To start with no fixed point mining gear would exist in real life unless it need to. The easiest thing to do would be to have gimbaling and auto tracking missiles etc. Although I guess both could logically exist at different price points. Maybe they could all gimbal if you aim at a prospecting limpet attached to the asteroid. The other things could gimbal and even smart fire around the asteroid when aiming at other nodes. Maybe not in all circumstances or speed of asteroid turning but in a way you could time it to get a node easier. You could also choose to dumb fire them if needed. This would make fissure and new mining easier in larger ships. Or any ship and be nice and convenient.
Either way, my idea is to improve mining lance by giving an increased chance to get materials over other objects. This would apply to both with and without prospecting limpets. It's one advantage besides range is to get mats for exploration and limpets. If we could effectively farm limpet mats it would be perfect for self sufficient long term mining. And it would be extraordinarily useful over normal mining gear.
Either way, my idea is to improve mining lance by giving an increased chance to get materials over other objects. This would apply to both with and without prospecting limpets. It's one advantage besides range is to get mats for exploration and limpets. If we could effectively farm limpet mats it would be perfect for self sufficient long term mining. And it would be extraordinarily useful over normal mining gear.
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