When you enter a room filled with hostiles most would use the door as a bottleneck to pick off enemies one by one, some would be foolish enough to charge right in, but charging right in and locking the door behind you? Damn :P
The npc ships add a really nice touch, makes me feel less alone out there you know, they kinda suck at mining speed, though (all the better I guess) xD
"I don't have this item you're looking for, but how about running an errand for me with absolutely zero rewards for you to keep you happy?" "Sounds like a great deal!" Some of these adventurers...
I find the gold loot to be hilarious, it seems to be based primarily on the number of units killed. So if you take a good while clearing the special goblin challenge stage... millions of gold ;)
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yeah, i had them mining llike normal at first. but they would eat all the rocks too fast.