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How do you mean, they blow up randomly?
Mining - Very Relaxing
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How do you mean, they blow up randomly?
I was wondering the same thing and came to the conclusion that it was the dumbass limpet getting hit by the rotating asteroid, but some pilots don't think about trajectories never mind ones that send out mindless drones
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Eh, while I can find enjoyment in both exploring and mining in Elite, I can totally understand why people would feel like you do too. Both mining and exploring could use much dev attention from Frontier, and I doubt anyone who plays the game would argue against that.
I thought it was because of the asteroid rotation too, it still may be, but its other things as well. Im mining right now as I am typing so what I do is hit 3 roids in range then let the limpets go to work. I would watch the limpet with mat in tow freeze in mid space and not return, then just blow up. Crazy little buggers.
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That's odd. I haven't experienced that.
They may be going out of range... if the limpets targets the fragment, then goes out of range because the fragment has travelled out of range, then the limpet may be freezing up.
Sometimes yes, but in this case it happens right in front of my cockpit window. lol
If your ship goes out of range of a limpet, easy to do if you are headed in one direction when it is picking something up behind you, it will expire. Maybe it's this. Much more likely with the long range lasers you are using.
I find a group of 3 or 4 roids and sit in the middle and shoot pew pew @ them.... still they freeze.
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Fragments travel. Perhaps they are traveling out of range. Your limpets have a max operating range.
I know but I am staring right at it lol and I am like "Seriously dude? Youre like right there"
Well, mining is my guilty pleasure .-.
WHY am I NOT surprised by this......lol
A mining drill where you guide it through the asteroid and watching the pressure of the gasses inside the rock so it doesnt explode would be more fun
I went mining last night for the first time (ha! just when first (or is that latest) encounter happens. Mainly driven because of engineers.
Loved it.
Did some background reading on mining (how to do it!) and with the basics in mind I decided a bit of deep-end learning would be best.
Loaded up with what I thought was an obscene 50 limpets and flew this Anaconda (based on suggestions elsewhere on here) out to Delkar 7 to mine the pristine rings. Avoided the RES and instead plumbed straight for the densest looking section of the inner metallic ring. It's always pretty to fly around asteroids isn't it.
Tried a prospector limpet without really knowing what I was doing. Not much happened and I wasted it, so instead I started firing my lasers and dropping limpets (figured I'd go do some prospector reading which I've now done). MAN IT WAS FAST. Suddenly I had some Bertrandite. HA!. Did it again and again and my refinery was full - kept getting warnings about this but just to hell with it I carried on. Limpets kept dieing on me, I suspect I need to treat them with more care and wait for them too. Quite soon my fifty limpets ran out and I had a bunch of stuff in my cargo. I carried on myself with cargo scoop but this time I scanned the fragments and either mined or moved on, also checking my refinery to start to ignore or dump the rubbish. I relied on using the planet in the background to keep me charted on a roughly straight line to avoid doubling up on asteroid checking. Then it was late and with work the next day I called it a night.
This evening I'm going to reload on Limpets (don't know maybe got for 150 this time), try some prospecting for Painite. I'll also practice much more methodical refinery usage. Will need to get hold of cost chart for each mineral to determine what can go. I'm thinking initially to ignore bertrandite and indite.
I have to say it was relaxing and engrossing going from beautiful giant asteroid to asteroid. Tonight I'll have some music playing in the background and will probably lose track of time completely - also I think this is where VR would be very useful as the navigation to other asteroids would be somewhat easier. Headlook is ok, but VR would be better.
Loved it.
Did some background reading on mining (how to do it!) and with the basics in mind I decided a bit of deep-end learning would be best.
Loaded up with what I thought was an obscene 50 limpets and flew this Anaconda (based on suggestions elsewhere on here) out to Delkar 7 to mine the pristine rings. Avoided the RES and instead plumbed straight for the densest looking section of the inner metallic ring. It's always pretty to fly around asteroids isn't it.
Tried a prospector limpet without really knowing what I was doing. Not much happened and I wasted it, so instead I started firing my lasers and dropping limpets (figured I'd go do some prospector reading which I've now done). MAN IT WAS FAST. Suddenly I had some Bertrandite. HA!
. Did it again and again and my refinery was full - kept getting warnings about this but just to hell with it I carried on. Limpets kept dieing on me, I suspect I need to treat them with more care and wait for them too. Quite soon my fifty limpets ran out and I had a bunch of stuff in my cargo. I carried on myself with cargo scoop but this time I scanned the fragments and either mined or moved on, also checking my refinery to start to ignore or dump the rubbish. I relied on using the planet in the background to keep me charted on a roughly straight line to avoid doubling up on asteroid checking. Then it was late and with work the next day I called it a night.This evening I'm going to reload on Limpets (don't know maybe got for 150 this time), try some prospecting for Painite. I'll also practice much more methodical refinery usage. Will need to get hold of cost chart for each mineral to determine what can go. I'm thinking initially to ignore bertrandite and indite.
I have to say it was relaxing and engrossing going from beautiful giant asteroid to asteroid. Tonight I'll have some music playing in the background and will probably lose track of time completely - also I think this is where VR would be very useful as the navigation to other asteroids would be somewhat easier. Headlook is ok, but VR would be better.
I find laying around near the sea with a beer close by relaxing. But it would not be my subject of choice for a video game...just sayin'
I find laying around near the sea with a beer close by relaxing. But it would not be my subject of choice for a video game...just sayin'
Agreed.
I find laying around near the sea with a beer close by relaxing. But it would not be my subject of choice for a video game...just sayin'
That is pretty much the beauty of Elite in my opinion.. I live ten minutes walk away from the beach here in Bahrain, only 3 more days till I'm back to the hectic freezing cold - beer work beer culture in London for 4 months... I have done nothing but laze on the beach - Come home and mine in the :x end of nowhere 1000LY away from the bubble whilst listening to Soma Mission control.
I don't need excitement in my life or any computer game right now, my life in the UK is mental enough.. A few days of heavy partying and a day of FDL insanity fighting a war out in Fehu fulfilled my quota out here for the month..
Like the past 10 years with X3TC, I come out here to play ED and chill.
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