Problem with Collector Limpets

[Cerberusx32]

So I'm out mining and I'm using my Collector limpets to father, but I'll send the out and they will only gather one item apiece and expire. But sometimes they will keep gathering one thing ager another and not expire for a while.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Factabulous]

You have something targeted. Don't target anything

 

[Myou]

Collectors have 2 modes, targeted and pick up everything. IF you have something target they'll pick up just that, otherwise they'll try to bring you everything in their active radius.

 

[Cerberusx32]

Thanks bruh

 

[dm0815]

Also keep in mind that the pathfinding on these things is rather poor. They frequently crash into asteroids while trying to pick something up. They did this before, but Frontier changed something. Now I can kill prospector limpets with my own ship by going too fast or maneuvering into a just launched limpet.

 

[Cliché]

Another problem with surface and core deposit fragments is that they will stay on the surface of the asteroid, or even drift inside of it, so the collectors will crash, one after another, trying to pick it up. It's best to try and scoop those manually before launching more collectors. Sometimes the best you can do is try and crash into them and bounce them off the asteroid.

 

[Ralph Vargr]

2 abrasion blasters work better, as well.

 

[Futuristichub]

Either you're targeting something )this isn't the issue) or you are hovering above another asteroid.