Mining question Admin opinion wellcomed.

[medicina]

If mining will be really worth it, I'd love to see some RP with "mining squads" (mining ships mining ores and transports and freighters carrying it away.
I'm sure a lot of people would make a Junker or a mining corp char (I know I would)

mining squads sounds like a real fun way to rp ^^ it be quite enjoyable and prolly a way to mine faster.
anybody know of a good mining guild for a noob to join?

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medica_la_treatment -> junker congress reject

[Ash]

Just a side question here.

Has mining changed since ive been away?

In the ole days it was just shooting rocks to tractor the ores, is it still the same?

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[Primus Avatar]

mining squads sounds like a real fun way to rp ^^ it be quite enjoyable and prolly a way to mine faster.
anybody know of a good mining guild for a noob to join?

join the IMG. Don't trust those greedy BMM.

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wassup

[Nightmouse]

Just a side question here.

Has mining changed since ive been away?

In the ole days it was just shooting rocks to tractor the ores, is it still the same?

Yep, only now you get only one ore from a rock due to some odd bug:(

[Elvin]

Hate that bug... I mined for fun, since you cant make money even close to trading... But now, its not possible to mine anymore... Even mining scrap takes ages. If you fill in 500 units, you are REALLY patient person. But server will prolly crash during the time you try to mine more than 100:D

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I buy things I don't want to make an impression on people I don't like.

[majkp]

It's not a bug, it's a function of the anti-cheating SW. Overall anti-loot-cheating functionality can be switched off, but that goes to hell (people mining credit-cards and such).

We're working on another solution that ore/materials dropped by the asteroids would drop different amounts depending on:
- mounted ID
- affiliation
- type of mining gun
- mining ship class
- type of asteroid fields

But this may require a lot of time to test and balance and I am not sure if we can make it in the 4.85 version. Maybe just a partial functionality in 4.85 and full one in 4.86. It's currently in an early stage of discussion on the developer forums. I agree that if mining is to become a real alternative to trading it needs a serious bump. We just need to be very careful because as always there are cheaters out there waiting for every opportunity. Unfortunately.

[Elvin]

It's not a bug, it's a function of the anti-cheating SW. Overall anti-loot-cheating functionality can be switched off, but that goes to hell (people mining credit-cards and such).

We're working on another solution that ore/materials dropped by the asteroids would drop different amounts depending on:
- mounted ID
- affiliation
- type of mining gun
- mining ship class
- type of asteroid fields

But this may require a lot of time to test and balance and I am not sure if we can make it in the 4.85 version. Maybe just a partial functionality in 4.85 and full one in 4.86. It's currently in an early stage of discussion on the developer forums. I agree that if mining is to become a real alternative to trading it needs a serious bump. We just need to be very careful because as always there are cheaters out there waiting for every opportunity. Unfortunately.

Well at least its clear answer now. Thats what ive missed all the time. But 4.86... Meaning we wont see mining in next year...Hm. But the concept should be fine. But try to get it working at least part of it, so we can mine again, at least for fun, if not for money. That will make a good RP opportunities and will save one guys skin *voices of angry-miners mob from behind*

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I buy things I don't want to make an impression on people I don't like.

[majkp]

Well at least its clear answer now. Thats what ive missed all the time. But 4.86... Meaning we wont see mining in next year...Hm. But the concept should be fine. But try to get it working at least part of it, so we can mine again, at least for fun, if not for money. That will make a good RP opportunities and will save one guys skin *voices of angry-miners mob from behind*

I think some of this is going to be included in the 4.85 with a lot of space for improvements (such as new mining ships/guns etc) in the further versions.

[Dieter Schprokets]

I think some of this is going to be included in the 4.85 with a lot of space for improvements (such as new mining ships/guns etc) in the further versions.

WOOT!!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D:yahoo::yahoo:

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[Nightmouse]

Yus, and off I go to get myself an IMG tag:)