Ice Mining anyone?

[Black Sunder]

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We know from a previous Inside Star Citizen, just out of focus, behind the main show speaker, that comets were being worked on. Coincidence? I think not.

 

[Hybus]

going to need space ice for the space coolers to pack the space beer in

 

[CosmicTrader]

 

[Bambooza]

So ice road truckers is a thing.

 

[LoicFarris]

Ooo, something that is readily available and needed. That could be fun.

 

[DontTouchMyHoHos]

going to need space ice for the space coolers to pack the space beer in

If this wasn't the first response I would have been extremely disappointed in TEST

 

[Black Sunder]

Just hope this ice mining isn't as static as Eve's was.

 

[DarthMunkee]

So one of the biggest things about SC is that they want realism everywhere they can't put it that won't negatively impact gameplay. Ice mining is going to be absolutely essential to all things space exploration IRL so it only makes sense to put it in-game. It is a great source for both Hydrogen and Oxygen, 2 components of fuel currently and, well, being able to breathe. Not only that but a giant ice ball floating around in space is going to pick up a lot of other things that are useful resources like ammonia and carbon dioxide. So in-game I think that is all going to translate to CIG cramming a ton of useful stuff into comets and asteroids that we can go after. Plus, all that stuff about packing the coolers that @Hybus was talking about.

 

[Thraesh]

I'm all for this gameplay myself if, and this is a big if, they allow us to swap out current mining heads on the current 3 mining ships. I do expect that we will see a mining barge, much like in EVE directed at this gameplay and I'm sure I will buy one but I hope that current mining ships will also have this capability.