A dev's log.

[AeternusDoleo]

Finalized the HFuel/Helium 3 mining implementation. I had to make some additional changes, to both the Samura gas miner model (applied the gas mining VFXes at appropriate spots through the loadout for these - looks more finished that way) and the way the new miners are defined. The gas miners have guns, but they didn't have the AI set to actually used them. Fixed that, and gave the NPC Hegemons siriuswide an arament upgrade as well to the transport turrets players use (they aren't big enough for base guns really).
Kruger, GMG and Samura are sleighted to get a bonus to the commodity. While Kruger may be the odd one out in this, it was requested by both them and the GMG in order to create a point of conflict in the Sigmas.

I'll be working on the Rheinland region next - resources petering out in Dresden (although I'm tempted to put a weak diamond zone down there). Maybe some new resources in Omega 15 - that system is perfect for it. Recheck Omega 7 as well, it's layout and 3 field setup is a mite odd in comparison to the present situation. Thought of a diamond mining zone in Omega 41, but that'd just end up becoming a Hessian only zone... thought the Sairs would likely put a stop to it right quick. Munich will also need an expansion. Aluminium has to come from somewhere after all... and there's the new Koeln system to check.

Then Bretonia... With New Cambria and New Anglia dropped from the release, BMM won't have a fourth commodity yet. Which means that commodity has to be put somewhere else. Cobalt or Uncut Diamonds are the best bet - putting it over in Dundee should create a risky mining proposition for BMM, with both Gallia invading and Mollies having a base there.

Liberty also needs some love. DSE has been left out, which isn't right. Platinum in Penny is one way to help them out, but there are also vast areas in systems like Minnesota, Alberta and Humboldt which for the moment serve no purpose. Also pondering to give DSE a light scrap bonus so they can start cleaning Liberty up themselves. Given there's a few DSE depots in the Detroit scrapfield even in 4.85 suggests them to do so.

Kusari itself is a bit problematic. With Gallia kicking them out of the Tau region, Samura only has it's H fuel operations in Hokkaido, and platinum in Nagano. I'm not sure what to do with Kishiro - they'd not likely get into gas mining, considering their partnership with the GMG. Lorewise Kusari is rather lacking in mineral resources.

Gallia... well, planning to ensure that Gallia is pretty much isolated. It has 6 resources defined in mining fields throughout the core systems. It could probably have done with less. Luckily the sheer distance from house sellpoints will ensure they won't need to be taken into account when determining sellpoints in the rest of Sirius. I'll likely set the fields to below average yield to signify the intense mining that has been going on to build up that massive fleet of the GRN (a'la Rheinland just before the Nomad war). GMS will have no competition, only pirates to contend with. And the GRP of course.

Tau space: Don't plan to make many changes there. Niob's fine. Beryllium's fine. With Tau 44 no longer being a guard system, it is a potential site to place a commodity (Gallia/IMG presence there, BD and GC have easy access to the system) but I wouldn't know what.

Omega space: Omega 15 is ideal to create new mining spots to succeed Dresden, and provide an alternative to Omega 7. I'm considering Omega 41 for an uncut diamond site - lore suggests FP5 was once a failed IMG diamond mining operation, so there must be something out there.

Sigma space: Friday's gas mining changes are the only thing applied here. Sigmas have little in the way of mineral resources.

Independent Worlds (Liberty borders): Haven't looked at these yet. Maybe something for DSE in the Rheinland/Liberty border zone. Liberty/Bretonia is an ice cloud, although the outlying systems like Inverness and Coronado might have some potential. Liberty/Kusari is a darkmatter wasteland.

As for yields... House corporations: 2 top yield, 2 lower yield commodities. One commodity for roleplaying purpose if need be. The IMG will follow the current trend of "lower yield then house corps, but can mine just about anything". Mollies and Red Hessians will have around half the house bonus, maybe a little more.

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