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*Re-upload* DEV PLEASE READ "PI extractor head movement"
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Callum GGibson
Doomheim
#1 - 2017-07-08 18:57:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Callum GGibson
So the one annoying problem I have with PI is that when resources "shift" on a planets surface, when I need to move my extractor heads I need to move them one by one which I find tiresome. I think it would be nice to have either preset configurations (much like in the scanning UI with probes) or to have a "Select All" option much like Shift+Click when selecting files in WIndows. I think it's just a nice optimisation to make the experience more smoother.

Just another thought, have a "Focused" config which puts them in a tight honeycomb configuration, then a "Spread" config which covers a large area.
Matthias Ancaladron
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2017-07-08 19:12:59 UTC
Can we just get rid of resource shifts?
I'm sick of moving my ECU every 1-2 days to find a new hotspot.

Also remove the m3 limit on links.
Callum GGibson
Doomheim
#3 - 2017-07-08 19:18:31 UTC
Matthias Ancaladron wrote:
Can we just get rid of resource shifts?
I'm sick of moving my ECU every 1-2 days to find a new hotspot.

Also remove the m3 limit on links.

Yeah now that I think about it, good point. Doesn't make much sense anyway! PI needs some love!
Old Pervert
Perkone
Caldari State
#4 - 2017-07-10 21:21:07 UTC
1) Because it's such a wrist-slittingly horrible activity, most pilots can't be bothered with it. That pushes prices up because supply is low. If you make it not wrist-slittingly horrible, everyone will do it and you'll have a pittance of the income you used to have.

2) If you have to shift your base every 1-2 days, you should perhaps find some lower security space to work in. I run 6 characters, and I only move the single lowest producer per day (assuming it falls below cutoff that is). Most days I just fly to the poco, collect my stuff, and refresh my extraction cycle.

NullSov is safer to work in anyways.