Hirnsausen Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 This is a suggestion I think, I have a great idea, and many players will like it: It would be a craftable small item, a "Drone Surface Mining System". This device is half computer and half a surface ore collecting system. If this small device has been attached to a hover or flyer, it can be programmed to become a surface mining drone. The player can set a few instructions, like circling from the borders of the claimed land more and more to the center, or to move randomly over the claimed land. While moving, the drone vehicle would then collect automatically any surface ore that is below it, or collect only ore of selected types. Therefore, the player needs to have at least a small container (or any larger) on this vehicle. The device needs to be linked to the storage(s). It controls movement of the vehicle. If fuel is down at 5%, or the storage(s) report to be full, the vehicle returns to the place from where it started and waits for player input (emptying the container(s), adding new fuel. After landing, the device deactivates automatically. alternatively, it could also be linked to any base container(s) and empty the vehicle container automatically, and if it still has fuel left it would move off again and continue to search for more ore. The final stop would be when the fuel gets low and it returns for good to the base. The player can decide how the vehicle looks, (s)he builds it the way (s)he wants. Just the addition of that device adds drone capability to it. This would be a lot of extra fun, and also ease a bit the mining. Up to you developers, how small or big the ore-pickup range is below the device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emptiness Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That would completely trivialize mining. The existing system is for a reason, and it is to make mining a dedicated career and talents meaningful improvements. Hirnsausen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiwhisper Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I could see a drone working but you would have to build it and unlock it with skills that you could only get after the lvl 5 mining skills, which would take weeks to learn. It would only do surface harvesting, so it would be a passive way to collect t1,2 ores only. And if you have to manually re fuel it that means you couldn’t go to far from it for to long and still use it. Emptiness and Hirnsausen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirnsausen Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Yeah, kind of. My idea of a drone mining is not meant to speed it up, but to allow me to do other things while ore is being collected. I agree with the refilling, in fact, I wrote that already in my initial posting. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitrynest Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I liked the idea. I agree that if there are drones, they are not available immediately, but after learning the skills. Otherwise, it will be too easy for beginners. Hirnsausen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangerHangar Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Then it leaves the only viable new player job as transporter if it’s implemented as carelessly as other mechanics have been. (Borg cube meta). At the very least implementing automation like this should require disabling some defenses that a territory gets (IE: automation eats into defense resources like power/PvP points). Hirnsausen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoyoteNZ Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 As much as I hate mining, it’s the only easy profession for brand new players. We can’t kill that as it would make the entry into the game to hard to get to the bottom if the ladder to start climbing. Hirnsausen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiwhisper Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 hour ago, CoyoteNZ said: As much as I hate mining, it’s the only easy profession for brand new players. We can’t kill that as it would make the entry into the game to hard to get to the bottom if the ladder to start climbing. Honestly I don’t think this would kill mining as the deposits are finite and only sanctuary(new player hex) will have fresh / easy deposits in the future. So new players will still be able to sell in the starting safe zone just fine while the Oder players can use their drones in new areas to help augment their t1,2 industry since they will probably be mining for the higher lvl ore. Also once pvp gets going ore will become more in demand as things get blown up. Hirnsausen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirnsausen Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Right, ore will be in EXTREME HIGH DEMAND with PVP enabled. A drone mining system, after getting the appropriate skills, then will be almost mandatory. And honestly, mining without drone is really cumbersome. I do not mind mining to be slow, but let a machine do that while my hands are free to do other things or at least to wait at my base for the drone to return. Maybe picking up surface ore would be more enjoyable if there would be some sort of good-looking flora and fauna with which we could (peacefully) interact while looking for ore. But drone mining is a must, now and very much later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emptiness Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I might see it as a possibility if it required Advanced Mining 5 (~2 weeks of training) and some other skills that would make it a month-long or even two month skill investment. Like Exhumers in Eve online, versus a basic mining ship. Hirnsausen and Aiwhisper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirnsausen Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Totally agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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