Configurable Core Miner Returns
A Factorio mod that allows you to configure the diminishing returns rate for Space Exploration core miners.
Features
- Adjustable diminishing returns rate (0-100%)
- Default 10% diminishing returns per additional miner
How It Works
Each core miner after the first contributes slightly less than the previous one, based on the configured rate.
With the default 10% setting:
| Miners | Marginal Efficiency | Average Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | 90% | 95% |
| 3 | 81% | 90.3% |
| 4 | 72.9% | 85.9% |
| 5 | 65.6% | 81.9% |
| 10 | 38.7% | 65.1% |
| 20 | 13.5% | 47.2% |
- Marginal Efficiency: The efficiency of the last miner placed
- Average Efficiency: The displayed per-miner yield (total output ÷ miner count)
Settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diminishing rate per miner | Map | 10% | 0-100% |
Set to 0% for no diminishing returns (all miners at full efficiency).
Configurable at any time via Map Settings - no restart required.
Localization
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Requirements
- Factorio 2.0+
- Space Exploration 0.7+
- Space Exploration - core miner efficiency updated event 2.0+
- Space Exploration - scripts 2.7+