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Zurg Amatin
Sidmon Corp
#1 - 2012-08-07 22:47:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Zurg Amatin
Will the skill Exhumers still require Astrology V? (post patch)

I'm confused because of the statement (Below) which was on the mining ship changes:

Mining Barges now require Mining Barge level I and Astrogeology level III. Exhumers now require Mining Barge level V and Exhumers level I.

Does this mean Exhumers only require Astrology III? (Just curious because I only have Astrology V left to train and would prefer training other stuff first if I don't need Astrology V for the Exhumers ships).


Thanks!
Jimmy Gunsmythe
Sebiestor Tribe
#2 - 2012-08-07 22:50:26 UTC
I do believe they will require Astrogeology 5, but don't quote me. Astrogeology is a prereq for Exhumers 1.

John Hancock
Zurg Amatin
Sidmon Corp
#3 - 2012-08-07 23:04:49 UTC
ya the wording is confusing to me. The ship doesn't require Astro V but the Exhumers skill requires Astro V? Doesn't make sense to me lol
Alyssa Yotosala
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-08-07 23:11:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Alyssa Yotosala
I dont see the problem here.

Exhumer ships require the skill exhumers 1 to fly.

The skill Exhumers 1 has prerequisites, just like the majority of skills in eve.

One of the prerequisites for Exhumers 1 is astrogeology V.

So therefore, astrogeology V is required to fly an exhumer.


The only change with this patch is that to fly a hulk no longer needs exhumers III, it now needs exhumers 1.

Thats all.
Zurg Amatin
Sidmon Corp
#5 - 2012-08-07 23:17:01 UTC
Ah okay so they just shaved off a few hours. Thought it would be more profound then that.
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#6 - 2012-08-07 23:39:14 UTC
Zurg Amatin wrote:
Ah okay so they just shaved off a few hours. Thought it would be more profound then that.


The profound part is that the covetor and retriever can now be flown with barge level 1

Also to clarify, because of the way the skills system works it is possible to fly an exhummer without astro geo 5 provided you have the exhummer skill. The only case this should happen tho is if you already have exhummers injected and you lose astro geo 5 in a pod accident....but it is possible.

The Drake is a Lie
Zurg Amatin
Sidmon Corp
#7 - 2012-08-08 00:21:27 UTC
Xercodo wrote:
Zurg Amatin wrote:
Ah okay so they just shaved off a few hours. Thought it would be more profound then that.


The profound part is that the covetor and retriever can now be flown with barge level 1

Also to clarify, because of the way the skills system works it is possible to fly an exhummer without astro geo 5 provided you have the exhummer skill. The only case this should happen tho is if you already have exhummers injected and you lose astro geo 5 in a pod accident....but it is possible.


guess now is do i really care to get exhumers after upcoming patch seeing as retriever got a nice buff
Herping yourDerp
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-08-08 01:03:55 UTC
astro geo is pretty annoying to be a requirement >:(
Lilianna Star
Vagrant Empress
#9 - 2012-08-08 01:17:37 UTC
Herping yourDerp wrote:
astro geo is pretty annoying to be a requirement >:(

Worth getting regardless.
Vinni Starseeker
MMMMMA
#10 - 2012-08-08 01:23:28 UTC
Zurg Amatin wrote:
Ah okay so they just shaved off a few hours. Thought it would be more profound then that.


The big change is in the Mining Barges. A Covetor will no longer need Mining Barge V, which drops about 20 days from the training pre-reqs.
Marzuq
Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
#11 - 2012-08-08 06:23:48 UTC
You no longer need Astrogeology IV for the retriever and covetor which saves you 2-3 days of training.
Zera Kerrigan
The 420th Token
#12 - 2012-08-08 07:09:55 UTC
Just thought I would stick my head in here and ask: Will there be any less training time to fly a Mackinaw/Hulk? Cause I am currently training mining barge 5 which will be the last skill before I can fly a Machinaw(Except Exhumer skill ofcourse).
Virgil Travis
Non Constructive Self Management
#13 - 2012-08-08 07:46:10 UTC
Zera Kerrigan wrote:
Just thought I would stick my head in here and ask: Will there be any less training time to fly a Mackinaw/Hulk? Cause I am currently training mining barge 5 which will be the last skill before I can fly a Machinaw(Except Exhumer skill ofcourse).


You will only need Exhumers I to fly any of the tech 2 barges, just as you only need Mining Barge I to fly any of the tech 1 versions.

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Zera Kerrigan
The 420th Token
#14 - 2012-08-08 07:46:49 UTC
So basicaly the same training time. A few hours shorter, dang!
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-08-08 08:09:33 UTC
It will also require Tea Leaves Reading III and Tarot I.
Frying Doom
#16 - 2012-08-08 08:12:37 UTC
Abdiel Kavash wrote:
It will also require Tea Leaves Reading III and Tarot I.

Well better than the Tin Foil Hat Design V everyone has been training for on the forums for the last few weeks.

Any spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors are because frankly, I don't care!!
Ryuu Novak
The Kissaki Combine
#17 - 2012-08-08 09:10:43 UTC
I think the point is now the Covetor is much easier to gain access too, which is only just below the hulk now. So therefore the new covetor outmines the current Hulk. And which you should be happy to have it as well. And then have a good ship that can still mine alot while you wait on Exhumers skills.
Captain Robby
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2012-08-08 09:12:18 UTC
if you want confusing why does the mining barge need industral lv 5? a skill that affects using factorys...