Robo miners/Remote Mining maintenance Reduction

Tarkin · #1 March 10th, 2001, 07:53 AM

Baron,

Thank you for taking the time to work this out for me. However as I knew once I started messing with my data files I would screw something up. I followed your directions and when I tried to give it a test run I came up with multiple data file errors based upon the changes I made. I am sure I missed something or did something wrong. I think I will sit back and wait for a mod that might accomplish this. But I thank you for your efforts.

Codo,

I am glad I can help in your promotion:-) I think your mod idea sounds very interesting and look forward to you finishing it!

Thank you

Tarkin

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Hal01 · #2 March 10th, 2001, 10:04 AM

I usually wait untill I have a base ship and load it up with miners. This is the ship that will maximize output vs maintenance. I have found that I can even mine asteriods with this ship and still make a profit.

janpet · #3 March 10th, 2001, 05:47 PM

Or you could put your remote miners in satellites, no maintenance only income. You need to research large satellites though, otherwise there isn't space enough to fit a remote miner.

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Drake · #4 March 10th, 2001, 06:15 PM

Last I tested this, you only get the resources from ONE satellite in a group over a planet doing this. You'll still decrease the % value of the planet by 1 each turn, which seems like a waste to me since you'll be getting very little out of it. Just colonize the planet and value improve it instead.

janpet · #5 March 10th, 2001, 06:26 PM

I never tried to mine planets, I was thinking of mining asteroids when I suggested using satellites. IMHO they make a useful addition, they are cheap to manufacture and there is no great loss if the opponents destroy them.

Baron Munchausen · #6 March 10th, 2001, 06:38 PM

The most common error is with the numbers on the ability entries. Also, simple extra lines. The parser cannot deal with more than ONE blank line!

So, go over your files and make sure the number of abilities has been set properly for each component (or hull type) and that the numbers for each ability line agree with themselves.

Drake · #7 March 10th, 2001, 08:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by janpet:
I never tried to mine planets, I was thinking of mining asteroids when I suggested using satellites. IMHO they make a useful addition, they are cheap to manufacture and there is no great loss if the opponents destroy them.

I just think it's a hassle since you get so little out of it. I tend not to research the individual resource tech trees anyway, going for monoliths instead, so my remote mining is even less effective. As far as asteroids are concerned, I'd rather make a planet out of it than mine it, since I'm researching stellar manip early anyway.