The Cargo Scoop is a chore to deal with (And for no good reason)

[Agony_Aunt]

I refuse to cut them some slack, because this is being called the release version of the game. If you want to call it Beta, Gamma, or w/e, fine, but you don't get to 'release' your game and then say, "Oh, but this system isn't actually anything compared to what we want it to be."

The game is fun, granted, but that doesn't excuse sending out an unfinished game and calling it released.

Its always been clearly stated that release was just the start. That new features will come as time goes on. Bugs - sure, its understandable you might be annoyed with those. But features that have yet to be fully implemented will have to wait, and no amount of complaining will bring them quicker.

If its really an issue for you, stop playing until they make the features you demand from them.

 

[OnePercent]

Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely try it, but ultimately the issues stated are unresolved, and simply partially bypassed.

No once you try this approach you will revert your entire opinion.

Further, with the spinning asteroids, find the highest mountain and orbit it in geosynchronous motion, turns out those fast spinning roids make it even EASIER...XD

 

[SgtLennin]

The text over the view is annoying. And it would be nice to be able to scoop multiple items like a row of ore.

 

[Krait_79]

I think cargo scooping is fine as it is. Target collect. Look at radar adjust ship accordingly and repeat. It really isn't complicated. Tedious? No not really just takes practice and understanding of what you see on the radar to get good at it.

 

[Zustiur]

My suggestion would be to add tractor beams as an item slot, like the fuel scoop. Any fragment within 200 m or cargo canister within 100 m gets dragged in. More expensive/larger ones work faster with longer range.

 

[Perjoss]

It seem to vary from ship to ship, even keeping at the correct speed so that the minigame does not change to red I found that cargo would bounce off my ship so many times when flying an Adder, but it seems to work flawlessly for the Cobra MK3.

In the Adder I had to use a technique where I got really close but then stopped, lined up perfectly and then just max thrust (not boost) towards the cargo, it seemed to work much better but still wouldn't result in success every time.

 

[Vyn Halcyon]

WTB Giant magnet to pull in all the metal containers and ore/metal cuz u know... super conductors exist in elite.

 

[Marchief]

The Text over the window is extremely annoying as is having to choose to process ores even when there is an empty slot, so while picking up lots of ore if it makes a whole piece you have to re allocate again after picking up the next piece, it should automatically fall into a slot of it is available. As for the cargo scoop well, I agree for normal operation it is a little annoying but does its job, however for mining it is extremely tedious. Ore seems to have a limited life span once mined so if you batch them up and aren't quick enough they disappear making it even more frustrating. Drove retrieval of multiple ores would make mining much easier and could easily be kept as manual process as you first have to shoot to mine and the launch the drones to get the ore, they wouldn't contibuously retrieve for you. I can make a lot more money trading than mining at the moment but would return if something was down about ore retrieval.

 

[Joe Spivey]

Your first mistake is shooting off a whole load of clumos. Get in close and shoot a clump off, you should then me able to just snap it with very little manouvering. Like a dog snapping trats out of the air. Simples.

 

[Kaliedo]

Cargo scooping rocks gets very very VERY tedious after a while and I see no problem with an automated way of retrieving ore. (Drones?)

You'd still have to pay attention to what you're doing as you'll be managing your refinery's bin, locating better asteroids and firing your mining laser, so making an automated form of collection wouldn't enable you to "go do laundry" as you mine as someone mentioned in an earlier post.

 

[Sargon]

I have an issue with the text that appears in the scoop target screen... I seem to scoop way too fast, either mining or retrieving loot... and that text simply gets in the way.
I'm glad the DEVs will be bettering the whole scoop/mining process... because as it is, it does seem like a fast addon to bulk up the release. Mind you I'm happy with the game, so please don't throw your shoe at me.