I dislike using NV when I'm mining but sometimes I have to use it.I am an idiot.
I just discovered night vision.
I've been mining in the dark the hard way since day one.
Are you space mining or surface mining?
-
Greetings Commander, want a more instant approach to your questions and need for help? Check out the Galactic Academy Discord server!
Feel free to join the Galactic Academy Discord server by clicking here!
Newcomer / Intro What are you up to?
- Thread starter Tyres O'Flaherty
- Start date
Are you space mining or surface mining?
Combat in the dark is quite tricky, unless....I am an idiot.
I just discovered night vision.
I've been mining in the dark the hard way since day one.
If you were a Star Citizen pilot lost in the dark and trapped in the superstructure of a megaship, you would probably destroy your ship bumping into the structure while looking for how to enable night vision to see your way out.
I know this, for some reason.....
Not that I've played Star Citizen in months now.
Cool, isn't it?
I remember, not that long ago, I was talking with a fellow here who was fairly new to the game, and he was having problems landing on a planet because it was so dark. I said, "Just turn on night vision."
And he was so excited, like a little kid. "Night vision!! There's night vision!!?"
It made me smile.
Sun gravity looks pretty much like a Looney Tunes cartoon.
Curious about a neutron star or black hole gravity. The video itself would be instantly sucked away,
Laser mining platinum.
Don't worry, as the FSS probes have no directional keys setup by default (at least for me), when I started ED and was trying to understand how mapping planets worked, I was using the probes as a fixed gun, firing straight, meaning that in order to shoot 6 probes to map an Earth sized planet, I had to move the ship in supercruise all around the planet and aim!I am an idiot.
I just discovered night vision.
I've been mining in the dark the hard way since day one.
I loved exploration, but that was veeeeeeeeeeeeeery time consuming, and I was getting very worried!
How's that on the idiotic scale?
Last edited:
Which is what I'm presently doing.
That's how I do it, but I sit on one location and fire them aroudn the planet...sometimes hitting the center one the far side is a little challenging...Don't worry, as the FSS probes have no directional keys setup by default (at least for me), when I started ED and was trying to understand how mapping planets worked, I was using the probes as a fixed gun, firing straight, meaning that in order to shoot 6 probes to map an Earth sized planet, I had to move the ship in supercruise all around the planet and aim!
I loved exploration, but that was veeeeeeeeeeeeeery time consuming, and I was getting very worried!
How's that on the idiotic scale?
And that's how you are supposed to do it: you stand still and bend the trajectory with the gravity well. With the double engineered FSS it takes half of the recommended number to map the planet. Blam, blam, blam, and that's it!
At the beginning I didn't now I could aim, so I would fire straight ahead, move over the pole, fire one, move at the back, fire another one, and so on!
4 seconds vs 4 minutes!
That was not an engineered DSS, I just had months of practice at that point. With the double Engineered DSS I can usually do a max 7 shot body in 4 shots, but not always...And that's how you are supposed to do it: you stand still and bend the trajectory with the gravity well. With the double engineered FSS it takes half of the recommended number to map the planet. Blam, blam, blam, and that's it!
At the beginning I didn't now I could aim, so I would fire straight ahead, move over the pole, fire one, move at the back, fire another one, and so on!
4 seconds vs 4 minutes!
If you're in luck (my guess is that it also depends on the size of the planet) you can do it in 3, because sometimes I managed to pull it.
In my experience, 7 probes are generally required for Water Worlds, while ELWs are normally 6 (therefore 3).
I love the engineered DSS.
I'm thinking about taking another exploration trip. I'm not sure exactly when, or where I'll go, but I'm getting the itch.
So, I spent some time today loading up my carrier with Tritium, enough for a long journey in case I decide to keep going for a while.
I managed to park my carrier .44ls away from the station, so it was a pretty quick trip back and forth. The station was orbiting a gas giant, though, and I had to skim around the planet each way. If I got too close it really slowed me down, so I had fun trying to minimize the transit time. It was something to think about while doing the back and forth.
The Cutter did the hauling honors today. It's a fine ship.
So, I spent some time today loading up my carrier with Tritium, enough for a long journey in case I decide to keep going for a while.
I managed to park my carrier .44ls away from the station, so it was a pretty quick trip back and forth. The station was orbiting a gas giant, though, and I had to skim around the planet each way. If I got too close it really slowed me down, so I had fun trying to minimize the transit time. It was something to think about while doing the back and forth.
The Cutter did the hauling honors today. It's a fine ship.
I've had that itch for a new trip in the black for months now.
I even had my FC loaded with Tritium, and then that infamous CG came up, so I helped a friend of mine by letting him unload my storage to make progress towards his future carrier.
Now I have to reload, but I want to see the Bubble burn first, before I set off.
I even have the exploration ship ready for my next expedition (on every expedition I do I use a different ship): this time it's going to be a Mamba.
I even had my FC loaded with Tritium, and then that infamous CG came up, so I helped a friend of mine by letting him unload my storage to make progress towards his future carrier.
Now I have to reload, but I want to see the Bubble burn first, before I set off.
I even have the exploration ship ready for my next expedition (on every expedition I do I use a different ship): this time it's going to be a Mamba.
Shrooms and river rock, yummm....... C'mon Codger, let's go.
+5 for wanting to see the bubble burn...
Looks more like a pomegranate,
We are on the same boat, then, I just happen to be a few steps ahead.
You'll get there, eventually!
I don't think that is idiotic at all, for some reason ....Don't worry, as the FSS probes have no directional keys setup by default (at least for me), when I started ED and was trying to understand how mapping planets worked, I was using the probes as a fixed gun, firing straight, meaning that in order to shoot 6 probes to map an Earth sized planet, I had to move the ship in supercruise all around the planet and aim!
I loved exploration, but that was veeeeeeeeeeeeeery time consuming, and I was getting very worried!
How's that on the idiotic scale?
