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| Miner's Lament | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stanton system — On Yela |
| Type | Landmark |
| Classification | Racetrack |
| Habitability | Hostile |
Miner's Lament is a racetrack in the asteroid field of Crusader's moon Yela, crawling through a small cluster of mined-out asteroids that haves been repurposed into a zero-g racetrack by Wildstar Racing.
History
Miner's Lament is so named because it was the home of a tragic mining disaster in 2868. A small group of former Shubin Interstellar employees seeking to take advantage of the recently privatized Stanton System pooled their resources and formed their own mining consortium. After scanning multiple available claim sites, the group decided on this location near Yela thinking that it would provide them with the quickest profit. With what funds they had remaining after purchasing the claim, they contracted out for the construction of a mining facility believing the higher volume of ore they would be able to process would offset the startup costs in the long run. However, when delays and cost overruns threatened the entirety of their operations they decided to halt construction and utilize the partially complete station as best they could, finishing it once they made some profits.[1]
Three weeks in, tragedy struck. One of the facility's large storage hoppers became over pressurized when a safety release valve failed. The hopper burst sending ore shards and shrapnel hurtling through the facility and nearby vehicles killing dozens of miners. The operation was shortly shut down afterwards as it was no longer functional and has remained closed in the decades since. In 2918, the claim rights reverted and the area was stripped of most of its resources by various independent operators. It was during this time when visitors to the claim began racing each other for fun until it evolved into the modern track that Wildstar Racing members now frequent.[1]
In-game description
Brave this eerie racetrack on the edge of Yela's asteroid belt. Once the site of a tragic mining disaster, the forsaken machinery and floating derelicts of Miner's Lament will now put your skills and your nerve to the test.
Technical details
| Location | Length | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Yela | 52.2 km | Zero-G flying |
Development
Miner's Lament debuted in Alpha 3.18.0 alongside other new racetracks around the Stanton system. It is part of a continuous effort by CIG to incorporate and canonize community-created content into the Persistent Universe.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Will We Ever Learn What Miner's Lament Was Before It Was a Race Track?. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2023-07-11