Mining?

[zarkwizard]

I believe while they have outposts, you still need harvesters to collect the resources.

Yes, you need to have a planet that meets one of 2 things:

1 - You own it (Active colony, or Mining Outpost)
2 - Someone else owns it and you are trading with them.

The planets in your system already have mining outposts on them, aside from your terran home world which has a colony.

Hope this clears it up.

[mastergameaok]

Yes, you need to have a planet that meets one of 2 things:

1 - You own it (Active colony, or Mining Outpost)
2 - Someone else owns it and you are trading with them.

The planets in your system already have mining outposts on them, aside from your terran home world which has a colony.

Hope this clears it up.

What kind of ships do you require to harvest from planets a couple squares away?

[AntiHaze]

Yes, you need to have a planet that meets one of 2 things:

2 - Someone else owns it and you are trading with them.

You can harvest someone else's planet? Won't it make them mad that you are using up their stock of ore? If you over-mine, it depletes and you have to wait for it to recharge based on the per hour rate.

[zarkwizard]

You can harvest someone else's planet? Won't it make them mad that you are using up their stock of ore? If you over-mine, it depletes and you have to wait for it to recharge based on the per hour rate.

Actually when you are harvesting someone elses planet that's trading. It does not consume their resources, it gives them bonus resources, and gives you resources without taking anything of theirs. If you watch the trade video I think it explains the details.

What kind of ships do you require to harvest from planets a couple squares away?

I generally use small harvesters, since the planet is close it is easy to deplete the resources on the planet.

[mastergameaok]

Actually when you are harvesting someone elses planet that's trading. It does not consume their resources, it gives them bonus resources, and gives you resources without taking anything of theirs. If you watch the trade video I think it explains the details.



I generally use small harvesters, since the planet is close it is easy to deplete the resources on the planet.

By couple of squares I mean outside my initial home planet and outposts and must go into different sector. Still use small harvesters, after placing outpost there? How far is too far for small harvesters to go to be efficient