Gold Rush: Difference between revisions

Added a current Gold Rush, one of, if not the most lucrative Gold Rushes in the game's history
Not historic : Hasn't ended
 
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| September 2019 - June 2020
| September 2019 - June 2020
| Borann A 2's rings were found to have a unique cluster of three overlapping [[Low Temperature Diamonds]] [[Hotspot]]s, which made mining LTDs faster and therefore more attractive than Void Opal mining despite Void Opals' higher value. This was exacerbated following the [[January Update]], which added supply and demand effects to markets for certain mined commodities that weakened Void Opal profitability. The [[Fleet Carriers Update]] ended the Gold Rush by forcing Hotspots to regenerate.
| Borann A 2's rings were found to have a unique cluster of three overlapping [[Low Temperature Diamonds]] [[Hotspot]]s, which made mining LTDs faster and therefore more attractive than Void Opal mining despite Void Opals' higher value. This was exacerbated following the [[January Update]], which added supply and demand effects to markets for certain mined commodities that weakened Void Opal profitability. The [[Fleet Carriers Update]] ended the Gold Rush by forcing Hotspots to regenerate.
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|Thargoid Spire Sites
|Since December 2023
|Thargoid Spire Sites that have appeared close to the [[Core Systems]] spawn [https://wiki.antixenoinitiative.com/en/interceptors#orthrus Orthrus-Class Thargoid Interceptors] at a very high rate, with their destruction giving 40M credit [[Combat Bond Voucher|combat bonds]] that are not lost on death. Dozens of commanders co-operating at a single Spire Site can easily earn up to 1 billion credits per hour, even with lower end ships. These rewards can then be doubled by earning Rating 5 with [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval|Arissa-Lavigny Duval]] or [[Zachary Hudson]], and then turning the bonds in their respective control systems.
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