Goonhub
06-08-2025, 06:10 PM
I have some thoughts on this, which I'm gonna go over one at a time. For context, I'm pretty sure I'm in triple digit mining shifts at this point.
1. I don't think that trench mining and treasure hunting would be improved by being reduced to following an arrow.
2. People do make pod mining gear as needed, the reason you're not seeing it may have to do with it not being an activity worth announcing. They're not cheap, but given we're talking about mining, they're easy enough to put together.
3. The mining phaser is not meant to be particularly good. Think of it like the pod version of the non-powered pickaxe.
4. We do have something that does this already, in the form of tamed rockworms. If you're not thrilled with how much they move around, you can pen them in pretty easily.
5. Miners used to have a chance to spawn as dwarves. This was removed, I believe, to give players more control of their characters and the way they play them. Alcoholic miners probably shouldn't be cursed to inevitably become short and bearded.
6. Rockworms can be labeled with a label printer, and I've used this to name them (or just mark them as company property) a few times. That said, I would very much like to put hats on them.
1. I don't think that trench mining and treasure hunting would be improved by being reduced to following an arrow.
2. People do make pod mining gear as needed, the reason you're not seeing it may have to do with it not being an activity worth announcing. They're not cheap, but given we're talking about mining, they're easy enough to put together.
3. The mining phaser is not meant to be particularly good. Think of it like the pod version of the non-powered pickaxe.
4. We do have something that does this already, in the form of tamed rockworms. If you're not thrilled with how much they move around, you can pen them in pretty easily.
5. Miners used to have a chance to spawn as dwarves. This was removed, I believe, to give players more control of their characters and the way they play them. Alcoholic miners probably shouldn't be cursed to inevitably become short and bearded.
6. Rockworms can be labeled with a label printer, and I've used this to name them (or just mark them as company property) a few times. That said, I would very much like to put hats on them.