Highlight (conditional format) upgrades with payback < chosen horizon.
The Idle Planet Miner Spreadsheet appears to have the following functionality:
Create input cells for your current Mother Ship room levels, active managers, and beacon levels. Use these cells to globally modify your static data formulas.
Using conditional formatting, map:
Before you calculate your own stats, you need the game's static data. A good spreadsheet usually has a tab dedicated to the .
Search the subreddit for "spreadsheet update." Community members frequently share open-source sheets updated for the latest patches, complete with macro scripts that automate inputting your manager data.
Include centralized cells for:
A spreadsheet helps you balance your spending between your Mothership (for Gas Giants) and your Rovers (for Solid Planets).
In Idle Planet Miner , efficiency is the difference between a sluggish galaxy progression and explosive economic growth. While the game starts simple—tap planets, mine ore, and smelt bars—the math quickly becomes complex. To optimize your resource distribution, calculate craft times, and determine the exact return on investment (ROI) for planet upgrades, a dedicated spreadsheet is your most powerful tool.
Sort by ROI (smallest to largest) – upgrade that planet next. idle planet miner spreadsheet
Your actual ore production is heavily modified by external buffs. Use this formula to calculate the real output for any specific ore on a planet:
Total Ore Input needed per minute = Sum of all smelter demands Ore supply = Ship speed * Cargo * Trips per minute Adjust miners or smelters until Supply >= Demand .
Key input example (single column):
Many players fall into the trap of thinking you must always craft the most expensive items. A good spreadsheet will quickly show you why that's not always the best strategy. Crafting is a deceptively deep system where raw materials, items, and alloys interact in a complex production web.