Can ruins worlds be remote mined?

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Greybeard:
I have frequently mined a colonized planet, but before any other facilities are constructed. Of course, all of these planets were previously asteroid fields where it was practical to place a mining station prior to creating the planet.

You must be mistaken. I am certain this is not allowed. As stated previously, you cannot remote mine a planet that has a colony. Even an enemy colony. The only way you can remote mine a planet is if there is no colony on it. Not just no facilities or even no population. No colony whatsoever.

[Lord_Shleepy]

110. You might be a redneck emperor if you try to strip-mine the ruins of a long dead civilization from low orbit.

Oh...wait....that's a different thread.


**** Laughs wickedly and runs off into the sunset waving arms over his head ****

[Randallw]

I just had an idea. How about a new technology between remote mining and creating a planet. You build the facility or component over time and then when it is activated the whole planet (in practice probably a moon) is detroyed and its resources added to your total. Of course you would need to build lots of storage facilities first. Maybe the amount of resources gained would depend on planet size and value.