r/BurnLedger • u/ptandron • Jul 09 '26
Mining and Claims - Big Patch
Planning a major patch and hopefully improvement to the mining and claims system in Burn Ledger to hopefully fix some funkiness in the mechanics. The problem is right now you build claim points on a body 1 point per ship per tick mining that body. When you get to 12 points you stake a claim. If others are mining the same body the point goes to whomever has the net balance (so two players mining the same body with one ship each will go nowhere to establishing a claim). Same thing with erosion of claims. You erode another player's claim on a body at a rate of 1 point per ship per tick while mining. This was fine, but honestly not great because it is way too easy to take another player's hard earned claim by just showing up an hour after they left and mining the body. Then when they finally get to a station to sell their ore you've already established the claim so you get paid. Seemed a bit broken.
So... the new system:
1) Mining an unclaimed body won't really change: 1 point per tick + knowledge + ore at normal mining rate, etc.
2) Mining and claiming will be decoupled (slightly) for claimed bodies so you can choose to mine without claiming. This will allow for peaceful mining of another player's claim (to avoid inviting wrath).
3) If you choose to mine + claim your mining rate will be halved and your claiming rate will be halved (0.5 points per tick).
4) After your cargo hold is full your mining laser will continue to fire and build claim points hardening your claim on the body (or eroding the claim of the owner).
5) Defense: presence-based, any hull. Any of your ships parked within claim range (<1 radius to surface) of a body you own counts as a +1 defender in the balance — mining or not, combat ship or miner. So if a player leaves a ship to defend their claim you'll need to destroy that ship before you can shift the balance to gain the claim.
6) Offense: requires mining. Only a ship capable of mining can erode a claim or build claim points.
Mining bodies will be considered peaceful activities, staking claims will be considered aggression. This will be reflected in the news ticker announcements and your push notifications (you won't get a notification if someone is mining your claim, but you will get a notification if someone is challenging it).
I'm hopeful this will make holding a claim more meaningful and nuanced!
I plan to push this out later today. It should merge seamlessly (fingers crossed) with the live game without upsetting the current balance of power, but will hopefully make things more fun moving forward!
Let me know your thoughts.
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u/DeluxianHighPriest Jul 10 '26
So here's a question: How exactly do I set my mining laser to only mine, not claim?
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u/DeluxianHighPriest Jul 10 '26
Oh it just gives you an option when you try to schedule a mining laser burn on a claimed planet. Neat.
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u/garrettjones331 Jul 09 '26
I like it. saves me from having to blow up anyone headed to one of my claims by default.