Doesn't Anyone Remote Mine?

[Pax]

Originally posted by Cyclop:
I've been in a few pbw games and it seems that I am the only one who takes advantage of remote mining. Doing so has turned into a mineral gold mine as in most games I can easily acquire more than 500k worth of minerals alone, not to mention the other 2-400k of organic or rads if higher. All it takes is a good systems and patience. Any one else have an luck?

IMO, the costs of setting up remote mining, usually outweigh the benefits. I think the RM components are a bit large, and/or a bit costly, for the gains.

Basically -- for every remote mining ship, base, or satellite I could build ... I've always a more-pressing need for OTHER satellites, bases, or ships. If the "profit margin" were larger, I might place remote mining higher in priority than other ships ... but IMO, it's always better to colonise a world, than remote mine it ... even if I can only build one facility, a single Monolith 3 is going to be superior to a similar cost base in terms of production, ESPECIALLY over time (the monolith doesn't degrade the planet's value) ....

[ November 22, 2002, 18:01: Message edited by: Pax ]