Long distance mining Trip

[Edd Jordan]

Decided to go for long distance pristine ring heaven mining run

idea - to leave the bubble in the flying death cone (or python if you want to use the latin). Discover unknown strange systems with pristine rings map them and only mine for rare items low temp diamonds and the such away from anyone else. then sell back to the highest buyer.
this is not supposed to be quick money, more a long mining trip high payouts on return (if i return)

iv set off from the bubble and im starting to enter open space.

ship load out
a class everything (i want this to be hardened ship for when i return)
modified fsd getting 26ly jumps
cargo space 126tons
fuel scoop 4a
discovery scanner and detailed surface
refinery 4a
prospector and collection limpets
mining lasers
beam and pulse turreted

i will tell of fortune or failure within the next few days.

i might rename the deathcore nostromo.

o7

 

[Jex =TE=]

Decided to go for long distance pristine ring heaven mining run

idea - to leave the bubble in the flying death cone (or python if you want to use the latin). Discover unknown strange systems with pristine rings map them and only mine for rare items low temp diamonds and the such away from anyone else. then sell back to the highest buyer.
this is not supposed to be quick money, more a long mining trip high payouts on return (if i return)

iv set off from the bubble and im starting to enter open space.

ship load out
a class everything (i want this to be hardened ship for when i return)
modified fsd getting 26ly jumps
cargo space 126tons
fuel scoop 4a
discovery scanner and detailed surface
refinery 4a
prospector and collection limpets
mining lasers
beam and pulse turreted

i will tell of fortune or failure within the next few days.

i might rename the deathcore nostromo.

o7

It's 07, you don't saulte over the top of your head

 

[Ian Phillips]

It's 07, you don't saulte over the top of your head

You need to watch more Red Dwarf

 

[Edd Jordan]

 

[sndle9]

It's 07, you don't saulte over the top of your head

You mean that all this time, I've just been waving to people, not saluting! Oh, do I feel stoopid now

 

[Edd Jordan]

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Location/ 100lys outside of bubble
mine able rings found/ yes
problems/ ncps in the middle of know where in a undiscovered ring system in a combat fas??????
solution/ fly further

o7o7o7 07

 

[varonica]

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Location/ 100lys outside of bubble
mine able rings found/ yes
problems/ ncps in the middle of know where in a undiscovered ring system in a combat fas??????
solution/ fly further

o7o7o7 07

Try 1000, don't recall seeing an NPC that far out, besides 100lys, pfft, that's not long distance!

 

[CMDR Digiel]

Flying Deathcone is perfect. Please don't change it.

Good luck with the trip.

 

[Edd Jordan]

Try 1000, don't recall seeing an NPC that far out, besides 100lys, pfft, that's not long distance!

indeed. im now 500lys out and still seeing npcs in the rings just got started on by a combate vulture ?????? madness. lucky im in the hastily name changed back flying death cone.

going to go 1000lys out and try again.

have you done long distance mineing then??? help appreciated

o7o7o7 07

 

[Edd Jordan]

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No new ice rings yet .......

but

no npcs now about 700lys away from bubble.

its great being a exploration minner. You get exploration data and the chance to mine what you find out here and also collect materials it well may be my new home for a while.

 

[Edd Jordan]

I think there must be some kind of trick to finding Low temp Diamonds
ie

star type
gas planet or ice planet type
location in ring

can anyone tell me where they found there LOW temp Diamonds so i can start a profile system name and type of planet would be very helpful.

 

[Deleted member 38366]

Low Temperature Diamonds? Exceedingly rare

Problem is : that's everywhere.

You won't find any unusual, rare or other different Ores far out. Doesn't matter how far. Their distribution seems absolutely identical, regardless of location.
So if you ventured far out there seeking unknown, rare or special ores... Sorry, we're talking Mining here. Cool stuff like that (a reason to "hunt" ultra-rares far out or actually prospect & find a remote "Mineral Heaven") hence isn't part of it

For Low Temperature Diamonds, head into the nearest populated Pristine System that has an Icy High- or HazRES.
NPCs are currently affected by a bug that prevents them from recognizing any Icy-Mined Cargo. At all. Means you can mine as many Low Temperature Diamonds as you like in any Icy RES (if you find an Asteroid, that is) and do so hassle-free.

PS.
A long time ago, every single Ring had a unique distribution Matrix of the knows Ores to it.
However, that eventually got "streamlined", effectively causing i.e. all Pristine Metallic Rings to yield pretty much exactly the same.
I'd be surprised if the recently added Icy Mining was any different.

 

[Edd Jordan]

Low Temperature Diamonds? Exceedingly rare

Problem is : that's everywhere.

You won't find any unusual, rare or other different Ores far out. Doesn't matter how far. Their distribution seems absolutely identical, regardless of location.
So if you ventured far out there seeking unknown, rare or special ores... Sorry, we're talking Mining here. Cool stuff like that (a reason to "hunt" ultra-rares far out or actually prospect & find a remote "Mineral Heaven") hence isn't part of it

For Low Temperature Diamonds, head into the nearest populated Pristine System that has an Icy High- or HazRES.
NPCs are currently affected by a bug that prevents them from recognizing any Icy-Mined Cargo. At all. Means you can mine as many Low Temperature Diamonds as you like in any Icy RES (if you find an Asteroid, that is) and do so hassle-free.

PS.
A long time ago, every single Ring had a unique distribution Matrix of the knows Ores to it.
However, that eventually got "streamlined", effectively causing i.e. all Pristine Metallic Rings to yield pretty much exactly the same.
I'd be surprised if the recently added Icy Mining was any different.

Thanks for the info. im aware that there are no surprise mine-ables out in space i was after low temp diamonds or the 3 P,s but its disappointing that there is no rhyme or reason to there distribution i would have thought with a game like elite this would be a priority. i don't want to go to a haz rez or extraction site for me its about being the only person in a huge ice ring looking for stuff but as it seems to be put in randomly whats the point. if this is the case FD need to sort this out as it seems to me to be a simple fix.

any way i have just found some dimonds but after 5 hours of game play and no fixed reson for finding them i not sure is i can be botherd to continue with the quest. im off to look for the 3 P,s

07

 

[varonica]

I think there must be some kind of trick to finding Low temp Diamonds
ie

star type
gas planet or ice planet type
location in ring

can anyone tell me where they found there LOW temp Diamonds so i can start a profile system name and type of planet would be very helpful.

I actually found low temp diamonds in Saturn's rings when I first started ring test mining there, but it was a very low return.

 

[SanguisDiabolus]

This sounds fun, and I would probably do it, if not for it being essentially pointless as others have pointed out. Mining and cargo hauling could use some additional gameplay features to give it more depth. Like:
- Ability to 3D limpets in exchange for materials, instead of needing to buy them at a station. Make it take time, maybe 10-15 seconds per limpet.
- Ability to jettison cargo in a protected cargo pod, with a beacon attached. (Mine until you're full, then drop the cargo pod to stash it and bring it back over multiple trips)
- Make it so there is more variation in how plentiful mining resources can be found. Something above pristine reserves that can only be found 1500+LYs out.

 

[DukeIronHand]

I admire your dedication to not only leave the beaten path but to only try for LTD.
Bonus points for being in a Python.
In my own, very limited, ice mining experience LTD's are a tough find in any quantity.

 

[Edd Jordan]

It was very tough in the end i came back to the bubble and put the LTD Mining ship into dock with only a small amount of ltds. i will give it a go again when mining gets some geological implementation because at the moment its to random. ie the gold rush started due to seams of gold found in and around california. so people flocked there to make there fortune. although very few did and selling mining equipment was more profitable than looking for gold for most. it did mean there was a large amount of rear material in one place and that is true of most mining. in elite its saddens me that this is not the case and i hope they do implement it soon. ie Thats the right type of system for LTD thats the right kind of planet with ice rings for ltd, that's the right part of the ring to find ltds il look there. rather than turn up and check tons of random rocks find nothing leave and try again it makes for dull game play with little reward for skill unless there is a skill element im missing but FD need to tell us about?!

Love mining but right now its not worth it although when it is Exploration mining is the way to go only did a short trip made 1mil cr and found some wicked systems and great planets and views. Amazing.