Can ruins worlds be remote mined?

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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Originally posted by Arkcon:

I can't seem to find a place where I would click on the sat to see what it's mining -- maybe a function we're all accustomed to got patched out at some point? Or is that ships and bases only?

Right above (or below) the maintenance values, it lists the resources mined each turn. This is on the main display for the vehicle (the one that shows up when you select it).

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I don't see that displayed on my sat stacks.

[EDIT]
Confirmed. Clicking on the sat stack gives a list of sats. Right clicking on the individual sats gives the design. Remote mining amount just isn't displayed on sats. But the income is reported in the Empire screen.

[ June 09, 2004, 12:55: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[Greybeard]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
You cannot mine a colonized world, but uncolonized planets are fine as far as remote mining is concerned. If there was an uncolonized planet in this sector (such as a moon), the remote miners would be working on this uncolonized planet, leaving the colonized planets alone.

In short, you cannot both use planetary based facilities and remote mining from deep space, and if you intend to play a remote-mining race only (that is to say, Nomads or Pirates), you should keep these pesky colony ships far away from your remote mining ships/bases.

I have frequently mined a colonized planet, but before any other facilities are constructed. Of course, all of these planets were previously asteroid fields where it was practical to place a mining station prior to creating the planet.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Greybeard:
I have frequently mined a colonized planet, but before any other facilities are constructed. Of course, all of these planets were previously asteroid fields where it was practical to place a mining station prior to creating the planet.

You must be mistaken. I am certain this is not allowed. As stated previously, you cannot remote mine a planet that has a colony. Even an enemy colony. The only way you can remote mine a planet is if there is no colony on it. Not just no facilities or even no population. No colony whatsoever.

[Lord_Shleepy]

110. You might be a redneck emperor if you try to strip-mine the ruins of a long dead civilization from low orbit.

Oh...wait....that's a different thread.


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[Randallw]

I just had an idea. How about a new technology between remote mining and creating a planet. You build the facility or component over time and then when it is activated the whole planet (in practice probably a moon) is detroyed and its resources added to your total. Of course you would need to build lots of storage facilities first. Maybe the amount of resources gained would depend on planet size and value.