Player-input diagnostic

Mine a Planet Upgrade Bottleneck Planner

Measure where one repeatable mining cycle spends its time, then choose the next upgrade to test. This page answers upgrade-order questions with a tool-first check instead of a guessed universal ranking.

Time one repeatable cycle

Mining time (seconds)Travel / reacquire time (seconds)Cargo-blocked time (seconds)

The 10 percentage-point neutral band is a Mine a Planet Lab heuristic, not an official upgrade formula.

Suggested next test

Mining Power

Measured cycle: 100 seconds

Mining Power60%

Speed20%

Cargo20%

Change only the suggested upgrade, time the same route again, then compare the three shares.

Exact phrase support

Use the upgrade-order guide when you need the reasoning in words

The tool answers the comparison numerically. The guide answers the same query family with a measurement checklist, public-source boundaries, and update-aware caveats.

Current public search and video surfaces still repeat upgrade order, power vs speed, and cargo upgrade. Use the tool first, then open the guide when you need the exact route built for that phrasing.