Development Notice: Mining Update

[Lythrilux]

Corsairs are the most qualified to get a bonus there themselves, but it will require a bit of roleplay before that happens. Corsairs also weren't 'forcefully booted out', the whole development was arranged with the people in charge at the time with the justification given in the infocards: Increased focus on the Omegas, little focus on the deeper Omicrons. If that changes in the future and Corsairs have easier access to Lost (via Order/Zoners, I don't know) then I'll gladly add a bonus.

IMO It'd be silly that they'd need to do RP and ultimately request the bonus when they pretty much touched the commodity before anyone else did.

I believe you are exaggerating on this. The Core FR5 was a consequence from an action much greater than simple piracy. Actually, in the 5 years here, I don't remember any other faction FR5 by the Zoners apart from the Order one, which was a mistake and rightfully reverted after TAZ got a seperate IFF. Additionally, I believe the Corsair official factions are entirely capable of striking a deal with the Zoners to overlook the occasional 'export tax', if need be.

Core FR5 isn't as comparable as Core are firstly lawfuls and secondly they aren't dependent on Zoner, or generally speaking Quasi-lawful, bases to maintain their activity. Unlawful factions, whilst not dependent on them in places such as the Omicrons, rely on Quasi-lawful bases for their activity in systems where there's an overwhelming lawful presence. Deals could be struck, but the Zoner player base is often an extremely volatile one, hence why Zoner drama is often such a thing. I guess it'll just be a matter of watching what happens.

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Also @ Azurite IRG pretty much thought up and fleshed out the commodity ooRPly afaik so it's fair they'd get a bonus tbh.

On the subject of mining ships, could Core also be able to mine with the Rhino as well? It's ironic because we currently have a fair amount of players in the faction with Rhinos. And also hearing how bad the X-Shuttle is could that be swapped out with Hegemons perhaps?

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Nomads are not going to have a way to earn money efficiently via trading/mining. Allowing human-mined commodites in Omicron Iota is an intriguing idea though. I've looked at creating certain nomad/pirate themed raid systems which are still around on my disk, only accessible from Iota or during an event on weekends, with rewards ranging from expensive commodities to material for weapon manufacturing.
The key point is here, that Iota is inRP very strictly guarded, and chances of escape are close to zero in roleplay.

You could add 'stronghold raid' esque mechanics in the Omicrons, like with popular MMORPGs. A human mineable commodity that sells highly on local bases could be a good catalyst for that.

Someone should really add Blood Moons to the mod though.

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