Mining Section

From SOTS

The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars.

Summary

The resources of unpopulated planets can be mined and transported to another planet, where they can provided a boost in production and overall resources. As expected, these ore carriers are very slow.

This mission section is used to strip an uninhabited system of resources quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, it results in a large amount of Overharvesting, resulting in a drop in the long-term output ability of the target system. The capacity of a mining section varies depending upon the race that built it but around 500 resource units is a good approximation.

The mining rate can be increased by researching Mega-Strip Mining.

Section Type	Mission Section
Required Technology	Asteroid Mining
Races Allowed	Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul
Ship Class Allowed	Cruisers
Version:	This information valid for Version 1.7.1

"Every Chieftain that has ever been launched and every one that has been lost in combat to this date has been crewed by nothing more or less than the ancient soul of Kiith Somtaaw: the Miners." — Excerpt from the data log on the "Chieftan Mk.3" class Ore Processor

Cruiser Class

Cruisers
	Crew	Health	Mass	Cost	Const. Cost	Tac. Speed	Turn. Speed	Sm. Mounts	Med. Mounts	Lrg. Mounts	Spec. Mounts	Mining Rate	Max. Capacity
Hiver	55	1500	14000	50000	3600	-20	-15	2	0	0	0	120/turn	700
Human	30	1300	10000	40000	3420	-20	-15	2	0	0	0	100/turn	600
Liir	5	1200	10000	50000	3780	-20	-15	6	0	0	0	80/turn	500
Morrigi	30	1500	10000	33000	4600	-20	-15	8	0	0	2 Drones	100/turn	600
Tarka	20	1050	11000	35000	2880	-20	-15	2	0	0	0	100/turn	700
Zuul	24	1000	11000	25000	2700	-10	-5	4	2	0	2 Boarding Pods	150/turn	800