Prospector Rush

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[HEADING=2]EBN Business: Colliding Asteroids & New Opportunities on the Colonial Frontier[/HEADING]

Colliding Asteroids
The Research & Development Institute (RDI) recently sent an alert regarding two asteroids expected to collide and shatter close to Calypso’s orbit. Long-range scans, including spectroscopic analysis, reveal that these asteroids are rich in minerals. Pieces of the asteroids are expected to scatter across space and on planet Calypso. The collision is predicted to occur on September 26th, with fragments expected to scatter across space and impact Calypso at UTC 13:00.

RDI has estimated that colonists will be able to obtain the minerals scattered from the asteroids through mining or by hunting robots and other wildlife on Calypso, including creatures in space. Previous observations have shown that when minerals are abundant, creatures quickly consume them while robots gather them for their own use. This suggests that creatures and robots will absorb or take some valuable asteroid fragments, which can only be recovered by eliminating them.

New Opportunities on the Colonial Frontier
Genesis Star Interstellar (GS) is set to enter a period of growth after winning an Imperial contract over any new mining opportunities. While Omegaton Industries was initially also bidding on the contract, market experts expressed concern that Omegaton did not have the logistics and specialized equipment required to take full advantage of this opportunity, and they eventually dropped out.

As part of GS’s contract with the Imperial Mining Office, the megacorp will become a significant supplier of raw materials for the Colonial Administration, reducing the Federal Empire’s need to ship in resources from other systems while retaining complete legal control over the deposits. Though still in development, GS also plans to make mining technology available for ships in the future.

The agreement also requires GS to supply some colonists with equipment that allows them to participate in these opportunities in the future, which the Mining Office and Colonial Administration hope will help boost the local economy in this period of relative stability. To accomplish this, the GS corporation has commissioned the creation of ten new light Prospector ships.

The New Prospectors
These special Prospectors will be available only to the most dedicated and resourceful colonists. Genesis Star has provided six types of Spaceship Component blueprints you will occasionally obtain while crafting. Colonists can craft these six distinct ship parts:
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[li]Spaceship Electronic Components[/li][li]Spaceship Engine Components[/li][li]Spaceship General Components[/li][li]Spaceship Hull Components[/li][li]Spaceship Low Density Structures[/li][li]Spaceship Life Support Components[/li][/ul]

All six components are needed to craft a Spaceship Construction Package. When you have crafted Spaceship Construction Packages worth 10,000 PED, go to Twin Peaks and speak with the Event Vendor, who will wait for you to exchange them for a Prospector Redemption Token. Talk to Genesis Star Officer Jeremy to exchange your Prospector Redemption Token and receive a Ship Deed Token and 10,000 PED shrapnel.

However, the Prospectors are available on a first-come, first-served basis as this is a one-time opportunity offered by Genesis Star Interstellar. Ten Ship Deed Tokens are up for claim, and only one Prospector will be given per avatar, meaning ten dedicated avatars will be the lucky owners of these new ships.

Redeeming Your Prospector
Once you’ve secured your Ship Deed Token, you hold the key to the newest ship in Entropia Universe. Genesis Star will produce and release the ships close to the end of the year. Ship Token holders can redeem their tokens via the Support system to get their Ship Deed. Genesis Star will provide more information in the future when the production of the Prospectors is almost finalized.

Will you be among the lucky few to claim one of these highly sought-after vessels? The race for resources and blueprints is on; only the most skilled crafters and resource collectors will stand a chance.

The stars await!

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:coffee: :cool:

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MINDARK IS COOOOOKING :slight_smile:
I SMELL MARKUP SNIFF SNIFF

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so the reward is a ship that will potentially be able to mine but then again might not ever be able to mine?

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Can these ships warp?

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My guess is that 10 people, at the end of the year, will be able to mine the most sought after resources in Entropia Universe.

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Yes, they will be able to warp.

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I think they mean that they’ll add mining ability to any other ship in the future potentially.
I like the event setup but they lost me here “The race for resources and blueprints is on; only the most skilled crafters and resource collectors will stand a chance.”
Means I won’t try to compete but I’ll enjoy the potential new improved markup that will come from the duration of the event.

“The collision is predicted to occur on September 26th, with fragments expected to scatter across space and impact Calypso at UTC 13:00.”
Yes but where’s the end date?
I missed or you missed it @Ludvig|MindArk ?

I also think that ya gotta be more fair to your PP’s. Not just event like this for Calypso, but for all PPs/Planets.

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removed, im blind

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Will these ships have Unlimited Warp Drives? Or (L) variants?

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The event will last until all ten tokens have been claimed!

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Space mining will be introduced for the majority of ships, these ones included, at the end of this year (y)

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very cool! thanks for the reply!

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The Robots we need to kill will be on Calypso or some new asteroid in space?

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Maybe some new (L) mining spaceships coming too? :wink:

Q from a player that can’t log in to pcf:
Will the mobs from the dropship wave also work for this event? And if the loot of them will be adjusted to the normal ones, flying around in space?

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One of my main rules when it comes to entropia:

I don’t see it I don’t buy it.

I’ll be happy selling materials to whoever decides to go all in with hot head into this non existent thing (ship that doesn’t exist), that will be using non existent feature (space mining)

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can we get some info on the tradeability of stuff? Like it seems obvious that the creature and mining loot will be tradeable, how about the ship parts or the package thing? They somehow worded it in a way that makes me think of account bound stuff. But maybe thats just fluff?

Btw, I like the dedication to a little story! Nice read!

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Will the ship itself and the tokens be tradable? Will either be tradable? Will none of them?

Sounds like Quadwings and MAYBE sleipnirs and previous warp ships will also be able to mine in space.

EDIT: Is ALL of space paid out to cldts? Or does it not payout to anyone?

EDIT EDIT: Can Quad wings finally be colorable please? This would boost the texture and coloring business by a lot since they are the preferred vehicle to use in space.

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Make Sleipnirs have more carrying weight, but continue to be slow and Quads fast as they are but less carrying weight.

The possibilities are definitely not just single fold for new warp-able ships, but to enhance multiple professions in Entropia. Including maybe even letting your passenger use their rk-0 while in a sleipnir or quad with you, BUT they can’t shoot. So Quad wing users can also hunt in space with a healer.

Allows more flexibility, and more spending in the game, whiel Quads still being L allows MU to continue.

This also creates more demand for welding wire, rk-0/25s as well as the possibility of space healers that can get paid to heal others in space.

This also provides low spendings who COULD become bigger spenders to test out space at a much smaller scale without needing to use someones warpship and all of that.

Especially because Space efficiency and dpp of weapons and lack of allowing rings and armor to work already crush your dpp and eff that would have comparatively to on land.

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Not to poop on this one too but…

Lest we forget all the equus and firebirds they pumped out on the hopes and prayers for space missions that never happened — and all the money they got from that bait AND the transport fees they still collect on a false premise… all done … at the end of the year.

If you go for it, be careful. This needed to be implemented first instead of a … here buy this.. we will tell you what you get later.

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Are the updates for stables that were announced 10 years ago now also coming at the end of the year?

Edit: Maybe the mining ships should be given to stable holders like with what happened to hangars ;):unsure:

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