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Old 12-25-2017, 03:16 AM   #17
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds

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Originally Posted by Astromancer View Post
Nice, you gave the mine a serious reason to exist.
There isn't one already? There is just as much minerals in the asteroids as in the primary but only the primary can handle massive agriculture or designated wilderness. If such things are any kind of priority and if intrasystem traffic is fast enough there is a good reason to shut down mines on the primary and open the ones in space. If nothing else no one cares if they stink.
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