The Mining discussion thread.
Mining
Many thanks to Mr Braben and everyone at team FD for bringing the game back to life. I loved playing the original and this new version has captured the spirit of the old game really well.
Just a quick question, I remember doing some mining years ago, but can't remember how. Do I need a special laser or scoop? Has anyone written a guide on this? I've had a quick look, but can't find a mining thread. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks,
PWF
Many thanks to Mr Braben and everyone at team FD for bringing the game back to life. I loved playing the original and this new version has captured the spirit of the old game really well.
Just a quick question, I remember doing some mining years ago, but can't remember how. Do I need a special laser or scoop? Has anyone written a guide on this? I've had a quick look, but can't find a mining thread. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks,
PWF
yes, there was a canister of cobalt hiding inside the skin of the chango station. I was desperate to catch it and spent ages on it until i realised it was a glitch.
I have lost all my credits from a glitch before on launching where the ship was stuck on the pad and could not get away - i got blown up 6 times in a row for pad loitering so i am down to zero cash.
Still trying to figure out how to start from zero credits - does anyone have any suggestions ?
I have lost all my credits from a glitch before on launching where the ship was stuck on the pad and could not get away - i got blown up 6 times in a row for pad loitering so i am down to zero cash.
Still trying to figure out how to start from zero credits - does anyone have any suggestions ?
Mu77ley
Volunteer Moderator
If you select "Clear Save" in the multiplayer menu it will wipe your current progress and reset you to a basic sidewinder and 1000cr
Mining in Premium Beta 2 ?
Anyone else really waiting for this ?
More than anything else, this is what excited me the most in Alpha 1.
I can't wait to float around distant asteroid belts peacefully on my own.
When are we going to be able to equip some mining lasers and spend time cutting chunks off asteroids?
I wonder what hold up is considering NPCs doing it has been in the game from the earliest stages.
What do you want to see from mining?
Thoughts?
Anyone else really waiting for this ?
More than anything else, this is what excited me the most in Alpha 1.
I can't wait to float around distant asteroid belts peacefully on my own.
When are we going to be able to equip some mining lasers and spend time cutting chunks off asteroids?
I wonder what hold up is considering NPCs doing it has been in the game from the earliest stages.
What do you want to see from mining?
Thoughts?
Platinum, gold mostly
But seriously, would love to see mining soon. Some type of scanner and mining system would keep me busy for hours and hours.
I think it is important to see more of these functions soon, as they allow for more possibilities for everyone.
If you can mine then pirates have more targets as do bounty hunters and markets have more goods. On top of it it is likely this will coincide with a new ship that has an increased cargo hold.
For now I have almost entirely skipped trading and kept to combat, because i get such little time right now, that grinding cargo in a sidewinder is no fun (plus I am not sure that trading would be my main "profession" come release).
That being said I would be very interested in seeing an affordable trader and pushing the combat ships up in price.
Anyway, +1 for more game mechanics.
If you can mine then pirates have more targets as do bounty hunters and markets have more goods. On top of it it is likely this will coincide with a new ship that has an increased cargo hold.
For now I have almost entirely skipped trading and kept to combat, because i get such little time right now, that grinding cargo in a sidewinder is no fun (plus I am not sure that trading would be my main "profession" come release).
That being said I would be very interested in seeing an affordable trader and pushing the combat ships up in price.
Anyway, +1 for more game mechanics.
How not to be interested to extract from an asteroid and to embark 200 tons of gold in his cargo hold ?
Its a bit of a shame that you can't do much more than relatively small scale combat and a little bit of trading at the moment. This was never what elite was all about for me. I was never a big fighter and trading is happening at a very slow pace atm. All that manual docking gets a little bit annoying and dull after a few dozens trade runs between the same stations.
So i really hope that the next introduced features are offering a bit more to do, than this. I really want to start to feel the elite-gameplay again.
Besides Mining i really hope they implement exploration soon. All this deep space scanning sounds really, really awesome.
So i really hope that the next introduced features are offering a bit more to do, than this. I really want to start to feel the elite-gameplay again.
Besides Mining i really hope they implement exploration soon. All this deep space scanning sounds really, really awesome.
Announcements will be made this week concerning the version 2 of the premium beta
Sooo...mining confirmed?!
Yeah ....hopefully mining sites aren't all marked 'extraction sites' on everyone's navigation list....they may as well mark them as 'piracy sites'
They don't really need to be marked if you can mine any asteroid just find a planet with rings.