So apart from the usual mining gear, what else do I need? Total noob to exploration, but I have an A-rated Annie, and have done a lot of mining.
I want to go out exploring, then stop when I find a nice pristine ice ring and do some mining. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone as it were.
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There are much easier ways to find pristine rings that nobody uses. Unless you are just wanting to explore as well.
Yeah, as I said in my post, I want to explore until I find a nice pristine ice ring. Then fill my Annie with nice shiny things then go home and make a killing. 2 birds with 1 stone. Would also be a nice way to start some exploration.... and would have a pristine ice ring all to myself (rubs his hands together with a greedy, gleeful smile on his face!).
Sooo, what do I need for the exploration part of my endeavour?Yeah, as I said in my post, I want to explore until I find a nice pristine ice ring. Then fill my Annie with nice shiny things then go home and make a killing. 2 birds with 1 stone. Would also be a nice way to start some exploration.... and would have a pristine ice ring all to myself (rubs his hands together with a greedy, gleeful smile on his face!).
Make your ship as light as possible and buy a DSS.
Will I need a fuel scoop?
Oh yeah. Biggest fuel scoop that you can get. If you wanna save a bit of money grab the Grade B version.
Also you will need prospector limpet controller and collector limpet controller. As well as a pulse wave analyzer.
I would genuinely advise having a 'little' explore in a cheaper ship that's not going to be the target of every NPC and PC (if you're in open) pirate within 500LY of the bubble with a load of exploration data and expensive cargo you don't want to lose.
Cut your teeth in a Cobra III and see what you need for the basics of exploration then equip your 'Conda accordingly.
You won't regret it.
Cut your teeth in a Cobra III and see what you need for the basics of exploration then equip your 'Conda accordingly.
You won't regret it.
Definitely won't be doing this in open! Coming back from my explore with 100's of tons of void opels + exploration data, it's just asking for trouble (though knowing my luck I will crash/get stuck in the letterbox right at the end of the journey!) Okay, so big fuel scoop, all my mining stuff, what else should I take?
I'm partial to something like the Cobra Mk III for exploration as well, but it depends on the type of exploration you're after. Anyway, an AFMU, shields, some decent thrusters and some SRVs if you're wanting to land on worlds, A rated power supply to keep heat buildup down, maybe a heat sink launcher or two, the biggest FSD you can get, a Guardian jump booster, FSD range boost materials, a big fuel scoop as mentioned by others. That sort of thing.
I generally don't bother with maybe half of what some explorers might care to take with them, but they're there for the taking if you have the inclination.
For pretty much everything else, go with D rated with enough functionality for your needs to help keep the mass down.
Of course you can improve pretty much all of this to some extent with Engineering. Things like Engineering lighter weight sensors, especially for the Anaconda I hear, naturally your FSD for further jump range, and so on.
If you're looking to sell mined ores and exploration data in a specific place inside the bubble, you may have some troubles with NPCs. Likely something that would be survivable, but mistakes happen and we aren't always on our ace game. Personally, I like popping would-be trouble makers when my exploration loadout needs for a given type of exploration and ship can also support the arms, but this isn't generally advised for the PVE meta as it's often less risky to avoid and evade as needed instead of engaging, unless maybe you're one of the more PVP oriented players doing the advising, or just care to approach the game a bit differently like me. Anyway, point being, you can always sell data on the fringes and the like too.
Oh, also after the countdown to jump starts, throttle back down before jumping to white dwarf, neutron star, and black hole systems so you don't accidentally crash into their exclusion zones and take damage. If you find yourself in a pickle looking for fuel from scoopable stars (likely not much of an issue with an Anaconda) or just want to avoid certain star types for whatever reason, you can always select the star types you'd prefer and the checkbox to apply it to your plotted route on the galactic map UI. Scoopable star types are O, B, A, F, G, K, M.
For some virgin space, heading out toward the Skull & Crossbones nebula a few thousand Lys should suffice, as there's not all that much out that way for points of interest, so it generally gets less traffic.
Cheers.
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Sounds like you might need a docking computer .... and a supercruise assist module comes in handy (I've really found it very useful on my explorer Clipper).
Awesome, thanks for that advice. Won't be taking any guns with me, too much at stake for combat to go wrong. And to manage my weight. Will have some strong shields tho so I can take a few shots from behind as I run like a scolded dog!
I tried the ADC when they first came out, but occasionally it scraped Porkchop's* belly on the way thru the letterbox, costing me no small amount of credits each time it did it. If anyone's gonna scrape Porkchop's belly on anything it might as well be me! Anyhoo, that module got sold.
* my anaconda, has bit of a belly on her.
Strong shields on an exploration trip are useful, too, if you're at all prone to crashing into things (or is that just me?)
I'd say, though, don't worry too much about weight. If you have a top notch fsd (with a bit of engineering) your range when half-laden will still probably be more than most non-conda explorers when they're trimmed to nothing. And unless you're racing to a specific point - and it doesn't sound like you are - then losing a few ly of range really isn't going to make a meaningful difference.
So load up with all the mining gear you might need, engineer all your core internals, pick a direction and press go.
I'd say, though, don't worry too much about weight. If you have a top notch fsd (with a bit of engineering) your range when half-laden will still probably be more than most non-conda explorers when they're trimmed to nothing. And unless you're racing to a specific point - and it doesn't sound like you are - then losing a few ly of range really isn't going to make a meaningful difference.
So load up with all the mining gear you might need, engineer all your core internals, pick a direction and press go.
Fuel scoop.
DSS.
Refinery
Collector limpet controller(s)
Prospector limpet controller
Shield
Cargo racks mostly full of limpets
Pulse wave analyser
Seismic charge launcher
Surface abrasion blaster thingy
Large post it note telling you not to go back to a ring when you have Void Opals onboard.
DSS.
Refinery
Collector limpet controller(s)
Prospector limpet controller
Shield
Cargo racks mostly full of limpets
Pulse wave analyser
Seismic charge launcher
Surface abrasion blaster thingy
Large post it note telling you not to go back to a ring when you have Void Opals onboard.
Heh. Yeah, or some kind of hauler in general. Reminds me of the Pork Chop Express from Big Trouble in Little China.
I would say a desire to explore.
Yep, one of those modules you might as well take along anyway even if you don't end up needing to use it, as it has no mass, and you can disable it in the power management settings so it's not draining energy and fuel when not in use. In the past there were some small ship builds I liked to use that wouldn't fit one, but I don't think that's the case now.
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