Issues, Workarounds & Localization

This is getting increasingly frustrating. I've already submitted a bug report but this issue is still around since the last patch (March).

Issue: Excavator drones (ice in particular) randomly stop mining and go idle. Not only that, when sent to mine they will complete their cycle, but then return empty and idle again. This can happen multiple times in a row. This issue is incredibly frustrating and actually hurts the Rorqual's yield a lot.

This issue actually popped up a while ago when Excavators were initially introduced into the game. This was later fixed somehow, alongside the Rorqual's ore belts (on the ship model). Ever since the last March patch both these issues have somehow returned. The drone issue is back, but the Rorqual's ore belts have also stopped moving again. This makes me suspect that some part of the code applied to the Rorqual before this patch was not carried over into the current patch. If so, it should also be easy to fix it again.

CCPlease fix this ASAP. Using the Rorqual in this fashion is a downright nightmare.

I have also submitted a bug report and have two support tickets open at the moment.

This has been occurring for me since the Excavators were first introduced but has since become unbearable. I am also using Ice Excavators.

I am not sure if it is related to the most recent patch or has something to do with fitting an Industrial Core II, but I am now getting between one and four drones becoming Idle every cycle.

Within two or three cycles all five drones are Idle and I am forever clicking Mine Repeatedly.