FooZ that, I wanted to say (F**k) that but it wouldn't let me.Today I tried mapped mining for the first time. It turns out that the asteroids in a ring are not actually random. You get the exact same asteroids each time. Which means that if you spend some time and are very precise about where you start and the path you take, you can map out the positions of high-yield asteroids, and then come back and mine them again next time. Apparently they refresh every 2 hours if you're in Solo.
Anyway, people are doing this now and I wanted to try it myself. I decided on a popular platinum map, and headed out. The system was, of course, chock full of carriers.
Following the map turned out to be pretty easy once I came to grips with how things looked on my screen vs the map, and got into the groove of very precise alignment of my ship with the visuals. I found it rather fun, actually.
I've never seen so many 50%+ asteroids in a row before, so it was amusing in that way, too.
I was following a map for a normal hotspot, not one in a RES, HIGHRES or HAZRES. Yields are boosted in RES, HIGHRES and HAZRES so the boldest miners are making maps of those, and to follow them you must be ready to deal with the pirates you'll get.
I may have to try that sometime for the giggles.
Anyway, I spent about and hour and a half goofing around with the map. I was unable to finish it because my hold was full. The method definitely works.
Some might consider it a bit "cheaty", I suppose. It doesn't bother me particularly
And that's what I'm up to today!
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Even with little engineering it's a very capable Scout Killer. Turn rate is shocking, but that's Python for you.
