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Revision as of 05:17, 27 September 2021

The Metal Extractor is an economy structure that produces metal.

Metal Extractor
(staticmex)
Produces Metal
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Stats
Cost 85
Hit Points 600
Vision Radius (elmo) 273
Grid link range (elmo) 50
Abilities
Extracts metal
Weapons
None

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.

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 power generators will increase their yield. They can be most efficiently placed using the Area Mex Command.