Hopefully anyone has a suggestion for me.
With the introduction of the new science system, I was stupid enough to follow the quests and build a Finesmith. Even more stupid was my own greediness forcing me to upgrade it to a level 3 Finesmith.
Since that moment, I have a huge problem: copper ore shortage. See attached print screen.
I don't know how to solve it. There are only 6 copper mines, but even with all of them used, I still have a huge shortage.
Note: my geologists are already finding mines that are 15% larger.
I see only two alternatives to solve the problem:
1) upgrade all copper mines all the time to at least level 2
--> when doing that, I need more tools production. For more tools production, I need more copper ore. Vicious circle?!
2) keep my copper mines buffed all the time
--> very expensive and requires me to log on very often
Notice: I'm only level 30. Perhaps later on there are other alternatives?
I think however that there should be an alternative already for level 30, otherwise I would not have received a quest to build the Finesmith.
Thank in advance for your support.