Author Topic: Oil Empires (Read 5031 times)

cav58d · « **Reply #210 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:06:04 PM »

A level 1 storage tank holds 500BBL's. And no, I dont have a pump going to HQ

cav58d · « **Reply #211 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:07:15 PM »

Your right...I just checked HQ under structures, and it is considered "storage facility"

68slayr · « **Reply #212 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:46:48 PM »

i just got started and i'm not close to anyone

68slayr · « **Reply #213 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:48:35 PM »

i ddi get a gamecredit pass though

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #214 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:53:34 PM »

The HQ can, However, store any amount of stolen materials. However, if you try to use it as a storage tank, you only can store 100bbls. at a time.

68slayr · « **Reply #215 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:55:06 PM »

if soemone waits till 2 more spots are taken they will be next to me if anyone else hasnt signed in

-Concho- · « **Reply #216 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:59:58 PM »

How do you set your HQ as steal drop off point?

68slayr · « **Reply #217 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:05:56 PM »

if someone needs to plz sign up now

you will be next to me

68slayr · « **Reply #218 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:06:43 PM »

i dont bite

cav58d · « **Reply #219 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:15:18 PM »

Currently I am

x 3 Level 1 Pumps (100 bbl/cycle)

x 1 Level 1 Storage (500bbl)

x 1 Level 2 Distrubution (400)

What should be my next upgrade? I'm thinking of upgrading 1 pump, and then the storage facility (by then my surplus should be gone).....

I dont know though.

What would you do? Upgrade a pump, then storage?

Or should I upgrade storage first?

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #220 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:19:06 PM »

I would say put up a refinery, and get going with kerosene.

cav58d · « **Reply #221 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:25:49 PM »

So go with a refinery before upgrading tank or pumps to level 2?

DieAz · « **Reply #222 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:33:26 PM »

slayr1 you are only 90 miles away from me. about the same as you were the last round.

90 miles not bad, if you have 5000Bbls of fuel every cycle.

we need some cash cows and fuel, so we can start bashing other cartels into submission.

4 days 12 hours then off 4 days.

the round should've started yesterday.

Booz · « **Reply #223 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:38:46 PM »

upgrade the pump first, the distctr can process it now

upgrading the distctr now just lets that capacity sit idle until 2 pumps are upgraded

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #224 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:39:33 PM »

One refinery makes/processes 500 bbls. per cycle. The tank holds' 500 bbls. Since The cycle runs like this:

:10- Oil produced (appears in tank)

Five minutes later,

:15- Oil turned into kerosene (If being refined)

and to complete the cycle, in another 5 minutes

:20- Kerosene sold.

If you put in 300 bbls. of crude, It will be refined and sold before any more oil comes into the tank. This is if you get one refinery for now. If you get a second refinery, You will need to upgrade your tank again, because even with still only 300 bbls. of oil in, you now have an extra refining step holding oil in the tank, so your production ladder after the :10 after Oil-in cycle would look like:

300 BBls Crude oil.

300 BBls. kerosene.

300 bbls. Heating oil

=900 bbls.

This is why tank size is important, but in order to get the max amount of money coming in, without wasting well prod. is to get a refinery now, refine everything you make once, make more money for the same amount of time, and then upgrade your tank and Dist. center to handle more output, and then start to build more refineries'.

Always make sure you have enough cap. on the other end of the production train to handle everything you make, or extra pumps are wasted, due to not being able to sell everything you make, or hold everything you make.