Artisan Archive

Almost everyone thinks it should be possible to see the status of your harvesters. However, I don't agree about the suggestion with e-mail for handling this, and not another tool as well (we already have to many tools to use). Here is my suggestion:

Add a new tab to the datapad, "structure management". Here you should see a table with all your structures (I am most concerned with harvesters but why not factoreis/houses as well). It should list the following:

- Name (waypoint name/internal name; not what you name the structure since you might want another offical "name" for advertising)

- Planet

-Type (personal miner, personal chemical extractor etc)

- Remaining time maintenance

- Remaining time power

- Resource you harvest

When you select examine you would see additional information. How much is in maint pool and power reserve, contents of hopper etc.

Next thing which there might be different opinions about is if you should also be able to manage the harvester directly. I personal think you should be able to pay maintenance, power and being able change harvested resource. Getting the resources out of the harvester is something you always should have to do manually (or maybe use a droid to do it). I can also accept only being able to pay maintenance remote and having to change resource/deposit power manually. But having to visit the harvester to pay maintenace doesn't make sense IMO.