At what point do you stop refining in Angel's?

[mooklepticon]

I'm trying out angel's refining. I wanted something that had raw ore -> metal ore & stone, or something like that. This fits that bill. I'm just getting to further refining. If you're unfamiliar, level 1 is crushing, level 2 is sorting, level 3 is floatation, and it gets deeper. However, every level nets you less. There's diminishing returns. You don't really get access to anything interesting, just less waste. Level 1 has a 75% yield (I think), level 2 has an 80% yield, etc. (There are geodes, but they're essentially liquefied and recrystallized into raw ore, so nothing special.) The effort/reward ratio gets weaker the further you go.

At what point do you feel the refining tree has yielded enough for your preferences?

[Ranakastrasz]

So, it's less that there is less waste, than each tier of refining unlocking new ore types, and more control for previous tiers. At least from What I recall.

Like, crushed sorting was, like, 4 crushed to 2 iron, 1 copper, 1 slag. But refine that, don't recall Whst into, and you can turn 4 refined and 1 catalyst into 4 iron ore. No copper or slag to worry about.
And, it's 6 refined, sorting to 3 iron, 1 copper, and like 1 nickel and 1 lead or something like that. And it just gets deeper.


But admittedly, i don't know the resources, tiers, or exact mechanics.