Selene Jean, totally worth the minimal effort. I had long mined 500+ tons long before I had the invite to see her. Spend an afternoon mining for profit and you’ll be set.
The engineer that requires mining 500 tons of ore
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For pity's sake, all the OP said was that they don't like mining - an opinion shared by a lot of players I would add - but wanted to unlock Selene. They were finding out what precisely was involved. They weren't complaining.
It's a preference. So, likewise.
DANGER: Anti-semantic rhetoric detected.
C’mon guys, let’s not... I read “Can’t be bothered to mine” the same as everyone else - it’s not something this person wants to do, but realizes they have to to complete the unlock.
I suspect this is someone who just wants to play pew-pew, probably gold-mined stacked missions into the billions range, hated that the whole time, unless they were 17 Draconis mission stacks, and just wants to get on with it.
That’s ok too. Frontier got paid, anything else isn’t our business. They asked, we answered. Trying to convince them the other 99% of the game is fun too is like trying to convince an aardvark to have a salad.
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I hated unlocking Jean, but it was before the mining megaboost, wouldnt be so bad now!
Worth it though in the long run OP, get grinding, whilst also making a small fortune.
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Worth it though in the long run OP, get grinding, whilst also making a small fortune.
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I think the trick is to do it as-and-when, rather than as a single task. Do it as a single task and yes, it won’t be a great experience.
I did experiment with mining, i think i got a couple of tons of water and some mineral or metal that escapes me atm and called it a job well done. Havent felt the need to repeat it.
Have you tried the new Explodey Core thing? It’s sort of fun.
Not necessarily, I didn't unlock her either simply because I never ever mined before and it doesn't attract me in the least.
I wouldn't even know where to start or which ship to use.
Do you need a strong defensive ship or is a Dropship enough or a Cobra mk4.
With the new mining all I see is a multitude of mining equipment, lasers, blasters, prospectors, refineries, ugh, and for someone never been interested in mining like me it just seems not worth the effort.
But then again someone else thinks traveling 5000ly is a drag for unlocking an engineer while for me it's just a walk in my own backyard.
I mined Bauxite for her. 500 tons of it from asteroid belts. Then wrapped the Bauxite in Panite dust and voila! I was in.
They're probably millenials!
While core mining is great fun, the old fasioned mining can be pretty good to, if only for the mats - and there is something relaxing about mining with a laser...
I'm one of those who also had the 500 ton requirement done in normal gameplay before 'needing' the engineer unlock, well before core mining hit us.
I do appreciate that for others the prospect of mining is about as interesting as a visit to the dentist
I'm one of those who also had the 500 ton requirement done in normal gameplay before 'needing' the engineer unlock, well before core mining hit us.
I do appreciate that for others the prospect of mining is about as interesting as a visit to the dentist
I used to find it very therapeutic - there's something very relaxing about the thrumm of the mining laser, the wibbling of the limpets, the explosions as that pirate Eagle succumbs to my turrets...
It always sounds, to me, as if the limpets are chatting with eachother, but maybe anthropomorphism is strong in this one
Heh - yeah, I know what you mean. I also engage in a bit of tragi-drama whenever one of them expires on a rock. "Kevin! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"It always sounds, to me, as if the limpets are chatting with eachother, but maybe anthropomorphism is strong in this one
Does it literally have to be ONLY ore? Does stuff from ice fields count like water and the like?
Yes it counts, and it's fine if you're just going to dump the stuff, or concentrate on high value stuff like Void Opals, but seeing you'll need 10 units of Painite to complete the unlock you will have to spend some time mining in a metallic ring anyway.