Newcomer / Intro Cannisters self destruct?

Ism

I
I was picking up dumped canisters after destroying a wanted ship, there were a lot of them and as I was scooping the canisters, a new ship appeared next to me.
It was annoying because it kept bumping into me and impact destroying the canisters near the one I was scooping.
So I target the ship and it's also wanted. I quickly dispatch the ship and return to scooping. Suddenly the canisters start bursting like popcorn (no I didn't hit them).
Is it normal for canisters to have a limited lifespan?
 

ellay

ellay
Yes they deteriorate after a certain amount of time. Though you'll find canisters in other scenarios don't degrade (in uss's)
 

cmdr lowest

C
Yes, you only get a finite amount of time to scoop them up.

It shows the integrity of the canister in the contacts pane of your LH screen when you target the canister.
 

Psen999

P
Yeah its the same with mining (dont know if you have tried or are going to) dont blowoff a load of chunks, happened to me, just emptied a full laser on a rock that had 30-40% palladium and a pirate took a fancy to me so i blew him up and when i got back the chunks had all gone.
 

Tryst

Tryst
I do think the time is a little short though. It could do with a bit of tweaking to allow less experienced pilots to learn to use the scoop properly. It can be a pain if you're not that experienced because, by the time you've scooped up one or two, the others have popped. Even a more experienced pilot can sometimes find the last two or three popping before they've scooped them all up.
 

Skip Intro

Skip Intro
I think the timeout is something like two minutes. If you need help with it, play the tutorial missions until you're confident, it's much easier that way.
 
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