Ratting

[Hinge]

I've been testing out the new 'ratting' element in EVEBot today and..

Cool!

I'm using the latest version, .98 rev 555 (yes i finally got subversion to work).

Tested it out in Empire, a 0.5 systems i frequent.

Drone deployment is smooth, weapons reload, modules all seem to activate.

I will try a level 3 mission tomorrow and see how it handles large numbers of targets.

One thing i'd add (this may already have been identified as a need) would be a looting/salvaging piece to the ratting element.

And with a looting/salvaging piece, maybe a cargo check option so that when the 'loot' fills the cargo hold, the ship docks, unloads and then heads back out.

Perma ratter/looter so to speak.

Thanks for all the hard work out there on this project.

 

[GliderPro]

I would not expect the "ratter" to loot/salvage (except maybe special spawns) in the future. The ratter is designed for operation in 0.0 and, without on-board scanner support, will never be made to approach a stargate. That is a sure way to end up with a dead ratter.

I do envision a salvage bot that can operate in the same system as the ratter and drop off loot in secure containers or at a POS. Once again, I would not risk having the bot jump through a gate.

 

[RedMan]

Most often if you are using the ratter where it's actually profitable (0.0!) then you would probably need to warp a few systems to the nearest station and I don't see myself wanting a bot running gate camps

That said, having some Secure Giant Containers sitting at safe spots and dumping loot into them would be usefull.

ALLL that said, the one thing I would like is code for it to loot the "good candy" off the "SpecialTargets" rats.

RedMan

 

[CyberTech]

" I will try a level 3 mission tomorrow and see how it handles large numbers of targets."

It's not a mission bot. It's a ratter. It's tuned for 0.0 rats. It'll randomly select targets in your mission, probably not what you want... and that's after you edit the code so it doesn't warp to random belts.

 

[Hinge]

My industrial wing operates almost exclusively in Empire space. I use 3 miners and 1 hauler but i always thought a 5 toon moving through the belts keeping the rats down (not that hulks with gist a type shield boosters are in any danger) and looting and salvaging the wrecks would make for a more efficient use of the resources.

As for not being able to use it on a mission, or moving through gates, can't you use bookmarks to lock the ratter into position?