Goonhub
04-16-2023, 09:38 AM
The addition of a third way to get better tools is not what I'd call making it easier on new players, unless you plan on completely replacing the current MatSci mining tool building, in which case I'm listening.
Ignoring that, simply using material bars to swap out a head is definitely much easier, but if you end up extending it to hammers or drills it might be a little weird? Though personally I'd much prefer just slapping a drill with 5 bars to change the head versus anything related to the Nano-Fabricator.
The biggest issue with incentivizing players to upgrade their tool is that most people just stop at Bohrum and there's essentially very little reason to do anything else. (If they decide to go the MatSci route at all, which is uncommon) I'd want to see more reasons to actually modify a mining tool beyond hardness and density, but that's obviously easier said than done.
Ignoring that, simply using material bars to swap out a head is definitely much easier, but if you end up extending it to hammers or drills it might be a little weird? Though personally I'd much prefer just slapping a drill with 5 bars to change the head versus anything related to the Nano-Fabricator.
The biggest issue with incentivizing players to upgrade their tool is that most people just stop at Bohrum and there's essentially very little reason to do anything else. (If they decide to go the MatSci route at all, which is uncommon) I'd want to see more reasons to actually modify a mining tool beyond hardness and density, but that's obviously easier said than done.