Looking for a Tritium mining build to mine Tritium for carriers in Colonia. I am looking for speed mining over cargo space, so instead of looking at rocks all the time, I can change the scenery by having to travel to and from carriers more often. I'm also a cheapskate, so the cheaper the better. Thanks in advance for the builds.
Well probably a medium unless you can find a large ship that mines really really fast. What I meant about price was that if there are two designs I like, but one is cheaper, I'll take that one. In regards to engineering, the less the better, as I can build it faster which means I can start mining faster.
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But for me this was a nice balance.
An Imperial Cutter with 4 or 5 top mining lasers and able to deploy 15 limpets at a time rips through the rocks really fast, essentially strip-mining constantly. Use engineering to keep those lasers cooool.
Now days I usually use my Cutter but my Python is a dedicated Tritium miner.
The fastest way to mine Tritium is with SD/SSD, scan with PWA, prospect the brighter glowing rocks, don't ignore cores, some of them can have a considerable amount of Tritium in SSD deposits even if the core is not worth collecting. Don't forget to laser the rocks as well.
Any ship that is fairly fast and manoeuvrable can be used, I carry 2 SSDM's on both the above for ammo capacity reasons. resupply burns through tungsten faster than you can find it.
Take your time when you are SSD mining, pause for a couple of seconds after the chunks are ejected before firing the next shot. If you fire too soon you may only get 3 or 4 shots into each deposit but them few seconds pause can give you up to 7 or 8 shots into the same deposit.
The fastest way to mine Tritium is with SD/SSD, scan with PWA, prospect the brighter glowing rocks, don't ignore cores, some of them can have a considerable amount of Tritium in SSD deposits even if the core is not worth collecting. Don't forget to laser the rocks as well.
Any ship that is fairly fast and manoeuvrable can be used, I carry 2 SSDM's on both the above for ammo capacity reasons. resupply burns through tungsten faster than you can find it.
Take your time when you are SSD mining, pause for a couple of seconds after the chunks are ejected before firing the next shot. If you fire too soon you may only get 3 or 4 shots into each deposit but them few seconds pause can give you up to 7 or 8 shots into the same deposit.
This is exactly the information I was looking for. However, you do make it sound like you have to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time to get the most Tritium.
The linked Python build is what I would recommend.. Well not really, I noticed some flaws but the idea is sound:
Here is my 192 ton Mine it all Python build
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- missing 1a prospector limpet
- wake scanner?
- too big a shield
- you can easily downsize PP and PD
- adc?
Here is my 192 ton Mine it all Python build
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Oops, had not used it for a while, must have nicked the prospector off it for something else and when I noticed it had an empty slot I threw a spare collector in it by mistake, it is not a purpose build it was a re-purpose build and yes although I can do without an ADC most of my ships have them fitted.
Give it a try, 30+t of of a 4 SSD rock is not unusual, sometimes as high as 36t, then compare it with a rush job. efficiency and speed are not always equal.
This is my Conda Tritium miner.
3 medium mining lasers for fast clean-ups, 2 subsurface missiles for those tritium SSD, 1 abrasion blaster for surface deposits, 9 collectors, 2 prospectors, 320t cargo
Also strong shields and 2 large lasers for self-defense and an under-belly PDT for defense against limpets
It's using the Guardian PP and PD to save engineering materials. But it works as good with normal PP and PD, ofc engineered accordingly.
This is one of the fastest builds possible since it makes use of the forward cargo hatch (or it did last year when i last used it) so it sensibly shortens the limpet travel path.
It's important to keep the setup as is, including the fuel scoop since any alteration will make the limpets stop using the front cargo hatch.
3 medium mining lasers for fast clean-ups, 2 subsurface missiles for those tritium SSD, 1 abrasion blaster for surface deposits, 9 collectors, 2 prospectors, 320t cargo
Also strong shields and 2 large lasers for self-defense and an under-belly PDT for defense against limpets
It's using the Guardian PP and PD to save engineering materials. But it works as good with normal PP and PD, ofc engineered accordingly.
This is one of the fastest builds possible since it makes use of the forward cargo hatch (or it did last year when i last used it) so it sensibly shortens the limpet travel path.
It's important to keep the setup as is, including the fuel scoop since any alteration will make the limpets stop using the front cargo hatch.
Good idea if you are exploring within the bubble.
For those that wander around the rest of the galaxy the only way to get Tritium is to mine it yourself or take enough to hopefully get back.
The fully prepared carrier owner will not only carry a decent tritium miner they will also know how to use it
This is one of mine, I use it when my FC is way out in the Black and need Tritium: https://inara.cz/cmdr-fleet/98401/2116116/