
edit: Please note that even CCP has stated that everything we are seeing on Sisi in terms of what is extracted, built and launched is just for example flows and that the final products produced from PI will likely be different, so don't go selling off your Nanite Repair Paste operation.
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Thanks for the update on what you've seen on SiSi. Those of us in Wormholes are eagerly awaiting this and some of us have never been able to get SiSi to work. :(
ReplyDeletemy question is on sisi i just cant see when "The Link Upgrade to Level X ("Experimental") increases the Logistical Capacity to 576,650 m3 per hour."
ReplyDeletewould ever be required, as it is its rare to ever need more than 10k m3, so unless we're missing a major point it just seems odd to have the levels go this high.
So.. that means a viability with WHs being a production hub and being likely fought over for certain resources. I am just thinking outloud here, but that strikes me as a mixed bag, but the more ppl occupy WHs for stuff, the more they depend on certain resources in, as they bring resources out. Interesting way to change the game. Wonder if there will be bigger populations in WHs now...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Glen - I agree that if WSpace becomes a source of production materials, there will be interesting tension. However, my current read on this is that with all of the planets in K-space (HighSec/LowSec/NullSec), I do not think Wspace production will challenge Kspace markets with any significance. What I do think is that the impact to WSpace dwellers will be more independence on POS refueling and creating more value in your J# system.
ReplyDeleteI am already looking for a new wspace system with multiples of the planets required for POS fuel production.