Even in my 'Conda I've not yet been successfully interdicted while carrying a full load of core minerals, but it's a PITA and a waste of time to outfly them time and again. The bounties aren't usually worth that much in any case, especially if it means risking a couple hundred million payout. So I minimize exposure.In a big ship, with guns left over after the tools, part of the fun is killing the interdicting ships
Not sure I'm doing mining right...
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not having a small version in outfitting. major beef with it 🎖
Ahh I see, that would make sense if one wanted to mine with a ship without class 2 modules. Would deff be useful on smaller ships. Doesn't effect me too much as I like to roll around in bigger ships. I do all of my mining in the Imperial cutter. Love to boost straight into an asteroid and use it as a brake lol.
My mining ship is a Python and I think it get around cors much better than most. Also I use an "A"shield so I can push against the chunks when needed- although if you watch the pieces they will clunk together at one point then separate at the same point shortly after just wait till then to go in.
Also if you're getting 12 per core- you're doing it right.
Also if you're getting 12 per core- you're doing it right.
It is quite a compelling pastime. I'm using an AspX rigged for mining though went off for a few days in my Cobra to gather surface materials. I haven't found any VO's yet but some of the other deep core stuff like Serendibitie (!) is also quite valuable if you look for a good price.
A smaller ship.
I use a cutter for this and its fine though but that's just a matter of practice.
At one point I couldn't undock a cutter, conda, or vette without slamming into the mail slot. Now im boosting through it with oncoming traffic.
I think you're confusing it with the engineers.
Are you doing it in your underpants ? If not, you're doing it wrong...
wait, are you mining inside your underpants, or mining wearing nought but underpants.....this is so confusing!
No problem in manuevering and shooting off chunks in my Type 9, fun actually. You just gotta get used to ship movement patterns.
Another thing, don't fly inside blasted asteroid pieces, keep the distance, first shoot off chunks on insides that you can see, than wait while piece go apart wide enough so you fly AROUND asteroid and shoot off the rest. Of course cargo hatch open and Limpets collect/bring the stuff as you go.
Another thing, don't fly inside blasted asteroid pieces, keep the distance, first shoot off chunks on insides that you can see, than wait while piece go apart wide enough so you fly AROUND asteroid and shoot off the rest. Of course cargo hatch open and Limpets collect/bring the stuff as you go.
I found that I can just circle strafe around the asteroid with my thrusters (I use a krait mkII) and blast the "klingons" off fairly quickly. I don't ever really get between the broken pieces of the roid.
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I used a Cutter for core mining.
It was ok, but it took forever to fill up. Now i'm using it for Painite mining
In the mean time, i used a Krait Mk2 for deep core, now i'm prepping a Clipper for the same task.
Else, lots of good advice already, but maybe it's worth repeating them:
- night vision, makes it easier to spot right asteroids, cracks when closing on and general visibility in the dust cloud
- don't get between the big asteroid chunks, orbit around them
- use A class limpets. At least 3, preferably more.
- if a fragment gets into an asteroid chunk (it happens) and you start losing limpets, leave it and hunt for another asteroid
I have deep core mined in an Asp, Python, 'Conda, and Cutter... it's all about what you feel you can do. Yeah, there are 10 to 12, sometimes more, pieces to go scour off the rocks. I maneuver using thrusters tied to my HOTAS hat controls. Jink the ship around inside the broken pieces. Sometime, you have to zip all the way around. Rolling also helps.
And really, your are gong to scratch paint. It happens.
Another option is to go into Contacts and set the ore chunks mineral to Ignore (add it to the Ignore List). Any surviving limpets will just hang about the cargo scoop waiting for new orders, while you check to see if the chunk is actually inside the rubble or just snugged up real close. In the former case, waiting for a time to see if the chunk escapes captivity (it happens now & then) can be worthwhile. If other chunks are still floating about, you can maneuver closer to them than to the trapped chunk, take the mineral off the Ignore List, and the limpets will go to town on the nearby chunks. By the time they are done, the trapped ones may have freed themselves. In the case of not-trapped-but-too-close-to-collect-chunks, depending on your ship they can often be scraped, bumped, or levered out their awkward positions for either manual collection or by limpets after removal from the Ignore List. Do not use the Abrasion Blaster to try and move them, they disintegrate (looking to change that via a Suggestion).
In all my mining I've lost only two chunks to being trapped inside asteroids (they were quite deep), and none to proximity issues or having them time out, using the above methods.
It can also be an extremely frustrating occupation, too. Purely by chance last night, happened on a planet with some VO hot spots in the rings. 50 mins later on the verge of slamming the keyboard... having watched all the YT videos - bright yellow with a hint of black is good, everything else is dud - failed to acquire one asteroid with a core. Even those that looked like they have fissures once hit with a prospector limpet also turned out to be dud. Really had to wonder whether that counts as entertainment - flying around a bunch of rocks at 75% power, mashing the joystick trigger to continuously scan only to come up empty. In the same time, I could probably have driven from St Petersburg to Turin in ETS2 and enjoyed some nice scenery along the way!
Nope.
Distance between the cores can be quite big, 30-50km even more
So you use a fast ship, you boost and Pulse wave. Slow down only if you spot the right core
I use an Orca to deep core mining (when I do, because I am always out there in the black).
It is engineered with DD. Cruise speed over 500 and boosts over 600. Ideal to cover a lot of terrain while pinging the scanner. It is the most maneuverable ship that is not a small one. Turns in a dime and stop when you want. Not only that, but the jump range is nice too. Gets me to the nearest profitable station in just a hanful of jumps.
The only downside is that needs big landing pads and has less cargo space than the python, but I found that in the end it is faster to mine with the Orca.
I started to use it because it is an amazing ship to do crazy things in deep and narrow canyons, but it turns out is more versatile than I ever imagined.
Here is the loadout if you are interested. It is converded from a "funny explorer" build and it will not be optimized, but works for me: https://s.orbis.zone/4th_
It is engineered with DD. Cruise speed over 500 and boosts over 600. Ideal to cover a lot of terrain while pinging the scanner. It is the most maneuverable ship that is not a small one. Turns in a dime and stop when you want. Not only that, but the jump range is nice too. Gets me to the nearest profitable station in just a hanful of jumps.
The only downside is that needs big landing pads and has less cargo space than the python, but I found that in the end it is faster to mine with the Orca.
I started to use it because it is an amazing ship to do crazy things in deep and narrow canyons, but it turns out is more versatile than I ever imagined.
Here is the loadout if you are interested. It is converded from a "funny explorer" build and it will not be optimized, but works for me: https://s.orbis.zone/4th_
starting to think i am mad, after reading this thread. lol
i can confirm it is possible, with out taking too much damage. learning fine manoeuvres in a type 10 is a steep curve, i recommend!
my first/second mining excursion to replenish my funds. made ELITE, down to my last 50M
i have accumulated many ships. money bah, just buy another.
i can confirm it is possible, with out taking too much damage. learning fine manoeuvres in a type 10 is a steep curve, i recommend!
my first/second mining excursion to replenish my funds. made ELITE, down to my last 50M
i have accumulated many ships. money bah, just buy another.
Interesting, will give that a try also maybe see if Farseer can tweak a few km/h more out of my dirty drive.
