Mining Shuttle

[Skatez69]

It would be cool if we could have a different kind of SLF - one designed for mining. How I'd see it working would be that it would have a 4t internal storage (the SRV has 2t, so this seems reasonable). It would be fitted with a couple of mining lasers, or abrasion blasters, so there are a choice of models. Now when I'm mining in my main ship, my NPC pilot can be in the SLF automatically collecting fragments - no more need for collection limpets, although they would obviously still be needed for ships that can't have an SLF hanger. The fragments could be transferred to the main ship via the cargo scoop, just the same as limpets do now. If I wanted to pilot the SLF myself, it would have a cargo scoop, again similar to the SRV, and to transfer collected items to the main ship I'd need to get close to the cargo scoop in the main ship and then the transfer mechanism would work just the same as the SLF menu.

This could also be used in multicrew - one cmdr in the main ship shooting, blowing up and doing the general mining job, whilst the other cmdr is doing the collection and transfer, perhaps also getting surface deposits.

 

[Factabulous]

Ah, a warm welcome todays SLM thread

 

[GraphiteGB]

Its called an eagle/ sidewinder in a wing no requirement to use broken multi crew... wing beacon and navigation locks keep the wing together to mine.
A mining FC will act as a base to launch both ships from in December for systems with out a station allready built, you then fly to the mining location...

Think many Youtubers have all ready done videos on wing mining and the super high play out it earns...
Depending on FC fitting and specs wing mining they are expecting wing mining to finaly Crash void opels prices to below Benitoite and make that the new mining rush...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY94x61MlAE

this way 4 people can mine... with 8 rocks prospected... with 4 ships...

 

[Skatez69]

@GraphiteGB, you're assuming I have friends! lol

 

[GraphiteGB]

@GraphiteGB, you're assuming I have friends! lol

You can't use multi crew in solo so you will have to have use open multi crew only works in PG or open.... open an open instance and head to station to find randoms to mine with...
Same way I did Conflict zone CG, head to station and find another cutter pilot headed out to conflict zone to kill some corvettes but then Im on console not hate filled PC users, So if on PC it might be different...

 

[Skatez69]

I see what you mean. The multi-crew was a by-product suggestion for how others might enjoy it. I'd be shooting with my ship, then either using NPC pilot to gather stuff, or switch to the shuttle and gather it myself..

 

[Lestat]

I think the current system is fine. I use to use Mining lasers and Limpets to collect 700 tons of cargo. If you wanted to collect alone, an SLF and an NPC would take too long to Mine pick up and bring back vs a collector and the issue of block collectors and accidentally running into destroying collectors or the SLF.

Also, when the game was first released, people found collecting with a scoop was too hard — that why we have Collectors. So having to Manually Mine with an SLF with no collectors is a bad idea.

Now I am okay with SLF Mining ores while the primary ship mining using collectors to collect it. But the one drawback would be space an SLF would take. For me, that space would be better spent on Limpets and cargo.