Things have changed in this game: I remember when a 34ly ASPX was considered a great long distance explorer! My fully A-rated and combat proven C5 still has 40ly jump range
Your Cobra MkV Builds
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What's the mining laser for?
Heatsink -> G5 Lightweight (0.2t).
Sheilds 3C (2.25t, 285mj) -> 3D Enh.LowPow/Hi-Cap (1t, 272mj).
Those 2 should give you about + 0.7Ly
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If you plan to mine, where are your prospector and collector limpets?
Some people like to take a mining laser in order to collect materials.
but the build has an SRV, so those things can be collected quicker on land while out in it. Do you need both?
Is the Cobra MkV new? Haven't really played a lot and I've been out in the black. I just got my Type 8 (love it) and my Python MkII
Yes, made available for early access in December, it is the fourth new generation ship.
There is also the Manderlay, an explorer, which will probably be available for credits in Odyssey around the end of this month or some time in February.
I've seen the Manderlay or whatever. I read on the launcher it's available in Feb. I need to buy the cobra now. Shoot. Thanks for the info
You saw this in the launcher? Where, I don't see it?
I am expecting Feb, yes, but I don't see any official confirmation yet
You know you can mine without either of those things, right?
A more pertinent question might've been to ask where the refinery is.
Since there isn't one, it's fairly obvious that the mining laser is just for harvesting mat's from 'roids... which (like everything else that's floating around in space) can be collected without the use of limpets (or a refinery).
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Thanks a lot, I´ll change them right away and edit the link in my post. The Extra ammo from the Sirius Heatsink Launcher isn't needed after all and I only picked the Shield 3C since I didn't think of adding anything but Stripped Down to it but wanted to be able to survive a crashlanding mostly unharmed.
Regarding the comments about the Mining laser from others, I actually never did mining and just copied it from a build that i used as a basis. I´m assuming what Stealthie wrote is exactly what it was used for. I just went with it and figured I´ll just learn about mining when I get to a point where i need some mats out in the black. Which hopefully wont be any time soon since im filling up on everything right now before I head out there.
Lastly, do i actually need a refinery to fill up on mats out there or can i go without one especially since I got a SRV and should be fine just collecting stuff on planets?
If that was the one I posted earlier, which had one of the modified mining lasers, that was for poking NSPs, "just in case"
(But could also be used for space-based mining and cargo scooping of materials in the event that the SRV was indisposed)Been a couple days from when i started on it but I´m pretty sure you´re right and that was the oneIf that was the one I posted earlier, which had one of the modified mining lasers, that was for poking NSPs, "just in case"
(thanks for that btw gave me a good start to work with)I don't think you need a refinery to get materials you've mined from space rocks (but willing to be corrected). However SRV is much better for collecting materials - just shoot at any outcrops, chondrites, etc., that pop up on your SRV radar.
Just shoot at anything that moves...or doesn't move...just shoot at anything I come across, gotcha
No. All the stuff you need for synthesis can be found with an SRV.
If you’re filling bins before you go - a wise decision - you really don’t need the mining laser at all. When you use some mats, the next time you’re out in your SRV just pop a few outcrops and restock.
And no, you don’t need a refinery for mats.