And thargoid. I am sure someone will solo a Hydra in it, using the bespoke thing-oh.
New (new) ship teased - Type-11 Prospector
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And thargoid. I am sure someone will solo a Hydra in it, using the bespoke thing-oh.
Harpoon asteroid splitter, just one shot core asteroids.
Gatling laser miner, can deplete asteroids in seconds.
How about it's own built in collectors(fast, Indestructible and no lifetime limit) for gathering materials
Gatling laser miner, can deplete asteroids in seconds.
How about it's own built in collectors(fast, Indestructible and no lifetime limit) for gathering materials
While its configured differently, the aesthetic reminds me of the Betty:
Laser mining is very meditative and blowing up asteroids for cores is already somewhat fascinating process. While, subjectively, sub-surface and related definitely could use some love and attention, thus such large specialized drill would be a very welcome addition (for me at least).
T-11 itself looks fantastic, I would pre-Order one already
T-11 itself looks fantastic, I would pre-Order one already
A better mining lance than the mining lance?
Isn't the lance a waste of time?
Never had one (being a PP 'reward'), so have no idea.
...while having 200 tons of freshly mined monazite in the holds
Its pretty sucky yes. Its rubbish for combat and rubbish for mining. The fact it has longer range is worthless since for the sake of collectors you want to be close to the rock.
Still have one fitted to my core miner, just to have one and occasionally poke rocks for laser mining, but its really nothing more than a meme weapon.
The only time i've actively used them was when there was a ganker in a system so i took a Sidewinder out armed with an interdictor and two mining lances to annoy the ganker and keep them busy from bothering other people. Sidewinder is basically zero cost and firing on them with mining lasers just shows a great amount of disrespect for them.
Because of the hatches. In my first post on the topic I said "assuming these are ..." but I don't see any other spots where landing gear hatches would go. The Mandalay hatches we see in the screenshots are nicely placed on 4 corners on the underside of the Type-11, so it's very likely these are it.
I don't think the Type-8 / Type-9 square type of legs would even fit those hatches, you need a larger assembly for it to work. These hatches are long and narrow.
I just don't want the Type-11 to look like it skipped leg day.
The permit locked mining laser made the PP one obsolete
T-11 itself looks fantastic, I would pre-Order one already
Pre-Order two, and then start the Boycott thread
Intensive Mining CG confirmed?
My initial comment in this thread was how the folding side engines look like the bottom edges when rotated could be the landing gear, like seaplane floats. Maybe there isn't a front foot?
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if FD were worried about unbalancing the game it could come with a built in refinery or other mining equipment....... Whilst i do like my T10 miner and in a way would be a little sorry to see both of my large Type 9 (/10) hulls replaced it would be cool to have a dedicated large mining ship rather than just speccing out a multirole as best as possible.Edit...
If it's going to be a dedicated mining ship I personally think it needs a generous amount of hardpoints to encompass All the mining tools, plus a couple of extra slots for some type of defensive weapons. A 'reasonable' cargo capacity (500t?) and a larger refinery without skimping on cargo, and once again
Jack
defo +1 on the MB4 mining machine... as well as a new mining SLF but this may be expecting too much. time will tell.
edit blimey so many posts.. i didnt realise. i guess i missed a live stream reveal then!.
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But come on, if it WERE for salvage, they wouldnt just say that. They would say it's mining related and just let us stew and speculate about it. But if it were just for like, mining asteroids faster, or taking the place of that missile thing- wouldnt they just tell us that? Why wait? Just be like, "yeah it's just a big mining laser nothing special".
I say it! I'm so glad this is a medium ship. When you're trading, twice the cargo capacity simply means twice the profit for the same activity. When you're mining, twice the cargo capacity means you have to spend almost twice as long on your play session to actually use that benefit. But you're always paying for it, usually in a ship that's slower and less manoeuvrable.
My laser miner is a Corsair that carries 192t, and by the time I fill up I'm feeling about done, either with the play session entirely or with that activity for the moment. What I love about that ship is I can then go and do some intense pirate-baiting/bounty hunting for a few minutes before selling what I've mined.
Maybe it's just a large mining laser and the Prospector has a distributor draw reduction for it that allows it to be used on a medium ship. Then people who want a large ship for laser mining can pick a Cutter, Anaconda or T-10. And maybe we're lucky and get an abrasion blaster SLF. And if we're really lucky we get a seismic charge SLF.
that new mining device looks rather like my Dyson motor on my vacuum cleaner so maybe its for hoovering up material from gas giants. That would be cool