The Daily Grind

Part 12: Refinery - Discovery

by CmdrBond

Refinery

Figure 132: Main Screen - Refinery section

Discovery

Next up is the Discovery tab under the Refinery section. You get to the Discovery tab by clicking on the Refinery button in the upper left of the main screen (Figure 132). There are two claim boxes in the Discovery tab: Mycelium Greenhouse and Discovery Refinery (Figure 133).

Within the Mycelium Greenhouse claim box, you will need Mycelium Spores (Figure 136) which can then be converted into Cultivated Mycelium (Figure 135). Cultivated Mycelium is used to power the USS Discovery’s Spore Drive for instantaneous warp and summoning capability. To obtain the required Mycelium Spores for conversion, you will either need to mine it, steal it, or you can obtain it by completing the Anomalous Phenomenon event which appears every so often. Usually, completing the Anomalous Phenomenon event will give you enough of the Mycelium Spores but you can mine them if you need to. To mine Mycelium Spores, you will want to use the USS Discovery as its mining rate for them is greater than any other ship. A few of the systems where you can mine Mycelium Spores are: Cada-X, Sae, and Babishta. Lastly, once you refine your Mycelium Spores, the reset timer is 22 hours (Figure 139).

The Anomalous Phenomenon event mentioned above will also reward you with Discovery Refinery Tokens (Figure 138) which are required to purchase chests in the Discovery Refinery (Figure 137). NOTE: Currently, the Anomalous Phenomenon event is the only way to obtain the Discovery Refinery Tokens. NOTE: These are only daily tasks as long as you have the required Mycelium Spores or Discovery Refinery Tokens.

Another important thing to remember is that there is an 18,000 limit for Cultivated Mycelium (Figure 135). Once you reach this limit you will not be able to refine any more Mycelium Spores into Cultivated Mycelium (Figure 134) until you use the Cultivated Mycelium and your total on hand goes below the limit.