06-04-2009, 11:52 AM
Kakarat Wrote:Since this is a living world. Do the mines get deeper?, Do the mines get depleted of resources? If they are depleted, what sort of 'base' does the mine become? or is it abandoned all together and opposing forces can move in to plan future attacks?
I would envision it like a RTS game. They spawn with a predetermined amount of material, which would take somewhere between 1-3 weeks to deplete? Depending on the skill of your miners and/or equipment, you may to pull out extra. (ie...if you go slower and use more precise practices you end up with more overall material, whereas quick and dirty some of it goes to waste).
I would imagine letting players create underground tunnels would be too hard to code in a game. So they are randomly generated based on the type and amount of material is present. When done you could claim them for use as structures? But they require maintenance and upkeep or they collapse and disappear.
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