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Bug #4984

It is possible to make unlimited Funds by converting Ore

Added by viliam.jobko over 9 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Severity:
Low
Assignee:
-
Category:
Gameplay
Target version:
-
Start date:
05/13/2015
% Done:

100%

Version:
Platform:
Any
Expansion:
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
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Description

If you lunch a rocket with full Ore storage and convert Ore to Monopropellant then immediately recover the rocket, you will make 2.38 Funds per one Ore unit converted.
This is also true for converting to other resources but you will get the highest profit with Monopropellant.

History

#1 Updated by terwin almost 9 years ago

I believe this is called the 'Kerbal Refinery Program'
It is a side-effect of having ISRU in the game.
You can make even more if you launch empty and use drills acquire the ore.
Margins get even higher if you move it off the runway and use little 'tankers' to collect the refined monoprop for recovery.
I call this the 'Kerbin Oil-Baron Program'

#2 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Needs Clarification

#3 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Needs Clarification to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Closing this report out for now. If you find it is still occuring in the latest version of KSP please open a new report (and this one can be linked to it.) For best results, the wiki contains really useful info for when creating a report http://bugs.kerbalspaceprogram.com/projects/ksp/wiki.

You can also ask questions about the bug cleanup in the forum here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/143980-time-to-clean-up-the-bug-tracker/ and tag @TriggerAu to get my attention

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