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So, as many people may or may not remember - we here at Icarus Server had worked out our entire crafting system except for one tiny snag - and that snag was Mining. There's a reason I'm talking in the past tense here, though.
Because, as of today, Icarus Server now grants you the ability to dig holes! In style. Here's the lowdown:
There are now six unique Mining Drill Parts and Thunder Goliath Vehicles, split into four different tiers.
Tier Four Mining Drill Parts and Thunder Goliath Vehicles each split into three different variants.
All Mining Drill Parts and Thunder Goliath Vehicles are Craft-Only! There are no "stock" variants.
Higher-Tier Thunder Goliath Vehicles and Mining Drill Parts yield noticeably more material than the tiers below it.
Mining Drill Parts can be made at 0.0, 40.0, 60.0, and 80.0 Weapons Crafting, each using a higher tier of material.
Thunder Goliath Vehicles can be made at 5.0, 40.0, 60.0, and 80.0 Machine Crafting, each using a higher tier of material.
Mining currently yields three distinct item sets: Raw Materials (for Refining), Gemstones (for Painting), and Fossils (for Selling).
The Player Skill "Mining" boosts the amount of Raw Materials, Gemstones, and Fossils you Mine.
Many factors of Mining are heavily influenced by RNG.
That's the cliffnotes version of Mining, to give everyone an idea of what's happened. Now, let's get into some nitty-gritty:
As noted, both the Thunder Goliath Vehicles and Mining Drill Parts are split into four distinct tiers.
For Mining Drill Parts, these Tiers are:
Tier-1: Basic Mining Drill Parts.
Tier-2: Advanced Mining Drill Parts.
Tier-3: Refined Mining Drill Parts.
Tier-4: Perfect Mining Drill Parts, Mineral Mining Drill Parts, Gemstone Mining Drill Parts.
Each tier has a higher percent chance of digging up items than the tier below it, as well as a higher per-item maximum yield. This means that while the higher tier Drill Bits may seem quite expensive compared to the Basic Mining Drill Bit - they're definitely worth their weight in quickly procuring raw materials. (And remember, as you gain Refining skill, you get bonus metals from that as well!)
At Tier 4, things get interesting. The Perfect Mining Drill Parts are the tier above the Refined Mining Drill Parts - but you can also get the Mineral Mining Drill Parts and Gemstone Mining Drill Parts. These, as their names imply, will favor digging up Minerals and Gemstones, respectively, but will heavily cut into your rates for the item they're not focused on as well as your rate for Fossils. So, while the Perfect Mining Drill Parts may be the most well-rounded - if you really need something right now, you can take the specialized parts and eschew everything you're not looking for.
Meanwhile, the Thunder Goliath Vehicle Tiers are:
Tier-1: Thunder Goliath I.
Tier-2: Thunder Goliath II.
Tier-3: Thunder Goliath III.
Tier-4: Thunder Goliath IV Perfect, Thunder Goliath IV Custom, Thunder Goliath IV Armored.
While the Mining Drill Part Tiers control yield - the Thunder Goliath Tiers control capacity. Each Thunder Goliath higher has a larger Container Size and Weight Capacity, allowing it to Mine for longer without being impeded, as well as slightly higher mobility to get you where you need to be faster and slightly higher Armor to protect against raiding players.
At Tier 4, they split into a similar setup to Mining Drill Parts. The Thunder Goliath IV Perfect is a balanced Miner that is a step up from the Thunder Goliath III, while the other variants have special properties. In this case, the Thunder Goliath IV Custom has lower Armor and Capacity, but Speed to rival end-tier Mobile Suits like the RX-78-3, meaning it's good for making quick escapes or for short Mining trips. The Thunder Goliath IV Armored, though, is the opposite - Mobility of only the Thunder Goliath I, but the highest Armor and Capacity, making it good for long-term Mining but difficult to make an escape in without other players providing active cover.
NOTE! that both the higher tier Mining Drill Parts and Thunder Goliath Vehicles have two other perks to them. Firstly, using a higher tier Mining Drill Part and Thunder Goliath Vehicle will increase your skill gain with Mining, making it important to tier up if you're looking to maximize Mining and in turn maximize your rewards from the system. Secondly, the amount of damage your Mining Drill Parts takes from each use of /mine is actually completely random - and both using higher quality Mining Drill Parts and Thunder Goliath Vehicles will increase the chances of taking little to no damage, allowing your investments more longevity on average.
However, these aren't the only things divided up - the Mining Locations have also been given diverse yields:
"Balanced" Mines - Southern Cross, Brisbane.
"Mineral" Mines - Richmond, Newman.
"Gemstone" Mines - Adelaide, Canberra.
"Balanced" Mines yield a moderate distribution of each Gemstones, Minerals, and Fossils, though they lack a Material Shop to resell your goods at. This combined with their locations (away from most active PVP zones) makes them good for newer players who'll end up needing a variety of Materials and a decent cash influx early on in their careers.
"Mineral" Mines yield a higher amount of Raw Materials - but fewer Fossils and Gemstones. However, being at Richmond and Newman, they have the advantages things such as a local Material Shop and a Weapon Factory and Refinery to allow for local Drill Part construction. (Note that the EXAM Machine Factory and CBHM Machine Factory cannot build standard Vehicles such as the Thunder Goliath, though, so you'll have to supply those yourself beforehand!) Also note that, obviously, Richmond and Newman are Warfare Zones in themselves - all things when considered together making them incredibly dangerous to Mine at without protection!
"Gemstone" Mines yield a higher amount of Gemstones - but fewer Fossils and Raw Materials. They, similar to the Balanced Mine, lack a Material Shop or Factories, mandating trips back to the City when a resupply is needed. However, their smaller size and proximity to Sydney and Melbourne (where the Gemstones are actually used as Paints) puts both the Mine and the City at their own risk of raiding.
Also note that there will be Raid Camps for the opposing Faction placed outside of the Mines at Brisbane, Southern Cross, Adelaide, and Canberra, similar to the Raid Camps used for the Cities themselves, so don't be surprised when enemy players show up at them! Especially because the new Mining Vehicles are treated as Crafted Mobile Suits - meaning they'll drop Junk Parts when destroyed on top of whatever you were already digging up, and players will likely want your Mining Drill Parts as well.
There's a bit more to this Mining System but it's mostly under the hood so there's no point in mentioning it here. Basically, Mining is high-risk, high-reward, with plenty of opportunities for other players to ruin your day and lots of RNG to make it incredibly unpredictable. That's a lot of depth for something that originally started as "buy things from store, drive forward, type /mine", I'd say!
Also, if you're really, really, really lucky, you might just mine up something special...
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awwwwwwwesome.. then its my ride.
Will the regular run of the mill MS-06F Zaku II go spess? Cause I'll just default to that if we do a spess op.
Do you know how hard it will be to earn 2 Million? I mean, I'm not familiar at all with the lore. Are Mobile suits and Gundams Rare? meaning we will be running a single Suit with a bunch of tanks for support....or are they the main front line unit? meaning we will all be in Mobile suits?
....because that is how the game should be set up, economy wise. If they are meant to be rare then 2 Mil should be a grind...or I'd expect it to be. If we are meant to have at least a MS-06F(variant) then 2 Mil won't be too hard to get. Then the main limit on awesome rape will be crafting or stealing the upgrades to the suits. BUT the basic suit and weapons won't be hard to acquire....
Yes, I liked it when I pulled it from the store (looks awesome)...looked up its lore loadout and fitted that best i could. Then went tank hunting. Since my character sucks nuts at the moment I could actually hit things with the shoulder cannon. It did a pretty good job of wrecking face. so with a 5/5 pilot/gunner it held its own. The only draw back is that you can't fire it on the move, your MS braces and fires. but can fire like 20 rounds before reloading....
Not too mention, you still can carry a Machine gun, a Heat Axe, a Bazooka (limited ammo), grenades and 3 harded shields....on top of the shoulder cannon....so you aren't lacking for weapons....ammo is an issue if you carry all of those though....
if the cannon could swap between AP and HE...hnnng
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