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Solving Factorio Quality
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Hacker News | Sep 29, 2026 | laurenth
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These machines have quality modules so that the a quality chance is 10%. Recycling with the best available quality modules: q=24. 8%q = 24. 8\% toRecycle &≈ \begin{pmatrix*} 1. 231528 & 0. 08463 & 0. 014279 & 0. 00241 & 0 \end{pmatrix*} \\ extracted &≈ \begin{pmatrix*} 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0. 000366716 \end{pmatrix*} \\ 1extracted⚄≈2726. 91\frac{1}{extracted_⚄} ≈ 2726. 91 normal-quality inputs for every legendary output. The quality chance may also be different for crafting v. s. recycling or based on the machine’s number of modules slots).
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