Several changes and QoL updates have been released to make quarries more dynamic and to decrease their impact on the economy. These changes effect our Survival and Scourge servers while the drop chance reduction effect all of them including Pure.
Key Changes
Quarry output has been nerfed.
Mining level modifier added to quarry output that increases output based on owners level.
Players can now only deploy 3 (5 for Survival) quarries. This does not effect currently placed quarries.
New quarry level system implemented that allows players to increase capacity and production via the drum interface.
Quarries and survey charges can now be bought from the black market.
Quarries and survey charges added to Scourge supply drop tables.
Quarries drop rate reduced in supply drop tables.
Only authorized players can turn a quarry on or off.
Explanation
The changes are to mitigate the economy impact, revalue lowgrade and other components as well as reduce the map clutter, especially mid to late wipe. The nerf to output can be countered by both your mining level and by upgrading your quarry.
Scourge and Quarries
This is the first time Scourge has had quarries so it's a rather difficult gamble to see how the community reacts to having such a game-changing device. It's important for our servers to experiment and try new things to maintain the edge we need to stay relevant.
I will be constantly balancing and revaluation aspects of these changes to ensure it fits the scope of our Scourge servers.
Preview (Prices not accurate)