Modding techs and celestial bodies

[suplanter]

Do we know will there be a way to mod techs or mining stations so that we can get minerals or energy from stars or planets that don't originally have any? I find it unrealistic that there would be planets or stars that provide nothing in the way of resources. Especially towards the end game.

 

[Athenacaelum]

We should be able to get Energy from "Stars", I'm pretty sure this needs to be done!!

 

[suplanter]

We should be able to get Energy from "Stars", I'm pretty sure this needs to be done!!

That's what I was thinking!! Why are the blorg desperately searching for energy like schmucks when they have gigantic balls of it just waiting to be exploited. I know there is balance and such but it shouldn't be hard to work around while not being over powered.

 

[Kaochi]

Mining station placed over stars ? Maybe it can be done by creating new variations of the mining station, or removing the restrictions on where you can build them.

 

[kinngrimm]

Perhaps do not call it a mining station, as it sort of implies miners going deep into the sun to collect stuff, which seems an extrem effort to gain storable energy from the sun, but a Solar Engine or a Solar Pannel Array or something more sensible.
Depending on the distance to the sun it could give more or less energy and perhaps a drawback that the closer it gets it may not last very long but on the outer rim of the system it may last forever but gives only few energy.

 

[steveh11]

There are already Solar Arrays in, iirc they were one of the first things @Wiz added to his Space Stations. If you feel the need, you could always mod these to be more effective. ;-)

 

[kinngrimm]

There are already Solar Arrays in, iirc they were one of the first things @Wiz added to his Space Stations. If you feel the need, you could always mod these to be more effective. ;-)

i just thought, there is at least one very destinct difference betwen mining stations and space stations. Mining Stations i have not seen to have a module system or being upgradable. Uprgadable Mining stations but would be very important if you want to do a tall Empire without having many planets yourself.