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So want to try some exploring, ASP Exlorer or Diamondback explorer?
cost is not an issue been a busy bee in the belts around Borann 🙂
I’d be taking a long hard look at a Phantom in your shoes. Can’t afford one yet myself so an Asp X It is 👍🏼
Now I have resources again I’m moving back into open (I think).
Private group may be a good halfway house just for those in STW1 Squadron?
Next job is learning the srv a bit better, last time I forgot where I parked my ship.
Quick tip - if your ship is no longer on your scanner it’s probably taken off. You can then recall it and it will land close to where you are. I spent a few hours this afternoon looking for arsenic. I eventually found some, but boy do I get a lot of motion sickness from driving the SRV. I have to take breaks as it makes me feel pretty rough after 30 minutes or so.
How do you send the green message?
Same question here! 🙂
Wait, what time is it?
How do you send the green message?
L2/R2 when in the chat box
Gave this a bash last night and couldn't remember how to do anything so worked through the Pilot Training program...when on earth did they implement supercruise assist!! That is a game changer imo and such a good one, there was nothing worse than overshooting a station or having to time when to de-throttle to 75% with 0.03s to go or whatever and still failing miserably. Such a QOL change right there.
Whole game ran and looked rubbish on this potato so will be back in the seat once the new laptop arrives.
So I'm an Elite Dangerous billionaire
Last mining round trip got me 227 million and got my trading rank up to "Elite"
Might grind a little more so I never have to worry about credits again
I'm not sure if i'm interested in a fleet carrier, what i'd really like to do is get 2 or 3 ships fully engineered but unlocking some of them is just a laborious grind-fest, all that mining did have the bonus of unlocking one more engineer though.
That's excellent mining, are you near the super hotspot?
The trouble is, with A rated units, you could probably spend near enough a billion equipping a corvette (my end game ship). You might need to pop out for another billion, just to be sure!
Matt
I'm mining the triple hotspot in Borann, just surface mining in a Python.
I get a little bit more efficient each run.
Top tips for fast mining:
Make sure you ignore everything that isn't LTD
Roll your ship so the fragments are below you after you have depleted an asteroid, it really speeds up the limpets.
While you are collecting start firing off prospector limpets to find your next target.
Target the prospector limpets so you can identify good rocks quickly, but don't be too fussy anything above 10% LTD is worth mining.
Trying to get my non-STW mate to get Horizons for a bit of multi-crew fun.
Thanks richmtb, I have only done a little surface stuff in my dual mining python. I think my problem is I have only mined RES sites or small hotspots. At those places it is difficult to try and cherry pick one type of mineral, otherwise you would be out all night.
I'll give these tips a try and maybe even head to Borann next time I'm back. I didn't realise actually how close my home base is!
In the metallic/metal rich rings surface mining seems to be a good secondary source of materials for systhesis, engineers.
Matt
Matt if you head to Borann give me a shout my miner is currently there.
Mission send me trespassing last night anyone want to come shoot me and ear the massive 1000cr bounty?
I don't get deploy the hardpoints for less than 10k. Besides there's a couple of gankers out Borann way, who are up to ~2Billion bounty, now that's good money.
I'll be back in around 4/5 days, it would have been sooner, but my planetary landings have improved greatly! I'll give you a shout.
Matt
In-game name Gris Grusom
Was out mining Painite last night - need to do it for step 147 out of 243 of engineering grind.
Spent 90 minutes filling the hold with 192 tonnes of Painite, was on my way to sell it when I got interdicted. Submitted and got ready for a fight - my mining Python is pretty well armed. The NPC managed to drop my shields and get my hull down to 80% and then insta-killed me by ramming me.
No more Painite!
A 7 million rebuy.
I went to bed!
Tried mining last night. Made about 10kCr in an hour. I'm finding my mining hobby by making millions on boom time missions.
Gotta say, I think I'm giving up on mining for now, Cobra MkIII's just too fragile - if I find anything of value, I just get killed, and that's in solo. 🙁 I'm going back to boom missions and passenger runs... Is there any money in exploration?
Is there any money in exploration?
There is plenty of money in exploration, it just takes a while.
a 2 week trip out of the bubble travelling 20,000ly and visiting a few hundred systems should get you 100-200 million. Its quite a chilled out way to play. You definitely won't get ganked.
Just pick a target in the galaxy - a distant nebula or Sag A* and head out, don't forget your fuel scoop.
Honk every system and map any higher value planets - Earth Like Worlds, Water Worlds, Ammonia Worlds and any terraformables.
You can break up the journey by doing a bit of surface exploration in your SRV, this doesn't get you any credits but you can occassionally find rare materials.
or Google "Road to Riches" which is a route that has been plotted that uncovers loads of high value exploration data
Mine diamonds in Borann solo, jump into the ring wait for pirat to spawn, will then leave as your hold is empty, never managed not to evade interdiction by NPC unless I want to stop to kill the pirat.
In python it's around 60 diamonds in half an hour and can sell them for 530k credit each one jump away.
Thinking about this, I might need to get a dedicated mining ship. The AspX is a bit too vulnerable. I could swap the loadout on my Challenger but I might prefer to have another ship.
before getting the Python i mined diamonds in the Challenger worked quite well.
I had 1 small mining lasers and fitted turrets in all the other slots, this was enough that i could kill the pirates that spawned in belt.
But easy enough to work around the NPC pirates when in Solo.
maybe some mining in a Wing in Borann at some point in a Private group session to boost our wallets 🙂
60 diamonds in half an hour and can sell them for 530k credit each one jump away.
Or 1.1m about 6-7 jumps away, worth doing the price research I think.
Richmtb, that's brutal, you must attract a nasty class of NPC. I have only had a couple of NPC interdiction attempts when mining, so I figure I must be lucky in my choice of mining/selling locations or both. I always follow Mikkel's protocol as well, the NPCs never bother when you have a hold full of limpets.
I loved the ASPx for mining, it is so maneuverable, while deep core mining I found I could do multiple loops round the asteroids facing inwards at some speed (also helped when trying to swerve interdiction). I only moved to the python for double the hold space and the chance to do a double build.
News from the black is that I now have 4 consecutive landings without ship damage, a personal record!
Matt
I’ve only mined with the AspX, and it does seem good at the role. Never had any piratey dramas either; a couple of attempted interdictions that were easy to dodge. I don’t even take weaponry with me, for what it’s worth. I’m still at the stage that a 50mil pay day is amazeballs, 😎 so haven’t considered the need for a bigger hold yet.
Richmtb, that’s brutal, you must attract a nasty class of NPC
More like over confidence on my part. My Python is reasonable well armed, but I'm used to be able to hull tank in my Chieftain. A Python fitted with cargo racks and limpet controllers instead of Hull reinforcement modules doesn't last that long against a "Deadly" NPC in a FAS
I’ve only mined with the AspX, and it does seem good at the role. Never had any piratey dramas either; a couple of attempted interdictions that were easy to dodge. I don’t even take weaponry with me, for what it’s worth. I’m still at the stage that a 50mil pay day is amazeballs, 😎 so haven’t considered the need for a bigger hold yet.
Now I'm feeling picked on! Was mining Borann yesterday, got scanned three times with goodies in the hold, killed twice and escaped once.
... jump into the ring wait for pirat to spawn, will then leave as your hold is empty...
Is it just a waiting game, then? They'll spawn, scan then leave, and no others'll spawn? Maybe I should give it another try before embarking on tour...
Just had a quick half hour and earned about 4mCr on a single hop exploiting booms.
If you think doing boom time deliveries is boring, try picking ones above your pay grade and stacking them. It's quite.. exciting... 🙂
maybe some mining in a Wing in Borann at some point in a Private group session to boost our wallets
I'm in. Is it worth having someone on mining and someone on fighter escort?
Or 1.1m about 6-7 jumps away, worth doing the price research I think.
I did, and i decided i was happy with half and not having to make the jump, it was more like 15-18 jumps when i looked at the ones with prices around the 1 million.
Will have a closer look when i next to back to get some diamonds.
Is it just a waiting game, then? They’ll spawn, scan then leave, and no others’ll spawn? Maybe I should give it another try before embarking on tour…
You are avoiding the ‘resource extraction site’ nav points aren’t you? It’s lots quieter if you aim for the hotspot convergence manually. I usually get a single pirate, and sometimes a solitary miner. If it’s not that, then yes, Fdev just have it in for you...
was more like 15-18 jumps when i looked at the ones with prices around the 1 million.
Fair do’s, I don’t think 18 jumps would be worth it for me either. What’s your jump range in the Python?
You are avoiding the ‘resource extraction site’ nav points aren’t you? It’s lots quieter if you aim for the hotspot convergence manually.
Ah - I hadn't, but I will, ta! 🙂
What are the REZ anyway? Are they particular spots where there are actually more minerals or richer asteroids? Or is it just a navigational aid? Can you discover your own REZs?
You can find your own hotspots with the surface scanner. Then just aim for the bright bit towards the middle. If you're in Borann then you aim for the spot where the three circles of the hotspots converge. Can't move for low temperature diamond asteroids at that point!
Matt
just set a new personal best, 100 diamonds in 40 min
How do we tap you up for a loan?
Matt
can you transfer credits to other players?
max jump range in my Python is 18 ly
I think credit transfers are banned, FDev want you to get the cash the right way!
Matt
Aaa, I think I'm not too far off the hot spot - but tried to keep out of the way of pirates and only found one diamond-bearing asteroid. Will try again tomorrow - cheers for the tips. 🙂
My python has 32ly but I'm not mining as quickly as everyone else is for some reason.
How is you Python outfitted.
Collector limpets are key to fast mining, you should have at least 2 x Size 5 Collecter limpet modules, Class D is fine as the shorter range means the limpets don't stray too far from the rock you are shooting at.
A size 3A prospector limpet module means you can have 2 active prospectors which speeds things up a bit. You want A rated ones as they discover more minerals
You only need a 2A refinery
Modules in my Python are set up like this:
6 Cargo Rack
6 Cargo Rack
6 Cargo Rack
5 5D Collector Limpets
5 5D Collector Limpets
4 4A Shield Generators
3 3A Prospector Limpets
3 3A Fuel Scoop
2 2A Refinery
1 Detailed Surface Scanner
Crikey - LTDs selling for 1.7 mill at Wong Sher, Lawrence Holding station, 'bout 130-odd Ly from Borann. 🙂
Ah, I'm still using surface/core set up. Not optimal I guess.
Everything is A class but I have a mighty refinery. Do have two sets of 2 collectors but only 1 prospector.
Going to rejig tonight and see.
Everything is A class but I have a mighty refinery. Do have two sets of 2 collectors but only 1 prospector.
Having more prospectors won't really speed things up. The slow bit in prospecting is aiming at a rock and then waiting for the prospector to fly there. Having more prospectors's won't really speed this up.
Having more collectors makes a big difference. Even with 6 collectors its take more time to collect the fragments than to strip them off the rock with lasers. I try and position the ship so i can fire off a couple of prospectors while the collectors are gathering stuff.
Big refineries are useful if you are just gathering lots of material, but if you are only after LTD or Painite then they aren't worth it. A 2A refinery has 6 bins which is plenty if you just target the really high value minerals