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Originally posted by Marek@Mar 15 2005, 05:01 AM
Hi,
Just curious,
Why is it that you can mine stuff thats useless?
e.g. Mining Parasite.
Whats the point, you can't build anything with it and it doesn't allow you to research anything...
Thanx,
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I'll take a stab at this...
Yes, some minerals are red herrings in that they are not used in any tech recipes. However this only applies for the territory that you're in. In fact each territory has a different tech tree and minerals required for each tech, although the highest tech achievable in any territory is of course limited by the epoch.
With that in mind, personnel assignment is crucial. Mine them all at the start but if a mineral is not used in any recipe then one should assign less men to it. Reassign as soon as the mineral becomes useful if at all. It is not uncommon to have to restart an island due to inferior tech and minerals (ESC button LOL)