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Finish the cash loop before adding costs
- Use an open compartment for an owned ore. Follow its placement prompt and wait for the drone’s output.
- Collect the ready crate and carry it to the Sell Ores counter. Use the counter’s displayed sale prompt and check the wallet change.
- Return to the base and identify what is waiting now: unused space, unsold output or occupied production. Choose the matching action in the upgrade decision guide before spending the receipt.
02
Keep the next run funded
From the new balance, set aside the cash needed for your intended next purchases and any boost cost you plan to charge. The remainder is the amount available for an upgrade. If it is insufficient, do another affordable cycle; a larger displayed balance is not a reason to empty the wallet.
Change one planned factor and compare complete sale windows in the calculator. Enter actual receipts and paid costs, not just the ending wallet balance. If an improvement fails to raise net cash per minute, inspect the new wait and inventory difference before buying the next level.
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Reported processing effect
The September 2 scaling report says the Furnace converts ore crates into metal crates with a 50% value increase. This page does not establish its current unlock floor or purchase sequence.
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Read the difference as a scenario
A hypothetical 100-cash unprocessed value becomes 150 under that reported increase: 50 more before any other effects. That arithmetic is not a tested payout or a stacking formula.
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Treat processing as a separate branch
The dated processing example above matters only when that facility is available to you. It does not replace finishing the ordinary sale loop, establish an unlock route, or prove that spending every receipt on processing is the best next move.