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Steam News9 May 20261mo ago

New feature: Miner Rating and Freelancer Rating

Hey everyone, This week brings another cool new feature and more to Starport Merchants. Miner Rating After adding the Merchant Rating and Carrier Rating, it felt like Mining should also receive something extra.

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addedThis week brings another cool new feature and more to Starport Merchants.
addedMiner RatingAfter adding the Merchant Rating and Carrier Rating, it felt like Mining should also receive something extra.
addedMiner RatingUpgrade your Miner Rating by mining asteroids. A higher Miner Rating unlocks new Asteroid Fields with higher earnings potential.
addedMiner RatingA new screen called Freelancer Ratings has been created in the Dashboard where you can check your progress in all these new ratings:

Starport Merchants changes

addedThis week brings another cool new feature and more to Starport Merchants.
addedAfter adding the Merchant Rating and Carrier Rating, it felt like Mining should also receive something extra.
addedUpgrade your Miner Rating by mining asteroids. A higher Miner Rating unlocks new Asteroid Fields with higher earnings potential.
addedA new screen called Freelancer Ratings has been created in the Dashboard where you can check your progress in all these new ratings:

This week brings another cool new feature and more to Starport Merchants.

Miner Rating

After adding the Merchant Rating and Carrier Rating, it felt like Mining should also receive something extra.

Upgrade your Miner Rating by mining asteroids. A higher Miner Rating unlocks new Asteroid Fields with higher earnings potential.

A new screen called Freelancer Ratings has been created in the Dashboard where you can check your progress in all these new ratings:

Apart from these, you'll also notice some big visual changes throughout the game.

As usual, let me know what you think!

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Steam News / 9 May 2026

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