So, after Multicrew went online,
and my friend finally managed to work out how to control turrets as my Gunner,
I could finally test if mining in multicrew would have the same output as it would in a wing.
the answer:
NO.
as it is,
fitting turreted ming lasers, or even having a crew member on board has only NEAGTIVE impact on the whole mining experience.
My suggestion for at least a tiny bit of improvement here,
and for multicrew alltogether:
give the helm a tab like the firegroup tab, that allows him to delegate what role the gunner can have, including "allow to deploy weapons" and "allow to deploy SLF"
and my friend finally managed to work out how to control turrets as my Gunner,
I could finally test if mining in multicrew would have the same output as it would in a wing.
the answer:
NO.
as it is,
fitting turreted ming lasers, or even having a crew member on board has only NEAGTIVE impact on the whole mining experience.
- Turreted mining lasers without crew can only be used if turrets are set to "forward only". this is cumbersome if you have combat turrets for defense [knocked out]
- limpet control is transfered to gunner, even for the forward-only prospector limpets [knocked out]
- cargo hatch and refinery bin control is bound to helm only, so the most tedious job cannot be delegated to a crewmember [knocked out]
- and now the worst:
the content of an asteroid is usually the same for every player - and also instanced for every player.
which means, if player A prospects a rock and mines it empty,
player B can still mine the same amount again,
player C can still mine the same amount
and for all the content respawns in 2 hours.
if they are in a wing, it only requires one prospector drone, if not, they all have to shoot their own prospector into the rock.
In Multicrew, the amount mined is limited to one load. - reward share is limited to 5% trading bonds, same as in wings. Mining Mission payout share is zero.
- there is no mining SLF
- mined materials cannot be delegated to crewmembers if the helms 1000 unit limit is full
My suggestion for at least a tiny bit of improvement here,
- adding a taipan with mining lasers (or mining lance)
- allow to delegate materials to crew
- add at least a 50% multiplier to mining yield per gunner crew is onboard.
- give option to have limpets open the cargo hatch on return automatically
and for multicrew alltogether:
give the helm a tab like the firegroup tab, that allows him to delegate what role the gunner can have, including "allow to deploy weapons" and "allow to deploy SLF"
