hello. this is basic guide for going into mining missions as beginner, this is how i got into mining missions myself long long ago. this guide is for beginners who want try to run them alone and for those who want to do them in wings. i recommend to do these missions in team/wing as shared missions are worth a shot.
you start with sidewinder and since ED horizons 4.0 no more starts in Dromi, (((to start in Dromi you should try start ED Horizons Legacy and swap to 4.0 (someone please confirm if ED horizons legacy let start in Dromi)))
for NON-DROMI newcomers that start without permit to starter systems.
in your starting system,check missions that have name "courier delivery" "data delivery and sush. check what system destination they have,if you find multiple missions that lead to one system take them,dont worry if they take to multiple stations,still worth a shot! . check other stations and ground starports for those missions aswell.
when you go to that system and start completing the missions look for same missions that lead to your starting system. aka sytstem 1 station a check for missions.. station 2 check for missions check then ground starport 1 as above. just make sure you explored all stations and starports for missions. evry credit counts.
rinse and repeat this until you make minimum 400k credits - more is better.
once you done with missions please look for shipyard that offer ships with Frame shift drive range more than 10LY. in your credits range good option will be Hauler as its cheap and easy in use.
the hauler information available is there
elite-dangerous.fandom.com
okay so its time to fit the hauler once you got it.. (that is what i have done with my hauler - yes there are better configurations but mine worked good too)
first thing is always to place fuel scoop (VERY IMPORTANT module) so in utility slots section, kick the cargo rack and replace with fuel scoop,since its hauler theres not many options to take just take the one with higher price.
next thing you want is advanced docking computer so kick another cargo rack from utility slots.
into free utility slot you want fuel tank so put one.
now lets look on the internal slots. you want to spend remaining credits on frame shift drive ,ook for frame shift drive that increase your jump range around 16LY,buy it.
you want to place two cheap pulse or beam lasers on your weapon mounts..eventually seeker missile racks.... you will need this for later. and let the fun begin..
complete your last missions and fly to nav beacon. look for pirate ships and police ships. pirates have WANTED under name and police are CLEAN, follow police ships until they fire on wanted ship,toggle target to the wanted ship and wait until police ships take his shields out,now its your move - shoot the wanted ship until it explodes or just make few shots and back off then shoot it again, be warned he can open fire on you but most times will be busy with police ships.. once he explodes you get bounty to redeem in station,keep doing this until you collect satisfactory amount of bounties. .. when you have decent amount .. just keep doing this until you gather million or more of credits. now dock to station and you can redeem the bounty in administrative contacts. now its time to buy cobra mk 3. you want put cargo racks there,more is better. dont forget about fuel scoop (!) dont remove shields,need advanced docking computer too.
swap to hauler ship and undock. plot the route to DHANKA and start your joirney...ohh you need minimum 10 million credits as its involved buying the metals/minerals.
during jumps you will notice fuel tank is getting less and less, so lets learn to fuel scoop from stars. i used this guide as its best one found
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXrAdqjE0cs
once you manage to reach dhanka dock to Morrison dock orbital station.
open shipyard. call your cobra mk 3 to this station,the fee/tax will me small so accept and begin the ship transfer. before it arrives it takes some time. now go to mission tab and browse missions. look for missions that asks to mine cobalt,rutile,bauxite. look how much they want. be sure to have atleast 32 cargo on cobra mk3. if nessecary,replace shield generator with cargo rack (dont worry you will rarely get damaged).... take these missions and wait for cobra mk3 arrival,swap the ships and you can fly out of station.. you need to fly to Bierce Horizons station, you will buy your cobalt bauxite indite rutile there.. dont need mining it,just buy it. now leave station and head back to Morrison Dock. you will complete mission there. take more,they pay not bad and you can make decent money there. now lets talk about dangers and risks.
the dangers and risks - interdictions.
well so far i done 40 missions in Dhanka. and was interdicted only 6 times,all random interdictions. no mission interdiction as long as i stayed in system (#). risk of interdictions in dhanka is low.
the dangers start when you leave dhanka while active missions. you will start getting mission target interdiction. they can spawn deadly ships like federlance,python,anaconda,federal corvette,imperial cutter) just submit and boost away then enter supercruise again and keep going to station.so when you take wing mining missions dont leave system.
avoiding interdiction trick - when NPC starts talking in chat and says,what a nice haul,suprised you made that far" or "my next target is you commander" immedialey stop your ship and hit J key to exit to normal space, wait cooldown and jump to supercruise again,this will fool the npc and will not engage you for longer.
what is after cobra mk3? well well. you should buy asp explorer. equip it for cargo space, unshielded can do 80 easy shielded 64
where to buy the asp exploder https://roguey.co.uk/elite-dangerous/ships/asp-explorer/where.html nearest to dhanka is Matucanth / robinson station . you can do now more missions with the asp.
later invest in krait mk2 and you can put there total 128 cargo with shields or around 200 no shields.. with 128 cargo can take sweet gold silver bertrandite missions. but gold and silver missions are most expensive,more than bertrandite so need way more money for running gold and silver missions,stick to old cobalt rutile bauxite indite for while (after buying the krait mk2) then invest into bertrandite missions.
what is next?
well once you make sufficient money you can buy T8 transporter and make multiple bertrandite missions at once (for some time before your reputation is high eoungh,you get bertrandite missions for low amounts of bertrandite, t8 unshielded can hold safely about 730 of cargo. and its pretty safe to run unshielded in dhanka. if interdiction happens just submit and boost away and go into supercruise. if you are still scared you can put shields and fly with around 630 cargo - still good to go.
also higher your reputation is, better mission payout will happen and better missions at all.
anaconda and mining missions. - good idea, but more trips from station to station and with so many weapons you can stop running from interdictions,instead submit and kill the pirate.
type 10 for these missions,nope. too slow,hard to change course and even good shields disappear fast. shielded like 688 cargo. but too expensive.
as for systems that have low chance for interdictions...its just interdiction chance. local npc pirates will always interdict you but usually they wont interdict you all time. if you leave system while you have active wing mining mission,you will have high chance for mission related interdiction. its like 90% chance. tested myself.. so when you take the mining missions,be sure there is next station where you can buy the metals/minerals. if you cant buy them then you are in wrong system.
so far have found only two "safe" systems where you can take mining missions and buy the minerals/metals. and fly unshielded T8
Dhanka 1 mission station 1 station with metals and minerals to buy. there are ground starports but did not check,just used them for credit donation missions.
Patocuda 1 mission station 2 stations with metals and minerals to buy. there are ground starports,but used them just for donation missions.
you start with sidewinder and since ED horizons 4.0 no more starts in Dromi, (((to start in Dromi you should try start ED Horizons Legacy and swap to 4.0 (someone please confirm if ED horizons legacy let start in Dromi)))
for NON-DROMI newcomers that start without permit to starter systems.
in your starting system,check missions that have name "courier delivery" "data delivery and sush. check what system destination they have,if you find multiple missions that lead to one system take them,dont worry if they take to multiple stations,still worth a shot! . check other stations and ground starports for those missions aswell.
when you go to that system and start completing the missions look for same missions that lead to your starting system. aka sytstem 1 station a check for missions.. station 2 check for missions check then ground starport 1 as above. just make sure you explored all stations and starports for missions. evry credit counts.
rinse and repeat this until you make minimum 400k credits - more is better.
once you done with missions please look for shipyard that offer ships with Frame shift drive range more than 10LY. in your credits range good option will be Hauler as its cheap and easy in use.
the hauler information available is there
Hauler
The galaxy is full of successful traders who started their career with a Hauler. The ship's comparatively low cost and significant carrying capacity have made it the most popular small cargo ship in human space. The Hauler is highly specialised, however, and consumers are advised that it is...
elite-dangerous.fandom.com
okay so its time to fit the hauler once you got it.. (that is what i have done with my hauler - yes there are better configurations but mine worked good too)
first thing is always to place fuel scoop (VERY IMPORTANT module) so in utility slots section, kick the cargo rack and replace with fuel scoop,since its hauler theres not many options to take just take the one with higher price.
next thing you want is advanced docking computer so kick another cargo rack from utility slots.
into free utility slot you want fuel tank so put one.
now lets look on the internal slots. you want to spend remaining credits on frame shift drive ,ook for frame shift drive that increase your jump range around 16LY,buy it.
you want to place two cheap pulse or beam lasers on your weapon mounts..eventually seeker missile racks.... you will need this for later. and let the fun begin..
complete your last missions and fly to nav beacon. look for pirate ships and police ships. pirates have WANTED under name and police are CLEAN, follow police ships until they fire on wanted ship,toggle target to the wanted ship and wait until police ships take his shields out,now its your move - shoot the wanted ship until it explodes or just make few shots and back off then shoot it again, be warned he can open fire on you but most times will be busy with police ships.. once he explodes you get bounty to redeem in station,keep doing this until you collect satisfactory amount of bounties. .. when you have decent amount .. just keep doing this until you gather million or more of credits. now dock to station and you can redeem the bounty in administrative contacts. now its time to buy cobra mk 3. you want put cargo racks there,more is better. dont forget about fuel scoop (!) dont remove shields,need advanced docking computer too.
swap to hauler ship and undock. plot the route to DHANKA and start your joirney...ohh you need minimum 10 million credits as its involved buying the metals/minerals.
during jumps you will notice fuel tank is getting less and less, so lets learn to fuel scoop from stars. i used this guide as its best one found
once you manage to reach dhanka dock to Morrison dock orbital station.
open shipyard. call your cobra mk 3 to this station,the fee/tax will me small so accept and begin the ship transfer. before it arrives it takes some time. now go to mission tab and browse missions. look for missions that asks to mine cobalt,rutile,bauxite. look how much they want. be sure to have atleast 32 cargo on cobra mk3. if nessecary,replace shield generator with cargo rack (dont worry you will rarely get damaged).... take these missions and wait for cobra mk3 arrival,swap the ships and you can fly out of station.. you need to fly to Bierce Horizons station, you will buy your cobalt bauxite indite rutile there.. dont need mining it,just buy it. now leave station and head back to Morrison Dock. you will complete mission there. take more,they pay not bad and you can make decent money there. now lets talk about dangers and risks.
the dangers and risks - interdictions.
well so far i done 40 missions in Dhanka. and was interdicted only 6 times,all random interdictions. no mission interdiction as long as i stayed in system (#). risk of interdictions in dhanka is low.
the dangers start when you leave dhanka while active missions. you will start getting mission target interdiction. they can spawn deadly ships like federlance,python,anaconda,federal corvette,imperial cutter) just submit and boost away then enter supercruise again and keep going to station.so when you take wing mining missions dont leave system.
avoiding interdiction trick - when NPC starts talking in chat and says,what a nice haul,suprised you made that far" or "my next target is you commander" immedialey stop your ship and hit J key to exit to normal space, wait cooldown and jump to supercruise again,this will fool the npc and will not engage you for longer.
what is after cobra mk3? well well. you should buy asp explorer. equip it for cargo space, unshielded can do 80 easy shielded 64
where to buy the asp exploder https://roguey.co.uk/elite-dangerous/ships/asp-explorer/where.html nearest to dhanka is Matucanth / robinson station . you can do now more missions with the asp.
later invest in krait mk2 and you can put there total 128 cargo with shields or around 200 no shields.. with 128 cargo can take sweet gold silver bertrandite missions. but gold and silver missions are most expensive,more than bertrandite so need way more money for running gold and silver missions,stick to old cobalt rutile bauxite indite for while (after buying the krait mk2) then invest into bertrandite missions.
what is next?
well once you make sufficient money you can buy T8 transporter and make multiple bertrandite missions at once (for some time before your reputation is high eoungh,you get bertrandite missions for low amounts of bertrandite, t8 unshielded can hold safely about 730 of cargo. and its pretty safe to run unshielded in dhanka. if interdiction happens just submit and boost away and go into supercruise. if you are still scared you can put shields and fly with around 630 cargo - still good to go.
also higher your reputation is, better mission payout will happen and better missions at all.
anaconda and mining missions. - good idea, but more trips from station to station and with so many weapons you can stop running from interdictions,instead submit and kill the pirate.
type 10 for these missions,nope. too slow,hard to change course and even good shields disappear fast. shielded like 688 cargo. but too expensive.
as for systems that have low chance for interdictions...its just interdiction chance. local npc pirates will always interdict you but usually they wont interdict you all time. if you leave system while you have active wing mining mission,you will have high chance for mission related interdiction. its like 90% chance. tested myself.. so when you take the mining missions,be sure there is next station where you can buy the metals/minerals. if you cant buy them then you are in wrong system.
so far have found only two "safe" systems where you can take mining missions and buy the minerals/metals. and fly unshielded T8
Dhanka 1 mission station 1 station with metals and minerals to buy. there are ground starports but did not check,just used them for credit donation missions.
Patocuda 1 mission station 2 stations with metals and minerals to buy. there are ground starports,but used them just for donation missions.
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