Totals after finishing the last run:

Total Spent Including all Probes, Amplifiers and Tool Decay: $24,214.90PED ($2,421.49usd)
Total Value of Ores Found: $22,448.41PED
Total Value Lost vs TT Value: -$1,766.49PED ($176.65usd)
Total Lost vs TT Value: 92.70%


Google Docs Spreadsheet Updated Every Run

Have fun and good luck

It has been a couple years since I did any kind of logging of my runs, but its been something I have been wanting to do again for a while.

I think the best approach to logging and getting consistent results is to isolate that activity as much as possible which is hard for me and most people because we like doing so many different things.
For the month of February I will only mine on Rocktropia with the following exceptions:

1. I will kill mobs that agro on my claims if they have less than 1k hp and I can kill them with Kobold or no armor. (whatever low lvl armor I am wearing at the time)
2. I will do weekend soc hunts in teams. (max cycled per weekend hunting will be 1k ped usually on Calypso)
3. I will craft Firewall Armor on request (mk1, mk2, or mk3) provided I can buy the materials needed.
4. When I am able to buy enough Vixen Gears I will make D-Class amps to use with the lvl8s I am buying since they have the same stats.
5. I will add exceptions if/when I think they are needed.

I will track TT values in and out only. (I hope that MU will cover my losses, but the purpose of this log is for TT only)

Consumables per run = 390ped

• 2x Level 8 Mining Amps (156ped usable per amp = 312ped)
• 78ped of probes

Tools used:

• Finder F-106 (currently tier 2.9 but don't use enhancers and so dont see the point in tiering it up, maybe I should just for future possibilities though, I'm not sure)
• Resource Extractor RE-104 - Primary Extractor(starting at tier 1.2, If I use speed enhancers I will not track them since I view the as pure loss for convenience)(If anyone wants to lend me an SGA or better to tier for them let me know :P )
• Genesis Star Earth Excavator ME/01 - Secondary Extractor, will use it on small non-Alternative claims or when AFK
• Transformer T-104 (for refining to ingots)

Each entry will use the following sample template:
(all in TT values)

• Consumables used: 390ped
• Tool Decay: 18.43ped
• Total Run Cost: 408.43
• Ores Found: 352.42
• Profit/Loss: -56.05
• Return Rate: 86.28%

Goals:
Re-Affirm some of my beliefs in return rates for steady grinding. (not sure if 1month is enough, but its a start anyways)
Not go broke

Hopes:
A tower! I have never had one yet, so would be a nice feather in my cap, but I'll settle for steady returns.

Expectations:
70-90% tt returns though I really expect closer to 85-90%
Break-Evenish after markup (or at least less loss than my monthly depo)

If anyone has suggestions on how they would like me to track this differently please let me know and I will consider it. (I prefer a simple approach that wont consume a lot of my time)

Wish me Luck :P

narfi

Run #1

• Consumables used: 390ped
• Tool Decay: 27.03ped
• Total Run Cost: 417.03ped
• Ores Found: 337.65ped
• Profit/Loss: -79.38ped
• Return Rate: 80.96%

Run #2

Was out of amps but wanted to mine on my lunch break, so I bought 2 lvl7 amps to take out w/ me.
I fought with a bad connection the whole time and was only able to drop one of the amps though :/
39 drops is too few for a good average and it shows in the results.

• Consumables used: 156ped
• Tool Decay: 4.29ped
• Total Run Cost: 160.29ped
• Ores Found: 69.14ped
• Profit/Loss: -91.15ped
• Return Rate: 43.13%

Go Narfi!!! fingers crossed for the tower!

Good Luck.. I would be really interested in seeing something about avg markup of ores found if possible.

Chat w/ me in game Dix, I don't mind sharing an idea of the mu I am getting at different times, but I wont be including it in the log or even personally tracking exact amounts since I just don't have the time required to get so detailed.

narfi

Run #3

Sold all my ores and got some new amps.
Rocktropia Welcomed me back with Open Arms!
2 nice hofs w/ markup to get the Log started at a profit!

• Consumables used: 390ped
• Tool Decay: 40.83ped
• Total Run Cost: 430.83ped
• Ores Found: 966.64ped
• Profit/Loss: +535.81
• Return Rate: 224.36%

Gz on your last run Narfi!