industrial-professions

[mossy fern]

I have no idea what happened, suddenly it went from 17 scu to 3 scu to 32 scu of quantum while mining

[worn plover]

Hello everyone.
What hauling pricing and location guide do you follow?

[floral fiber]

You talking about cargo runs or ore sales after mining?

[proven ginkgo]

hello all, i have a problem with the roc that does not increase my cargo when i'm in mining mode, do you know how to solve it?. it's when i move i see the suspended rocks where the rover was

[worn plover]

I’m talking about cargo runs.

[floral fiber]

I use https://sc-trade.tools/home

What size ship do you have?

Because unless it's a caterpillar or C2 you're gonna struggle to make money unfortunately. You can still do it, it'll just not be the most efficient way you can spend you time

[arctic haven]

anyone have any success quant mining in MT?

I've been searching Calliope and Clio and I've found some mid size quant deposits but nothing over 5%

[worn plover]

I have a constellation Taurus

[floral fiber]

Gotcha, best of luck!!

[worn plover]

Thank you so much for the help

[mossy fern]

welp immediately after posting this it wasn't letting store or claim ships so tried to relog and now it is trying to have me customize my character to log in, hopefully I have atleast my other refinery order when I wake up

[vivid sorrel]

I found a 43% 4300 mass quant today...with my renter prospector so RIP 😛
also only one i've seen that high, otherwise it's usually 3-10% i've seen

[dark frigate]

gimme 2 min

[vivid sorrel]

This was in space \ asteroid belt though, but for good rocks it really feels like RNGesus needs to be on your side

[arctic haven]

I've tried asteroid mining but I have never found a scannable quant rock

found several with the red marbling but I'm probably 0/20 on them scanning

relogged, different bands, changed lasers, nothing, I just cannot mine in the asteroid fields - my entire mining experience has been a curse of bugs

[vivid sorrel]

Non scannable asteroids are a PITA, but usually only like 5% are like that

[marble crater]

servers have been running real bad lately not surprised to hear mining is rough

[vivid sorrel]

Atleast that i've experienced... I usually drop out in Band 5 to mine, but i'm 100% a newb

[marble crater]

Try Lyria if you're having that rough of a time in the Halo

[dark frigate]

Whats you're ingame name?

[arctic haven]

I think I'm going to go back to Lyria. Much easier to find quant

Now I just need to get the hang of modules

I've got surge + brandt + stampede for cracking 6k +

[hollow sedge]

so where can I sell refined quant?

i just did my first run

and it's refining now

[high wren]

been using bormax on the 5600+ quant rox on lyria and its been great. hitting rox around 6k with 25-40% quant. just random spots but i always try to fly on the bright side of the moon

[hollow sedge]

should I use bormax or lancer?

[high wren]

TDD at area 18 is where i go

[hollow sedge]

it has to be a trade development depot?

[high wren]

i havent used lancer yet but bormax helps with the larger rox

[high wren]

as far as I know but just started mining for 3.17 recently

[hollow sedge]

ok

[hollow sedge]

im using the prospector so

i was told the lancet MH1 and the stampede/brandt modules

[high wren]

same right now, have mole but soloing today. i usually grab a couple bormax, hit lyria and then refine at arc L1 and sell at area 18 then rinse and repeat, 3 trips and have just under a mill

lancet is a must for quant

yes for modules and gadget is the bormax

[hollow sedge]

how can i stop the ore from flying 10000 yards away when it breaks?

[high wren]

thats due to instability i think. ease off on the power as u get close to breaking the rock

[hollow sedge]

ok

thanks man you the best!

[high wren]

no worries, good luck

[blissful rain]

nice

[nocturne python]

I found this calculator for trading routes online, says i should buy 12k distilled spirits and sell them all at R&R Cru-L5, But when i go to cru-L5 i can only sell around 3k because thats the "Store inventory"

What should i do?

is there something i missed out on

[indigo wolf]

Nothing you can do that’s why it not to good to use those sites they don’t account for store inventory

[nocturne python]

ohh i see

[nocturne python]

is there any way to know the store inventories before starting runs?

[indigo wolf]

No but the big cities have damn near unlimited inventory so try to find routes that sell there

[scarlet lagoon]

hello all!

good to be here

[nocturne python]

Ahh ty

[scarlet lagoon]

what is a good mining laser? the lancet i've always seen, but i want a little bit more power

im on the prospector!

[high wren]

you will need modules and gadgets to give the boosts your looking for

[scarlet lagoon]

ok!

i have surge, stampede

what are some other decent ones?

[nocturne python]

Do you know good ways of finding routes? Or do I have to make them myself

[indigo wolf]

Uh not rly what ship are you using?

[nocturne python]

Freelancer MAX

[high wren]

Bormax to crack the larger rocks 5500+

[indigo wolf]

I will DM you a good route

[nocturne python]

Tyvm!

[tired sapphire]

If I buy stuff to trade, then go to the place where I'm selling it but then store my ship and leave the game, would it still be there when I get back into the game later?

[tardy jungle]

What is the best moon/planet for bexelite?

[feral totem]

I have the same problem. I suck up the rocks but they get thrown all over the place, or seem to “break up” and my cargo doesn’t increase

[proven ginkgo]

you too have encountered this problem after the roc overheated?

[feral totem]

No it didn’t overheat.

As in, the ROC itself or the gem that I was mining?

I did get the gem into the red once, although I cannot confirm that the problem happened after I went into the red

But tonight has been rough. I had a session where my character had like a 30s delay to do anything, getting stuck in doors and on the bed, and only obeying the instructions some 30s later

[proven ginkgo]

my problem persists even if I claim in platinum bay, and in all the rocs that I make the claim

[proven ginkgo]

my to

[floral prism]

anyone knows if ROC will eventually provide heat/cold protection?

[hollow sedge]

are modules like the brandt one time use?

[raw pier]

anyone got some good tips for trading? im trying to get into trading and i've been doing fine so far but im still not sure what im doing.

[feral totem]

May be a server thing. I had no issues with ROC mining yesterday

[cerulean lichen]

I have been mining on calliope. Sure rocks aren’t as common as lyria, but the rocks I find are always a higher percentage.

Mole would be great but I think I’d need a crew to help me and I play solo

[sour cairn]

you can run a mole solo but at least one other person helps

[high wren]

24 scu of quant back to arc L1, perfect landing go to store ship and says I have to "claim" it...... check refinery no quant. enough of this for today lol ffs....

[hollow sedge]

Hey guys. What were the best planets for roc mining again?

[feral totem]

Daymar and Aberdeen

You need a Pembroke suit for Aberdeen as it’s HOT

[hollow sedge]

Ah right

il go buy one!

[pallid lake]

Servers are in meltdown mode today trade at your own risk

[hollow sedge]

yeah,since yesterday

Il just fill up the roc i guess

[cerulean lichen]

Aberdeen is amazing! I could make 170k an hour with the roc there. My route is go to the Anderson outpost and flying in 1 direction from there as the terrain is so flat

[hollow sedge]

uuu ok,gotcha

[cerulean lichen]

Make sure to take some food and drink with you

[hollow sedge]

yeah,il stock up

[feral totem]

Sounds about right. I had some luck at Aberdeen yesterday, found big clusters of Hadanite (10 rocks). But today was crap, just clusters of 3 rocks.

[feral totem]

So Anderson station’s good?

My ROC couldn’t suck rocks today. I sure as hell ain’t gonna hand-collect the Hadanite

Restarted the game to no avail

[hollow sedge]

Also,is there any other color scheme for pembroke? Bit too pink for my taste xD

[potent lance]

is lyria still the quant planet ?

[hazy ice]

Hello guyz, reying to do QT on planet, but i cant handle alone. My current laser config is lncet MH2 1 vaux C3 and 2 surge. i can easy go to green but cant stay enough inside of it to break the stone. What would be an advice on this to keep QT stable also ?

[potent lance]

tried the gadgets ?

[hazy ice]

i dont want to get out each time on each rock

it s for quantainium

[cerulean lichen]

I store my ROC at anderson. I just like it because the terrain past the immediate area around it is relatively flat and easy to navigate. The whole moon is good, Anderson is just my go to for convince

[hazy ice]

and i am in a mole

[deep vector]

i solo mole

[potent lance]

to be honest mining in ED was a bit more entertaining, the mining part itself. Mining in SC kinda reminds me of fishing in stardew valley

[hazy ice]

Mining is very nice in SC but well no one know what to fit on the aser head then ?

[feral totem]

Stampede module? Apparently once you get in the green you use stampede to pulse your way through. Only saw the YT, never did it myself

[tough fulcrum]

What’s the ideal setup for mining quant in a mole?

[hazy ice]

did try that but i think i need another laser also

[potent lance]

man imagine this game letting you play for 1 day without bugging out

[cerulean lichen]

Yah. I love this game but at the same time it can be really frustrating.

[potent lance]

yeah today been a real struggle

i found a big quant rock now, was gonna use the gadget and try and get it but i accidently droped the gadget on the ground and it started gliding down the mountain until it stopped and glitched thrut he ground

another 20k down the drain

soon broke 8|

is it possible to have more than 3 processes at at ime ?

[pallid lake]

yes

[devout comet]

Anyone wann do some prospector mining runs I've never done some before but know how (no mic)

[fleet gulch]

Are the 400i's engineering rooms sensor protected? My friend wants to do some drug running

[ocean dune]

afaik no ships have that implemented yet, but truthfully I havent tried yet with my MSR

[ocean dune]

honestly gadgets currently have little to no purpose, you can use Lancet paired with Vaux modules, its slow but stability is good

unless there is a gadget that will allow me to singlehandenly crack 5.5t + rocks

[tired sapphire]

Is trading server based or based on the whole game? (talking about how often the things respawn)

[north oyster]

it's an open design, so no. There is the ROC-DS which is an oversized unit that offer environmental protection for the driver but not for the mining operator. it was a sad excuse for a new vehicle

[north oyster]

Trade is game wide, not limited to a single server. So demand is based upon every player doing trade (and soon, upon NPCs doing trade also with the Quantum system)

[tired sapphire]

so if there's a guy here with me at the exact same station in the same server buying stuff, it wouldn't affect it any other way than it would for the people in the whole game?

[north oyster]

It would effect supplies at that outpost for everyone in the game. If CIG is running a 100 server instances, and there is someone in each of the 100 outpost about to buy Laranite, that is 100 unique demands on one single supply of Laranite

Hopefully that makes sense

[tired sapphire]

so

would a person in the same server as me buying the same stuff affect it?

[tired sapphire]

basically, should I switch servers, or will it not help

@north oyster

[potent lance]

vaux modules ? do they allow you to mine bigger rocks ?

[fast narwhal]

Can you upgrade the roc? If so what are like some go-to upgrades?

[potent lance]

or how do you mine bigger rocks ? as soon as i hit something above 5000 my prospector is struggling

i got the lancet head

[hollow sedge]

are modules like the brandt one time use?

[vivid sorrel]

Five uses

then gotta replace it

or hmm yeah i'm not sure if that info is upto date or not, but i assume so

[ocean dune]

no they improve stability and are commonly used for mining quantanium

use Lancet mining head and 3x Vaux C2 or C3 modules and stability is not an issue

[devout comet]

Anyone wann do some prospector mining runs I've never done some before but know how (no mic)

[north oyster]

Switching servers does help for performance issues, I'd say give it a shot for trade issues

[north oyster]

You can change it the coolers and engine. I think Omega in New Babbage has the parts

[stoic moss]

What amount of money can i make with a Rented prospector on Lyria in 3 Hours ?

[north oyster]

You can use the Surge and Stampede and maybe a few other attachments

[north oyster]

Passive are continuous, active like the surge are limited

Until you have to reclaim the ship, then you lose them (for passive modules)

[potent lance]

yeah i used the surge but it vanished from my ship along with all my other mods 😦 havnt bothered flying back to buy more but its on my todo list XD

wish it was more common around the stations

[civic inlet]

you can find surge in the refineries right?

[north oyster]

I keep about 10 or more on hand at the station I mine from. I now run two on the Lancet so I don't run out

[ocean dune]

not updated for gadgets, but will help newbies

lasers and modules explained ^ <@&712725199161786429> maybe pin, sorry if I broke some rules pinging you

[errant cradle]

Eh it's fine, weird because that ping should have triggered a bot command lol

Now we know something's up with this channel

[bright star]

stares at Janus

[ocean dune]

although I see there are reference guides pinned already #industrial-professions message

[bright star]

That is a very good guide.

i don't mind having it pinned

[errant cradle]

@ocean dune can you ping the mod role again to test something out

[stiff fern]

whats the best prospector mining location as of current?

[hollow sedge]

lyria or the belt

[stiff fern]

❤️

[stiff fern]

thanks

[stiff fern]

meant to reply to dis one lol

[potent lance]

whats the belt like ? bigger yields or ?

or its basicly like lyria you can run into multiple nodes in 1 place ?

[viscid sand]

Is the mole worth saving up for or just go with prospector?

[weak hound]

It's worth

[ocean dune]

<@&712725199161786429> yes

[wary tusk]

<a:weewoo:961137311075147796> Attention citizen that pinged us <a:weewoo:961137311075147796>

Please contact us via <@&712727427427860531> instead of @'ing all of the mods in the future if it is not an emergency, thank you.

With love, r/starcitizen mod team

[ocean dune]

oops cops

[errant cradle]

Thank you, just wanted to test it

[ocean dune]

not mine I dont take any credit for it, its signed I believe, credits to authors

[lapis wing]

does the ROC fit in the Avenger titan?

[ocean dune]

no only in Cutlass and above

you can snuggle it in Nomad barely

[lapis wing]

so it fits in the cutless black?

[ocean dune]

yes

[lapis wing]

Oh nice thank you

[ocean dune]

perfectly, can fit in red but a bit tight

[long citrus]

@ocean dune

Lmao

[ocean dune]

yes I see what you mean

[subtle cradle]

The disappointment in his eyes

[tough fulcrum]

whats the best setup for mining quant in a mole?

[sonic laurel]

is there a way to transfer goods from local inventory to ship inventory?

[viral orbit]

Any tips on getting RS Scanning to work?

[weak hound]

Hey, anyone need a scout?

[stoic moss]

Where to mine with prospector rented

[weak hound]

My advice would be buy a mole, can't mine much with a rental

What's your IGN?

[scarlet rover]

has anyone gone ahead and pledged for an Expanse?

[weak hound]

I thought about it, but we dont know when itll be released

[serene quest]

How many of you are actually playing fine in the PU rn?

[vivid magnet]

it's fine if you don't get sniped by invisible bitches in bunkers

[tough fulcrum]

whats the best mining laser to use to mine quant with a mole?

[weak hound]

Lancet

[stoic moss]

Help, i cant sell Raw ore at the L1 Refinery

Admin and Refinery shows me my ore

but Ore Sale does not

[tired sapphire]

Dude. I asked about if the quantity will change or not

It's not that complicated

[north oyster]

I'll let you discover it yourself ... not that complicated

[weak hound]

Dude. Don't be a dick when people are trying to help you. NOT THAT COMPLICATED

[hollow sedge]

how to get 7k mass quant with the prospector?

i have the lancet MH1 and the stampede/brandt modules

[weak hound]

I don't think you can

Try with a Surge

[hollow sedge]

i’ll look at it, thanks!

[weak hound]

Absolutely! If you'd like, I'll bring my Mole out and you can jump in, we can break it together, and I'll pay you the profit, 100 percent.

IF the surge module doesnt work I mean

[gray crag]

https://tenor.com/view/homelander-the-boys-gif-18572939

[north oyster]

Be careful with the Surge, she's designed to make you pay dearly if you don't treat her right. That 200% over charge rate along with 100% increased shatter damage is not to be taken lightly 🙂

Aaron's Halo doesn't like me any longer, nothing over 7% and all the clusters I know are Quantainium are dud scans. I might have to be a landlubber and head to Lyria

[proper phoenix]

what do i need on my prospector to mine QT

nvm found guide

[north oyster]

let us know if you have any questions or need help

OOPs, got that backswards Surge shatter damage 200%, overcharge rate 100%

[vague rune]

what modules do i use with lancet mining head for the prospector? i cant find a simple nuild

build**

[hollow sedge]

im using brandt and stampede, with the lancet MH1 head. I can hit rocks up to 5500~

[hollow sedge]

^

[proper phoenix]

on my way to Lyria

[proper phoenix]

i dont know how to use modules 😆

[north oyster]

@proper phoenix The pinned guide will help a lot. There are three types.

1. Active: These are like the Surge (causes a power spike to break rock, use with extreme caution) and the Stampede (speeds up green zone 100%). They normally have 5 uses.
2. Passive: These are pretty expensive, they in 3 levels of effectiveness. They add certain characteristics to the laser and rock. You can spend up to 50K for the top modules. They do not have a limit of uses but they are lost if you have to claim the ship.
3. Portable Modules: You get out of the ship and attach these to the rock you are trying to break. They can be reused if you retrieve them and you don't hit them with the laser while cracking the Ore ((these are new for 3.17 patch))

[proper phoenix]

so Vaux 3 is passive?

[hollow sedge]

How do we know what module is which

[north oyster]

The LOST Corp pinned guide gives a couple of suggestions

[hollow sedge]

dope

[proper phoenix]

here we go

im about to get blown up

[tough fulcrum]

mam i just lost 200k in mining lasers

they just disapered

[proper phoenix]

wait

i cant mine it can i?

@north oyster

is it too big?

[north oyster]

Hold second, need to switch to computer from my phone

[north oyster]

The smaller you can easily mine, the 5.8K you can't without modules

[vivid magnet]

commodities are global based. Hopefully they'll fine tune it later, or maybe hauling will be a more specialized profession where only a few actually do it.

Currently, if you buy let's say all the laranite at a location, there will be no laranite at that location on every single server until it updates

[north oyster]

But you may be able to if you are already charging the rock @proper phoenix

Stay out of the RED

If you have Stampede, fire it when in the green

Do NOT fire the Surge twice

[proper phoenix]

which modules should i have to mine big ones?

[high wren]

is there a way to mark fractured quant rox somehow, so we can move around to crack others before returning to extract where we marked?

like ping on a map or drop a glow stick or something

[vivid magnet]

there should be marker beacons in the game

[north oyster]

Surge, Stampede and maybe a passive module to support the laser.

[vivid magnet]

should be, if there are I don't know where

oh!

take one of the delivery missions

they have markers on the packages

[high wren]

or just kill my teammate next to rock lol

[vivid magnet]

after the first introductory delivery mission, you'll be able to snag three packages to use as markers

[proper phoenix]

which passive module would you recommend?

im using lancet 1

which method

[high wren]

for quant? ferron

[proper phoenix]

thanks

[scarlet rover]

Dinyx costs less than Ferron, but takes 3x as long to process

[proper phoenix]

it took 9k so i guess

or was it 90k

[keen cedar]

So I have 2 prospectors (own one, other is loaner for the vulture), can I spawn both and have a friend fly one to mine together without it causing issues with the store/refine step? Can he land his Prospector and I store it and repeocess his ore since it's my ship?

[proper phoenix]

might be a issue there with storing

[keen cedar]

Yeah that's my concern as well

[proper phoenix]

if storing works when he lands then i guess it will work

[keen cedar]

I guess I'll need to test it then. Maybe grab a single lower quality rock and see if it stores properly without deleting the ore

[stark grove]

Question about the Cutlass Black cargo hold, would a PTV be able to fit in the back?

[marble crater]

Cutty can hold 2 ROC's

[stark grove]

Oh sweet, thanks

I just need one to get to bunkers quicker lol

[marble crater]

Cyclone is a much nicer ride than the PTV

[stark grove]

Can two people fit in that?

[marble crater]

yep

[stark grove]

Niiiiiice

Just need me and a friend in there

[scarlet lagoon]

ty!

[north oyster]

Since I mine mostly in the Halo, I only use Surge modules

[mystic tiger]

Should I rent a mining ship and roc for a day? I just started playing

I have 100k

[north oyster]

ROC and a Cutlass Black with Pembroke armor will be best use of your funds

[upbeat rapids]

anyone else experiencing an extraction mode roc bug where materials sit in a neat little pile at the end of the arm and dont go to inventory, (not like the 1.15 bug where it flys around)

[north oyster]

Rental Prospector is very hard to earn back your expense

[tired sapphire]

tysm

[north oyster]

Yes, I had to power down, I get out and inspected one gem, got back in, then started up. For me it began to work properly after that

[scarlet rover]

This is the early version of modeling all players in the same universe. Eventually they will complete the background simulation modeling, called "Quantum", which will adjust prices to reflect virtual NPCs buying and selling items and commodities, as well. In the meantime, prices are affected by current supply and demand driven by players. If you use SC Trade Tools, that data is pulled from the base game files i.e. prior to adjustment from supply/demand

[north oyster]

You can earn about 150K to 200K per trip in the ROC. You can sell the gems at any outpost on the planet. You want to mine on Aberdeen. You will need the Pembroke suit for that environment. I would also suggest QT to OM-1 orbital marker. Dive to the planet from there. The OM-1 in on the North pole axis. So it is always daylight under the OM-1

ROC is only 172.k aUEC that you can buy at New Deal in the Lorvile space port. I would suggest buying it when you can and then renting the Cutty. After that, save up and buy the Prospector (2.1M aUEC).

NOTE I would use the ROC for only one or two trips. At the end of the second trip, pull the ROC out of the ship, sell the gems then reclaim a new one.

[scarlet lagoon]

whats a ROC?

still new to SC, just curious!

[north oyster]

Remote Ore Collector

[scarlet lagoon]

ooowwh

[north oyster]

It's a buggy for mining small gems

[vivid brook]

why reclaim the rock after 2 trips?

roc even

lol

[north oyster]

Components wear out

[vivid brook]

oh! that makes sense

[north oyster]

Coolers fail or the laser will fail and leave you hanging

Once you buy the ROC you can upgrade the Coolers and engine Size 0 ... I think parts are available at Omega in New Babbage

ROC will hold about 220K aUEC of gems when full

You will need a transport, so the smallest ship to carry a ROC is the Nomad. I would suggest the Cutlass Black as the entry level though. You can rent it for 44K(give or take)

[vivid brook]

in my experience last patch, the roc spent as much time airborne as on the ground, so be careful while driving, it's very bouncy

[north oyster]

That's not changed much, so still use caution

[vivid brook]

I can't wait for the ground vehicle physics changes

[north oyster]

But the PING for deposits is WAY better

[vivid brook]

man I want to roc mine again now it's been awhile, I stopped because of how hard it was to find deposits

[north oyster]

that's been fixed, I've picked up deposits over 2000meters now

The trick is that the large deposits stop returning a ping at 2200 meters but you pick up Gem deposits about that distance. So it makes it way easier

[vivid brook]

woops, smashed into an asteroid because I wasn't paying attention to my speed, but maybe I'll go buy a roc and try some ground mining with my nomad. still too nervous to try planetside quant mining

[cerulean lichen]

Found a 5000 mass quant rock at 48.34%!

[fast narwhal]

What do the upgrades actually do?

[valid mulch]

Just now getting into mining, how do I keep quant stable longer

[cerulean lichen]

I don’t think you can. What I do is mine every bit of quant I can but don’t start extracting. Set a timer for 15 minutes then start extracting. Once I have all I mined, I book it to the nearest refinery

[deep vector]

More ore you have - more timer, not by much. Starting loading a mole on you’ll sit on 11 minutes for like three minutes because more ore gives more time

[junior edge]

hey guys i was just watching a best start guide as ill be buying a avenger titan next week and wanted to ask, can it fit one of those mining vechiles in the back for gem mining, video guides were saying mining gems was best start, then using that to buy a freelancer to do more mining

[thorn spindle]

unfortunately no

[north oyster]

all the components in the game have Both 3 Categories (Civilian, Industrial, Military) and also 3 Grades (A, B, C). In this case, the ROC has a Civilian Grade C cooler that we now have an option to upgrade to Grade A. It also has two Industrial Grade C powerplants that can be upgraded to Grade B (there is no A att).

The ROC has been experiencing failure in the field, so any chance to improve the endurance of the vehicle is worth the price.

[north oyster]

Like bang bang mentioned, the Titan (though a great little ship) will not carry the ROC. The smallest ship that can is the Nomad (you have to back it up into the bed). The Cutlass Black (and regular Freelancer) are really the better entry level ships to carry the ROC. In my opinion, the best ship in the game for ROC escort is the Freelancer MAX. Wide ramp for easy RORO (roll-on, roll-off), great Hydrogen scoops, and the MAX also has a 120 SCU capacity so it will be a great cargo ship for those who expand into mining with the Prospector.

The MAX is probably the cheapest cost per SCU for entry level hauling. 2.2M aUEC for 120 SCU.

[karmic socket]

Hi - anyone out there available who can come help me break a 7900 mass 39% Quant rock on Lyria?

[vivid sorrel]

Anyone got any tip on alternate way to control mining laser strength? Default mouse wheel is killing my hand, and setting it to keyboard keys just make them do like 0,5% per click, can't hold it down

[marble crater]

I use the throttle on my Stick, maybe you could setup a xbox style controller for it?

just some basic flight and mining controls

[golden roost]

Bind any lever type control you have to it. Most joysticks have a small lever throttle that can be used for this. It's night and day difference the mousewheel just sucks for this task lol.

[vivid sorrel]

sigh, yeah i'm seeing that

I'm guessing perhaps the R/L1/2 triggers on gamepads works like that

[deep vector]

Triggers always 2)

[high wren]

i switched to lever on my hotas but switched back to mouse, i found i was more accurate with the latter. fly and combat with hotas, mine with m/kb for me

[north oyster]

I’d be in a mess if I had use kb/mouse. Slide control for laser works wonderfully for me

[silk ridge]

I'm currently looking for an usb slider or knob .... kinda hard to find xD

[autumn cedar]

I like to live on the edge, mouse wheel to control the power of mighty lancet 🙂

granted, it does get a tad hairy at times, but they, Q rock breaking is a risk already, why not add a bit 🙂

[silk ridge]

I usually use Brandts for my 2nd breaks. So mouse wheel is sufficient enough for me, but the delay until the Lancet reacts is annoying sometimes. xD

[dreamy river]

I did my first mining run since 3.15 last night. Wow everything about mining is just better now IMO. The new pinging method of scouting eliminates the mundane “flying in a straight line until RNG blesses you” game loop and they changed the brightness on the hud so you can easily see the charge indicator! Also had no trouble scanning rocks on lyria

Did two runs and barely had to leave my drop in spot before I found hull filling rocks

[stoic moss]

How to keep Gems from flying away on asteroid belts ?

[silk ridge]

Mining on Lyria got super easy now in 3.17. Halo too. Not as easy as Lyria, but easy enough to get Quant rocks all the time.

[silk ridge]

Mine Gems on Aberdeen 😆
(no way of preventing them from flying off in the belt)

[hollow sedge]

who wants to roc mine and split profits

i can fill 120 SCU

[thin escarp]

@valid mulch there is a lil trick

when I mole mine. sometimes I go to 2 different rocks in 2 different places

when im at the second rock. everytime I add scu

of quant. it adds time

[elder verge]

hey I heard there is a bug with the restock/refresh rates or something like that, can anyone please explain to me? that means laranite is at max stock all the time?

[toxic citrus]

Ain't a bug, that's just how it is

and its the other way

laranite is almost never in stock

Its just a very sought after trading commodity that everyone buys it

[elder verge]

So what is the bug being fixed in 17.1?

People say trading will be back to bs again

Thought the bug was max stock

[toxic citrus]

I doubt max stock is a thing

[silk ridge]

The stock sometimes refreshed back to max instantly. This going to be fixed i 3.17.1 ... kinda sad, since the bug allowed to make at least some profits. xD

[stoic moss]

cant find any on aberdeen
Where ??

[silk ridge]

Fly low and slow. I believe there's also a cave you can go.

[elder verge]

Would buying max laranite I can buy and rest titanium in a c2 is the best thing I should do right now?

[silk ridge]

No idea. I usually don't do trading. But I'd probably just get Laranite, see if the bug happens and fill my ship completely with Laranite. 🤣

But I don't know to which extend this bug happens.

[twin marsh]

what would be best ship to transport a roc?

[elder verge]

Ok thanks for the info, hopefully trading will be improved

[silk ridge]

As long as they keep one stock for all servers and don't refresh it faster, trading will stay bad. :(

[elder verge]

Seems like they don't care for now

Such an easy change from their end

[blazing cedar]

Drake's Cutlass Black is usually recommended for this

Unless you need a two-seater ROC, in which case you need a Freelancer

[vivid sorrel]

Is it worth offering quant ore you find in space to someone who can crack it?

[coral flume]

How do i find the Aaron halo belt? I've dropped out of QT 15Mil out from Hurston from Ar ccorp

[vivid sorrel]

try this

https://cstone.space/resources/knowledge-base/36-refinery-to-aaron-halo-mining-routes

[scarlet rover]

he beat me to it

rule of thumb, Belt 5 tends to be the most dense and easiest to find

[scarlet rover]

@coral flume

[coral flume]

Amazing, thank you! I'll give this a read.

[vivid sorrel]

I can't personally reccomend mining there if you're in a rented prospector with default shit, because i'm mainly finding crap ore, t2 ore in like 2-5% and high % quant which i can't mine 😛

[silk ridge]

Doesn't take longer than 10 minutes to find a good rock that fills your Prospector in the Halo.

Timed my last runs with an average of 12 minutes. One was 18 minutes on a completely full server which ruined the average

You shouldn't fly close to every rock tho. While Lyria meta is basically standing still and ping, the Halo requires speed.

[feral totem]

I thought a Freelancer is a tighter fit than a Cutlass Black?

[silk ridge]

I thought the turret struts are in the way in case of the Freelancer

[blazing cedar]

Admittedly I haven't tried it myself you guys are probably right

[vivid sorrel]

That is not my own experience...i find only low value ores in high %, high value ores in low %

[silk ridge]

That's me on Lyria. I find either rocks I can't break without additional tools and alot of time or 2% rocks.

Halo? Easy... I go there, find a nice rock in a few minutes and know for sure I can crack it.

I have a fixed meta tho. I always mine the same, relatively reckless way, so I can cover alot of ground.

[desert kelp]

[AU] Doing some mole mining shortly if anyone is keen just add me on discord or acruxiangaming in game

[devout comet]

Anyone wann do some group prospector mining runs I've never done some before but know how (no mic)

[vivid sorrel]

Going too fast inn Halo makes me have a close encounter of the Splat kind 😛

[tardy flower]

Everywhere on Aberdeen surface you will find Hadanite.

[silk ridge]

That's why I switched from Band 5/6 to Band 3 in 3.17. You find lots of rocks but it's not so dense that you have to dodge rocks all the time.

My current Mining-Meta for the Halo is basically this:

• Fly to a Halo-Spot of your Choosing,
• I'd recommend mid-density (Band 3 to 4), so you can fly fast without having to dodge rocks.
• Point away from the sun
• start flying at 70% of max speed
• Set Ping at 180° angle
• Ping every few seconds to see Opportunity markers and fly in their direction for a fly-by
• Keep pinging until you see how many Rocks are in there
• If there's only one rock or 3, just fly towards another Marker
• If it's 2 or more than 3, get closer until you can see what type of rock it is.
• Slow down only for Q-Types or singles you've seen close by that are obviously Q-Types
• do not stop if you cant determine the Rock-Type or if you don't get a yellow outline

[coral flume]

I'm running a standard own Prospector. Should i still look for Q-types? Or am i better off going for the 'Ites' until i upgrade?

[vivid sorrel]

hmm so looking at single rocks is a waste of time in halo then?

[toxic citrus]

You will need a lancet Mh1 for it to be even worth your time tbh

[vivid sorrel]

The default mining laser will also have issues with cracking the rocks if the mass is large, and\or resistance is high - not enough power

[silk ridge]

Not necessarily, but looking for clusters is much safer at this speed.

Single rocks will not light up properly when pinging between 3K and 1.5K. ... So hitting one os easy xD

If you fly past one, get it into your peripheral so the mining HUD shows you the type. But don't slow down or go specifically for the singles unless you have alot of time.

I ignore them unless they are really convenient positioned during a fly by

[fallen pewter]

Any got any recommended shipping routes

[toxic tide]

Rented a cutlass black 3 days ago and it’s still in my hanger. Is this a known bug? Is it still flyable?

[toxic citrus]

yeah its a bug

no its not flyable to my knowledge

[toxic tide]

👍

[formal fjord]

Are there any recommended Mole loadouts for both solo and group flights?

[ashen quail]

Do i put a Lancet MH1 or MH2 on my prospector if i wanna mine quantanium?

@toxic citrus

[toxic citrus]

MH2 can't fit on the prospy

So MH1

[ashen quail]

aight thanks

[vivid sorrel]

Prime example of my luck 😛

[silk ridge]

why do you even stop for N-Types?
If it doesn't have an outline and is Q-Type, I don't even slow down to get close xD

Also looks like you're in band 5 or 6 ... super dense. You basically have to crawl through the belt. xD

[vivid sorrel]

Because i'm not looking for Quant in a renter prospector 🙂

[silk ridge]

Uh... in this case I'd go to the moons and mine Laranite and Bexalite. The halo is terrible for anything but Quantanium. xD

Materials are too diverse in those rocks and too much inert stuff.

[delicate bridge]

Is there anything to mine at MIC-L1?

[vivid sorrel]

moons tend to give me 6k rocks which is kinda not happening with that laser. Even 5.1 k's are sometimes not doable depending on rock type\resistance

There the asteroids are 100% better, as most of them are in 4000-5000 range

But the material diversity thing is an issue i agree

TLDR: Rental prospector is painful

[silk ridge]

I'd probably just do 45K deliveries and bunkers until I can buy a Prospector 🤣 I'm too lazy to deal with a rental.

[vivid sorrel]

I've been doing ROC gem mining which is pretty good, but a bit laggy, so tried some rock mining again in a ship, but eh...yeah.

[knotty kiln]

Hey. So I bought some mining modules, 2 passives, and 1 active for my prospector. Yesterday I just pressed quit game in the middle of the empty space. Today I dont see any of the mining modules. Is this normal? What did I do wrong? How should have I quit the game in order to keep these modules?

[mossy shuttle]

You want to get into your bed and log out from the contextual menu there

[little pendant]

I watched a few videos on where to find Quant and how to mine it but I'm still having a hard time finding nodes on Lyria.

[tight vine]

i can show you around when i log back in im pretty good at it no more then 20mins to find a good one

[weak hound]

If you'd like to shoot me a private message, I'm about to hop on.

[weak hound]

Could you show me around the Halo? I've got a Mole and want to make some money

[gentle ruin]

anyone got a good trade sheet/site ?

i wanna put my Hull A to use and get into trading

[vivid sorrel]

I haven't used it, but i've seen this linked

https://uexcorp.space/

[elder vale]

any recommendations on a good hauler to haul my refined quant to sell that isn't a cutty black ?

[tough fulcrum]

nomad is pretty good

just not too big storage

32 scu

but its only 900k

[toxic citrus]

24*

[south bone]

Freelancer/Freelancer MAX would be my picks

[toxic citrus]

Nomad can carry either of the ROCs too

But either way FL MAX 100%

[tough fulcrum]

freelancer is nice

[elder vale]

between fl Max and Connie Taurus which would you recommend?

[toxic citrus]

FL max is cheaper obviously

But if you want to get the taurus

[south bone]

Taurus has more SCU, FL max is cheaper and significantly smaller

176 SCU vs 120

[elder vale]

120scu should be more then enough I think, should be much better then doing hauling in a cutty black

[toxic citrus]

FL max is super good for its price

As a cargo hauler ofc

[elder vale]

honestly think I'm gonna go flMax and save my money for more combat ships, thanks guys!

[toxic citrus]

I hate that did the pain of going right for the caterpillar

15 work orders one by one with a cutty

[vivid sorrel]

Anyone else have issues with Ore-Sales console (CRU-1 in my case) it won't show ship as sale point, but the refinery console works

[toxic citrus]

Never again

[elder vale]

yea that's true pain

how many full work orders can fit in a flMax

[south bone]

I'm saving for a MSR when my subscriber RAFT goes away. It's not the most efficient for running my quant but it's just too cool

[toxic citrus]

MSR

[tough fulcrum]

you could also but a c2 herc for that price

[south bone]

You prossie mining?

[elder vale]

yessir

[south bone]

I could, but see here, I could also get the MSR

[tough fulcrum]

true

[south bone]

6 generally

[tough fulcrum]

playable chess table

[south bone]

Exactly

[tough fulcrum]

i rlly want the c2

i was like a mill away and 2 mill up and left my bank account

[south bone]

You can expect roughly 30 SCU from each prossie run, accounting for inert and refining loss, so MAX gives you four max loads. You also might not get four full loads, I generally get 2 half loads for every 2-3 full loads I get, so roughly 6 runs per MAX trip

[elder vale]

sweet thank you

[harsh glade]

Is Quant still unstable after it is refined? Just wondering if it will blow up my Nomad if I don't get it there fast enough

[weak hound]

It's completely stable

[harsh glade]

Oh good..

[weak hound]

Is there a way to scan the asteroids in the Halo? Found a cluster of 10 Q types, can't scan any of them???

[serene quest]

they might be duds

@weak hound sometimes they're ghosts and just aren't scannable/minable

[weak hound]

FUCK

Someone suggested turning the ship off and on again but I lost the rocks

[serene quest]

were they not pingable?

[hollow sedge]

try scanning the other side of them

[weak hound]

I lost the rocks, as I said earlier

[hollow sedge]

for next time

[weak hound]

Pinged just fine

[hollow sedge]

sometimes you have to scan the other side of them

[weak hound]

I'll try that next time

My friend said they weren't scanning for him either, and he went around the entire rock

It wasn't showing the yellow/purple outline either

[serene quest]

ROC or ROC DS?

[thorn spindle]

roc

if you got a friend maybe a ds

big maybe at that

[steep dust]

ROC DS is kinda stupid....

[harsh glade]

I heard that 2 ROC-DS will fin into a cutty Black, so im' thinking you and a budy load those in the cutty, then the other takes a Prospector. a prospector with a lancet head can easily crack Hadeninte and then you ue the 2 ROCs to collect. for some reason I wasnt able to collect the gems with my prospector

[tulip roost]

ROC DS is completely unnecessary

[harsh glade]

if it had a S1 lazer and they put bigger rocks on moons it would be super viable

[harsh glade]

i think ROC has a S0 right>

?

[north oyster]

The issue with Dud scans in the asteroid belt is something that only server meshing will fix. So this isn't going to go away real soon.

[north oyster]

Yes, size zero ( 0 ) components

You can upgrade the class of the components

Two power units and one cooler

[hollow sedge]

what cargo hauler should i buy for mining

[north oyster]

The MAX offers the best value to SCU capacity

[hollow sedge]

damn i got 3.4mil

[north oyster]

2.2M aUEC and has 120 SCU

[hollow sedge]

if i wanna get the proscpor and it

and the upgrades on the mining shi

p

[north oyster]

Obviously get to prospector first because it is the goose that lays the golden eggs

[vivid magnet]

I was unable to fracture Hadanite, Aphorite, and Dolvine with a prospector

[harsh glade]

thats my point

it's super fast too

just use RC for collection..

[vivid magnet]

? I couldn't crack those minerals with the space ship

They would not fracture, no matter how long the laser was aimed directly at them

[harsh glade]

you have to fire it off and on.. so rry I miss read your post

running quant right now so

[hollow sedge]

how much does one workorder usally take up

space

[hollow sedge]

there are bettter mining attachments.. you just didnt ahve enough power and needed more or a friend to help with another mining gun

[swift shell]

Anyone know if a character reset wipes your refinery queue?

[dense burrow]

Hey all. Does a character reset clear your refinery queue? Or are orders unaffected by Crs?

Jinx

[hollow sedge]

char reset deletes your player and its settings then recreates any orders are cleared as you are logged out from the world

[high wren]

when you guys bring your ore to be refined and there is crap in with the good stuff, do you have to refine it to make it so you can sell it and clear inventory space?

[thorn spindle]

no you dont

you pick what you want to refine

the rest gets tossed

[vivid magnet]

i can crack quantanium deposits with the basic prospector. i could not crack the hand mineable deposits with a giant ass spaceship

[hollow sedge]

The roc fits in the 400i now correct?

Crack hand minables with lancet and 3 mods that reduce power on prospector..then you physically throw each rock into the open door of prospector lol..I've done this out of I could not that you should

[dark stone]

trading is working in 3.17, right?

[scarlet rover]

I guess that depends what your threshold for "working" is...

[dark stone]

Can my friend and I run a c2 and a hull a across the system doing routes?

[marble crater]

Sure but don't be surprised to lose it all to a bug

[dark stone]

oh, yeah, I knew that lol, but as long as it works, we can deal with it lol

Thanks!

[feral totem]

roc mining is still buggy for me. Either my laser doesn’t fire, or my extraction laser doesn’t pick up rocks. I’ve tried switching off and on the laser and the Roc, and the only thing that works is to park the roc in my cutty, bed logoff and switch servers.

Any other workarounds fellow Citizens can share?

[golden kettle]

For trading, does anyone prefer SC Tools or UEX?

[vivid magnet]

i use sctools, it gives me lots of information and routes, but uex has a better gui

[marble crater]

I like using Gallog more for the overall view it has

[weak hound]

Need a scout. 50/50 split, immediate payout.

[harsh glade]

Why can't these space cops figure out how to finish a scan of my ship?... guess I'l go to bed and logout again

[weak hound]

@hexed oxide You can come back into the vc

[scarlet rover]

waiting for the license plate results to come back

[weak hound]

Searching for a scout for MOLE mining. 50/50 cut, immediate payout

[vivid magnet]

what does a mole scout do?

[weak hound]

Find Quantanium

[scarlet rover]

looks for truffles

[vivid magnet]

i don't like truffles

[weak hound]

Look at it like this: easy money to fly around and find rocks

And scan them but eh

I'll even teach

[weak hound]

I'll teach you if you're interested

[scarlet rover]

but they sell for a lot

if they dont explode in your hold

[marble crater]

truffle timer alarm beeping

[pseudo echo]

Are microphones always active or do you need to turn them on.. was doing a cargo run trying to warp to a location and someone flew in and targeted me started blasting him and I can hear him yelling "oh fu@k oh fu@k!"

[sly moon]

is there a mining werbsite

[hollow sedge]

that’s not cargo problem mining

[weak hound]

WRONG CHAT MY BAD

[hollow sedge]

After a minute it’s bugged and I just dock lol

[main river]

why is it that no border shows up around any rocks to scan them, like theyre all duds... im in a prospector

[hollow sedge]

there is a push to talk button ( numpad minus or plus i think) and you can enable vocie comms in the settings.. its either always on on ptt or on voice activated...

and when people get near you get a local voice channel assigned ( jsut like you get a ship channel and a party channel

[upper stump]

Anyone have good spots for hardanite

[weak hound]

I've been having the issue too

[feral totem]

Had good luck in Daymar. Aberdeen is not bad too. Need a Pembroke suit and helmet though

[weak hound]

DM me your IGN

[restive ether]

thoughts on the connie taurus? I'm prob gonna pledge one

[deep vector]

Best cargo hauler of reasonable size

[livid basin]

@weak hound i would like some guidance in mining if you can...

I could watch videos but i would like to learn in-game with some1

[marble crater]

i upgraded from a Cutty Black to Taurus. one of the best multi role ships in the game imo. can solo ert's, carry a range of ground vehicles and has 170+ scu

[tulip roost]

So ugly tho

[weak hound]

Sure! Shoot me a dm and we can do some stuff tomorrow

[livid basin]

Will do..!!!

[rapid sigil]

Mining or bounty hunting for making money?

[marble crater]

both are great options

[vivid sorrel]

Any tips for package delivery to a person on an outpost? He says "put it down right here" and there is then a use option on inner thoughts that puts it on his desk, but he's like...you gonna put it down or what?!

[queen lantern]

Searching for somebody who know mining i have roc

[vivid sorrel]

nm, i just missed big red delivery box machine 😛

[river crow]

is this legal cargo?

[visual turret]

nice hat

where I can get one

[tulip roost]

Over $10000 spent flair 🤡

[vivid sorrel]

Is it worth upgrading the ROC powerplant and cooler - i can't see any issue with the stock ones?

[feral totem]

I have the same question

[north oyster]

MINERS: Be sure to clear your refinery jobs as soon as you can as they complete. Any JOBS left in the refinery when the patch falls at the end of this week will purge them. All your work will be lost

It is not certain there will be a wipe but so far all update patches in the PTU have involved a character reset which will wipe jobs (as a rule).

Best to not risk loosing all your work as a result.

[north oyster]

and @feral totem ... I have just started doing this. Your investment isn't too much (less than 21k aUEC for all the components). You can upgrade the Grade of the two power plants and the one cooler in the ROC. I have had the stock cooler and power plants fail on me a number of times. I haven't had a chance to flesh it out with full runs, so I will update here when I do get a chance. This might be after 3.17.1 patch falls.

I know a number of players who have and their comments have leaned towards the ROC being more durable

[glacial oxide]

Aberdeen if you fly away from Anderson base

[glacial oxide]

No point upgrading it makes no diff tbh

[north oyster]

I have enjoyed mine, I upgraded my pledge from the MAX to the Taurus. I did end up buying the MAX in-game because I like using it for ROC mining more than I do the Taurus. But I use the Taurus for hauling refinery jobs, etc

[north oyster]

That jury is still out

[glacial oxide]

^nah I roc mine a lot. Never running out of power, overheating etc.

[vivid sorrel]

how do you know you're overheating? Or runnning out of power?

[north oyster]

the LTI ROC I have been using since they have released it in the game, I have been left stranded a number of times from failed components. All the specs are exact but there could be a bump from the grade improvement

[north oyster]

You have to check the MFD on the ROC and it will tell you as the devices begin to fail

[vivid sorrel]

So basically if you never repair it on a pad after a long session?

[glacial oxide]

Maybe you manage to crash the roc a bunch of times making it shut down

[north oyster]

I would always keep it in the ship and discovered that doing a repair on a pad with the ship didn't repair the ROC. If I was going to take the time to pull it out of the ship at the outpost, I would just reclaim it

Never crashed the ROC, with the MAX you can always get right near the deposits to mine. Very rarely would I do any distance travel with the vehicle.

[vivid sorrel]

Okay, i checked erkul, heh, for the ROC, and it claims the stats are the same for all the size 0 powerplants and cooler. But since it's not dps stuff idk how correct that is

[north oyster]

I hadn't thought about when on the landing pad of a station going back into the ROC and running a repair from it in the Mobi glass, is that what you do?

[vivid sorrel]

That was for the cooler atleat, the powerplant do have different power levels, but same hp (1)

[north oyster]

The grades can be bumped. So you can choose an A class for the power plants and a B class for the Cooler

[vivid sorrel]

Platinum pad on planet and repair from mobi glass

[glacial oxide]

^your roc prob breaks by keeping it in ship when spawning it. i always spawn it at moons so its not getting bugged out like yours then

[north oyster]

yeah, I just pull it off to the side and reclaim it if I'm taking it out of the ship

[vivid sorrel]

I "pulled" mine out at space station pad once...they were not pleased 😛

[north oyster]

The days of the "dead coffin ROC" are fortunately gone, but I do keep the ROC in the ship for continued use. I also push the envelop the bed log (not on planet surface though) with the ROC in the ship.

[glacial oxide]

^prob why it happens. i always had issues with bed logging before so i havent done it in ages

did it in like 3.11 to switch servers when roc mining, not always a good idea :p

[ashen quail]

can someone tell me if i forgot a step in the mining process with the prospector when i want to mine quantanium;

1. get prospector and go to a good location
2. scan for clusters of quantanium, scan each of the rocks and start crushing the one with the highest quantanium % and keep crushing till they dont go smaller
3. start extracting the 100% quantanium rocks and fill up ur prospector
4. hurry to the nearest refinery and store ur ship (within 15mins)
5. do the refine process i take a process starting with D (idk name), takes 48h
6. once its done, i take a ship with cargo space nd load it up and go sell it at a location(?)

is that how mining works?

[toxic citrus]

6. Don't sell, refine

And 5. Use ferron, not dinyx

[north oyster]

that was about the time the ROC would disintegrate into individual pieces in the ship cargo grid. Made for interesting times.

[ashen quail]

at what location do i sell the refined stuff

[toxic citrus]

Any planetary TDD

[glacial oxide]

you want to use dinyx for refining, heard another one is good too but costs a little more.

[toxic citrus]

Or Lorville business district

[ashen quail]

the room that has that admin look?

[toxic citrus]

Ferron takes half the time

12 hours

[toxic citrus]

No

[glacial oxide]

yeah lol, also rocks refused to get picked up, flew far into the distance etc

[north oyster]

You might want to use Ferron, there will be a new patch dropping this week that could wipe your refinery jobs

[ashen quail]

wots a tdd then

[toxic citrus]

Trade and Development division

[north oyster]

they did leave a cool smoke trail as they shot into the distance

[ashen quail]

for example in port tressler the trade screen is inside of an admin room

that what i meant

[glacial oxide]

thats the one ye, i still do dinyx, not like i need the money twice as fast tbh + every $ saved adds up after many runs :p

[toxic citrus]

TDD will be similar

it'll have terminals to sell to too

Dinyx just takes ages imo

[glacial oxide]

i "loved" running after it. and all the 30ks who made it impossible some days

[ashen quail]

alright and where exactly is the easiest location to start out mining

[north oyster]

I only suggest that because of timeframe. It might drop Thursday but CIG might spice it up

[toxic citrus]

And 6k more ain't gonna do a dent

[ashen quail]

does ferron only take 24h?

[toxic citrus]

No

12 hours

[ashen quail]

oh damn ok

[toxic citrus]

Half the time for 2x the cost

[glacial oxide]

ohh right they still remove orders when patches gets released?

[north oyster]

Yes

[toxic citrus]

Yep

[glacial oxide]

rip i got a lot of runs to do lol

[north oyster]

I think it will happen this time ONLY because the PTU patches have done full resets of character and spawn points

[glacial oxide]

or just rent a bigger ship and hope game doesnt crash when filling it up to the max

[north oyster]

Buy a MAX 🙂

[ashen quail]

and the refined ores, do they take up the same amount of SCU as the raw ores?

[toxic citrus]

Yep

[ashen quail]

how much space do prospector have

[toxic citrus]

But some will be lost in the refining process

[ashen quail]

26scu no?

[north oyster]

all storage is standard

[toxic citrus]

32

[ashen quail]

ah

hmm i need a transport ship then lol

[north oyster]

you loose some of your volume because of refining. This is normally about 5%

[ashen quail]

and i cant use prospector to transport refined right

[north oyster]

Yes, you will need at least a cutty (that you can rent)

[vivid sorrel]

At the one where the landing shit isn't terrible 😛

[north oyster]

that's correct, Prospector only does raw ore

[ashen quail]

are there TDD's on space stations aswell or only at the main cities

[vivid sorrel]

note my flying skills are abysmal so for me that means i hate all planets :P

Only main planets

[ashen quail]

major F

[north oyster]

No, TDD (or CBD in Lorvile) is only in the cities

[ashen quail]

can someone give me a wiki link or something to the TDDs i have no idea what they is

[glacial oxide]

Got taurus. But I have more than that stored in orders

[toxic citrus]

[[TDD]]

[alpine orbit]

https://starcitizen.tools/TDD

[ashen quail]

ty

[vivid sorrel]

Missing Lorville since not TDD but yeah

[ashen quail]

and anyone got a "route" of some kind so i know where i have to go when?

[north oyster]

Route to mine raw material or Route to take your refined ore to market?

[ashen quail]

both preferably

like is there an area where all those things are quite close to each other

[north oyster]

that's a lot of info. there are a few pinned guides at the top

Lyria is popular moon for mining Quantainium. Lancet is the laser meta for mining it.

[ashen quail]

or let me ask it easier, is there a refinery anywhere on the MT system

[north oyster]

Aaron's Halo has 8 bands that you can target for finding ore, it's been a little rough since this last patch tough

Yes, MIC-L1

[ashen quail]

yeah ive watched a vid on that, but i read it will be fixed on friday

[north oyster]

Then fly down to NB to sell at the TDD there

The TDD is at the end of the hall in the Commons

[ashen quail]

and which moon on MT is good for mining it?

if there is any

[north oyster]

Yes, check SC Trade Tools for distribution of Quan. But the weather on the MT moons is brutal. Makes is more difficult to mine

[ashen quail]

and lyria is on which planet?

prolly gonna go there for the start lol

[north oyster]

that's on the other side of the system in ArcCrop area

you will want to base out of ARC-L1

[ashen quail]

guessing refinery is on arc l1 then

[north oyster]

correct

[ashen quail]

and then i go sell on area 18

[north oyster]

All Lagrange L1 points have a refinery. Hurston has two refineries at both HUR-L1 and HUR-L2

[covert crypt]

whats the biggest rock a single lancet mh2 can mine?

[north oyster]

Yes, the TDD at in Area18

Same as the MH1, that's why you need two people

[ashen quail]

ah ok simple enough then, thank you alot for that

[covert crypt]

and how much is that. cant seem to find the proper raw info

[north oyster]

You'll be hard pressed to crack anything above 5.8K rock without using extra components (Surge, Stampede, etc) or having a second laser on it.

In the Halo, a naked Lancet can crack 5.1K without any issues. But it struggles on the planet surfaces for rocks on the same size.

5.8k might be too large, come to think of it.

I mine mainly in Aaron's Halo, so I don't have to worry about rocks too large (att)

[covert crypt]

hows quant mining there

[north oyster]

Since 3.17 dropped, it's not been as good as previous. That or the servers just straight out hate me.

[covert crypt]

i still do it at lyria

seems alright

[north oyster]

Lyria seems to be more consistent

Band 1 use to be a candy store but it seems that isn't the case any longer. I think I need do some more research into the other bands again and see if I rediscover that sweet spot again

[gaunt fiber]

@ashen quail I’d recommend ARC L1 as a jump off point, head to Lyria (moon of ArcCorp) to mine, after mining, head back to ARC L1 to refine your materials, then after refinement is done, sell everything at Area 18 on ArcCorp.

[ashen quail]

yup ill do that, thank you

[north oyster]

ArcCorp makes for convenient local mining ops. I am still partial to CRU-L1 but ARC-L1 is certainly top dog in this game.

[serene quest]

just lost 93mil over night, lol

[toxic citrus]

93mil of duped money

[serene quest]

not at all

[toxic citrus]

Totally

[serene quest]

unless

the guy I got it from handed me duped money

lol

[toxic citrus]

Yep

[serene quest]

though how would it differentiate duped credits from legitimate ones on transfer

it's not like it's watermarked -_-

[toxic citrus]

transactions logs

they track every player to player transaction

Well aUEC specifically

[serene quest]

I get that but how would they know it's a duped set?

just by the amount?

[toxic citrus]

Tracking from where the money came from in the first place

Then seeing who it was distributed to

[serene quest]

then that individual likely shouldn't have had that amount by then anyway

since tons were already seeing losses in the ledger

[toxic citrus]

If they really wanted to they could just do a wipe

[serene quest]

they might as well lol

[serene quest]

idk though, I'm seeing a lot of people complain about losing recent quant incomes, not sure that qualifies as duped funds. Some people are losing amounts daily too

[dapper mesa]

Does it make a difference where you sell minerals? Like mining outpost vs city center?

[vivid sorrel]

if it's refined ore from refinery jobs you have to sell them at the main planet city

If it's just ore you can sell at refinery ore consoles - and if it's gems like from hand\ROC mining you can sell at admin consoles in space or at certain planetside locations

[runic arch]

Why cant my impact head mine literally anything?

do i need loads of modules or something

[silk ridge]

I had to Char reset again... now considering one of the other Refineries. ARC-L1 is getting camped hard recently.

[ashen quail]

should i mine this, its 18.55% quanta

nvm found a 28% rock

[silk ridge]

If you're not sure, you can go to https://uexcorp.space/mining to calculate the rock or maybe use the App "QuantCalc" (currently only android for 1$) I personally use the app, bacause it's easy to add multiple rocks and share the clusters with others.

[glacial oxide]

oof paid for app

[silk ridge]

I like it ... and I don't mind. giving a dollar to someone making a useful tool. Especially when I look at the money I've put into the game itself. 🤣

[vivid sorrel]

1$ tough. That's like... a slurp of coffee at best : D

[silk ridge]

coffee matters

[cerulean lichen]

I kinda always eye ball mass and percentage quant. Downside to quant mining is the time it takes to find good rocks. But in a 3 hour period of mining I can usually find enough quant to make 430k.

[glacial oxide]

430k in 3 hours??

dont you just do a 360 scan then 2 degree scan to see if its quant or not before going there? :p

[cerulean lichen]

Uh I just have it set to default scan and head in 1 direction. Then just to a high speed flyby to see if the rock is orange (meaning quant). If it is I stop and scan it to see how much quant it has. I mine on calliope as well

[silk ridge]

Quant should be at least 600K per hour. So one good rock every 20 minutes ... and that's already a very low estimate. xD

[cerulean lichen]

Yah I’m definitely doing something wrong then. I have tried lyria before but never found rocks higher then 4% after 3 hours. Calliope is almost definitely not the best place to go, but I have only had the best luck there.

[silk ridge]

If you like Lyria and don't fond good rocks, you might try relogging or change location.

I exclusively mine in the Halo, since my luck on Lyria is basically non existent xD

Lyria is ~2-3 hours to find a rock for me while it's 10-15 minutes in the Halo 🤣

[cerulean lichen]

I’ll have to look into that

[silk ridge]

My current Mining-Meta for the Halo is basically this:

• Fly to a Halo-Spot of your Choosing,
• I'd recommend mid-density (Band 3 to 4), so you can fly fast without having to dodge rocks.
• Point away from the sun
• start flying at 70% of max speed
• Set Ping at 180° angle
• Ping every few seconds to see Opportunity markers and fly in their direction for a fly-by
• Keep pinging until you see how many Rocks are in there
• If there's only one rock or 3, just fly towards another Marker
• If it's 2 or more than 3, get closer until you can see what type of rock it is.
• Slow down only for Q-Types or singles you've seen close by that are obviously Q-Types
• do not stop if you cant determine the Rock-Type or if you don't get a yellow outline

[cerulean lichen]

Maybe this is a stupid question but how do you sent the ping angle?

[north oyster]

" . " (period) to decrease the angle, " , " (comma) to increase

if you ping at 360, you will end up going in circles

I normally set my QT point back to the legrange point that I will head back to, so I work the area in that general direction

[silk ridge]

I only ping at 180° because I only fly in one direction. Covers more ground than slowly checking all pings in 360°

[elder vale]

I found a cluster with enough quant to fill two prospectors, anyone wanna come help me crack some of the rocks?

[chilly stag]

You can crack Up to 8k rocks easily solo

[elder vale]

problem is I forgot to grab any of modules so all I have is my lancet

[chilly stag]

Well, then you fuked Up 🤣

Never go Quant mining without surge

[elder vale]

I mega fucked up

[torpid marsh]

What is the best item to do cargo runs with i know laranite and titanium are good but is there any better

[elder vale]

offer still stands if anyone wants to help me crack them 🤷🏽‍♂️

[chilly stag]

Use QD to determine your Location. Go Back and get your modules

In case you are on a moon/planet. If your in a asteroid belt, its not possible

[vivid sorrel]

Gah...gems on a hill...but it's Hadanite...but it's on a hill...but it's Hadanite brain loop

[glacial dagger]

Try having a look at Gallog and SCTT to try and see if you can see a good profit margin/raw profit then balance it out 😄

It's how I stumbled upon Titanium before people coined onto it

[glacial oxide]

Mine on Lydia, first do a 360 scan, then stand still and switch to 2% scan and do every single rock. If 2 diamond markers pop up then its quantanium

[tacit birch]

When using the Hull A, do I need to extend the cargo section, stowe the ship, then go get my refined mats? Or can I leave it collapsed and still load cargo?

[vale oar]

How much time do you have before you blow up after you picked up quantanium?

[cosmic sparrow]

14 minutes

[vale oar]

Alright

Can you mine quantanium with a stock rental prospector?

[weak hound]

No

[cosmic sparrow]

Maybe with enough mining mods stacked on a rock, but it would cost you more that what you get back

[vale oar]

Ok so if you own 150k. How will i make money fast?

Or what do i need to mine quantanium and how much does it cost

[cosmic sparrow]

you would either need to team up with other people who own a prospector, do a ton of bunker missions, or ROC mining

[vale oar]

Is 150k per 1hrs and 10min good or slow (Roc mining)

[cosmic sparrow]

that I couldn't tell you. I have issues ROC mining because of my PC

[vale oar]

Ok

Well thx

[shy heron]

Hey so I just bought a prospector. What mining head should I put on it if I want to mine quantanium?

[vivid brook]

lancet, make sure it's the I and not the II

at least I think that's the one I have

[shy heron]

ok thats what I was thinking as well

[sterile bough]

Yeah lancet II only fits the mole

[shy heron]

and should I look into the modules?

like surge?

[vivid brook]

I was one a server withsomeone who accidentally purchased the lancet II and we all cried together lol

[shy heron]

ouch

[sterile bough]

If you are going to hit up larger rocks surge and stampede are good modules but the smaller rocks you should be fine. I never used any modules on my prospector and was able to make money from quant

[shy heron]

Alright thanks

[vivid brook]

I don't use modules. On the tougher rocks it just takes longer anda bit of moving the beam around until it gets into the right range and then USUALLY I'm good

[shy heron]

Ah I see, ive been keeping my beam centered

[sterile bough]

Yeah same i just use the filter modules on the mole thats it.

Yes range and fracture points on the rock. Just have to find the sweet spot then time

[vivid sorrel]

fracture points? There's no fracture points AFAIK

[terse sable]

Where do I purchase surge modules?

[vivid sorrel]

https://starcitizen.tools/Surge

[thin escarp]

@shy heron I have a pdf pinned with loadouts for prospectors

aswell as a scouting guide

[shy heron]

alright, itll be a while before I can afford one

but thank you ill look into it

[thin escarp]

dm me your ign if I make it on I'll send ya the money

tonight

[shy heron]

Thanks!

[thin escarp]

np I'm pretty loaded have almost every ship. I run alot of huge mining ops.

[hollow sedge]

Any good places to mine, just started playing yesterday gor a mining ship.

[thin escarp]

check out my pinned guides

@hollow sedge

[hollow sedge]

Okay.

@thin escarp sorry for being difficult but what is the best place to mine for a prospector with no upgrades and what should I look for in that place.

[thin escarp]

is it a rental

[fleet solar]

hey looking for someone to let me scout rocks for them havent scouted in a while so just remind me what to do and we can discuss profits in dms

[hollow sedge]

No.

[thin escarp]

lancet?

[hollow sedge]

Lancet?

Sorry I am new.

[thin escarp]

mining laser

its 26k at arc l1

[hollow sedge]

The standard one you get when you buy it.

[thin escarp]

go snag a lancet

[hollow sedge]

Got 7k lol.

Started yesterday.

[fleet solar]

@hollow sedge ill get it for ya

[hollow sedge]

For real?

[fleet solar]

ye ill give ya the money

[hollow sedge]

Thanks dude.

[fleet solar]

let em get on

me*

can u join vc?

[hollow sedge]

Sure but I don't have a mic.

[fleet solar]

ah nvm

just dm me ur ign

[vivid sorrel]

God damn Aberdeen is deadly if you want to decend from orbit yourself fast. No altimeter..never saw it working there.

[sacred swift]

I stored my ROC in my friends ship. Can I still retrieve it on ground at a site even if he is not online?

[thorn spindle]

yea

[thorn spindle]

anyone know if theres any hand tool for quant mining to break bigger rocks solo (5500 +)

[hollow sedge]

Why don't I see a mining laser that is in my inventory when I try and use the f1 menu to add it to my ship

[vivid sorrel]

So the 90 heart is the hp in % right? But what is the 55 after that on the powerplant?

[vivid sorrel]

well now it dead 😛

[north oyster]

you can reach out to customer service about this, but since it doesn't involve real money, mileage may vary. What's your in-game handle?

[shy heron]

Someone gave me a bit to get it resolved

[north oyster]

I lawn darted doing that too but that was in the PTU. When I did it in LIVE the altimeter was working for me. But I've created craters doing that more than once

Ok, great to hear. I was actually going to help with that. Fortunately the Lancet is only 20k and you're pretty much on the right side to begin work

[dark trout]

Hi so I wanna start mining because I'm getting fed up of doing bunker missions for 90k and the amount of bugs with them right now is making me fed up. I was thinking of getting the prospector and wanted to know if anyone knew how much money I could get from 2 days worth of doing mining as I don't wanna spend about 2mil and something else to make less then bunkers?

[north oyster]

Did you buy the right size? or are you at the right place where you bought it at? (i.e. same station or city)

WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
There is a very HIGH chance all refinery jobs will be wiped when the new patch drops.
You have been warned

[north oyster]

Each trip you make on the Prospector is worth 200K to 275K aUEC earnings. You're not going to be earning top coin until you know what you are doing. Easy to grasp but more difficult to master.

That trip can be 15min long or 25min long. It's like fishing

[dark trout]

Oh

[north oyster]

You can average about 1 million every 90min pretty easily

[dark trout]

Its much better then thanks as with bunkers its like 20mins for 90k

[north oyster]

I use to average about 5 million per day or better

[dark trout]

Thanks gonna buy one now do you have any videos that you recommend to teach people as in what heads and that to buy and where to search?

[north oyster]

With mining I have earned in the hundreds of millions of aUEC. Many have

Basics: Two places to Mine 1) Lyria 2) Aaron's Halo
Buy the MH1 (size ONE) Lancet laser head

The Halo has 8 bands and some are better than others but you can mine any asteroid you find with just the Lancet.

Lyria has larger rocks that will require extra components to make happen (SURGE, Stampede, etc)

You can go out with a mining company and earn good pay while you learn. If you are over 18, then I have someone in this forum we can Tag to give you info.

[dark trout]

I'm over 18 but an massive introvert tbh and only like talking to people who know me and when in calls when new people I hardly talk so its ok will try and learn and watch some videos but thanks for the offer tho

[weak hound]

Can you forward that to me as well?

[weak hound]

That's completely valid. If you want to DM me, I'd be happy to take you down and show you the basics, if that's something you'd be interested in. No vc necessary

[north oyster]

@thin escarp Got a friend @weak hound who is interested in teaming up.

[north oyster]

There are a number of good videos on mining that will give you the core basics. More is caught than taught though, so like doing bunkers, it's going to require a few hours in the cockpit before you have the flow going

Also there are a couple of pinned guides on this forum

You will also need a Cargo ship

[weak hound]

Hii

[dark trout]

With the cargo ship I have a C2 already but it was just sitting there to the point I kinda wished I didn't buy one

[north oyster]

Trade will make a come back, so she's not a waste of your funds. She can handle running the refinery jobs for you also.

[thin escarp]

@dark trout if your looking to get into mining I can definitely help ya out. I Have a series of guides pinned as well.

@weak hound shoot me a dm fam I gotchu

[north oyster]

@dark trout you are welcome to DM me with any questions or anything I can help you with. I'm about to log for now but I'm on the forum regularly.

@weak hound Let me know how it goes. Cross and his team has one of the best (if not the best) mining ops going in SC

[dark trout]

Thanks will do and thanks for letting me dm you with any questions

[weak hound]

I'm also available if you have any questions.

[thin escarp]

[weak hound]

DM Sent Cross

[blazing cedar]

If I want to get started mining, is it worth buying a cutty black and a ROC or should I just buy a prospector at that point?

Oh wait I have a C2 I don't need the cutty

I swear I'm the dumbest person I know sometimes

[vestal ravine]

I can be pretty dumb also!

[vivid brook]

C2 is actually super ridiculous to carry the roc around in becaue it's so big and slow imo, but it would be great for hauling quant once you have a prospector

[blazing cedar]

Yeah I figured it would be overkill

But I don't want to buy a Cutlass Black

[marble crater]

C2 still works for ROC mining though

[blazing cedar]

Especially since I have a Cutty Red already

[marble crater]

Yeah just use the C2. Bring 2 ROCS in case 1 dies

Think you can just squeeze them in lol

[blazing cedar]

You can get two tonks in that bad boy I bet I could bring like four ROCs if I wanted

Maybe just three

Is there any advantage to the ROC-DS over the single seater?

[vivid brook]

ROC-DS is a massive disadvantage, you hve to get out of it to use the mining laser, plus the laser turret is... really difficult to use imo

better to have 2 players using 2 rocs than trying to share a DS

especially as the DS leaves the driver not doing anything

[gaunt fiber]

Anyone available to help me break a rock? mass: 8233, QT: 41.99%

DM me if you can help

[olive smelt]

got 2 quant rocks one 42% and one 15% both over 7k mass looking to sell to someone

[pure frost]

best modules for lyria mining?

[sacred loom]

surge stampede

[pallid lake]

whats the best hauler I can get under 3 mil?

[sacred loom]

Freelancer Max, but Taurus is close to 3M

[pallid lake]

ty, whats the cargo on the tarus? RSI site dont say

[marble crater]

174scu

[pallid lake]

thanks

[marble crater]

it's quite a jump from the other options

[pallid lake]

if the server wasnt eating credits at random I would wait and raise the 500k I would need for it. I believe it would be the best option

[marble crater]

yeah games screwed lately

[pallid lake]

I was fortunate last night, only got me for 800k, there are folks talking 3-6mil + lost yesterday

[marble crater]

I gained 600K then lost 200K lol

in the same session

[north oyster]

Consider the Freelancer MAX when you are looking for a ROC transport (IF you ever are looking for one), I've used it for years, and it is imo the best escort for the ROC out there.

[pallid lake]

I been using my cutty black for the roc

the DS fit in the max?

[north oyster]

I don't think so

the issue is hight

[pallid lake]

whats the DS fit in, smallest?

Taurus?

[north oyster]

I'm not sure, I never messed with the DS. I'd say no but that's a websearch question

[errant spire]

Where should i mine nearr cru L1

[north oyster]

NOTICE: The PTU has opened to ALL backers!! That means going LIVE in a day or two

[north oyster]

With the Prospector?

[errant spire]

yes

[tardy linden]

whats PTU

[north oyster]

It is the testing for the next LIVE build, sort of the alpha alpha

[tardy linden]

ah.. k

ik this aint #helpdesk but have you ever encountered this?

[north oyster]

The moons around MT have Quantainium but the weather on them is brutal. Most all mining in the Prospector is done a Lyria or Aaron's Halo

[tardy linden]

i cant chat nor talk to people in vc

[north oyster]

happens on the servers, chat just vanishes

This build is not as stable as previous builds

[tardy linden]

any workarounds?

i like the chat interactions

[north oyster]

restart game and find another server

You can switch zones

[tardy linden]

ait.. gtg get some sleep first

cya

thx

[dusk herald]

which is better mining or cargo hauling?

[north oyster]

Mining

Cargo isn't in a good place at the moment

[dusk herald]

ah okay is mining hard?

[north oyster]

Favors only the largest ships

Easy to learn, harder to master

You can start out with ROC mining

What ship do you have?

[dusk herald]

no ships for mining mostly fighters and 1 hauling ship

[north oyster]

which hauling ship?

[dusk herald]

The really long one XD

[north oyster]

CAT?

[dusk herald]

sorry not sure what the name is

think so has like 4 huge bays on it

[north oyster]

Drake Caterpillar looks like a cigar?

[dusk herald]

yes that's it flys like a brick too

[north oyster]

OK, for a test run with mining this is what you are going to need.

1. Rent the ROC (at any refinery store like located HUR-L1) 4K aUEC
2. Rent the Cutlass Black (at same store) 45K aUEC
3. Buy the Pembroke armor set and helmet (about 15K) at same store but different console.
4. Get water and drinks to take with you.
5. Go to Aberdeen

6. Go to an outpost and retrieve the ROC and put it in the cutty

7. Fly out and begin to ping for deposits, small deposits of Hadinite

8. If the scan doesn't work, the rock has pinkish veins in it

They are about .8 in size

You can earn up to about 200K aUEC doing this per run

[dusk herald]

ah nice about how long does it take and should i refine it before trying to sell?

[north oyster]

Gems need no refinery, just sell. You can do that at any outpost

[tight crescent]

Time spend depends purely on your luck of finding the goods

[north oyster]

Once you learn the ping and what you are looking for, you should be able to make decent turns