I know this is a will bring out the "stay in open" players but please answer the question first. Are the npc pirates/killers as bad in numbers in solo as they are in open? I do not like combat and yes I understand that lots of players do. I just want to mine and not have to run away before I enen get started almost. anyway, flame away but please answer first.
mining in solo??
- Thread starter Gyrehawk
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Some of the players on the forums earlier were talking about their vigilante role protecting NPC miners, if you were to set up a private group and join up with them, they can protect you, without having to go fully Open, check around and see if you can find a solo/private group vigilante on the forums somewhere.
For example, I'm quite happy to fling about a Res for a bit and blast pirates. If I'm online at the same time, and you want some backup, ping me and I can join a private group for a bit and I can provide some air cover.
Aside from that , the richer a RES is, the more pirates there will be, that's the way the game's balanced, so the only way to stay solo and avoid the pirates is to go to one of the lower-value locations (not pristine rings, for example, "Common Reserves" instead have a lighter pirate presence).
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You dont need to go to the the extraction sites, just go anywhere random in the ring, possibly noone will ever show up.
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This. You don't have to go into a RES to do mining. Don't know if it was changed in 1.3 but if not, go to a ring, slow WAAAAYYYYY down, then "crash" into it at min speed, well away from a RES. The min speed crash will cause 0 damage to your ship, and you will enjoy hours of pirate-free mining.
This^^
After testing in random places, high and low intensity RES, I've come to the conclusion that it's better to mine in a random place in the ring, you don't constantly get hassled by pirates. Even when I was running an Asp with decent weaponry it was a pain to engage combat and lose the asteroid I was mining (usually got attacked 5 secs after a prospector limpet found a really nice Painite or palladium asteroid)
Now I simply mine in a random place, sure I don't get the bonus for mining in a RES but the peace means I can mine more efficiently anyway.
ok I am in the rings. how close to roid do I need to be to actually mine it? I have held the mining laser down for over a minute and no chunks yet. Is t here any way to setup a on off key or is holding fire button down only way? two questions. sry
edit: also notg seeing the spash I remember from when I tried it first time. I must be doing something wrong.
edit: also notg seeing the spash I remember from when I tried it first time. I must be doing something wrong.
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Turn your lights on...when you start to illuminate the rock, you are getting close. When you laser is hitting the rock you will see the target heat up. Perception of scale can really mess you up out there. Some of those rocks are the size of massive skyscrapers so you won't be close enough until they pretty much fill your entire view.
Turn your lights on, and fly slowly towards the roid. When you're illuminating the rock start firing bursts of your laser. You'll see when it hits. When it hits, hold down the fire button and notice the chunks flying off. Send out a collector drone and you're mining.
The roid will deplete after 10-15 chunks.
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ok I can get chunks now. however, I am missing something in using the collection drones. and also in the refinery. it says refinery full. I see two ore/mineral. I don't see how t o set the drone to collect the silver and not the mineral. I don't see how to vent only the mineral. I don't see how to change to second hopper, etyc. is tgher a guide to using the new mining stuff? my 72 year old mind is spinning. 
edit: it seems the collectors are deployed automatically... but..
edit: it seems the collectors are deployed automatically... but..
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ok I can get chunks now. however, I am missing something in using the collection drones. and also in the refinery. it says refinery full. I see two ore/mineral. I don't see how t o set the drone to collect the silver and not the mineral. I don't see how to vent only the mineral. I don't see how to change to second hopper, etyc. is tgher a guide to using the new mining stuff? my 72 year old mind is spinning.
edit: it seems the collectors are deployed automatically... but..
When the collectors pick up the ore you have to process it via the refinery, there will be bins the ore needs to be moved into (the more bins the better, I personally won't use fewer than 4 as it's too much trouble) say it picks up a piece of ore that contains palladium and indite, you move the palladium into an empty bin (which will show a percentage and will add 1 ton of that ore to your cargo bay when the percentage gets to 100) and vent the indite ( which is cheap junk not worth collecting)
ok that is good info. I read about setting the drone to collect all not just one. is that all at once or one at time but continue till all collected? also not sure on releasing drones. I am clicking fire group for drones till one goes out. is this right or just click once? and when do I know when drone dies? also does it help having 2 lasers over 1. if too many questions just answer what you want or not at all. ty for answers so far.
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If you don't have any canisters or fragments selected the drones will go into area collect. If you target a fragment or canister and launch a drone, it will only collect that target. When mining, I just stay targeted on my prospector drone while I break off fragments.
Once you "fire" a drone, it takes a moment before it actually launches from your ship. I assure you, you only have to press it once.
You will get a message that says Collector failed when they crash into a rock, go out of range or just run out of fuel. If you are correctly using area collect then the collector drones will follow you from asteroid to asteroid until they time out/expire, so you don't have to fire a new collector for each asteroid.
EDIT: I found this video helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJQfjVzoN7k
Once you "fire" a drone, it takes a moment before it actually launches from your ship. I assure you, you only have to press it once.
You will get a message that says Collector failed when they crash into a rock, go out of range or just run out of fuel. If you are correctly using area collect then the collector drones will follow you from asteroid to asteroid until they time out/expire, so you don't have to fire a new collector for each asteroid.
EDIT: I found this video helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJQfjVzoN7k
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They pickup one item at a time, and return it to your ship. It seems that if your ship can't accept (cargo scoop closed, cargo bay full, etc...) they'll just sit there and wait until you make room. Then they go back for more.
I assign my mining lasers to primary fire, and the collector on secondary. When you fire a drone, it temporarily closes your cargo hatch, then reopens it once the drone is away. Should only have to fire once per drone.
It disappears from the Contact panel, and the ship's computer informs you that a drone has expired.
I find it helpful to have 2 lasers with 2 drones active. Seems to work well - with only one laser, I find the drone has a hard time keeping up.
Keep 'em coming!
excellent help!!! two more and I am off to try again. so to have 2 drones operating at one time I am assuming I just click secondary fire button 2 times. also assuming 2 drones won't fight over who gets what? I have a 6 bin refinery. is that good enough or should I delete something higher and get bigger refinery?
Yes, you will need to fire off each drone separately. A 6 bin is a decent one to go with, especially if you plan on venting off less valuable ores. If you are like me and you mine with a giant cargo hold and keep everything, then you will want that pricey 10 bin refinery.