Several thoughts on the game

[liberator6662000]

I have a few thoughts here. I'll start off by saying that #1 I completely understand it's not being developed by a massive company with a budget that looks like the Government. #2 I thoroughly get it's a work in progress.

That said, overall the game is interesting, and more than a little challenging as sandbox style open world mining goes. However I feel like there's a couple tweaks that could improve the game significantly.

Loaders: they're not bad machines, even the small ones do a decent job. The mechanics of steering though need some improvement. The way the back end seems to just swing over in whatever direction you're turning, rather than feeling like the machine pivots is slightly annoying. This applies to the articulated dumps as well. All the wheeled machines are EXTREMELY slow, as in travel speed needs to be increased substantially to more appropriately mirror reality.

Sell points: personally, I'd enjoy if each map has either a dedicated sell point like what the coal plant map has, or an option to place that sort of selling point rather than the hopper.

Beyond these, as mining goes, I've actually found using the excavators and front shovels to dig DEEP and chase big ore veins is really fun, even though as yet I've not figured a reasonable way to get a massive shovel deeper and deeper to chase the vein, while successfully loading a haul truck. That's a me problem that I'll figure out with more fooling around I'm certain.

The maps are very amusing and challenging in their terrain as you must think creatively to achieve, and earn money. I find the challenge and need for creativity refreshing since there's no hints suggesting you may have good luck using this or that, but rather you simply have to rely on your mind to build.

I'm still getting the swing of things running the large machines, and trying to use them to the highest efficiency level, sometimes getting a full bucket is a little difficult. It's just part of learning how to really play this game that one must achieve.

[walt]

There are so many thoughts, ideas that can be added to this mining map. I had a vision, instead of a coal plant/ sell point, add a designated road to a town where you can sell / trade the ore for supplies and or equipment. The map/game needs more content to keep things interesting! It also needs, a passenger truck to drive around to the mining sites or into a town. There are so many possibilities to this game, and i'm sure the Dev has thought about and heard them all. Work in progress!
Thanks for the post.

[tango777]

Originally posted by whetric:

There are so many thoughts, ideas that can be added to this mining map. I had a vision, instead of a coal plant/ sell point, add a designated road to a town where you can sell / trade the ore for supplies and or equipment. The map/game needs more content to keep things interesting! It also needs, a passenger truck to drive around to the mining sites or into a town. There are so many possibilities to this game, and i'm sure the Dev has thought about and heard them all. Work in progress!
Thanks for the post.

Needs a train that stops once a day to pickup .

[northmoddingcompany]

Originally posted by whetric:

There are so many thoughts, ideas that can be added to this mining map. I had a vision, instead of a coal plant/ sell point, add a designated road to a town where you can sell / trade the ore for supplies and or equipment. The map/game needs more content to keep things interesting! It also needs, a passenger truck to drive around to the mining sites or into a town. There are so many possibilities to this game, and i'm sure the Dev has thought about and heard them all. Work in progress!
Thanks for the post.

There are tons of stuff in the works atm, however mostly for the vehicles, but i am very aware the game is lacking a ton in intresting places/maps, but i can ensure you this will come, we are just waiting on a couple game engine components needed to start the real map expansions

Best regards
Christan

[tango777]

Originally posted by northmoddingcompany:

Originally posted by whetric:

There are so many thoughts, ideas that can be added to this mining map. I had a vision, instead of a coal plant/ sell point, add a designated road to a town where you can sell / trade the ore for supplies and or equipment. The map/game needs more content to keep things interesting! It also needs, a passenger truck to drive around to the mining sites or into a town. There are so many possibilities to this game, and i'm sure the Dev has thought about and heard them all. Work in progress!
Thanks for the post.

There are tons of stuff in the works atm, however mostly for the vehicles, but i am very aware the game is lacking a ton in intresting places/maps, but i can ensure you this will come, we are just waiting on a couple game engine components needed to start the real map expansions

Best regards
Christan

Is there an official support place?

[luke]

is there a way to fly in creative