Ore Factory Squad Contract Priority Tool

Why Prioritize Contracts

Ore Factory Squad contract boards overflow with Copper, Iron, Gold, and Diamond jobs simultaneously — squads waste hours arguing which deadline matters without a shared priority score. This wiki contract priority tool ranks active postings by reward, time remaining, and return on investment so miners, builders, and drivers align before accepting overlapping work.

Use the interactive widget below to add contracts from your in-game terminal screen. Adjust hours remaining realistically including travel and smelter delay — not ideal-world belt perfection.

Contract fundamentals on contracts guide; production estimates on production calculator.

Adding and Ranking Contracts

Enter contract name or type label matching warehouse UI for squad clarity — "Iron Ingot Bulk" beats vague "Contract 3." Reward field uses cash payout shown on board. Time hours converts deadline to fractional hours if under one hour remaining for precision during crunch.

Tool computes priority score combining reward urgency — higher payout with fewer hours ranks top unless ROI mode weights resource stockpile you already hold. Add multiple rows for parallel jobs; sort by score descending.

Reset form between board refreshes after turn-ins complete.

Co-op Decision Meetings

Screen-share ranked list in Discord or read scores over Patch 7.0 voice — foreman announces top two priorities, squad confirms resource availability before acceptance clicks at city warehouse terminal.

Avoid duplicate acceptance of conflicting smelter recipes when two top scores need same machine row — lower score waits or reroutes to stockpile-friendly ore type.

Co-op etiquette in co-op guide.

Edge Cases and Penalties

Tool does not auto-subtract missed deadline penalties — manually downgrade jobs you cannot finish. Abandon in-game before expiry when ROI turns negative after factory breakdown.

Gold contracts with long smelter cycles may rank deceptively high on raw payout — cross-check production calculator minutes per unit before committing full squad.

Achievement streak contracts may deserve manual bump priority during hunt sessions — see achievement tips.

Integration With Logistics

After ranking, assign drivers from vehicles logistics to top contract staging requirements — truck loops for bulk Iron, forklift for urgent Copper component delivery.

Mid-game multi-property saves add contracts requiring cross-deed hauls — inflate time hours field to reflect truck route latency honestly.