industrial-professions

[north oyster]

REMINDER When 3.17.2 drops, it will wipe all refinery jobs. Just say'n

[topaz burrow]

End of June innit

[north oyster]

yes

[vivid sorrel]

We got a couple days warning for that when they dropped 1. didn't we?

[topaz burrow]

I don't know I feel like last patch was rushed with no warning

[north oyster]

you will see me chant that often because so many don't pay attention to the risk

[naive island]

4.0 will be a full wipe, not 3.18

[north oyster]

last patch (current 3.17.1) is a dumpster fire

[topaz burrow]

Fine

[topaz burrow]

Yeah

[north oyster]

I'm not willing to bet on that one

[topaz burrow]

Either way, play the game the way you like it and money will come. Don't just min/max money making

[vivid sorrel]

More likely IMO, but eh, don't really care as long as i get told. Assuming i'm here then. Depends on how much they fix with 3.17.2, which better fucking be alot.

[naive island]

I hope so ahaha

Anyway guys aphorite is trash right? Isn’t worth mining it?

[topaz burrow]

I avoid it, just focus on hadanite

Worth twice as much

[naive island]

Yeah, as i thought, ty

[topaz burrow]

I just wish rep stayed when wipe, geez that's a grind

[vivid sorrel]

Gah, C2 elevator is so bad....

[topaz burrow]

C2 is basically elevator and 3 chairs lol

[vivid sorrel]

and doors ^^

[topaz burrow]

:D

oof enough for today

Thanks for that. I kind of thought two lancets would work but wasn't sure. I am wondering how scanning will work in a mole considering you need to be in mining mode to resolve scan cloud

[north oyster]

The MOLE is having a rough time in this patch, I would suggest holding off until 3.17.2 drops

[topaz burrow]

oh yeah I know it's unusable atm. Im just thinking how the scanning works atm it wont work from pilot seat

[worn dock]

I started ROC mining because it's less of a hassle than looting everything in a bunker into ship storage, then selling it at different shops.

[north oyster]

ROC mining has been given new life in this build. So glad to see it back

[topaz burrow]

yeah I like the extractor beam of a ROC, good times

[north oyster]

that will show up some times, but I have found shutting down, stepping out of the ROC and returning has gotten it working for me

mileage may vary

[worn dock]

I'm using the profits to upgrade my Cutty Black into a missile boat

[north oyster]

That or buy a true missile boat, the Freelancer MIS

[topaz burrow]

eclipse ?

3.5m for s9 torps

[worn dock]

cheaper to do it this way, so I can also buy a Cutty Red to be the medic for our org. Also, I'm not really wanting to go all combat all, the time right now

all combat, all the time

swear to God I can type, but I have moments when that's in doubt

[winged furnace]

How the HEck do I Sell Dolivine. I went to an outpost with a storage building but in the trade terminal it is grayed out...

[north oyster]

28 size 3 missiles in the MIS

[north oyster]

roll the ROC out of the ship and onto the landing pad

[winged furnace]

did that, and still grayed out, am I missing something here?

[topaz burrow]

might need to rename this channel to Cargo-mining-salvaging soon

[north oyster]

Hate to suggest this, but try an Admin office on a space station. It appears that the outpost isn't buying

Dolvine is evil anyway

Friends don't let friends do Dolivine

[winged furnace]

IT is all I have been finding

Need to go to another planet

[north oyster]

Aberdeen is where Hadanite is located enmass. But you need the Pembroke armor

[topaz burrow]

can you move 1-2 minerals to your pocket and see if it buys it at all?

[north oyster]

ah, great idea

Move it to ship inventory

@winged furnace did you see what Capsel suggested?

[maiden basalt]

Is there a way to transfer cargo to and from different ships?

Such as ore?

[winged furnace]

sorry I was already on my way to a space station

I dont even know how to get the stuff into my inventory

[maiden basalt]

I was mining in the hurston region and have my cargo ship stored in LoreVille can I land my prospector there, transfer my cargo to my Cutless Black, bring it to L1 refine and return?

[topaz burrow]

no

[winged furnace]

I am looking for a place in Port Tressler now

[maiden basalt]

So the there's currently no way to transfer cargo?

Between ships

[topaz burrow]

admin office in galleria

[winged furnace]

Thank you!

Well that was the hardest 27K I have ever made 🙄

[topaz burrow]

yeah, only hadanite is worth ROC/hand mining

[winged furnace]

Ha, and my game just crashed

Mainly, I have been trying to figure out the mechanics of things. Rented this ROC yesterday so I am very new.

I know I Was on a suboptimal planet, but only had a little time to mine before work

[topaz burrow]

yeah rented ROC is suitable, just need to get tactic right. Will only get better from here 🙂

[winged furnace]

I went on 3 mining trips last night and crashed each time on my way back to a sell, and I gave up

so this time was the first time I Was able to actually sell

last night my Roc was full when I crashed

[winged furnace]

of mostly hadanite, so I see that will be more profitable

nice, thanks for that

I was on DAymar last night

I didnt have the hot weather gear for Aberdeen

now that I have doubled my money, maybe I will have to look into that...

lol

[topaz burrow]

🙂

just do a bunker mission and strip some heavy armor off a baddie

[worn dock]

You have to go to that one "somebody and sons" shop (can't remember the name) to get the helmet, since all the mining supply store kiosks are broken

you can buy the suit off the mannikin at the mining stores, just not the helmet

[winged furnace]

thanks!

[floral jungle]

is mining working again ?

[topaz burrow]

was it broken?

[floral jungle]

i heard the mole had issues

[topaz burrow]

yeah mole is still dead

prospector mining is thriving

[floral jungle]

whats wrong with it ?

i could mine perfectly fine the updatte before

[topaz burrow]

doesnt suck rocks, windscreen goes blurry, tough scanning times

[floral jungle]

oof ye thats not good

god dam , those quantum rocks are waiting for me

[topaz burrow]

nah, 17.1 killed it, hope is 17.2 fixes it

have you got a prospector? I made 1.5m today

[floral jungle]

i've got it as a loaner , but cant upgrade that

i usally solo to mole

going to the astroid belt between cru-l1 - to l3

[topaz burrow]

yeah aaron is great. But sad times for mole atm

[floral jungle]

guess we'll have to wait , 3.17.2 is for upcomming month right ?

[topaz burrow]

yeah, end of June they say

@thorny zinc Have a look at pinned messages on Prospector and also you can watch those vids to learn how to mine in this patch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OY1lOaZRo8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLOx_bfg_eM&t=410s . You really just need to change default mining laser to Lancet MH1 and you can crack quant rocks up to 5122 mass

[thorny zinc]

Is there no way I can crack anything I come across?

Was kinda looking to do it with a crew of mine..

[topaz burrow]

Thats Mole territory, need to wait for 17.2 to fix it

[thorny zinc]

Ughhh

So solo mining it is

[thorny zinc]

Any idea on an eta for 17.2?

[topaz burrow]

end of June they say

[vivid sorrel]

we hope 😛

[topaz burrow]

but as anything with star citizen SoonTM

[thorny zinc]

Ok.. Not too long..

Lol

Ughh.. Was so excited for my mole adventures with the crew..

[vivid sorrel]

Main issue with CIG is they focus too much on new shiny stuff and kinda try to sweep as many bugs as they can afterwards. But the bug squashing doesn't seem to have been getting enough resources or focus this patch.

[marble crater]

they're probably flat out trying to get cargo refactor ready

[topaz burrow]

I feel you i saved for a mole in 3.17 and bought day 2 of 3.17.1 when it broke lol

[vivid sorrel]

It is what is is. The why i leave to someone else.

[stone tinsel]

Stopped by to say I just picked up a prospector and I’m really enjoying this loop. So much less stress then raiding bunkers and caves and the smattering of bugs those both have. Can’t tell you how many shelves and holes I got stuck in

Are there any mining guilds out there? Combing all the power for cargo hauling, prospector and I guess the mole when it works again? I know the expanse is supposed to come out at some point but who knows when

[earnest crystal]

So to start making lots of space dollar should I save for a cargo ship or a mining one ?

[rustic veldt]

They need to fix the Argo Mola and the Argo raft

[chilly stag]

mining ship (Prospector)

[proven path]

Thinking of getting into cargo what ship is the best budget 6 million

[vivid sorrel]

SCU and speed wise, probably the C2.

[toxic citrus]

C2

[proven path]

alright thankyou for the help

[vivid sorrel]

i fucking ran into a person...and went to a tier 3 leg damage and 12% health, dropping.

Rage

[topaz burrow]

LoL

Was it Rock

[vivid sorrel]

felt like it 😛

[shut smelt]

This isnt really mining or cargo but its the closest channel to it but do we know if the reclaimer will be even be usable when salvage releases

[vivid sorrel]

I don't think we've heard anything specific about it at all?

[ember totem]

Hi guys just wanted to ask is it worth renting a prospector to do Mining to get some cash or should I do other things to buy one?

[keen frost]

Watch videos on mining with it first. Prospector is mad profitable

30k for a day and you can make over $200k in one trip

[ember totem]

Ah cool. Can you link any guides for it? I watched some vids about mining grav(something) ore that blows up. But need a special mining laser for it.

[keen frost]

Ah yeah I forgot you can't upgrade the rented mining lasers

It's Quantanium

There are other materials you can mine with. Create a bunch of work orders

Sell it all by renting a Freelancer for cheap

[ember totem]

Wicked okay will try that thank you.

Know what ores the base model on the prospector can mine?

[novel trout]

How much does one trip take roughly

[earnest crystal]

Can I bypass renting the freelancer if I own a Connie ?

[toxic citrus]

Yes

Obviously you can

[keen frost]

It's a lot of luck and depends on what you mine. I can usually find quite of bit of gems on the surface of moons to fill up in about 30-40 min

@earnest crystal yes. I use my Connie too

[earnest crystal]

So I got 500k saved up at the moment should I go rent a prospector till I make enough to buy one?

[novel trout]

I’m trying to start either doing mining or cargo hauling

[keen frost]

Mining make more money, cargo is easy cuz you can just look up a trade loop

But I lean more in favor of owning and using a prospector

The feeling of turning in 7 work orders of Quantanium is legit

https://youtu.be/uFB_Tt6Ks0A

I learned from this and eventually made my own similar process

The key bindings he shows helps a lot

@novel trout use this for cargo

https://uexcorp.space/routes

[topaz burrow]

Rented prospector is really bad, please don't let that discourage you.

Play with mechanics and see the whole mining process, but you won't be billionaire

[hollow sedge]

That Audio Visual gold rush got me closer to a billion though.

[topaz burrow]

Hahah yeah, those who had haulers definitely don't complain

[hollow sedge]

You could hit 1 mil a day if you put some time into mining with a mole.

[ember totem]

Ooh could I transport a mole with an avenger titan?

[hollow sedge]

Isn’t a mole a ship

Big mining ship

[ember totem]

Oh I’m a newb 😂

What’s the car one?

[hollow sedge]

A ROC

got a little laser on it I think

mines smaller rocks

[native granite]

The diamon rocks looking ones u can mine with a roc

[hollow sedge]

Maybe with 2 Avengers strapped to it.

Hell 2 avengers strapped to one might make flying a mole in atmo better.

[tawdry light]

What can I change on my owned prospector to make it more effective in mining?

I'm currently using stock modules

[topaz burrow]

Put Lancet mh1. Just with that you can mine quant of max mass up to 5122. You can add modules depending on what you want to do above that

[tawdry light]

anything for greater masses?

[topaz burrow]

Only with active modules like stampede/surge or mining gadgets like boremax. But over 5k mass is really mole with crew or two prospectors area

[jolly idol]

any tips for finding hadinite on aberdeen?

or best place?

[lethal kayak]

is SC trade tools accurate?

or is UEXcorp more accurate?

[thin escarp]

https://tenor.com/view/uhhhh-steve-buscemi-uhm-stare-confused-gif-17035459

hauling can be kinda sus

[lethal kayak]

true but what is more accurate, like more on the nose

[jaunty laurel]

How is the freelancer Max? I'm contemplating melting my LTI MIS because I'm not a huge fan of missile boats, but I also already have a Hull A and an Andromeda.

[vivid sorrel]

I mean...it's a freelancer with more cargo space 😄

If you already have a connie, that's almost the same SCU - 96 VS 120 so eh depends on the use case i suppose?

[jaunty laurel]

Mostly quant mining lately, haven't really touched other hauling yet

[vivid sorrel]

you'll squeeze in one extra partial load in the MAX, but that's about it

[ebon basin]

max is pretty good for more than just hauling, it can fit 1 or 2 mining rocs or even a merlin fighter(if you squeeze it in),but for only hauling just use the connie its cheaper and the runtime vs profit ratio isnt that big of a difference

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah...i tried the MAX for rock mining and it's...fine? That's the best i can say. It's ramp and getting the ROC on and off is great! But...it's slow, and phat, and has meh visibilty from cockpit, and i personally prefer something more nimble when scouting for gems.

[plush plinth]

Anyone know any decent space mining spots for quant?

I'm trying to avoid lyria because pirates

[vivid sorrel]

Aaron halo

[calm hazel]

I have never run into a pirate mining... anywhere. Is that something that happens often?

[scarlet rover]

I wonder if there will be more incentive for it once 3.18 comes out with the cargo refactor and PES

[scarlet rover]

SC Trade Tools is accurate. But as it states on the site, it reports BASE values, before the game adjusts for supply/demand. It often calculates better routes based on those.

UEX purports to update in real time based on reports from players, but typically lags behind the servers.

I find a combination of them more effective, starting with SCTT to identify a route and checking UEX to see what people are reporting for that commodity currently.

[humble stump]

pls CIG, sell me a Xi'an refinery ship during alien week

[plush plinth]

We're having issues finding quant in the Aaron Halo

is there a specific way we should be looking, or is it pretty much a crapshoot?

[jaunty laurel]

Are you using the 12km mining mode ping scans?

[scarlet rover]

but then who will buy MISC Expanse

[plush plinth]

He said he's getting pings from 13km

[humble stump]

I assume expansei s cheaper

[plush plinth]

is there a specific way to change modes?

Sorry we're brand new to this

[scarlet rover]

ooh like if they made a MOLE-ish refinery ship? I assume they could scale the Expanse up to a multi-crew ship huh, from a rival manufacturer

[jaunty laurel]

Just have the mining head out (M) and then do your pings, it should tell you the type of asteroid and if you're close enough the composition too

[plush plinth]

is there a keybind to change distance

[humble stump]

I think the dream would be that it has a snub cargo transport ship or special tractor beams.

Or it's transforming in some way that makes it easier to work.

Like you transform into a ring so it's easier to aim the tractor beams and pull cargo from the miners to the refinery.

[jaunty laurel]

That'd be cool.

[plush plinth]

Is there a keybind to change distance? And what type of asteroid should he be looking for?

[scarlet rover]

Sadly I'm certain we won't see ship tractors before 3.18, at best

[humble stump]

well... yeah? If they unvealed a Xi'an refinery ship now, it likely wouldn't come out until next year.

[scarlet rover]

ohh I thought you meant dropped for Alien Week not revealed, lol

myb

[jaunty laurel]

Not distance directly, but changing the angle with the , and . Keys changes the effective distance. You want to look for Q-type asteroids

[humble stump]

I meant shown as a concept and on sale, yes.

To come out at a similar time as the expanse or soon after (so probably next year)

Wasn't expanse unveiled just before legionaire this year, and probably coming next year?

[plush plinth]

Are there a lot of asteroids that arent scannable?

[jaunty laurel]

From my (limited) experience, yeah, that happens

[humble stump]

yep just ignore them.

[scarlet rover]

trutru. I didn't pay that much attention to it once I realized it was basically a Prospector. I'm in it for the multicrew

[humble stump]

if you do see quant that you can't scan, you can try going out like 13km then back in

[humble stump]

You mean you want a larger one and don't like that the expanse is a 1 man ship?

[scarlet rover]

yes ^

[humble stump]

Samller is going to be useful when EM signature becomes a huge deal heh

[scarlet rover]

yes also for people with no friends

[humble stump]

I tend to prefer the 1 step up from the small ones. I like the MOLE, Vanguard, etc.

[scarlet rover]

hence why solo ships are so popular

[humble stump]

I don't think that's true at all though.

Prospector is a ship for friends. Your friend in the refinery ship, cargo hauling ship.

[scarlet rover]

I think gameplay is steered towards solo rn due to lack of server capacity, and multicrew roles. I don't mean like Orion scale, but like, at least allow a copi to call ATC etc

let alone engineering tasks

[humble stump]

And I think these small ships are going to be good later on in these high risk systems with good resources where you need to stay hidden.

[scarlet rover]

that's true unless you have escorts, like for a MOLE mining Pyro

[humble stump]

whereas ships like the Orion I think you're only going to be mining in UEE space or if you have a HUGE org to protect.

[scarlet rover]

I don't think you need a huge org

[humble stump]

I am hoping I can still get a MOLE stealthy enough once they finish reworking it.

[scarlet rover]

thinking back to JT you could hold off even A2s with just a few fighters and a redeemer

[humble stump]

I mean imagine you have a Orion, that's 3-4 crew right there.
Then you have like a Redeemer to sit around it. That's 3-4 people again.
Then you'll probably want 1-3 Arrow and Gladius.
Then you'll also probably need your own scanning ship, like a Carrack, to even see if you're seen to begin with.
That's quite a lot. Compared to just prospector+expanse+MAX/Raft 3 people.

[scarlet rover]

I guess I'm just excited for MMO capacity instead of the game being limited to effectively solo play

so being able to go do solo stuff in Pyro doesn't have an appeal

like in EVE, most gameplay is focused around the player factions in ungoverned space

including for the mining expeditions etc

though if we got a big Xian refinery that could pair with MOLEs, that would hit a sweet spot

[humble stump]

As i was explaining, there's still cooperation outside of multiccrew ships

[humble stump]

What one of my friends wants to do is have a mole, expanse, etc. with a Kraken going around to mine.

[chilly lake]

Feels good man

I had to leave quite a lot behind, how long do broken rock parts last before they despawn?

[twin musk]

Where is the best place to mine quant

[hollow sedge]

lyria i think

[cerulean summit]

If I plan on mining, what ships should I get?

Buy specifically.

[jaunty laurel]

Currently only the Prospector is working as far as ships go, the MOLE is bugged atm.

[prime panther]

pls teach me where u get this

[north oyster]

I'm going to try to do that with a Liberator. If that didn't work I'll upgrade to a Kraken

[north oyster]

About 15ish minutes

[prime panther]

i am not having any good luck mining, i only found 2 quant rocks in the span of 2 hours

[humble stump]

Seems tough with the liberator. Maybe if you angle the ships on top you could fit prospector+expanse. Dont' think they'll fit inside and they are def going to stretch over a single "pad"

[prime panther]

any tips

[north oyster]

You're missing a step or something. I just finished mining for sure an hour with 3 rocks. One 40%

[prime panther]

like im scanning

[north oyster]

Close to my thoughts but hoping the concept ship will get stretched a little

[humble stump]

Liberator was one of the first ships I was considering. But I'm more thinking the Crucible and Endeavor now. Though I also want Xi'an refinery ship I think. 🙂

[north oyster]

I did have the Endeavor, but it's the donor for the Liberator

[prime panther]

bro i dont know where to look in lyria man

i keep finding those multiple stars but when i approach them they are like diamonds or something

[chilly lake]

i have had more luck in the halo belt lately

[prime panther]

aaron belt?

[chilly lake]

yeah, you want to scan for Q type asteroids

[prime panther]

like i get semi happy seeing this but then i noticed its stupid diaonds or whatever

[hollow drum]

This is the secret advice you're looking for @prime panther

If you're on a planet only look for obsidian

[prime panther]

lyria

[karmic nimbus]

Why are all the refinery store screens blank? i have server hopped several time and the screens are always blank. I just want my damn lancet!

[prime panther]

heard it was a due to the invictus event

[karmic nimbus]

Fml

[hollow drum]

Oops that's for something else, I think they are type obsidian actually

[jaunty laurel]

bug since Invictus, you'll have to go to Dumper's Depot to buy one

[prime panther]

which band is it better for asteriod

[hollow drum]

Obsidian is for some other types

Type C also has quantanium

[karmic nimbus]

Can you get stampedes and surges at dumpers?

[chilly lake]

any band

[hollow drum]

I dunno I think people go to band 5

[jaunty laurel]

wait, sorry I'm thinking of vaux c3 modules. Lancet can be bought at Tammany and Sons

[karmic nimbus]

K thx

[jaunty laurel]

I don't remember if they have stampede/surge

[hollow drum]

Buy it off the wall

I think there's a lancet there

[karmic nimbus]

Cant

This is the optimal lodout for trying to slay massive Lyria quant rocks correct

?

[hollow drum]

Did you look at the wall to the right of the screens?

I thought the 3rd one was a lancet for some reason

[karmic nimbus]

Yea wasnt on the wall at the two stations I tried

[hollow drum]

Oh

Sorry

[chilly lake]

stampede, surge and lancet size 1 from new babbage

[prime panther]

which band is it good to go too?

[hollow drum]

Just go to lorville or babbage and get all your parts

https://www.erkul.games/live/calculator

[karmic nimbus]

Thx

[subtle forum]

Hey where can I get consumables like Brandt and optanium rn since all the station consoles are broke?

went to lorville and no luck

[prime panther]

by any chance can someone vc with me after i do this bounty to teach me how to properly mine man,

[hollow sedge]

What are the go to mining modules/setup for mining quantanium w/ Lancet MH1

[vestal seal]

Where are you gonna be mining

If lyria you should run 2 surge modules and 1 stampede to break and mass rock

[feral totem]

And if in Halo?

[vestal seal]

You’ll be able to mine all quant rocks in the halo with just the lancet

[vestal seal]

It’s mainly personal preference

[feral totem]

Will there be rocks >5122 in the Halo?

[vestal seal]

I haven’t seen one above too much greater than that

So you should be able to mine everything

I’ve been able to mine rocks around 5500 without assistance from a module or other player

[vestal seal]

If you still need help I can teach you

[prime panther]

im just tired atm from looking maybe in like an hour if ur available

[vestal seal]

Yeah I should be

Just dm or @ me

[prime panther]

ill dm

[vestal seal]

Ight

[prime panther]

yo anyone here can help me and teach me on how to mine properly

[regal hare]

feels bad, found a 48% rock but i dont got the mods for it 😦

[serene furnace]

Best mining spot for ROC DS?

[vivid sorrel]

Aberdeen has more Hadanite, but Daymar is a nicer planet.

[vivid sorrel]

A 6k rock would probably? be crackable with a Boremax mining Gadget..but the Arbhor stock laser would make the instability too horrible on almost all quant

[regal hare]

2 of us and we couldnt even charge it with the stock lasers at max output, so going to buy the heads now

[serene quest]

so what really does it in terms of gadgets and larger masses?

[vivid sorrel]

If you're gonna do Quant, and especially with 2 people then the Lancet is the go to laser. It will only do like 5.1-5.3k rocks alone, but duo it can do all with minimum instab

[serene quest]

is it resistance that you wana focus on?

[vivid sorrel]

Basically, yes. And you can use multiple gadgets

[regal hare]

whats the solo ones to go for

[vivid sorrel]

But the time spent setting them and possibly losing them to terrain glitches make it...eh...idk, doesn't feel that worth it to me.

Boremax and or\ Waveshift i'd say. Depending on what you're lacking\using as a main laser

But personally, i'd just do Aaron Halo if solo, as i don't need to care about mass as max asteroid mass is 5122, and it can do that anyway.

[regal hare]

are u even able to solo 6k rocks in a prospector?

[vivid sorrel]

No, but yes 😄 Well...if using gadgets, and depending on rock type and composition, yes. If not, not happening with Lancet. I can't say for Helix etc.

But probably same issue, as that laser has issues with not as much resistance -%

https://redmonstergaming.com/mining-cheat-sheets/

[regal hare]

what are gadgets?

[vivid sorrel]

https://starcitizen.tools/Mining_gadget

[regal hare]

are these consumables?

[vivid sorrel]

No - they can be retrieved, but they may get lost in terrain glitch

[regal hare]

Can more then 1 be used at the same time?

[topaz burrow]

idea is you put the gadget on a rock, tune it in, mine rock, retrieve gadget. I just aint got time for leaving the seat :d

[vivid sorrel]

Yes. With additional cost of purchasing it, and time spent setting it up.

[regal hare]

lol thanks

[deep vector]

Terrain glitch called “piece of rock landed on gadget”

[elfin heath]

Any experienced miners want to team up? Looking for 1 more & must speak fluent English & have a prospector

[humble stump]

always carry a wavemax.

Anyone want to do mining together? near arc l1

[humble stump]

yo. Where you mining though?

[elfin heath]

Planet side

[humble stump]

Lyria? I could do that too.

Add Oshirigami/innociv

[elfin heath]

I'm in a VC

[humble stump]

why do you need vc for mining

[elfin heath]

I'm looking for someone to join me (Play together).

[vivid sorrel]

daumn, i hit the hangar side and didn't immediatly explode! Granted going slow AF, but still 😄

[topaz burrow]

oof, change of pants required?

[vivid sorrel]

if i was in cockpit mode when it happened, i'd probably jump high, but i was in F4 mode to fit the thing into the foking hangar bay (C2), so it was more like, oh wow i'm keeling to the side now, please gently thrust up abit phew

If it was my prospector with Quant it would be exploded instantly 😄

[prime panther]

can anyone here take me mining with them?

[regal hare]

I'm so sad I want to vent for 2 seconds, I was making a quantum run, almost full prospector of 28.60 scu and I wrecked into an invisible wall going between the rings at a space station, it was at arc l1

[rugged axle]

invisible wall, or missile launcher

[regal hare]

Wall, I came from above the station and I'm pretty sure I hit a desnyced arm part of the centrifuge

I exploded instantly, no warning locks or missile sounds so I know I hit the station itself

[vivid sorrel]

aww that sucks

[regal hare]

Yeah, was a bummer I hit a 40% rock and got most of it too

Learned something new today as a result

Gave my friend the other half

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah i never tried going through the rings myself, they look scary, and now i 100% won't try 😄

Also quick tip, if you get close to a landing pad you want get near it, put it in your sight and then request landing, and you will most of the time get that landing pad

[regal hare]

Yeah I was in a rush so its 100% my fault

[chilly lake]

yeah when i have Quant on board i'm definitely going like i'm driving miss daisy

[regal hare]

I overshot the port cause I didn't notice CC on

[vivid sorrel]

Cruise control, the reason for so many deaths 😄

[regal hare]

So I did an emergency vtol burn to slow down

Which put me above the station

Hence why I came down

Down being relative to the direction landing pads point

So yeah, don't CC and drive with Quant people

I'm big dumb

[vivid sorrel]

Part of the SC experience is blowing yourself up in interesting ways

[regal hare]

Yeah I've got plenty of videos

This one, I didn't record cause I need to forget the pain

😰

[vivid sorrel]

Just imagine if it was your cargo ship transportin all quant to sell instead 😄

[chilly lake]

Taking refined ore to sell at a planet has to be one of the more sweaty palm moments of SC

[proud ibex]

Mole still broken?

[deep vector]

Nah

[vivid sorrel]

Oh i agree, atleast for the first couple runs 🙂

[hollow mist]

is it worth to save up for a cutty black for roc mining or should i just use the nomad since i have almost enough money to buy it

[vivid sorrel]

Tough question. Generally i'd say go for the Cutty, as it can do "more" things then just carry a roc, and has a bit more cargospace too. The Nomad IS nimbler\faster but it's ramp and loading ROC can be a PITA if you're not careful.

[hollow mist]

so i will stick grinding for the cutty thanks

[north oyster]

Nomad very limited but will work. The Cutlass Black is way more versatile and also can carry the ROC much easier (not having to back up into the Nomad). Plus if you get into Prospector mining, the cutty can easily carry jobs from the refinery (one at a time though)

[north oyster]

especially when you've take time to fill up a CAT or C2 with Quantainium. Millions upon millions riding on the adventure. I have decided I'm not doing that any longer, I break all my runs down to about 4 to 6 refinery jobs at a time.

[autumn cedar]

@north oyster sir, is the Lancet still go-to laser for Prosp in 3.17.1?

[north oyster]

Yes, still the meta

I think that will get changed but not for a long while

[autumn cedar]

good, there's a fellow here in my server chat, saying he watched a video of someone telling the Impact is now to be used for quant, but was kinda doubtful about that

[north oyster]

Also, have you become aware of the active angle tuning you can do to greatly increase identifying deposits?

[autumn cedar]

I'll be honest, haven't gotten around to do mining in 3.17.1, but any useful info is welcome

[north oyster]

Impact does have more power, in fact, all lasers have more power than the lancet BUT the lancet has extra buffs to make it better with Quantainium

[autumn cedar]

As it was before, good.

[north oyster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8TOCUa0Ms

[autumn cedar]

tyvm

[north oyster]

this has super charged my mining. I did remap some of my joystick functions to make getting to ping and angle control much easier

Also, do you mine on Lyria or Halo?

This is info on locating the Halo and specific bands inside the halo.

[naive island]

Hey guys do u have by any chance a vid with a full and well explain guide for mining with prospector?

[autumn cedar]

I'm solely a Aaron Halo visitor.

[autumn cedar]

I've known about this one for a good while, but thanks anyway

[north oyster]

The active angle tuning has supercharged my mining

[autumn cedar]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMd2J1iNJCMeRTQ6z3IryoICCKVwVCEdz

[topaz burrow]

Geez. Think it's not my day. Went out in a Prospector, hit my canopy on station halo. Reclaimed. Went out to Aaron, overcharged a rock by what looked like a desync and it went from 10% to 100% and went boom before I could hit reverse. Said fine not a mining day, went to a bunker. Shot a guard.

[autumn cedar]

Yikes, I've been there, know how that feels.

[topaz burrow]

I just laugh :)

[naive island]

Ty so much 👍

[abstract cobalt]

when can i sell hadanite and dolivine i got from a cave?

[naive island]

Mining facility on moons or on some space station on the admin terminal

[abstract cobalt]

sweet thanks for the help

[viral lark]

@prime panther https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/bd9af7c8-708d-4fb1-9a6f-9ccf52a18cb4/page/uQomB

[deft dome]

Any station / facility selling Stampedes these days?

[toxic citrus]

Shubin interstellar at NB should

[deft dome]

Yup they used to, but I'm fairly certain Shubin stopped selling mining stuff since the 3.17.1 patch. I used to buy lancets there and they too are gone. Maybe Im wrong but the last time I checked I thought it was all personal armor now.

[north oyster]

Shubin still listed as a source to buy items like that. I have found that since all the demand has been shifted to the few outlets that actually work, they are running out of inventory. Port Olisar has the Surge module but it has been sold out the last time I've tried to buy it.

[high wren]

you can get lancet at dumpers on area 18 i think, but not brandt module unfortunately

[stone tinsel]

Anyone had their prospector’s saddlebags go missing?

The cages are there, but they look empty

[jaunty laurel]

lancet is available at Tammany and Sons. Dumper's Depot has the vaux-c3 module

[stone tinsel]

Seems to be just visual, as I’m still able to mine wiht it

[gaunt fiber]

@simple mist same thing happened to me on my Prospector. You're right, it's just a visual bug.

[north oyster]

Yes, a number of times. It is a rendering issue especially if you do a repair and the visual is still missing.

[stone tinsel]

Ah ok, anyway to fix it or does it just sort itself eventually?

As long as it’s not game impacting I guess I don’t really care

[north oyster]

That Active Radar Angle Ping control is the cat's meow. Freaking changes the game for miners, especially in Aaron's Halo

[stone tinsel]

Oh ya, been using the halo plus dropping out CRUL4 at 14,300mil km

I usually score a QT astroid in 5 min max

I noticed that from far off you can also waste less time if the resistence is under 2, so say 12km you scan it, comes back as type Q, 4211 mass but resistance of 1.8, just skip it

[north oyster]

I've been hitting Band 1 from CRU-L1 to ARC-L3. Hit a 8 rock cluster today first thing. Sadly all were 2% except one 28%. It was still a 226k aUEC rock

Good tip, thanks, I'll take notice

I use the resistance for gem mining, it helps alot

Hadanite is between 1.01 and 1.99

[stone tinsel]

Ya it’s been a great 2 days of mining for me, I have about 3mil in jobs going

oh nice, good tip there

I like ground mining with a roc to change it up

[north oyster]

I keep getting interrupted by RL, but hoping to have a 3m to 5m today. I need to restore my wallet to my normal "base" amount

[stone tinsel]

Nice, that’s what I’m doing as well, had a bit of a spending spree, need to get my wallet back up to 5mil

I usually don’t waste the time going more then that with wipes and all, unless I want to buy something

Feel free to add me as a friend if you want to team up on some mining, I sometimes fine groups of QT rocks and it’s more then I can haul in my prospector, makes me sad, lol

I wish the mole wasn’t bugged out or I’d be rolling it

[scarlet rover]

Oh ok cool, so look for RES≥2?

[stone tinsel]

Sorry meant instability, not res

High mass and higher instability = higher percentage of QT

Anything below 2 on instability is worthless, most stuff below 3 is too unless it’s a big rock

[proven path]

What’s the best endgame cargo ship 1 player

[toxic citrus]

C2

[proven path]

Alright thanks for the help

What is a better money source cargo or mining

[toxic citrus]

Mining

[north oyster]

Trade isn't in a great place at the moment. So Mining and Bounty Hunting are the two top earners at the moment. Mining has several avenues, but two for good income. ROC mining (need ROC and a transport ship) and ship mining (need Prospector/MOLE and a cargo ship). If you have a cutlass black, then it can serve as both ROC transport and refinery job transport (very entry level, but it works)

[sage dragon]

What's a good place to mine with prospector? (not quantanium pls, me big noob miner)

[vivid sorrel]

Problem is that's where the good money is

[sage dragon]

Yeah ik

[vivid sorrel]

But if you have to do other stuff

Don't mine whites, as you see from the prices you can get sooooo much more from greens

[sage dragon]

I'll try with quant then, guess I'll be exploding

[vivid sorrel]

What are your laser/loadout?

[sage dragon]

Uuuh I bought lancet? I think it's called

[vivid sorrel]

Great! That will atleast make you able to do Quant rocks up to around 5.2k mass. For solo mining i would reccomend the Aaron Halo asteroid belt, but you can do Lyria too...you'll just hit alot more Quant you can't crack there

[sage dragon]

MT moons not recommended? even tho quant is yellow there on the pic?

also, the aaron halo belt is the one through the whole system right? does it matter where or.. just go anywhere in it?

[vivid sorrel]

There's no reason NOT to go there...but the reason most people mine Lyria atm is a bug? that makes it so that every single ping\scan you get back that is 2+ rocks or more will always be quant rocks 100% of the time

So you can scan every rock around you/in a line from 12km+ with a 2 degree angle to find out how many there are in that deposit, and only fly to them if there are 2+

It basically saves alot of time and makes it easier to find Quant

You're still RNG dependent on the % ofc, no way around that

[sage dragon]

and this bug is only on Lyria?

[vivid sorrel]

Yes, well atleast as far as i know...and i think the streamers would have been screaming about it if not 😄

[sage dragon]

oh ok lol

I'll try out Lyria and the belt

After finding a rock/rocks with quant.. and it doesn't fill cargo.. do you guys usually go turn it in anyways? or search for more to fill the cargo? 15 min isn't thaaaaat short

[vivid sorrel]

Oh no. First always crack the rock to purple and scan it all. THEN extract, then GTFO back to station 😄

Gotta have enough time for a quantum crash or something too

If there are two good rocks in a patch you just crack them completely first

[sage dragon]

yea I heard always crack them completely, but then after you extract it all I was wondering if cargo wasn't full if you'll try to fill it or just go to station

[vivid sorrel]

I wouldn't recommend that...but worst come to worst, you can jettion the cargo, but you will cry ^^

[sage dragon]

tru tru.. rather get a few half filled cargos to station, rather than jettison/blowing up right? :P

[vivid sorrel]

I tend to skip any Quant below 20%...which usually means at least 20SCU in the cargo (depending on rock mass), which to me is good enough

[sage dragon]

under 20% on the first rock before cracking it? or like.. under 20% on extracting?

[vivid sorrel]

20% on the main rock

[sage dragon]

oki, ty, sorry for all the questions

[vivid sorrel]

Basically to fill a Prospectors 32 SCU cargohold you need 4000 mass with 40% Quant - rest you can approximate ^^

[tight latch]

anybody know if they fixed the mole storage glitch yet

or when it is supposed to be patched

[topaz burrow]

Hasn't been a patch released yet. When it is it will be fixed

[vivid sorrel]

It's fixed, but not in live

so hopefully, probably in .2

[worldly tinsel]

alright I'm having trouble finding quantanium, didn't have a problem yesterday but anyone have any suggestions where to find it

ping me if you have a suggestion

[boreal vine]

https://sc-trade.tools/home

Is this still a accurate site?

[topaz burrow]

Id maybe suggest https://uexcorp.space/ over it

[vivid sorrel]

I want a refund! Found a great 43% rock...and then it breaks ugly. Like 50% on four different pieces, and even they only give like two pure ones.

[vivid sorrel]

None of the pricing data should be assumed is correct since stocklevels are ???. But where to buy and sell is correct.

[boreal vine]

Great

[topaz burrow]

Uhh bad break, hate those

[vivid sorrel]

And quantum crash when coming back to station. Looovely 😄

[topaz burrow]

I had a bad mining day today too, decided to leave it for another day. Two prospectors reclaimed

[vivid sorrel]

ouch...what happened?

[topaz burrow]

Uhh first one I hit my ship on the stations halo lol

[vivid sorrel]

Oh yeah brain pls work, i read this when you posted it earlier 😄

[topaz burrow]

Second, think there was a desync which overcharged a rock and I went poof

Hahaha np

[vivid sorrel]

Desynced rocks are lethal...the worst i've had only almost killed me

Had time to move back atleastr

[topaz burrow]

All fun and games

[sage dragon]

can you see how much money you will get after the refining is done?

[topaz burrow]

Not in game, you can go to https://uexcorp.space/refining and put your details there

[sage dragon]

ooh okay, nice. You have to sell the refined ore after right? Where do you do that?

[topaz burrow]

Once you refine at rafinery you need to have a ship with cargo space to load it in like cutty black at minimum. Then you need to run it to trade terminal at capital cities

[sage dragon]

oh okay, gotcha, admin terminals?

[topaz burrow]

Admin terminals are in space stations. Refined ore needs to go to trade terminal at Hurston/Area18/New Babbage/Orison

[sage dragon]

oki, my bad

[earnest crystal]

Do u guys have a guide for cVe mining ?

I was seeing the in game chats and they were talking about it but I need more detail

Like where to get the cave missions

[topaz burrow]

Ah cave missions. You do that of you want to go hand mining

Go to search section in your contracts and look for mission like lost person and read description where it says someone got lost in a cave

[vivid sorrel]

Go to any major planet's orbit, like Microtech, Hurston etc, and there will eventually pop an investigation mission that will mention finding someone in a cave

[earnest crystal]

Kk I was on the cargo shop recently should I get that huge mining suit with the backpack ?

And how do I scan without a ship ?

[vivid sorrel]

!mining

[wary tusk]

Mining

• [Mining Basics](#976514975646482472 message) • [Ore Refinement](#976514975646482472 message) •

[topaz burrow]

Caves have their own atmosphere and you don't need Pembroke armor or whatever, definitely water and heavy backpack

[vivid sorrel]

I could have sworn i read a patchnote about changing that? Or was it something in the future?

Food and water is not gonna help if it's on a planet with no atmo. I almost did that mistake 😄

Good to have when you get back to ship though

IF

[topaz burrow]

I was mining day or two ago in Aberdeen 's cave just in nine tail heavy armor was np

[vivid sorrel]

Ah, no it didn't mention temperature only atmo: "Cave interiors on planets with breathable atmospheres should now correctly inherit the atmosphere of the planet"

[topaz burrow]

Yes sorry, ofc don't take your helmet off on moons. My brain is dead

[vivid sorrel]

I mean it might have been different before idk how it was

[viral lark]

Decided to take my ROC out for a spin after not having good luck my first time. Dead of night on Daymar, pinged, found 8 hadanite deposits less than 2 km away

The mining gods have smiled upon me

[worn dock]

What should I realistically expect to spend to buy a Prospector and get it set up for mining?

[topaz burrow]

You only need to change mining head which is like 24k and that allows you to crack quant up to 5122 mass anything else is optional like passive/active modules

[worn dock]

oh that's not bad. I was expecting to spend around $100k or more at the least

in addition to the ship

[topaz burrow]

Nah. I mean you can active modules are pricy AF. I do recommend upgrading quantum drive tho

[worn dock]

yeah reckon you need to be speedy and have beefy shields to make it back alive in some cases

[topaz burrow]

But I do just fine with just Lancet head and no modules

Don't think shields have any effect. If rock goes boom you are toast anyway

[worn dock]

thinking about pirates

[topaz burrow]

Oh. Sorry don't have any experience. I've never encountered them to/from Aaron halo. Maybe I'm lucky

[vivid sorrel]

If you meet pirates with a single S1 shield you're deader then a doormat

Just splat.

Better to go all power to engines and run like the wind 😄

[worn dock]

yeah

[vivid sorrel]

But i do run upgraded everything on mine after a rock blew up my power plant once...leaving me fine, and my ship in one piece, except for...it not moving 😛

Thinking is components with more HP = Could possibly make it

[worn dock]

oh shoot. Too bad the tractor beam / space AAA wasn't in-game yet

[tranquil maple]

where can i sell drugs that i run

grim hex shows blank as if they don’t accept it

[topaz burrow]

You need to Google No Question Asked Terminals. I've no clue where they are

[tranquil maple]

the gh one says no questions asked but when i go to sell it doesn’t pop up

[topaz burrow]

:/

[vivid sorrel]

https://sc-trade.tools/commodities/SLAM

Try these two? I don't know where they are on those stations, but i'd bet the galleria in a corner somewhere

[sage dragon]

My experiences today with trying out mining and cargo:
Mining: took some time to find a good quant rock, but not too bad, like 99%/98% quant in total cargo. Made it back in 1 piece, no trouble at all. According to a website it will be around 250k profit
Cargo: Go to place A, wait for cargo to replenish, buy, wait for cargo to replenish, buy. Go outside of the building, die on stairs. Take another ship back. Fly to place B. Sell, about 30k profit

;___________;

[topaz burrow]

Yeah trading is in bad shape I wouldn't recommend it

[flat dust]

anyone know how to load a 1scu box on the mule?

[topaz burrow]

You can't. Not implement yet

[flat dust]

ah bummer

[topaz burrow]

Yeah, sure is. It's a half baked vehicle currently

[hollow sedge]

Argo Mole still fucked :/

[topaz burrow]

Need to wait for .2 patch

[toxic citrus]

Maybe because they've not released any patches

[hollow sedge]

yeeeeeeees patch notes

thats the gold standard

still doesnt fix my mole -_-

[vivid sorrel]

The little i did yesterday with trading wasn't too bad, but it depends on what you get, where, and when i guess? I just did some trades for example, was around 80k earnings, a pop, with a C2. Not great, but "fine".
But was like three different commodities, and mainly one planet\system so yeah. If you're trying to go for high value shit like Laranite etc, GL.

[vivid sorrel]

I don't get why they don't hotfix more. It's like they don't give a shit.

So many things are fixed in their internal builds, but just not deployed to live.

[keen frost]

Hotfixes cause other bugs

[topaz burrow]

[vivid sorrel]

they can

But they can also...do what they are supposed to do, and just fix things ^^

[hollow sedge]

The reality is this is the alpha. Its not for bug fixes. Its for laying out the groundwork and structure of the game. The beta is actually for bug fixes.

[vivid sorrel]

Yes, yes, i've heard this mantra being sold 100 times 😄

[hollow sedge]

Its not ideal but it is what it is

[keen frost]

You've heard it that much and still ask why it's not being fixed?

[vivid sorrel]

Because i don't agree with it?

[keen frost]

The easiest fix for all bugs is to not play.

[vivid sorrel]

I think they should spend more resources on making the current game a little better. Especially current patch which has been...rough.

[hollow sedge]

Why though? They have literally over $460 million. It would be better use for them to create more structure of the game and worry about bug fixes later. I wish they would fix bugs too but they just flat out aren't.

I want the game to be better but I just dont see it

[vivid sorrel]

Oh i agree that the chances of them doing so is low, but that doesn't change my opinion of it.

[native slate]

Anyone want an escort? I'm bored and willing to learn

[ivory mango]

Does anyone know anything about the commodity specializations when you go to refine a resource? What does the percentage represent?

[sage dragon]

reduces/increases your yield

[ivory mango]

So a +3% at CRU L1 gives you 3% more Quant?

[sage dragon]

yes, 32 units of Quant (full prospector) gives 3040 yield if you use Dinyx refine method (just as an example). It gives 3% more yield. Which would result in about 90 extra yield.

the different methods gives different amount of yields, was just using Dinyx as an example.

[ivory mango]

Okay! Thank you so much! I was reading it as, you are using 3% more raw to get refined.

[sage dragon]

Np!

https://uexcorp.space/refining if you wanna check out yields and stuff

[ivory mango]

Appreciate it!

[hollow sedge]

Is it normal that the cargo doesnt show up in the cargo bay when you transfer a completed refinery order?

[scarlet rover]

@topaz burrow + @boreal vine
SCTT is accurate. It uses the base values for commodities prices, before factoring in adjustment due to supply/demand.

UEX claims to use player reported information but typically lags and is often not up to date.

Recommend using both, start with SCTT to pick a route or commodity then check UEX to see what people have been reporting on it recently.

Take every site with a grain of salt, stocks are shared across all servers so when players think a commodity is hot, they all try to trade it, and the volume of that trading depresses its margins.

@ivory mango @sage dragon
check my pinned comment for a chart comparing refinery process costs/times/yields

[subtle forum]

Hey what are the hotkeys of using mining consumables again?

[waxen beacon]

am i able use someone elses ship to sell my refined quant?

[jaunty laurel]

nope, you have to select one of your ships

[solar torrent]

does ai pirates ever attack you doing cargo?

[frozen locust]

Were do I sell larinite?

[cosmic sparrow]

is it refined?

cargo?

raw ore?

[frozen locust]

Cargo

Bought it

[cosmic sparrow]

TDD or admin termials

any major station on a planet

[frozen locust]

Tdd?

[cosmic sparrow]

TDD is the name of the trading place in stations/cities

[cosmic sparrow]

Alt-1 thru Alt-3

[frozen locust]

Can I sell at banji point?

[cosmic sparrow]

no Area 18

[frozen locust]

Shit

[cosmic sparrow]

you can see if they'll buy it at the admin office

[frozen locust]

Can I jump to hurston n sell there

[cosmic sparrow]

yes

[frozen locust]

Okay good

There is some dudes camping the space port

[north oyster]

a lot of times it is NPCs camping Baijini Point. That's why you will see a lot of UEE Navy ships there too.

Using Red Monster SC's Active angle tuning has supercharged mining in the Halo. It is crazy how easy it now flows. I did 8 runs today. The random generator is still busting to the low side. A couple of times I found large 6 or 8 clusters of Asteroids and the highest % would be 19% or lower

Stacked up 8 refinery jobs today, hope to stack more this week and then have a big haul to the market Sunday.

[hollow drum]

Yooo that vid is great

[late relic]

Anybody else miss being able to use refinery terminals or even have the MOLE work at all

[earnest crystal]

I just purchased a propec and I have 700k what upgrades should I do?

[scarlet rover]

you looking to mine Quant?

@earnest crystal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elCZURyECrQ

[earnest crystal]

The more money the better

I want a hammer head

[scarlet rover]

he suggests an Impact head for larger rocks, but usually recommend folks start with a Lancet head for stability until they get used to quant mining

read the pinned resources for more tips and ideas

[earnest crystal]

Ty ty

[marble crater]

lmao not really helpful but thought this was great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2EabJetZXQ

maybe 1 day we can just take the asteroids home

[strange delta]

pls fix my mole ty

[waxen beacon]

any good build that doesnt use actives? all the builds ive seen use actives which are a pain to buy rn

[viral lark]

Now I know not to buy more than like 20 units of widow at a time, can't offload this shit for the life of me lmao

[vivid sorrel]

Workaround is just go to New Babbage and Shubin to buy them.

[sage dragon]

if you're lucky Shubin at NB will work for you. It doesn't work for me though

The terminals there are broken(for me), just like all the Refinery shop terminals

[earnest crystal]

do i loose passive mod if my ships is destroyed ?

[deep vector]

Mining modules that you equip on laser head - yes

[earnest crystal]

damm

[eternal hamlet]

What’s the best place to sell quantanium to?

[topaz burrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX7qrJTT8ok

[dapper mesa]

Anyone else having issues with scanning today? Suddenly, not able to see individual rocks ping at 12.6km

Can't get any detail until very close at like 1500m

[topaz burrow]

12.6km? was never able to do that for me. at 02* I can only do 12.2 max

[dapper mesa]

Either way, suddenly can't get any detail, not even a white ping or rock icon until like 1500m

[river cove]

what metod to refine quantium u guys use?

[dapper mesa]

ferron

highest payout with moderate time frame

[topaz burrow]

if im not in a rush, Dinyx, 32SCU will take 40hrs. But sometimes I go with Ferron 14hrs

[river cove]

well Dinyx is 1 d abd 2hr so not bad'

[rigid hollow]

not seeing the stampede modules anywhere anybody got any idea on that?

[river cove]

yes if you wait a sec I will share it

[topaz burrow]

microTech - New Babbage - The Commons - Plaza - Shubin Interstellar https://finder.cstone.space/ShipMiningMods1/1bb6ee6d-3930-4c03-b6c6-38aad3a4703b

[river cove]

ah shit sorry ya

look in the cities not stations

I got what I need at Lorville

[vivid sorrel]

Yes, the terminal at Shubin can be wonky. In my experience, you'll need to lick it, then wait a bit, go out of the terminal, and then back in again for it to come alive with options

click

[topaz burrow]

some weird relationship you have with that terminal, but hey if it works

[sage dragon]

I'll try the lick trick next time I'm there

[marble crater]

at least buy it dinner first

[topaz burrow]

payday

[marble crater]

nice hauls!

new ship smell is in the air

[topaz burrow]

😄

Just bought connie, now im thinking 600i

[marble crater]

nice 600i is a great ship, I wish the 400i was alittle better

[topaz burrow]

i just dont like the bottom fin

[earnest crystal]

Cap I watch the vid but on my first try a rock killed me any more tips for controlling the power ?

The mouse wheel thing is not the most responsive thing ever

[topaz burrow]

depending on mining head too. some have slow response

[earnest crystal]

Also after what size do I use the wave thing

I am doing the build on the vid

[marble crater]

easiest way is to kill the power when it hits red and scroll up again. When you stop the laser the power will default back to the bottom

[earnest crystal]

Ohh I did not think of that

I tired a 7900 rock when I had no wave and nothing I did made it get enough power

I feel like I don’t understand very well how does the laser work since sometimes moving it increases if a lot but sometimes it goes Down

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah for example, this rock will NOT crack with a single boremax and lancet

Maybe if i used two or three? IDK....

[topaz burrow]

you can only crack up to 5122 rocks

[vivid sorrel]

Boremax 😉

[earnest crystal]

The guys on the vid did 7k one with the build lol

[vivid sorrel]

But not enough for that thing anyway

[earnest crystal]

How did he pull it off ?

[vivid sorrel]

With what laser?

[earnest crystal]

Impact

[topaz burrow]

he probably used surge and stampede

[vivid sorrel]

Eh..can't comment on impact, haven't used it and i don't like it 😛

[topaz burrow]

impact is too unstable, explains why rock went boom 🙂

[earnest crystal]

He used. 2 focus 3 and brant

[vivid sorrel]

well he'd have to use brandt for sure because he sure as hell isn't controlling instability any other way 😛

[topaz burrow]

i mean you can, but if you are just starting I wouldn't. Go with safe options first

[earnest crystal]

Uff I already got the full build

Imma take very slow and Learn it since I am have wasted so much already

If I really can I’ll swap

[topaz burrow]

have you guys got a go-to mining armor? I use the Calico

[vivid sorrel]

100% Aril, yellow. Sometimes the blue ^^

Not on me atm, since doing scummy trading atm 😄

[topaz burrow]

Aril? Heavy armor? Must drink often then

[vivid sorrel]

Oh no, it's medium

this

[earnest crystal]

I got the fatass suit

Idk if it helps but it was on the mining store

[topaz burrow]

Sexy. No wonder the licking trick works

[vivid sorrel]

😄

[eternal hamlet]

Me when the C2 cockpit is fixed 🗿

[sage dragon]

I'm guessing that's a website? or is it possible to see ingame?

[topaz burrow]

Sadly can't see in game

[sage dragon]

Okie

[eternal hamlet]

Whats the site?

[topaz burrow]

https://uexcorp.space/refining

[earnest crystal]

So I know how much fits on my Connie and u post above they have units would 3000 be equivalent to 3 out of the 94 units Connie has ?

[sage dragon]

30

3000 units are 30 SCU's (I'm pretty sure, cause prospector has 32 SCU and you can mine 3200 units of materials)

[vivid sorrel]

horrible parking location, 0\10 reccomendations

[topaz burrow]

Connie has 96SCU which fits three full Prospector loads of 32SCU each

[topaz burrow]

Ye when the ship is 3x the size of an outpost

[vivid sorrel]

And nothing is flat.

Have to park uphill with the heavy nose

[topaz burrow]

Terraform it with your cannons lol

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah not going to that location again soon, heh. But nice to know it's not big ship friendly

[deep vector]

Connie is 174scu)

[topaz burrow]

i mean i wont argue with you, thats just what it says here and when i load cargo in game

[cedar flower]

Look at the Taurus

[topaz burrow]

Yeah that's cool I was just talking about Andromeda

[north oyster]

Is that the armor that changes the HUD colors?

[vivid sorrel]

yepp. Or well the head armor is the piece that changes the HUD

Yellow is alot easier to see in the asteroid fields IMO

[north oyster]

I'll need to grab that then. Though I've been hunting in Band 1 past few times. Not crowded there

[deep vector]

That’s why you use cargo constellation and not the gunship

[north oyster]

I CCU'd my MAX to the Taurus. I missed the MAX so much I had to go buy it in game

[deep vector]

Exactly

But both I had in game

Melted max to get reclaimer

Taurus just straight ingame

[north oyster]

I will have to say I'm excited about mining in the Halo again. That video on active angle tuning by Red Monster SC has supercharged my mining

[north oyster]

I can see doing that but I decided to build a core fleet that allowed zero to hero as fast as possible after a wipe

[vivid sorrel]

Only upgrade i'm even remotely considering with real money, is upgrading my 325a to Cutlass Black. But even that is like...eeeh. I kinda like my 325a

[deep vector]

That’s why I have pack of mole+raft LTI

Cutty and caterpillar also

[north oyster]

Yeah, Prospector, ROC, Taurus and a few others for me. Industry right out of the gate

[naive island]

Hey guys, what’s the max amount of orders u can set in refinery?

[north oyster]

The 325a is such a nice ship. Do love mine, but the cutty is way more practical

[vivid sorrel]

Unlimited AFAIK. But it gets wiped when game gets patched

[north oyster]

No limit

[naive island]

Yeah i know that, cool then

Ty guys

[north oyster]

When 3.17.2 drops, you better have your refinery jobs cleared out

[deep vector]

I had all of 300 series pledged and melted, twice. 325 is worst one imo.

[high wren]

do we have an approx date for 3.17.2? just hoping the mining terminals get fixed for buying mods and gadgets

[vivid sorrel]

It's more a principle of me disliking spending more money on the game, as i am still of the opinion Chris Roberts is selling a Dream, and duct taping the game together. If he was my project lead i'd fire him 😛 Twice for effect 😄

[north oyster]

I like mine, got her with LTI. She's a keeper

[topaz burrow]

End of June is all we know

[high wren]

ok thx

[north oyster]

I expect 3.17.2 to go straight to PTU

Current patch is such a dumpster fire

[brittle snow]

does anyone know if Andromeda fits 2 ROC Greycats?

[north oyster]

I can't say but I'm sure someone has tried. All the Connies have the same cargo lift

At least I think they do

[brittle snow]

I think the phoenix has a bigger one

ohhh I think I found it

https://preview.redd.it/vwfxx4bt0df51.jpg?width=2282&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1e8e9bd3476c7cb49ac0ac1369fc7ec106c7b34

[north oyster]

If varying, one would think the Taurus would have the largest

[brittle snow]

though there was a youtuber that said he tried and you can't fit 2

weird

[north oyster]

I know two in the MAX easy

[naive island]

Do the modules installed on prospector get destroyed if u blow up the ship?

[naive island]

No, all connies have same identical cargo lift size

[toxic citrus]

Laser don't, modules, yes

[naive island]

Oh okay

So if i claim it even if its not destroyed do they disappear? 🤨

[toxic citrus]

Yes

[naive island]

What a scam

[toxic citrus]

Also

Phoenix lift retracted is smaller in height

Compared to the other variants

[naive island]

Oh, didnt know that

[topaz burrow]

Claiming pretty much means the game destroys it for you and you get new ship through insurance

[toxic citrus]

^

[naive island]

Yeah, technically the game recreates it, like when u die and u have a new body identical to the last one

Lets say it’s a duplicate

Means i have to go from crusader to arcl1 if i wanna mine there 😓

[topaz burrow]

Cru-L1 has +% to quant. Mine in Aaron halo and refine in cru

[white hemlock]

Can you take the drug boxes from " Destroy drug cache" missions and sell the boxes instead?

[toxic citrus]

Yes, but

[naive island]

Oh really? Thought would be better on arcl1 cuz someone told me so

[toxic citrus]

Any where you try to sell they will never have enough demand to buy it all

More likely no one will even buy it

Not even GH

[naive island]

Which is aaron halo? Hurl3 right?

[white hemlock]

Ah

[toxic citrus]

Its way more time efficient to destroy them

[topaz burrow]

No, Aaron halo is an asteroid belt around Stanton. Check pinned messages how to get there

[naive island]

Oh okay, ty ^^

Whats the best refine method? I mean the one you pay to get refined quantanium

[topaz burrow]

If you don't mind waiting Dinyx. If you want it faster Ferron. Dinyx will take 40hrs to chew through 32SCU of quant, Ferron about 14hrs

[naive island]

Allright, gotcha 👍 ty again dude

[topaz burrow]

Happy mining. Make sure you are up to date how the new scanning method works and have fun

[naive island]

Yeah, ive already read something about the scanning range and how to optimize time on that

Ive watched now some guides on how to get to aaron halo, someone says to go from crul1 to arcl5 and stop at around 13M, other says to go from arcl1 to hurston and stop same distance, whats the best route?

[topaz burrow]

If in doubt I've got videos,. Just let me know

[naive island]

Sorry if i’m bothering you 😅

[topaz burrow]

Depends where you staring point is. You start from the rafinery you want to refine in. So if you want to refine in Cru-L1, go from there.

Aaron halo is the same around star, you just need to pick startling location and stop in it

[naive island]

The problem is that prospector doesn’t have enough fuel to go from crul1 and back, i guess

[topaz burrow]

One sec

[naive island]

I mean it does, but i overstopped at 12M so now i can’t get back 😂 i have to go to arcl5 to refuel

[topaz burrow]

ah lol.

[naive island]

Yeah ive seen that, in previous patches u could see the asteroid belt on the star map, but now u can’t

[topaz burrow]

if you look at this website https://cstone.space/resources/knowledge-base/36-refinery-to-aaron-halo-mining-routes and look at this picture. Going from Cru-L1 to Arc-L4 you need to stop at let's say 12.5m left

My prospector can do 4 of those trips, I do have the XL-1 QD drive in it, so cant commend on stock drive

[naive island]

Oooh really cool, thanks!

[naive island]

Oh thats why, ive installed the vk-00, cuz on erkul dps sayed the xl-1 isn’t available for prospector 😕

[topaz burrow]

yes of course! sorry im at work and my brain is only half here. I've got the Atlas QD

VK-00 is fast AF but limited range.

[naive island]

Oh okay, thought the erkul website was full of bullshits for a second ahaha

[topaz burrow]

nah, i was

😄

[naive island]

Ahaha nevermind man

Anyway ty again for all the infos!

🙏

[topaz burrow]

np

[north oyster]

This should help

[naive island]

yeah he already sent it, ty!

[swift shuttle]

If mining with buddies - can I offload the refined ore into a friends ship, or do I need to own the transport vessle

[north oyster]

This video supercharged my Halo mining. I remapped my joystick to take advantage of the ping angle tuning. Made 7 runs in no time yesterday (about 1.2m or more of aUEC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8TOCUa0Ms

Ok, late to the conversation, LOL

[naive island]

yeah, already seen this guide, its amazing, u can spot the type of a rock lowering the angle and aiming at it in mining mode right?

[naive island]

i mean u can spot the type from a huge distance

[north oyster]

Yes, up to 12K and you can tell what is a dud or not also

[naive island]

cool, i understood that right then ahah

[north oyster]

Bringing out the mining arm can ID everything

[naive island]

i dont wanna be boring, but can i ask which are the best modules after the lancet one?

[naive island]

yeah, noticed that, was really helpful today

[north oyster]

In the Halo, Surge is the only one you might want. all else is optional

[naive island]

okay, i've got x1 surge and x2 brandt, is that allright?

ive seen a youtube video and he was using these

[north oyster]

If in stock, Port Olisar has Surge. Passives are by choice/preference

I carry two surge modules slotted

[naive island]

okay, cool

[topaz burrow]

i actually dont have any modules for aaron mining. All rocks top out at 5122 mass so you can break it just with lancet head

[north oyster]

yeah, I do surge just to speed it up

[naive island]

oh, good to know

you're really helpful guys, ty so much!

[patent wyvern]

I have a cutlass black at the moment, and am wondering if it's worth getting the ROC as an accompanying portable mining vehicle?

[topaz burrow]

if that's the gameloop you want to do, yes sure. You can always rent roc for day or three and see

[high wren]

the vid i watched has the guy using a impact one laser with two focus 3's and a brandt for mining on lyria. still yet to try it however

[topaz burrow]

yeah, this is to help you chop bigger rocks, over 5k

[high wren]

are rocks in the halo scanning again?

[topaz burrow]

it was for me about hour ago

[high wren]

ok , wanna start hitting that spot again, its faster for me than lyria

[cloud condor]

anyone with some QT mining experience that wants to make 100k?

[scarlet rover]

Impact helps with larger rocks but can be more challenging to use than a Lancet, which keeps it more stable. For starting out mining Quant, recommend beginning with a Lancet then moving to the Impact once you get the hang of it

[tropic crypt]

Anyone have any recommended spots for ROC mining?

[high wren]

Ya i have been using lancet with brandt and bormax for about 6 months and make a decent buck

[vivid sorrel]

Aberdeen for more Hadanite, and Daymar for a planet with no weather where you can see stuff, but a bit less hadanite

Also need the Pembroke suit for Aberdeen

[tropic crypt]

I've mostly been below OM1 on Daymar, Aberdeen better then?

[scarlet rover]

https://sc-trade.tools/deposits/Hadanite
Hurston in general has good spots (edit: the system of moons, not planet)

[vivid sorrel]

Generally i'd say so. You're still gonna be at the mercy of RNGESUS, but that's just how it is.

[tropic crypt]

Yer, figures

thanks for the pointers, really hoping to make some decent $

[swift shuttle]

Is the MOLE broken/bugged?

[north oyster]

Most certainly but before you buy it (only 174k at New Deal) just rent it for 4K. On Aberdeen looking for Hadanite you will need Pembroke Armor (buy at Tamany&Sons in Lorville since the refinery stores are broke)

[north oyster]

Yes, still broke, probably will be until 3.17.2 is dropped

[swift shuttle]

Thank you for the heads up!

[cloud condor]

what is broken about it?

[scarlet rover]

can't store ore it extracts

[north oyster]

a couple of other issues too if I recall.

[cloud condor]

damm it, i'm in need of a mole now, i just found a rock with almost 60scu of QT in it

[scarlet rover]

https://issue-council.robertsspaceindustries.com/projects/STAR-CITIZEN/issues/STARC-38161

[north oyster]

at the end of June, you can do it then 🙂

[scarlet rover]

issue acknowledged and confirmed patched in next build

[white hemlock]

Can ore only be stored in a mining ship/car?

[scarlet rover]

I don't think they've incorporated the ability to transfer raw ore from a mining ship to a cargo ship, yet. The typical loop is taking the ore to a refinery, then using a cargo ship to move the refined product once it's done.

[cloud condor]

can you crack any rocks with 2 rented prospector?

[scarlet rover]

no

[cloud condor]

and 1 rented and 1 upgraded?

[scarlet rover]

you're gonna need to read through the pinned resources to see the pros and cons of gear

@cloud condor they all have bonuses and penalties, like the Impact head reduces resistance which is helpful for large rocks. But it's up to your goal for the outing to adjust which gear you're using. If you add more lasers (MOLE, second prospector etc) it's useful for one to be the laser which adjusts the laser strength, while the other laser is on but at the lowest level.

[cloud condor]

ok, thx

[cloud condor]

if you cracka rock with quantainium will it disapear?

[reef smelt]

Which is more profitable: Mining with a MOLE or 2 Prospectors?

[vivid sorrel]

Third option, prospector with a scout ^^ But probably 2 Prospectors

Also mole broken atm

[vivid sorrel]

Not that i've ever noticed

[frank light]

whats the website fro trade routes

[fair oyster]

could anyone recommend a good duo ship for cargo ?

[frank light]

wdym by duo

two person ship?

[fair oyster]

yes

[frank light]

probs all of them

c2 is the best

i dunno what to say

[fair oyster]

is that the c2 hercules ??

[idle delta]

i found a quant rock that is 20 percent quant an has a mass of 4891 and i am mining it but the charge is not going up what should i do

[high wren]

what mining head are you using? you want the lancet if you are using the stock one.

[idle delta]

lancet

[high wren]

are you in the "optimal" range?

[idle delta]

yes

[sage dragon]

hug the rock

[high wren]

i assume you are at full power, you can try moving around the rock to get the "sweet" spot

[idle delta]

ye

[high wren]

you should be able to crack it with those steps unless its glitching or something. whats the resistance on it?

[idle delta]

0.14

[high wren]

do you have modules or anything? brandt? bormax gadget?

[idle delta]

i have brand and surge

[high wren]

hmmmm, in prospector?

[idle delta]

ye

[high wren]

thats an anomoly, you def should be able to crack it how you are going about it

[idle delta]

wa

?

[sage dragon]

does overclocking the mining laser work?

[high wren]

best i can suggest is flying around rock to hit sweet spot

[idle delta]

i did for 20 mins

i didnt find anything

[cloud condor]

can you use someone else their ship to sell refined QT

[idle delta]

i dont think so

[sage dragon]

I don't think someone elses ship shows up at terminals to load it with cargo, or sell it

[cloud condor]

what i tought, just checking

[high wren]

you would have store ship to have it accessible to tdd terminal. you wont have access to it after you do that

[idle delta]

i found another quant rock 17 percent quant

[naive bane]

sometimes when mining in the halo belt it seems like more than half of rocks are duds when I scan, is that a bug or just unlucky

[versed locust]

What determines when a quant rock will blow up on cracking ? Sometimes I can have a slight residual overpower level when it cracks and it’s ok , and other times I’ll have a bit of red left in the bar and it will blow me to smithereens

[pure walrus]

If the rock finished in green with any red, it will crack with more force.

The more red, the more force, but as long as you finish in green, you shouldnt die

[versed locust]

I recently had one explode when my laser was clearly in green when it cracked , but the red bar was maybe 20-25% full. I was right up beside the rock to get optimal spacing , maybe that was too much ?

[pure walrus]

Yeah, too much red

[stone tinsel]

I've had that happen a lot too

I usually just keep scanning, I've tried a bunch of things on them, shooting them, running into them, hoping out of the ship and hitting them with the hand miner

They're duds

[little sinew]

whats the best mining laser im new

[north oyster]

Are you using the Ping active angle scanning to save time and bypass the duds? If not, look up Red Monster SC and watch that video. It is linked earlier here

[north oyster]

You want to keep it at zero red

[naive bane]

yea you linked that one to me earlier. I skip the duds but it's just that sometimes there are so many of them.

[north oyster]

Lancet laser head

[little sinew]

the mh1

[north oyster]

Yes, size 1

Size 2 MH2 is for the MOLE

[little sinew]

why is the lancet the best even when erkul says its the worst

[north oyster]

ah, awesome. I have found that if you are in less dense bands that there are less duds. Also, the issue with the duds can only be solved with server meshing. So it will be with us awhile

[north oyster]

CIG says so

The Helix use to be the cat's meow. It was great for everything but CIG nuked the hell out of it so that a 20k laser is now better than a 108k laser

I'm confident one of their student interns will mess with things again some time soon

[uneven jacinth]

hey guys, i just started mining today and i have a couple questions - i went to aberdeen as recommended by others, but what percent of which ore should i look for?
also i got blown up when trying to mine, how to i control power of the laser? it says power critical when i try to lower the power output

[north oyster]

Are you in a ROC?

[uneven jacinth]

a prospector

[north oyster]

Own or Rented?

[uneven jacinth]

rented

[north oyster]

Ok, Aberdeen has Bexilite but your goal is volume not specific ores. So you want to mine everything you can. You will need to target deposits under 5k or so.

[little sinew]

what mining modules and gadgets should i buy

[north oyster]

You will need to control the laser power to avoid going into the Red overcharge zone. the art is keeping it in the green (as you are discovering) Server lag can also be a killer

[north oyster]

Are you planning to mine Lyria or Aaron's Halo?

[uneven jacinth]

i tried to do that but when i lower the power by mouse wheel it says power critical

[north oyster]

The mouse keybind must also be controlling something else on the ship. Make sure it is only controlling laser power when in Mining mode

[uneven jacinth]

hmm i dont think ive changed anything

[north oyster]

When you kill the laser, it should start back over at the bottom

[uneven jacinth]

oh so i just stop it when it overcharge?

[north oyster]

The increase power but try not to run into the critcal overcharge zone

[little sinew]

i wasn't planning on going straight to quantanium i was planning on going to aberdeen for some larinite or something

but yes i wanna do quant in the future