Even with Update, any point in scrap mining?

[Bazza]

I had an idea posted in the mod discussion forum, the basis being that scrap recycling should be expanded on. Basically a Junker would take his scrap haul to a smelter specialising in recycling, from where he buys steel, alloys and whatnot, which then are distributed to various heavy industrial places around Sirius. I considered a refit of Culebra smelter a good place to go. FLhook could be utilised to alter the sale price of the scrap and buy prices of the recycled metals based upon IFF, ID, etc to give "mates rates" bonuses to Junkers and allies.

But, currently, scrap collection produces very little income. I tried it in the *Negra clouds in Texas and actually lost money because of the damage sustained vs. a paltry 307cr per unit at Culebra.

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