Ship Builds & Load Outs Mining fire groups?

[DidierDrbois]

How do you guys setup your fire groups for mining? I've only done a couple of runs so far but points of chaotic juggling with the weapons have been far more frequent than I'd like. My config as follows:
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Group 1 Primary: Collectors, Secondary: Prospectors
Group 2 Primary: Mining lasers
Group 3 Primary: 1x Beam, Secondary: 2x Pulse (depending of course on guns of choice)
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I fly a Python.
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Pretty sure more time in the field will eventually bring me to a non-panicky config but what the heck, I thought I'd ask.
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PS: If you guys use turrets it'd be interesting to see that too, many thanks!

 

[Zenith]

These are mine on my Mining Python...

Group 1: Primary - 3x C3 pulse lasers , secondary - KWS
Group 2: Primary - Twin C2 mining lasers, secondary - 5A collector
Group 3: Primary - 3A collector, secondary - 5A collector
Group 4: Primary - Twin C2 mining lasers , secondary - 3A prospector
Group 5: Primary - ADS

Allows me to rapidly launch 5 collectors, then switch to mining lasers and start carving up the rock. Swing to one side and launch a pair of prospectors while the collectors mop up.

 

[CMDR Heisenberg B. Damned]

I Use:

Group 1 Primary: Collectors x 2, Secondary: Prospector
Group 2 Primary: Mining Laser, Secondary: Prospector
Group 3 Primary: 3 x Pulse, Secondary: Cannon

So similar to DidierDrbois but I don't need to switch back to the first group to prospect the next roid whilst the collectors clean up the last of the minerals.

Just lazily move round to the next nearest roid and prospect while the collectors do their thing.

In a Python as well but done this in a Type 6 and going to try a type 7 soon.

 

[YinYin]

1 1 Pulse Laser
1 2 Prospector Limpet Controller
1 1 Kill Warrant Scanner

2 1 Mining Laser
2 2 Collector Limpet Controller

I'd hate to ever use more than 2 groups as I like to simply toggle with just one button.

edit: I might go for more if I had several collector modules to dispatch only as much as I need at once, but perhaps I'd instead toggle modules for that. Two panic proof groups over rare situational convenience.

Also I did use turrets before and you are very well of just adding them to every group but one and make them fire at will. Have them inside the active mining groups so you don't have to bother. Toggle to the one group that doesn't have them to turn off if required.

 

[SteveWithaD]

group 1 1. 2x C3 beam laser 2. size 2 rail gun
group 2 1. Mining laser, collector 2. prospector
group 3 2. adv. discovery scanner.

this is on a Clipper

 

[CMDR Heisenberg B. Damned]

edit: I might go for more if I had several collector modules to dispatch only as much as I need at once.

I have 2 x 3A (I think) collector limpets. Both linked to the same fire group as I'm never going to need less than 2 for collecting. The laser is a 2D but I find I only really need one of these as 4 collector limpets will match the speed of one 2D laser with a bit of mopping up at the end giving a bit of time to scan the surrounding rocks for the next target. Not been very scientific about it though, never tried 2 x 2D mining lasers and more collectors, maybe should if it speeds up mining.

And now I've become a mining nerd, as well! ;¬)

 

[YinYin]

It does speed up mining a lot.

The not dispatching more than needed thing is because I always fill up everything to the brim (with collectors or material - that includes the bins).
So for clearing the bins I dispatch new drones and I wouldn't like to send out more than I have bin buffer to fully refill the hold (prevents picking/refining junk).

Also there is a big difference in required collection speed between a ~25% and a >50% rock.

 

[DidierDrbois]

group 1 1. 2x C3 beam laser 2. size 2 rail gun
group 2 1. Mining laser, collector 2. prospector
group 3 2. adv. discovery scanner.

this is on a Clipper

Mining laser and collectors on one trigger? Hm, interesting, thanks!

 

[SteveWithaD]

this method probably wastes more collectors than others but about half way through a trip I usually start looking for room in the cargo hold anyway, so i'm either dumping limpits or gold and after picking up 2 tons of palladium all the limpits are paid for anyway. Maybe i bring to many, but better to many than coming home with space in the cargo hold.

 

[CMDR Heisenberg B. Damned]

this method probably wastes more collectors than others but about half way through a trip I usually start looking for room in the cargo hold anyway, so i'm either dumping limpits or gold and after picking up 2 tons of palladium all the limpits are paid for anyway. Maybe i bring to many, but better to many than coming home with space in the cargo hold.

You know I still shake my fist when an asteroid spins just out of the way of a prospector. Or a depleted roid clips the prospector on its way to another rock!

Insane, as 1 ton of Painite covers the cost of all limpets and then some. Should have seen me the other day when I caught the "drop all cargo" button by mistake. Thankfully had I some collectors already on the go so didn't lose everything - note to self must disable that button.

 

[SteveWithaD]

Should have seen me the other day when I caught the "drop all cargo" button by mistake. Thankfully had I some collectors already on the go so didn't lose everything - note to self must disable that button.

this I did once, no collectors, 192 tons of gold, palladium, platinum and painite. didn't get it all back, that button got removed right away.

 

[Lestat]

Not on a python yet. Lost it in the last Iron man mode. Lakon 7

But the setup the same other then the lasers.

Fire group one
Fire button 5 Mining lasers. Python I have two medium hard points mining lasers vs 5
Secondary Fire button Collector 5 total.

Fire group two.
Fire button 5 mining Lasers. Python I have two medium hard points mining lasers vs 5
Secondary Fire button Prospector one.

Fire group three
Fire button Chaffs
Secondary Fire button counter Measures.