Server testing #13

[Cannon]

I have finally found the mining update files and deployed them. The price changes will take place after the next restart - in 10 minutes from now.

The vast bulk of these changes have kindly been prepared Aeternus. Thanks man.

Sell points & prices:

• Cobalt ore to Ingolstadt -> Price set to 7700 to be in line with the overall commodities.
  
• Beryllium to Alesia -> Price set to 7700 to be in line with the overall commodities
  
• Gold to Alesia -> Price set to 10700 to promote activity/conflict with and in Gallia.
  
• Copper ore: Additional sellpoint at BPA Newgate, 5500 credits. Texas price on copper increased to promote smuggling attempts, additional sellpoint allows for a legal alternative.
  
• Added sell point for Beryllium on New Berlin (6000). However, 1200 credits per unit less on the sell price in respect to The Ring. This is to promote using trade faction ships for moving ore.
  

Bonuses:

• Added Hydrocarbon mining to Daumann (x1.0, same as BMM and Samura).
  
• Mollys and Red Hessians receive mining bonuses when using the Basalt, Dacite and Mafic as well now. Doesn't make sense they'd not be able to use these.
  
• Fighter mining craft receive a 25% bonus to ore yields over the Hegemon. This is to promote team play and player interaction, and discourage solo mining using the Hegemon. Remember, you can target a friendly transport within 1KM of your location to fill it, instead of yourself. The "Miner ID" is not affected by this cooperative play incentive.
  
• For ALG the RAT gives a 25% bonus on Toxic Waste and Scrap Metal
  
• For Junkers the CSV, CSF and Recycler give a 25% bonus on Scrap Metal
  
• Added a x1.0 bonus to the Miner ID for: Helium, Oxygen, Water, Alien Artifacts, Alien Organims, Hydrocarbons. Using the default mining ships.
  
• Added a x1.0 bonus to the Corsair ID for Alien Artifacts using the following ships: Pirate Transport, Correo, CSV.
  

Other notes:

Fighter and transport mining turrets now for sale on Planet New Berlin. All Rheinland mining factions can pick them up from there.

Mining with non-mining ship combinations and hitting with a non-mining turret is again possible although at a greatly reduced rate. Both these changes are to allow guard/escort ships to assist miners if they have no enemies to deal with - prevents players from sitting around with nothing to do during group play.

GMG bonuses are unchanged be for now - until a more definate plan for those, in respect to gas mining, can be worked out.

Apart from the large outage due to hosting issues, the server seems quite stable now. This is nice. I think we're getting fewer crashes than we used to have.

As usual, post issues and complaints here.

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