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Soloed my first Basilisk! 🥲
 

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Yingnei Gasua

Yingnei Gasua
Kram Nehpets Strebor said:
This is my build so far - Need to tweak the Engineering, as I ran out of mats.

Any comments?

Took it out for a spin, and not too bad. Got moaned at by ATC for loitering, but didnt hit anything!
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I would change stuff like using a smaller power plant, 7A is monster for mining and maxing the limpet controller sizes for the slots used but what you have is good enough to do the job. If you are just mining for 500t to unlock the engineer, dont waste too much time finaggling the perfect build. It works as it is.

If you wait 3-5 mins for the pirates to scan your empty holds after you jump into the mining area, you dont even need the shield boosters and stuff, just the plain shield for the accidental bumps.
 

Yingnei Gasua

Yingnei Gasua
Nekozji said:
Tbh, when I stop worrying about the balance I immediately get distracted by alien mushrooms for 3 weeks... it doesn't do a lot to bring in the credits 😹
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Same here, spent 2 weeks waffling to Colonia and back, burning half a billion in tritium while earning almost nothing and the FC manager is starting to moan about maintenance bills, restocking the toilet rolls and sandwiches.
 

Kram Nehpets Strebor

Kram Nehpets Strebor
Yingnei Gasua said:
I would change stuff like using a smaller power plant, 7A is monster for mining and maxing the limpet controller sizes for the slots used but what you have is good enough to do the job. If you are just mining for 500t to unlock the engineer, dont waste too much time finaggling the perfect build. It works as it is.

If you wait 3-5 mins for the pirates to scan your empty holds after you jump into the mining area, you dont even need the shield boosters and stuff, just the plain shield for the accidental bumps.
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I changed sensors to D and engineered what I could to G5 - Left the power plant for now, and went out for a test run.

With the 7A power plant, I can fire infinitely, even with 3 pips, so you were all correct that it's over sized.

Waited for pirates to scan me and leave, then fired a prospector limpet.... Limpet failed? OK try again... Limpet failed??
Moved a bit closer and fired another... Got message, something about analyzing, but it didn't show what, if anything, it had found.

OK, try the lasers anyway - woohoo infinite power!

...Then the problem surfaced - I've spent countless hours reading, and watching YouTube videos on mining, and what do they all say?


DON'T FORGET YOUR LIMPETS :mad: :ROFLMAO::mad:
 

Ashnak

Ashnak
Kram Nehpets Strebor said:
Got message, something about analyzing, but it didn't show what, if anything, it had found.
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You need to target the prospector from which you want to see the analysis (yes, you can have multiple prospectors on multiple rocks active at the same time. If you fire a new one and exceed the controller's limit, the oldest dies). You'll then see the analysis on the left side of your HUD (target display).
Kram Nehpets Strebor said:
With the 7A power plant, I can fire infinitely, even with 3 pips, so you were all correct that it's over sized.
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That's due to the distributor, not the PP.
Kram Nehpets Strebor said:
fired a prospector limpet.... Limpet failed? OK try again... Limpet failed??
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Can happen. Often happens with the first limpet, when you're too fast or when you're moving too much while the limpet deploys. Limpets are stupid.

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aRJay

aRJay
Kram Nehpets Strebor said:
I changed sensors to D and engineered what I could to G5 - Left the power plant for now, and went out for a test run.

With the 7A power plant, I can fire infinitely, even with 3 pips, so you were all correct that it's over sized.

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That doesn't mean it's oversized it just means you need more mining lasers.

The ideal is that the capacitor empties at the same time the rock is depleted, then the only delay is down to the number of collector limpets you have out at one time.

Not colliding while docking is always a plus.
 

Codger

Codger
Tyres O'Flaherty said:
To add to the difficulty, there was a commado patrolling the corridor - so I presume he would need to die - and the PWR centre needed level 3 access.

I be missing something.
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They can be quite a puzzle. In the case of the commando in the corridor leading to the PWR area, I've managed to get in there by quietly killing the commando, and then cutting the access panel to the PWR room. Inside the PWR room there is usually 1 or 2 researchers with level 3 access. Bang, bang, clone the ID from one of them, turn off the alarms, and off you go. If the alarms are not in the PWR room, at least you now have level 3 access and can see where they are by using any terminal. The one by the dead guard is a good bet ;)
HRDiagram said:
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Soloed my first Basilisk! 🥲
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Congrats!
 

HRDiagram

HRDiagram
Tyres O'Flaherty said:
Hmm.

Not sure these covert: theft missions are for me. I had to give one up. To get into one building I needed level one access. OK, got that from a tech. Got in and there's a door to the PROC section that needs level 2. Was there a level 2 tech anywhere? Yes, inside the PWR building accessible via the PROC only.

To add to the difficulty, there was a commado patrolling the corridor - so I presume he would need to die - and the PWR centre needed level 3 access.

I be missing something.
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Generally, in that layout there is someone else with lvl 3 elsewhere. You might want to check the personnel list on one of the terminals.
With regards to the commando in the corridor, if it is one that patrols in and out, then it's a matter of waiting until they turn their back to me or go in another room.
Isn't the alarm panel in another room (not PWR) in that kind of layout?

One thing I do, when there is someone in the way (and I don't want to kill - i.e. has no bounty), I create a distraction by shooting/throwing a grenade in another room: they will run there alarmed, and I sneak behind their back.

Obviously, it all depends on how the building is laid out.
 

bangermsuk

bangermsuk
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