The People want better mining vessels.
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[Speaking about what they wanted in the new ABEM](3:31:37 AM) dada11dada22: Darloth: also what im really hoping for is to be able to create mining ships that dont suck as much as regular SR2
(3:46:07 AM) Darloth: dada11dada22: So how do the mining ships suck, and how are you hoping they'll be improved?
(3:47:05 AM) dada11dada22: idk, i would like them bigger and cheaper. also probaly wont be delt with by them is the setting automine and drop off locations always seem to bug out on me
(3:47:32 AM) dada11dada22: i have to baby sit them otherwise everyonce in the while they just stop in the middle and sit thre
(3:49:01 AM) dada11dada22: more ship types like destroyer/titan maybe we can get a support ship type agian. plus all the other stuff abem does
Sounds like the Miner Hull needs to make a comeback...
Personally, I think we should use the pre-nerf version - there's a lot of support ship types that probably wouldn't be built at all without that thing, and it'll encourage more widespread use of the existing support ships, like tugs and scouts.
I agree, honestly - miners ARE a bit boring.
I was using Nylli motherships to mine recently and I realized that having almost no cargo capacity limit was really, really nice. It made mining ships feel worthwhile.
Miners need to be better but also give ore more uses.
Things that can be done:
Adding some subsystems ore cost like the mods had in some build.
Planetary improvements like develop X tiles , increase pop, or increase space.
Adding more resources types to be mineable.
You're back! :D
Ore is annoying to move from place to place, so I'm unsure about most planetary improvements using it. I wholly support certain subsystems or perhaps hull types using it - maybe Destroyers (and Carriers?) should need it? Not as much as using the superstructure modifier thing though.
Only solutiion to that is make ore a global resource /look for another use for ore,
I'd be fine with it becoming a global resource as soon as it hits a planet, honestly. I don't really see the benefit of tracking ore count on planets/shipyards/star forges separately.
It can stay as a ship-based resource for the purposes of mining, construction bays, etc.
I added the Miner Hull the game.
- More uses for ore.
Put the Ore thing in another issue if it's still a problem. This issue was about miners, which have been solved.