Mining

[James Son]

While mining, there should be a way to "mark" any asteroids checked-out and seem to have an interest to the pilot. That way, a pilot could mark one and go to the next one to check it out. If he finds a more interesting one, he may choose to mine it, if not, he could go back to the other marked ones and mine them.

P.S.: Perhaps not only mark the interesting ones but also the ones visited that are not interesting, so he does not double-check them.

 

[norcus]

While mining, there should be a way to "mark" any asteroids checked-out and seem to have an interest to the pilot. That way, a pilot could mark one and go to the next one to check it out. If he finds a more interesting one, he may choose to mine it, if not, he could go back to the other marked ones and mine them.

P.S.: Perhaps not only mark the interesting ones but also the ones visited that are not interesting, so he does not double-check them.

I agree. I have suggested a mining scanner to avoid "littering". The idea could be expanded to help keep track of prospective asteroids as you suggest.

 

[James Son]

Well, a mining scanner could be used to scan and analyze an asteroid without touching it. Perhaps it could be a different equipment. Marking an asteroid as interesting or not-interesting should be a default task without requiring any extra equipment.

 

[sic]

I sometimes get disoriented and lost track of the asteroid I was working on.. you know when you bump that stubborn piece and have to chase it again to scoop it..
so marking will be useful.. along with a name/number on one..

 

[norcus]

Well, a mining scanner could be used to scan and analyze an asteroid without touching it. Perhaps it could be a different equipment. Marking an asteroid as interesting or not-interesting should be a default task without requiring any extra equipment.

Using a scanner allows for further specializations into mining. If you want benefits you need to be prepared to sacrifice something. Using an extra hardpoint for mining means your ship looses abilities in other fields provides an argument to make mining easier or more efficient.

With such a scanner, asteroids could automatically be marked on the HUD/radar perhaps according to value of its content, using a color scheme for instance.