Metal Extractor - Revision history

HistidineBot: Migrated to autoinfobox with DotNetWikiBot

2024-05-18T10:18:17Z

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RandomX: Translated HTML to Wiki. Not a fan of using pictures instead of words inside text. Makes it harder to read. But use wiki syntax instead of html for images.

2022-12-12T02:48:41Z

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191.96.185.36: Simplified overdrive example to demonstrate returns (an anti-turtle PSA)

2022-11-27T04:04:23Z

Simplified overdrive example to demonstrate returns (an anti-turtle PSA)

RandomX: Cat metal

2021-11-26T06:10:29Z

Cat metal

RandomX: Added "mex".

2021-10-27T16:19:06Z

Added "mex".

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Inde Irae: HP drop 700->640 as of Zero-K v1.8.12.0

2021-01-12T19:51:50Z

HP drop 700->640 as of Zero-K v1.8.12.0

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86.25.224.238: Mex health now 700 as of commit a944ea9c55e6031b7ed53c8551bd56c2a4b5703f

2020-03-12T14:09:32Z

Mex health now 700 as of commit a944ea9c55e6031b7ed53c8551bd56c2a4b5703f

173.244.44.51: Overdrive

2019-04-25T19:49:44Z

Overdrive

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-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an economy structure that produces metal.{{ Infobox zkunit
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an economy structure that produces metal.{{Autoinfobox zkunit
 | defname = staticmex
 }}==Description==
 The metal extractor (''mex'' for easy reference) is the primary means of getting Metal. If you have excess energy, metal extractors placed near energy sources will automatically use it to extract more metal using [[Overdrive]].

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 Build Metal Extractors early and build them often; they are the only reliable and scalable source of [[Metal]] in the game. Surrounding them with [[Energy|power generators]] will [[Overdrive|increase their yield]]. They can be most efficiently placed using the [[Area Mex Command]].
-Placing a [[Solar Collector]] near each Metal Extractor you build is an easy way to start benefiting from Overdrive. Two solar collectors (4<img src="https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/images/thumb/a/a9/Energy.png/24px-Energy.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Energy">) near a single metal extractor is enough to boost a 2 <img src="https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/images/e/e6/Ibeam.png" height="20" width="20" alt="Metal"> extractor to 3 <img src="https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/images/e/e6/Ibeam.png" height="20" width="20" alt="Metal">. There are diminishing returns on how well energy can overdrive an extractor, requiring 16<img src="https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/images/thumb/a/a9/Energy.png/24px-Energy.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Energy">to be built to increase that single metal extractor to 4 <img src="https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/images/e/e6/Ibeam.png" height="20" width="20" alt="Metal">.
+Placing a [[Solar Collector]] near each Metal Extractor you build is an easy way to start benefiting from Overdrive. Two solar collectors (4 [[File:Energy.png|24x24px|Energy|Energy|link=]]) near a single metal extractor is enough to boost a 2 Metal extractor to 3 Metal. There are diminishing returns on how well energy can overdrive an extractor, requiring 16 Energy to be built to increase that single metal extractor to 4 [[File:Ibeam.png|20x20px|Metal|Metal|link=]].
 If you connect multiple extractors and energy structures together, the energy produced in that grid will automatically flow to the extractor that would benefit the most, maximizing metal production.

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 == Tactics and Strategy ==
 Build Metal Extractors early and build them often; they are the only reliable and scalable source of [[Metal]] in the game. Surrounding them with [[Energy|power generators]] will [[Overdrive|increase their yield]]. They can be most efficiently placed using the [[Area Mex Command]].
 {{Navbox buildings}}
 [[Category:Metal]]

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 == Tactics and Strategy ==
 Build Metal Extractors early and build them often; they are the only reliable and scalable source of [[Metal]] in the game. Surrounding them with [[Energy|power generators]] will [[Overdrive|increase their yield]]. They can be most efficiently placed using the [[Area Mex Command]].
 {{Navbox buildings}}

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 	}}
 }}==Description==
-The metal extractor is the primary means of getting metal. If you have excess energy, metal extractors placed near energy sources will automatically use it to extract more metal. See [[Overdrive]].
+The metal extractor (''mex'' for easy reference) is the primary means of getting Metal. If you have excess energy, metal extractors placed near energy sources will automatically use it to extract more metal using [[Overdrive]].
 == Tactics and Strategy ==
-Build Metal Extractors early and build them often; they are the only reliable and scale-able source of [[metal]] in the game. Surrounding them with [[Energy|power generators]] will [[Overdrive|increase their yield]]. They can be most efficiently placed using the [[Area Mex Command]].
+Build Metal Extractors early and build them often; they are the only reliable and scalable source of [[Metal]] in the game. Surrounding them with [[Energy|power generators]] will [[Overdrive|increase their yield]]. They can be most efficiently placed using the [[Area Mex Command]].
 {{Navbox buildings}}

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 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/staticmex.png
 | icontype = mex
-| cost = 90
+| cost = 85
-| hitpoints = 640
+| hitpoints = 600
 | sight = 273
 | gridlink = 50

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 | icontype = mex
 | cost = 75
-| hitpoints = 400
+| hitpoints = 700
 | sight = 273
 | gridlink = 50