I have them the other way around. If you need to get closer to the center then dont you need the lasers at the outside and other ones inside. My SSDM is on the large hardpoint in the middle. What should I do? I also have a SCL but your build does not have one.
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Oops, thats the advantage with with carriers, I swap the SCL in and out as needed, I had used it for a Tritium run and I use 2 SSDM's then for ammo supply reasons, I not only carry a number of mining ships I also carry in stock spare weapons and modules so that I can re-configure as I need to.
Tritium does not have cores, the fastest way is the bright yellow rocks, usually 4 SSD's plus Lasers, a good rock can give over 30t.
The easiest way is to try and if you are comfortable keep them there, if not move them, sometimes as I have found with a T10 you cannot get them as you like them so you strip the gear off and try a different ship.
Smaller ships are easier to setup because everything is closer to the centre line, what happens say you have a SSDM on a low left mount at 200m the shot will hit low left of aim point, at 500m it hits aim point and at 800m it will hit high right of aim point, the further the weapon is away from the center line the greater this effect.
This might not seem to be much of a problem, and it is not when dealing with static or slow spinning rocks, but not all rocks stand still
Tritium does not have cores, the fastest way is the bright yellow rocks, usually 4 SSD's plus Lasers, a good rock can give over 30t.
The easiest way is to try and if you are comfortable keep them there, if not move them, sometimes as I have found with a T10 you cannot get them as you like them so you strip the gear off and try a different ship.
Smaller ships are easier to setup because everything is closer to the centre line, what happens say you have a SSDM on a low left mount at 200m the shot will hit low left of aim point, at 500m it hits aim point and at 800m it will hit high right of aim point, the further the weapon is away from the center line the greater this effect.
This might not seem to be much of a problem, and it is not when dealing with static or slow spinning rocks, but not all rocks stand still
Well I have had a fab time mining so far. In addition to a lot of laser mining experience I have now experienced SSD, SD and Deep Core mining and had my first successful deep core today. Got 14T of musgavite from just one roid which is about half of a good roid but it may have been the charges I set not producing so much. But it felt great. I have read about others doing deep core and can confirm it is so satisfying when the roid explodes to reveal its goodies.
Because I am fairly wealthy (many billions even after buying carrier) I am not trying to earn lots of credits and so have been able to enjoy learning about mining with no pressure. Having a carrier means I can just stockpile the materials I am mining with no fear of pirates when traveling to stations.
Because I am fairly wealthy (many billions even after buying carrier) I am not trying to earn lots of credits and so have been able to enjoy learning about mining with no pressure. Having a carrier means I can just stockpile the materials I am mining with no fear of pirates when traveling to stations.
I loved it when I successfully blew up my first 'roid and still get a thrill when I get an optimum yield from one
I am in a similar position, plenty of credits a selection of ships - a couple I have not even flown yet and a good selection of might need modules on my carrier.
With the right ships - modules available it also gives you the additional freedom that you can do or go wherever you want when you want without having to worry about getting stuck somewhere out in the black.
The mobile warehouse is also a great asset, the ability to safely store and sell wherever you like, when you like.
The only minor problem with my playstyle is the lack of mats (encoded and manufactured) out in the black.
With the right ships - modules available it also gives you the additional freedom that you can do or go wherever you want when you want without having to worry about getting stuck somewhere out in the black.
The mobile warehouse is also a great asset, the ability to safely store and sell wherever you like, when you like.
The only minor problem with my playstyle is the lack of mats (encoded and manufactured) out in the black.
Apart from it being kind of logical, I think it's a rather clever design choice that pushed players to "try a bit of everything".
As a massive fan of Subnautica, I can appreciate a game that forces your out of your comfort zone and rewards you with otherwise unobtainable stuff. In Elite it's less serious as engineering is not at all a necessary thing for normal user.
I like core mining as well. It's fun, and some quick buck as well, although many things earn comparable or more money these days.
Since I lack patience and time, I like my mining trips over within an hour or so, which earns me roughly 45million on average.
This post of mine explains how.
However, I would suggest that you take part in the current CG instead. I expect spending a couple of hours on that will yield some 500million if not more.
This post of mine explains how.
Since I lack patience and time, I like my mining trips over within an hour or so, which earns me roughly 45million on average.
This post of mine explains how.
However, I would suggest that you take part in the current CG instead. I expect spending a couple of hours on that will yield some 500million if not more.
This post of mine explains how.
Much of it depends upon RNG. If you can come across a frequent occurrence of core asteroids with grandiderite, musgravite, etc (the high payers) then core mining can be very lucrative. Unfortunately, even in "hot spots" the frequency of occurrence can be frustratingly low.
Laser mining platinum at the moment is a good money-maker, again you are dependant upon random number generator but in a platinum hotspot I can go from asteroid to asteroid with relative frequency - I always end up jettisoning loads of limpets.
That all depends on what you are mining for, in general mining with multiple types of metals/minerals being mined laser will always beat volume wise any other type of mining, value wise it could be a different matter.
Tritium the fastest way volume wise is SD/SSD mining with obviously lasering any remainder of these type of rocks, a 4 SSD rock may produce up to about 36t.
There can be a lot of variation on Core density in rings and also a lot of distraction from large volumes of SD/SSD rocks, if you are not to fussy about what type of Cores you are mining try a run or two away from the hotspots, you may find that although there are less glowing rocks more of them will be cores rather than SD/SSD rocks.
Type of ship can also be a factor, your medium sized is faster manoeuvring around a rock than say a T9 or Cutter, but I do mainly a mixed style of mining - hoovering up anything that's worth while, PWA'ing but prospecting rocks between rather than fly direct from glowy to glowy.
The rings themselves can also vary a lot, even in just Pristine rings the number and distance between rocks varies and the amount of good rocks is another factor. Another thing, just because a ring may not have hotspots does not mean that it is not worth mining.
Skill, there is a certain amount needed at times both in spotting the right rocks, not only the Cores from the SSD's but the ones that are going to take too much time to mine properly - fast spinning Tritium SSD's can be a waste of time and ammo. This can also be a factor in laser mining some shapes can be better than others.
Try to at times to think outside the box, sometimes it works sometimes it does not
Tritium the fastest way volume wise is SD/SSD mining with obviously lasering any remainder of these type of rocks, a 4 SSD rock may produce up to about 36t.
There can be a lot of variation on Core density in rings and also a lot of distraction from large volumes of SD/SSD rocks, if you are not to fussy about what type of Cores you are mining try a run or two away from the hotspots, you may find that although there are less glowing rocks more of them will be cores rather than SD/SSD rocks.
Type of ship can also be a factor, your medium sized is faster manoeuvring around a rock than say a T9 or Cutter, but I do mainly a mixed style of mining - hoovering up anything that's worth while, PWA'ing but prospecting rocks between rather than fly direct from glowy to glowy.
The rings themselves can also vary a lot, even in just Pristine rings the number and distance between rocks varies and the amount of good rocks is another factor. Another thing, just because a ring may not have hotspots does not mean that it is not worth mining.
Skill, there is a certain amount needed at times both in spotting the right rocks, not only the Cores from the SSD's but the ones that are going to take too much time to mine properly - fast spinning Tritium SSD's can be a waste of time and ammo. This can also be a factor in laser mining some shapes can be better than others.
Try to at times to think outside the box, sometimes it works sometimes it does not
A little surprise.
Mining in a Tritium/Alex double, just done an Alex, still coming out of the debris cloud and spots an SD on a nearby rock and fires a prospector into it - a Bromellite core, and unusually it was totally static.
Wow hit the jackpot here, I am out way to far to bother with Bromellite, quick check anyway in contacts panel, SD is Tritium and so are 4 SSD's - 26t of Tritium later, I left the Bromellite for someone else
Mining in a Tritium/Alex double, just done an Alex, still coming out of the debris cloud and spots an SD on a nearby rock and fires a prospector into it - a Bromellite core, and unusually it was totally static.
Wow hit the jackpot here, I am out way to far to bother with Bromellite, quick check anyway in contacts panel, SD is Tritium and so are 4 SSD's - 26t of Tritium later, I left the Bromellite for someone else
Do limpets dream of sheep chunks?
even if it smashes against a roid on the way back?
No, if it kills itself on an asteroid, it will release the chunk to let the next limpet in line commit suicide the same bloody way.
Each mining fragment lasts as long as its "hull life" persists. Thus if you notice a fragment is embedded inside an asteroid then instead of wasting limpets, target the fragment and watch till it goes to 0% and disappears before lasering (or otherwise producing) more fragments and then launch new collectors.