asked if the bot combination, locations ever changed. Was told nope. Started thinking that it might be nice if roid and bot placement / combinations were randomized every once and a while.

Don't believe everything you hear.

What's wrong with the set up we have?

The hive moves around already in some systems.

Didn't realize the hive moves around, guess I'm being a bit selfish, just seems it would become a bit stagnant once you map everything out. (Though it could take a while) :)

Go scan every asteroid out there and get back to us when you run out. :)

For a good time, Try Aeron's Ice Field in Deneb.

simple: Make most roids rotate
Full: make all bodies - planets, roids, stations, etc - orbit its stars baricenter, and map constantly update, real time, with its location...

But that' really an overkill, despite would be really FUN and realistic... nothing is static in the real universe!

do you realize how bloody annoying mining a moving roid is

Inertia. Use it to your advantage, or be used in turn.