I often come across a good mining area in hotspot but either fill up, or have exhausted materials to synthesise limpets or seismic charges. Would be nice if you could drop a navigational limpet. Limpet has limited life and destroys if you leave system. But you could return to carrier to empty and restock then be able to navigate back to where you were mining and drop out of supercruise right where you left.
General Navigational Limpets for mining.
- Thread starter MannyGaming72
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I have often thought being able to fire a locating beacon would be really nice for many reasons.
To be useful a certain amount of persistence would be necessary. Some mechanic would need to be added to get rid of them. Time based, logging off, whatever.
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I suppose they could be personal markers, not visible to others. Similar to the bookmarks in the gal map. Then they could be persistent.
- When traveling on planet surface, marking my starting or home position.
- Marking exobiology locations to return to on foot or SRV.
- Rendezvous location.
- OP's idea of marking a spot in a ring is good example.
To be useful a certain amount of persistence would be necessary. Some mechanic would need to be added to get rid of them. Time based, logging off, whatever.
Edit:
I suppose they could be personal markers, not visible to others. Similar to the bookmarks in the gal map. Then they could be persistent.
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I don't think so. I'm pretty sure core mined or exploited rocks remain so for a week before respawning.
Iirc core mined rocks are gone for a week, while effects of laser mining last for a few hours - can't remember if it's 1, 2 or 6.
PS. A full day after posting this message I realized that what you're essentially asking for is a Town Portal from Diablo xD
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