Found Low Temp Diamonds

[scooternutz]

I found them on the very first asteroid I shattered. There was about 10 in my contact list. I got a few and an AI Python Pirate took me out. With all the stuff I had to retract, hardpoints, cargo scoop, and figuring out where I was on the controller, it was too late.

Any advice on how to get this done in High Res areas?

I am in the Krait MK2, Miltary Grade Composite, 4A Shield. Core components all engineered. Just mining hardpoints.

Thanks!

P.S. I noticed its very cold after cracking them. Could I stay in silent running without burning through Heat Sinks?

 

[777Driver]

I found them on the very first asteroid I shattered. There was about 10 in my contact list. I got a few and an AI Python Pirate took me out. With all the stuff I had to retract, hardpoints, cargo scoop, and figuring out where I was on the controller, it was too late.

Any advice on how to get this done in High Res areas?

I am in the Krait MK2, Miltary Grade Composite, 4A Shield. Core components all engineered. Just mining hardpoints.

Thanks!

P.S. I noticed its very cold after cracking them. Could I stay in silent running without burning through Heat Sinks?

Not really sure why you would want to bother with a HI RES. In populated space - Best bet is to find a quiet Void Opal hotspot, drop in (without any cargo) a pirate might scan, they'll leave you alone since you don't have any cargo. Going forwards you will never be hassled for the rest of the mining session.

Once your cargo is full, sell it at a station paying a good price. - https://inara.cz/galaxy-commodity/

If you do want to fight in a Res site whilst mining, keep the seismic charger, fit the other hardpoints with some decent weapons, pirates start to run once shields are down. I prefer to use a T-10. loaded with a seismic charge and cascade torpedoes.

For complete peace of mind head a coupe of hundred LY outside the bubble, not far for most ships these days, even my heavy T-10 does 39LY fully laden.

 

[scooternutz]

Not really sure why you would want to bother with a HI RES. In populated space - Best bet is to find a quiet Void Opal hotspot, drop in (without any cargo) a pirate might scan, they'll leave you alone since you don't have any cargo. Going forwards you will never be hassled for the rest of the mining session.

Once your cargo is full, sell it at a station paying a good price. - https://inara.cz/galaxy-commodity/

If you do want to fight in a Res site whilst mining, keep the seismic charger, fit the other hardpoints with some decent weapons, pirates start to run once shields are down. I prefer to use a T-10. loaded with a seismic charge and cascade torpedoes.

For complete peace of mind head a coupe of hundred LY outside the bubble, not far for most ships these days, even my heavy T-10 does 39LY fully laden.

Awesome advice! Thanks you!!!!!!

 

[sollisb]

While you can mine anywhere, it's best to go to a non res site. It immediately removes the presence of large scale miners and pirates. In saying that you will always (or I always do) see a cop or pirate come to check me out. Let them can then they go away.

You should be scanning for the hotspots. Diamonds were the best paying last evening not Opals. So check INARA before starting.

You can mine happily away for hours without seeing anyone. If you do, then high tail it out to your closest station.

You can transfer goodies from mine ship to combat ship.

Then go sell.

The ice-up in ice belts can keep you at 0% indefinitely.

 

[Futuristichub]

I found them on the very first asteroid I shattered. There was about 10 in my contact list. I got a few and an AI Python Pirate took me out. With all the stuff I had to retract, hardpoints, cargo scoop, and figuring out where I was on the controller, it was too late.

Any advice on how to get this done in High Res areas?

I am in the Krait MK2, Miltary Grade Composite, 4A Shield. Core components all engineered. Just mining hardpoints.

Thanks!

P.S. I noticed its very cold after cracking them. Could I stay in silent running without burning through Heat Sinks?

My friend, you're not doing it right. Here's what you need to do. Scan the rings (ICY RINGS) with a Detailed Planet Scanner (switch mode) once you find a Diamond hotspot, go to that instead of any resource extraction sites. If you go to the hot spots, drop in with no cargo what so ever. Once you drop in you have about a 50-50 chance of a pirate meeting you there at the hotspot. Let them scan you and then after the fly about 20-30km from the hotspot to ensure you're alone and start finding core asteroids. I always circle the hotspot around the same distance to find them and this way as long as im away from the hotspot center i'll skip seeing anyone around me. Gather your minerals and frameshift to sell

HOTTIP: If you get scanned and its too late to run, turn on silent running and they SHOULD scan you but not see anything. Once they leave, turn it back off. Just remember to turn it off cause you'll overheat and blow up in about 45 seconds or so

 

[scooternutz]

My friend, you're not doing it right. Here's what you need to do. Scan the rings (ICY RINGS) with a Detailed Planet Scanner (switch mode) once you find a Diamond hotspot, go to that instead of any resource extraction sites. If you go to the hot spots, drop in with no cargo what so ever. Once you drop in you have about a 50-50 chance of a pirate meeting you there at the hotspot. Let them scan you and then after the fly about 20-30km from the hotspot to ensure you're alone and start finding core asteroids. I always circle the hotspot around the same distance to find them and this way as long as im away from the hotspot center i'll skip seeing anyone around me. Gather your minerals and frameshift to sell

HOTTIP: If you get scanned and its too late to run, turn on silent running and they SHOULD scan you but not see anything. Once they leave, turn it back off. Just remember to turn it off cause you'll overheat and blow up in about 45 seconds or so

It is definitely working. I am looking at the bright yellow rocks and finding ones with fissures. My challenge now is successfully splitting them. 5 attempts and I can't seem to get them to break apart after placing the seismic charges. I am sure it takes lots of practice.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

It is definitely working. I am looking at the bright yellow rocks and finding ones with fissures. My challenge now is successfully splitting them. 5 attempts and I can't seem to get them to break apart after placing the seismic charges. I am sure it takes lots of practice.

Look at the fissure strength in the bottom left target panel, then press and hold the fire button to charge the charge (that sounds odd) to match, then release.
Start with the high strength fissures, then average, and when the graph in the top right is poking the blue, switch to low until it says "optimum yield reached".
If you overcook it, disarm a charge, and if it's too low, and set a lower yield in its place.

Then back up, and detonate.

 

[scooternutz]

Look at the fissure strength in the bottom left target panel, then press and hold the fire button to charge the charge (that sounds odd) to match, then release.
Start with the high strength fissures, then average, and when the graph in the top right is poking the blue, switch to low until it says "optimum yield reached".
If you overcook it, disarm a charge, and if it's too low, and set a lower yield in its place.

Then back up, and detonate.

I am trying to get them all set in one go. Can I set them off one at a time?

 

[scooternutz]

Look at the fissure strength in the bottom left target panel, then press and hold the fire button to charge the charge (that sounds odd) to match, then release.
Start with the high strength fissures, then average, and when the graph in the top right is poking the blue, switch to low until it says "optimum yield reached".
If you overcook it, disarm a charge, and if it's too low, and set a lower yield in its place.

Then back up, and detonate.

I am trying to get them all set in one go. Can I set them off one at a time?

 

[Schembri]

I had a different experience not sure if intended or not. I was at diamond rich location for quite some time. I'm sure because it took me sometime to find an asteriod with a core deposit. I noticed other ships coming moments after the asteriod was cracked. I didn't want to loose those diamonds so i continued to collect them and planned to make a run if they scan me. Thing is they didn't and I wonder if it was because the ship had near zero thermal signature. While i was in betweed the broken asteroid the ship kept loosing heat till the cockpit froze over.

 

[scooternutz]

I had a different experience not sure if intended or not. I was at diamond rich location for quite some time. I'm sure because it took me sometime to find an asteriod with a core deposit. I noticed other ships coming moments after the asteriod was cracked. I didn't want to loose those diamonds so i continued to collect them and planned to make a run if they scan me. Thing is they didn't and I wonder if it was because the ship had near zero thermal signature. While i was in betweed the broken asteroid the ship kept loosing heat till the cockpit froze over.

I like that as well. I can stay in silent running the entire time. I'll tell you what; This new way of mining is like a completely new version of Elite Dangerous. It could be a stand alone.

 

[Andovar]

Look at the fissure strength in the bottom left target panel, then press and hold the fire button to charge the charge (that sounds odd) to match, then release.

protip: you don't need to match the charge strength to the fissure type, and many times you don't want to. this gives you some fine-tuning control to get into the optimal blue zone.

 

[Julio Montega]

protip: you don't need to match the charge strength to the fissure type, and many times you don't want to. this gives you some fine-tuning control to get into the optimal blue zone.

As i understood it the fissure strength acts as a multiplier for the seismic charge yield strength, correct?

 

[Andovar]

As i understood it the fissure strength acts as a multiplier for the seismic charge yield strength, correct?

If you mean a high strength charge on a low strength fissure having a higher impact, then yes.

High charge on high strength has the same impact as low charge on low strength.
Many times I'll start with a high charge on a low strength fissure, just to get a large jump to get it going.
Though the real advantage to this is when you're just below the optimal bar with a couple pips jumping into the blue, you can use a low charge on a avg or high fissure to edge into the optimal range. If you match charge to fissure strength at that point then it will overload into the red zone.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Hmm, didn't know this.

I thought putting a high in a low effects the yield, even if optimal.

Been doing it wrong!

Nevermind, still made 350mil so far. Lol

 

[scooternutz]

Hmm, didn't know this.

I thought putting a high in a low effects the yield, even if optimal.

Been doing it wrong!

Nevermind, still made 350mil so far. Lol

Are you detonating charges one at a time? 350mil!!!! Wow!

 

[Andovar]

Hmm, didn't know this.

I thought putting a high in a low effects the yield, even if optimal.

Been doing it wrong!

Nevermind, still made 350mil so far. Lol

As far as I'm aware, the only thing that affects the yield is the optimal range.
Above optimal=poor yield, below optimal=no yield (rock won't crack)