modern mining

[wash out]

Mining in space cant be easy since everything floats around.
Flying into rocks or cargo however isn't a solution, since you risk damaging your ship.
Some kind of grappling system is needed. our ships got utility slots let of mount something that make mining safe.
If you think that it becomes to easy add a targeting system, where you can miss your target. an have to wait until your system resets.
The better equipment should auto target

 

[Lestat]

What needs to happen is the Player need to practice. Something a lot of games lack in todays games.

 

[wash out]

This game tries to be closer to real life. so flight mechanics can be trying.
Im pushing the mining tool idea because, In space accidentally ramming stuff in space could very well be fatal.
A grappling or perhaps a drone system would negate this.
I'm not talking about a speed run but perhaps just something that wouldn't cause a hull breach if you get it wrong

 

[Bluefalcon8560]

I have seen similar thoughts repeated in the forums. It does make some sense. My thought is that this technology is really generic and could be applied to trading, combat, and exploring. This could very well change the complexion of the game entirely as things become more automated and require less human intervention (drones) or allow allow for "spooky action at a distance" that would reduce risks.

For me the easiest approach to mining would require addition of more mining only commodities and a rebalance of the yields to increase the production.

Other than that, IMHO, the mining paradigm is no worse than trading, combat, or exploring regarding grinding and tedium.

 

[wash out]

I'm a old EVE online player.
I have spend my fair share mining, even found a place where the rocks were mined now that was fun.
I don't want automated mining I want to be able to flaunt my skills.
So this is the equipment pack I want.
Mining scanner (showing ore veins in the asteroids)
Mining lasers (freeing ore)
Grapper/Tug drone (pickup ore)

 

[Spartan0536]

Never understood that in the year 3000+ we can't have cargo tractor beams....

 

[dismoor]

I mined just for a couple hours. And i liked the scooping. It really thought me how to fly with my ship. But it should be more rewarding. At least a scanner to see what is in the asteroid. And a drone that get in high tiers up to 5-10 rocks that you have to scoop up would be a nice idea. That equipment should be rather expensive so a new player has to learn how to fly properly. I personaly don't think tractor beams are fitting in the game lore. But hey thats just my opinion and FD promised some love for mining in 1.3 just wait for that version and we will see if they ****ed that up or not!