This is an extremely straightforward facility. All the
other mineral-production enhancing facilities have thier little tricks, quirks
or extras, but this one just cranks out those minerals. This will probably be
the second facility of this type ( after Genejack Factory
) that you acquire, coming in the early midgame ( and considering the drawbacks
to the Genejack Factory, the Robotic Assembly Plant may well be the first you
build ). It's fairly expensive to build and mainatin, but it's well worth every
joule.
Don't build this facility in any bases that's already
showing ecological damage, and be prepared to build a Centauri
Preserve or Tree Farm as soon as it's complete.
This is particularly true when you're in a program of building lots of factories
in different bases - keep the ecological damage under control.
Once this facility becomes available, make it part of
your base's core. In new bases, build it as soon as you have established your
base as stable and self-sustaining, and definately before you build your Hab
Complex. The sooner you build the Robotic Assembly Plant, the more good it
will do you in the long run.
