industrial-professions

[neon lance]

aight thanks

[rugged axle]

Jae, you want a lancet mh1 head if your gonna do quant

I run a lancet head, surge module, and 2 FLTR XL modules.

Alot of people do surge and stampede. But I haven't needed it in the halo. Lyria might be different.

Fltr modules just filter out....I think 30% of inert. So you get more Quant instead of useless inert

Find a q rock using the scan method(in mining mode). Fly to around 2k from it. It'll start scanning the instability. You want to investigate anything above around a 5 instability. Lower than 5 just move on, it's probably a 2-12%.

Once you find a good one, get to optimal range. Put a little power and hit thr surge. Then just modulate until it breaks

[rotund silo]

Double surge + stampede is for soloing >6k rocks, which they don't have in the Halo

[manic estuary]

anyone seen that warning before?

lancet mh, 3xc3s, 5122m 45% and it's saying "the deposit you are attempting to mine is either too resistant or too big....."

[marble crater]

it just says that if you've been blasting a rock for a while. I turned off hints ages ago which gets around it lol

[manic estuary]

ahhh

[marble crater]

if the bar is moving up that's all that matters even if it's slow

[native mulch]

I only got a roc and rent a cutless untill I can get a cutless or prospector may have spelt that wrong but where the best place e to mine with a roc I keep seeing the plants near huston but not sure if there the best as I keep only finding the ones u need to refined can the roc even get these as I spend more time with these then atucally mining

[marble crater]

Aberdeen, Arial (Hurston) & Daymar (Crusader) are the 3 Hadanite spots

[native mulch]

OK thanks just going to spend the day mining and hope I can get something

[marble crater]

I try to stick to flatter areas and just fly straight to a bearing N, S, E or W. Spam ping & ignore signals past 4km

[rose forge]

any materials for the new event in game?

[pastel flame]

I'd recommend trying Daymar, set your spawn to Grim Hex. If you go to Shubin mining facility to spawn your ROC and then go North from there about 20km it's always daylight and you don't need a fancy enviro suit to be out there.

[blazing pendant]

can someone show me how to major mine including buying a prospector?

[viral heath]

There's only one atm

[hollow wagon]

WHAT TIME IS THE PATCH RESET

[pastel flame]

Caps lock, must have some refinery orders stacked XD

[worn dock]

Do you think that the Hull A will stay the same price when the cargo refactor hits? Is it a viable way to make money right now?

I'm just really loving the look

but $100 is serious money for me

[analog robin]

where can i buy the mh1 mining laser at?

[pastel flame]

Cargo isn't in a great place at the moment, especially in the smaller cargo ships, but you can still have fun and make a little credits doing it if that's your thing. I wouldn't drop real money on it unless you're willing to watch Cargo Refactor play out, which hopefully will change the situation.

[worn dock]

Thanks!

[river cove]

hey guys I'm contemplating to get a transport ship thinking to a Cat I'm mainly do mining but also a C2 do you think should spend the exta Uec and get the C2 or the Cat is good anyway?

[pastel flame]

they are both fine but the C2 is significantly better imo, it handles like a dream for its size and has 690 cargo

[river cove]

and look good

the only problem they sale it at Orison 😦

I don t like that city

also can we buy paint for the C2 in game?

[analog robin]

what mining modules should i get for the prospector

[river cove]

https://finder.cstone.space/ShipMiningMods

I use a Grandt in first slot second surge third FLTR XL

you can get them in cities not at the mining stations the monitors are budged

sorry first Brandt'

cheers

[topaz burrow]

depending on what you want to do. If you want to mine quant in Aaron halo, you only need lancet. Dont need any modules there. You can use surge to speed it up. If you want to mine on surface you can look at Vaugh or Reiger modules. or stampede/surge combo

[native mulch]

thanks I have a look

[north oyster]

If you mine with the ROC on Aberdeen (Arial may have issues), you will need the Pembroke armor set that you can buy at Tanmany&Sons in Lorville. Daymar is ok with regular heavy armor. Hadanite spawns in the hottest environments, so Aberdeen is the best place in the system.
ProTip once you load the ROC in the ship, quantum jump to OM-1 on the planet. If you dive down to the surface from there, it will always be daylight.

OM-1 is on north axis of every planet/moon.

[native mulch]

I got both weather suits checking daymar out now but, but I only ever find the big rock no idea what they called which I don't belive the roc can mine on them

[north oyster]

When you get use to the PING and how it works you will find that the large deposits show up far away (10K or so) and as you approach them they "vanish" off radar at about 2200meters. However, the small deposits that you are looking for will appear at about 2000ish meters and will provide an active return the whole time you are approaching them.

Hadanite has a resistance of 1.01 to 1.99 and also a pinkish vein if you have to zoom and look at the ore. Scanning is still buggy so, sometimes you have to do a visual on the gems

Also, gems do not need to be refined so you can sell them at any of the mining outpost on the moon you are on

[pastel flame]

You just need an undersuit and a helmet, no heavy armour required!

[north oyster]

Good to know, I never farm daymar because it's not near as populated with hadanite as Aberdeen

[pastel flame]

I never have problems finding hadanite on daymar

I jump to shubin, then go about 20km N

Same advice as yours is good, north pole never goes dark

[velvet dune]

i always went to OM-1 and then straight down

Which ship do you use for the ROC?

[pastel flame]

Valkyrie

My wife likes to rip around on a bike and scout

[vernal sonnet]

That's a mildly US-shaped shaded rock you've got there

[velvet dune]

sadly none of my apex squadmates nor my gf play sc

ive never found anyone in this game

[pastel flame]

Joining a little org can help, they're out there. If you love mining, I'm going to be risky and plug Lost Corp. They're not my org but they are super co-operative and cool people from my time in their discord.

[velvet dune]

ye ive been on the search for an org for a while now but i dont play SC extensively cuz its not my main game

[pastel flame]

The cool thing about focused mining orgs is you don't have to do it all

You can be a scout, a laser operator in a MOLE, protection for big cargo runs

[velvet dune]

I do indeed own a MOLE, but it is bugged rn

Do you have an invite or link for that Org?

[pastel flame]

I'll PM, the discord isn't big on pushing org invites for good reason

[native mulch]

yeah o just selling them it was more the ping so I want to go for anything under 2000m

[north oyster]

There is sort of a dead zone where only Jim's show up and the large deposit vanish

[graceful moth]

anyone got a mole that wants to take me for a spin happy to man a miner

[sage dragon]

mole is broken this patch

[graceful moth]

like not worth using?

[sage dragon]

it's unusable

idk exactly but it's either unable to suck up ore or the cargo is 0, something like that, can mine but can't pick it up

[graceful moth]

yea ok thanks

[deep vector]

Lol

[ivory mango]

Been trying to sell SLAM, and I found a console that seems like it takes the commodity. But I can't seem to select the amount of units to sell. Anyone know a workaround for this?

Is the console borked, or do I need to wait?

[verbal cargo]

you have to wait until the station will accept more stock

could be 10-15min

[ivory mango]

Alrighty, thank you

[pastel flame]

Drugs can be a pain

[deep nymph]

I've seen it a lot that Lyria is a good place to mine quant in, but im not so sure anymore since I can't find any larger desposits.

Is there anything with scanning that I might be overlooking? All I really do is spam tab so that might be the case.

[vivid sorrel]

You do 360 ping with tab, then you do 2 degrees on the results. The ones that come back as multiple hits\rocks will always be quant on Lyria

If no multiple, found, pick a direction around (not in) mountains and try again until you find anything. Quant can also be found as solo rocks ofc, but you won't know they are quant until you get closer to scan\see.

[ivory mango]

I swear, every try at cargo has been this way for me. Got a mission to go to jump town to depose of some "trash", so I was like, hey my little nomad has some cargo space, let's get some drugs to sell. Now I am waiting 20 minutes at a time to sell 20-30 units of the 2400 I have in the cargo....

Top it all off, I have 8 million in my bank right now that is screaming for me to spend it on a C2 and start cargo'ing for real, but I am too scared : P

[deep nymph]

with 2 degrees you mean heading, right? Also, thank you for the answer!

[rugged axle]

I prefer 90/2 for scanning. Pick a spot, fly down. Pick a direction. Scan 90, scan 2 on reports. Turn left/right and repeat. That way your not scanning all the way around you and possibly get turned.

The best Quant I've found on lyria was also on top of/side of mountains. But i haven't spent too much time there. Mainly do halo mining.

[vivid sorrel]

No i mean changing the scan degree

[deep nymph]

Ohhh, I'll have to look that up. I know the bindings to go from 360° to 180° and so on

[rugged axle]

I think it's actually called "increase/decrease scan angle"

[deep nymph]

Alright

[vivid sorrel]

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

[rugged axle]

That's it. If you keep going down it'll go all the way to 2*

[deep nymph]

Ill check it out, thanks for the good tips

[rugged axle]

At 2* in mining mode it'll show you what type of rock it is from around 11.5km away. So you look for a q(or it'll pop up the multiple reports of it being multiple rocks(at which point you know it's quant). Fly towards it and check %. At around 2km it should scan the mass/instability/and resistance. Typically look for >7 instability, then you never even have to get to the Rock to know if it's "good" or not.

If I get going through a dry spell where everything's like 10-20%. I'll crack both rocks and suck up any 100% pieces then top off the lower pieces as well. Usually still average 100k from doing it that way

To see the clusters, you also don't have to be in mining mode. Mining mode is just good for seeing the actual type and instability once your a bit closer

[wild barn]

what's a good spot for mining?

[reef smelt]

ROC or Prospector?

[wild barn]

quantanium with prospector

[reef smelt]

Lyria is the best

[wild barn]

thank you

[velvet dune]

Lyria or Halo

[pastel flame]

Get the C2. It's not even a question. You have plenty of aUEC. If you want more of a rundown I have experience with Stims, Scrap and Laranite/Titanium mix.

Cargo isn't the most profitable loop but it's still good if you know what you're doing! And then you'll have a grip on the best cargo ship in the game when refactor hits.

[rugged axle]

@wild barn unless you have a buddy your willing to share profits. Stick to the halo instead of lyria. Lyria will have rocks a single prospector can't crack, halo you can crack everything on your own

[wild barn]

By "Halo" you mean like Arc L1?

[haughty adder]

Mining gadget also help, I’m able to crack 6.5k mass quant that usually can’t break

[cerulean lichen]

So maybe I’m crazy but I prefer roc mining to prospector mining even though it pays less😅

[marble crater]

It's quite satisfying loading/unloading the roc imo

[pastel flame]

It's not crazy, they're definitely different things

I kind of have a soft spot lately for "extraction mode" as the roc gobbles up all those little rocks.

[marble crater]

Really wish there was a mining ship around the size of a Mole that had 1 laser and a vehicle bay to hold a ROC

[cerulean lichen]

Yah. There is a list of ships like that I’d love as well. Like a fully enclosed ROC that isn’t the stupid 2 seat DS

[north oyster]

Aaron's Halo is fantastic to mine for Quantainium. You have to use active angle tuning for your Ping. In two evenings I scooped 16 loads for 3.5m aUEC

Look up Corner Stone for their Halo info

I'd link it but can't from my phone

[grim cloak]

Anyone know where to sell astatine?

[pastel flame]

My fantasy is a snub ship with a ROC mining ability that can detach from the connie 😛

[cerulean lichen]

Man with how much I love roc mining. Maybe I should just pledge to own one and upgrade my avenger starter to be a cutlass.😅

[pastel flame]

I would just stick to in game owning the ROC, they're so cheap

Cutlass upgrade isn't terrible choice tbh

[cerulean lichen]

Yah good point. I love my avenger, but for 50 dollars upgrading to the cutlass is a way more versatile ship

[pastel flame]

You can do everything with an Avenger, but if you've spent some time with it and know what you like, and the Cutlass supports that.... eh

I'm all about in game grinding/buying of ships but that's so reasonable

[cerulean lichen]

Yah I prefer game grinding. I just like the idea of having a good ship to start each wipe with. I also have a tali base pledge so who knows, maybe that will be able to fit a ROC in it

[pastel flame]

I hit concierge after putting in 100 bucks a year every IAE, it's nice to have a spread of ships to get into the loops you like then acquire from there

[marble crater]

You used to be able to load a ROC on a Nomad and have a friend operate it while in flight lol

[cerulean lichen]

That’s not a bad idea. I’ll wait for IAE and see if there is anything major I want then. I’m perfectly happy spending little bits here and there.

[cerulean lichen]

Anyone know what’s going to happen with cargo refractor? I hear it mentioned but don’t get the full grasp of what it is

[vivid sorrel]

We only have a very general and light knowledge of it...this got a decent explanation of what we know so far

https://youtu.be/1807oiddhRU

[deep nymph]

what's some other popular location to mine quantanium in that is also close to any station? Besides Lyria

[vivid sorrel]

Asteroids in Aaron Halo

[rugged axle]

@wild barn arc l1 is a spot. Any of the l1 spots have access to the halo within reasonable distance for a prospector. When I get home and I'll send you the maps of it on cornerstone.

[compact viper]

Whats a good loadout for quantanium on Lyria? Had a look at the Mega mining guide but unsure which loadout to pick

I've had some issues with rocks being too big for my Lancet MH1

[rugged axle]

Depends on how big. Upper limits, >6k you'll pretty much have to run double surge and time both them just right to keep it in green.

That's my problem with lyria. You really need a mole or 2 prospectors to get full benefit from lyria.

Hell, even if it's like a 14% 8k mass. Your leaving a lot on the ground with a prospector. Whereas with two or a mole. You could soak it all

[compact viper]

Rock I just had was like 26% 6k Mass, didnt have enough energy to crack it

[vivid sorrel]

If you bring a boremax gadget, you should be a able to do that one, im reasonably sure

But, takes time to go out and set it

[rugged axle]

6k you can double surge. I haven't messed with gadgets yet. Probably should test them. May do that tonight...find some 5122 mass ones in thr halo and see how much easier they are

With gadgets you also run the risk of destroying them, which is I think 26k out of your profits

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah gadgets can get lost in terrain\rock

[compact viper]

how do you get to the Halo, last time I saw ppl talking about it they mentioned having to do partial jumps

[vivid sorrel]

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

[rugged axle]

That's correct. From any L1 station, you set route to a place and drop out at a distance.

[compact viper]

what do Surge Modules do exactly? Just increase how much energy im putting into the rock/how fast it goes up?

[vivid sorrel]

I don't have a good answer for that. All i know they make the rocks i hit go close to optimal, heh. Probaly also dependent on said rock's mass and resistance, but i don't know the technical workings of it

[topaz burrow]

Takes fiddling, can overshot to red and go poof

[haughty adder]

Try mining gadgets, I’m able to crack 6.5k stone with single boremax, might be able to break 7k but haven’t try yet

[vivid sorrel]

Add a second one and it's probably, maybe doable at 7k. But now you're getting into a lot of extra money and time to set it up

[haughty adder]

Like 12k each and most of the time can be pick up again, setting up takes like a minute

Really extend the options on lyria

[compact viper]

how do I use gadgets then?

do I have to plant them on the asteroid by hand?

[rugged axle]

@compact viper surge instantly puts X amount of charge bar into the rock. im not positive on the exact amount of x. maybe 65% or 75%.

so on normal 5k mass rocks, ill get just a sliver of charge into it, hit surge, and it jumps to green instantly. then you just modulate like normal to keep it in green

basically you "skip" the time for the rock to actually build up to the green{optimal} and can get straight into actually cracking it

[native mulch]

what the cheapest ship which can fit a roc

[rugged axle]

cutty i think would be the cheapest

[sage dragon]

nomad

[native mulch]

thanks

where the best place to mine with a MISC Prospector

[sage dragon]

I'd say aaron halo belt

[haughty adder]

https://youtu.be/DL5HeGkRNWU

[vestal ravine]

I just bought an in-game Nomad and will test it out tonight.

[north kite]

i literally just got trolled so hard

i cracked a 4.8k mass rock that was 38% quant and it distributed all the quant into two 100%s and one 66%

and then after final cracking one i crashed

[vivid sorrel]

nooooo

i feel that

[analog robin]

where do i mine quantanium with the prospector?

[north kite]

lyria

[analog robin]

thats where im at rn

but i cant find any quantanium

[gentle brook]

scan looking for clusters only. if its one rock on its own move on,

[lean oyster]

Try closer to north pole

[vestal ravine]

Drop down from OM 1 then Southeast...

[thorny plaza]

anyone got any tips for mining in a rented prospector? If you aren't going for Quant, is there a reasonable alternative mining strategy you could use wiht a rented prospector to make your first 2mil in order to buy one?

[gentle brook]

pair up with someone who is mining quant. you can both scan to find more rocks faster and he can help you crack them all and split the load

ill be doing more prospector mining in a little here, if you are around still let me know

[keen mortar]

Best upgrades for the prospector? mining laser, power plants, modules ect

[hollow sedge]

roc worth to like upgrade? i had it for a while now realize you can but it works fine for me

[thorny plaza]

stock ROC can burn out if you drive the laser too hard

upgrading it fixes that

but if you don't mine fast enough to have ever burnt it out then no need to change until you do 🙂

[hollow sedge]

i see now thought you meant something else for a moment but ty

[gentle brook]

prospector for quant mining: lancet mining head, surge stampede and focus modules, vk-00 quantum drive, the rest is optional

[thorny plaza]

careful with the vk-00 if mining in the belt, make sure you have enough fuel to get back

[gentle brook]

no belt mining for me.

lyria only

[keen mortar]

thank you i dont have the prospector yet but im saving for it so i can make big money in the future. Is it wworth it or would it be better to just buy a transporter, a roc and mine on planets which is easier money?

[thorny plaza]

gotta be honest I took advice here to try the belt over Lyria and my earning rate almost doubled

[gentle brook]

quantanium is most profit, but it will require a cargo vehicle as well for most profit

[keen mortar]

thats in order to sell it on planets where its wworth the most correct? and whaat size cargo would i need

[gentle brook]

i usually lyria mine with groups. the speed we find clusters is very good and ive been very happy with profits

you want somthing that holds like 200+scu

tthat way you can refine like 10 loads from the prospector , then take it all to sell at once

[keen mortar]

do you sell it to somewwhere specific how do you know where to sell

[gentle brook]

theres a way to instant sell the quantanium at refineries for half the price if you need startup funds ect

take it to area 18 the trade development screens

[keen mortar]

wjat about refined ore

[gentle brook]

area 18 tdd

set home at arc l1, mine at lyria, refine at arc l1, sell at area 18 on arcorp

[keen mortar]

okay sounds good

ive just been running merc missions trying to get money for it

now that my ships upgraded to how i wwant it i can aactually start saving

[gentle brook]

i rented a cutty black and a roc to earn my prospector.

larynite mining

[keen mortar]

how much was thaat to rent?

[gentle brook]

like 50k for 24hrs

[keen mortar]

oh thats lots of profit

[gentle brook]

yeah

i actually earned enough to flat out buy both them in the end, plus my prospector

[keen mortar]

wheres a good place to mine laranite

[gentle brook]

aberdeen or daymar

[keen mortar]

gotcha do you think id maake more profit from doing thaat than just running merc contracts how much did you make

[gentle brook]

are you able to rent a prospector? idk what the rent cost is

[keen mortar]

probably i have over 200k atm

but i can easily make more

[thorny plaza]

that's enough to rent one for a few days. I think a week is 270k or something

[keen mortar]

for 3 days its 131k

thats amazing

[gentle brook]

just rent it for 24 hours

[keen mortar]

thaats 50k

[gentle brook]

that should be enough time

[keen mortar]

to make enough money to buy it aand a cutty or just the prospector

[gentle brook]

if me you and stompy pair up we can search fast and share loads

to buy a prospector

tcutty is for roc mining to carrry it around

[keen mortar]

ahhh right i dont need that

yeah id pair up for sure

[thorny plaza]

ah I'm not playing atm sorry

[gentle brook]

even two is better than solo mining

[keen mortar]

would we wanna mine around hur l3 for quantanium?

or the aaron halo

[strange falcon]

you cant mine quantanium with a rented prospector, fyi

you cant change the mining head and the stock one is crap. mine larynite/do cave missions and ull be there in no time

[keen mortar]

i see

[gentle brook]

as long as i help him break the rocks he can carry it and stuff

[strange falcon]

i found out the hard way trying to do the same thing yall are doing. better to just grind the caves and ROC mine

[gentle brook]

its better to have multiple ships to scan for the quant and then pair up to break them

[keen mortar]

i imagine roc mining is better for solos

[strange falcon]

nah bro, once you get ur prospector, just got to lyria and ull get a good rock in 10 min

[keen mortar]

but id pair up with you im gonna be on in like an hour or so

[gentle brook]

yeah imma eat first so ill be on then

[haughty adder]

Roc hadnite mining is faster

[keen mortar]

I wish i could aactualyy see numbers for the compaarible profit

[haughty adder]

But kinda tedious, need to land and drive ROC in and out every time

[strange falcon]

^^^ yeah this is very true....but with 2 people it goes a lot faster

[stiff kite]

hey bros, any idea why I can't sell Astatine at New Babge?

[scarlet rover]

you at the TDD?

[stiff kite]

yeah

[scarlet rover]

what is it showing you?

[stiff kite]

I can see the contents of the ship but I can't sell it.

I can only see the Filters tab and thats it

[haughty adder]

Where can I find stampede mod now since refinery shops are bugged

[scarlet rover]

hm if it's not showing, it might just be a relog issue

[stiff kite]

yeah but if I relog I loose everything, right?

[scarlet rover]

no

[stiff kite]

or should I store the ship?

[scarlet rover]

you should always store the ship

and if you store it the cargo should be preserved

caveat should this is still early alpha

[gentle brook]

buy surge and stampede at new babbick

[daring basalt]

anyone know the best cargo to buy at the moment

[ember grail]

https://youtu.be/k8wO9iO3E7E

[strange falcon]

@gentle brook is right. the mining displays are bugged at every refinery. you have to buy it at NB or port olisar which is the space station above crusader

[stiff kite]

@scarlet rover check this out bro

Tried to relog, same shit

[strange falcon]

you cant sell what u are trying to sell there

go to sc-trader.tools

you put in what u are trying to sell and it tells u exactly where you can

[stiff kite]

it appears I can sell it here:))

[strange falcon]

thats selling i thing

think*

[stiff kite]

Thats buying man

[strange falcon]

hold on...let me drop this load of quant off before i die and ill look

okay so i found ur problem

are you at the admin office or trade and development division

[stiff kite]

im at the one in the mall

i think its the correct one

ah shit

im an idiot, and you are a scholar among men

[strange falcon]

is that what it was?

[stiff kite]

Im at planetary services

im an actual idiot

[strange falcon]

lol bro i have done that more than i want to admit. youre all good

[stiff kite]

let me go the actual location...

I swear I was getting ready to flip my shit:))

[blissful flume]

Anyone making real money cargo running?

[scarlet rover]

Proud of your ability to admit it. It's ok it takes a while to get the hang between Admin Office vs TDD

[gentle brook]

not since audio visual equipment chaanged

[scarlet rover]

@stiff kite let us know if TDD works!

[stiff kite]

it worked guys. Its my first time doing some cargo and I didn't know that there are 2 different locations in the MALL. Thanks guys!

But to answer @blissful flume no, not really. I tried for a few runs, only made about 80k ish in 2 runs.

sooo back to mining, i guess

[scarlet rover]

When selling, find the TDD (Trade and Development Division) of the capital you're selling to. At Lorville it's called the CBD (Central Business District). Those will buy almost any legal commodity

Also some outposts will purchase some commodities, like med supplies or stims. But they have less inventory space and demand than the TDDs

To sell illegal/vice commodities you usually need to sell to a "no questions asked" kiosk, main location is at Grim Hex

[gentle brook]

im getting on to mine quant, would like to group up

[hallow ether]

got a new trade route I am gonna try. Go back and forth between places that sell Stims/Meds/Agricultural Supplies and a place that sells Distilled Spirits/Food
Both places have a decent demand for the others products.

[cerulean lichen]

My titanium trade route is back! Man I love trading in the C2, it’s such an amazing hauling ship

So happy to have it, gonna miss it when the inevitable wipe happens.

[bright star]

For Mole miners:
From 3.17.2 Evo patch notes: ||Fixed an issue causing the Argo Mole to have no cargo capacity which prevented mining||

[vestal ravine]

Got a release date on that news?

[thorny plaza]

ooooh.

[vestal ravine]

Matt, I took the Nomad out and had all kinds of problems. Had to rage quit in the end. Dm me if you want. Good luck.

[scarlet rover]

what problems did it give you?

[vestal ravine]

Hovering in f4 mode slightest mouse movement the ship was sliding all over. Trying to get the ship's ramp to set down by the rear of the ROC. Could not manage it at all.

[marble crater]

hmm I find the Nomad very stable, weren't in decoupled mode by any chance?

[dapper mesa]

Anyone have issues with quant legit turning to inert materials in prospector? Friend of mine tried his first run, got like 20scu worth of quant, got to refinery, all inert materials

He said the warning beep was super fast when he landed

[zenith crag]

Do you guys prefer a surge module or the boremax gadget for mining big rocks?

[cursive notch]

What’s the best way to earn a lot of money thrue cargo?

[torpid cloud]

Repition 🤣

[twin sand]

Found a 48% quant rock 4600 mass that I can’t mine due to forgetting the change my mining laser - anyone want it in exchange for a small finders fee?

[torn cosmos]

Any refuelers here?

I am stranded with my Prospector at Cru L3

No station there

[twin sand]

Classic

[deep nymph]

If my ship has cargo, whether it's mining or just items in its inventory and it gets force stored because I parked on the wrong spot, does it erase the items?

[topaz burrow]

no, impounding just stores your ship and blocks you from using it for 15min (unless you pay the fine)

i sometimes impound my prospector when im low on time left too go boom, just fly to any pad. Let them deal with storage 🙂

[young wren]

how quick is the impounding process?

[topaz burrow]

1min

[young wren]

oh word, thats pretty quick

[topaz burrow]

ya, dont have time to leave prospector and the ship is stored

[young wren]

i havent timed how long it takes me to run to the ASOP terminal

[topaz burrow]

that door takes longer to open lol

[young wren]

i just press Exit Ship or w/e on inner thought then jump out when the door opens so it closes itself behind me

im always worried there'll be a ninja on my pad

[topaz burrow]

🙂

my prospector's middle door behind pilot sit, takes aaaageeeess to open for some reason

but my propsector is generally weird. It's missing both bins on both sides

[young wren]

oh i had my bins blown off once by an exploding rock, they came back after a repair though

you could always yeet it into something and insurance claim if you really want the bins back

[topaz burrow]

😄 reclaim doesnt do the trick

[young wren]

i forgot about this door, this door is definitely cursed

[topaz burrow]

it's just sleek version now permanently

[deep nymph]

Yeah that's something I meant

If I can just save time that way it's gonna be more likely to succeed

[topaz burrow]

yeah, strategic impounding can definitely be your friend

im just excited Mole will be fixed in .2 so can take ma mates mining

[rugged axle]

@dapper mesa usually it's a visual bug. Once you go to refinery it'll show it as quant again.

[blazing cedar]

The impound time varies between ships

Smaller ship means faster impound

[topaz burrow]

does it? Didn't know my andromeda and prospector are both 1min. Good to know

[blazing cedar]

Yeah in something like a Pisces it's seconds, but in my C2 it's longer

[vivid sorrel]

omg...roc mining again and mining arm refused to move, did usual tricks and nothing. Then i just hit g. Fucking mining arm counts as gimbaled weapon and was fixed.

[deep vector]

Lol

[native mulch]

hey thanks still not sure what I am going with but just want to stop paying to rent a cutless dose the nomad allow u to log out

[vivid sorrel]

Nomad does have a bed you can logout with, but bed logout isn't really stable, especially on planets

Also, nomad is a bit less versatile compared to the cutty black. For the nomad ramp you always have to back in the roc, and the ladder you get out of can sometimes be...death. Especially if wind\weather. It is much snappier\faster, in atmo, but the only a s1 quantum drive makes it slower to travel places compared to the cutty s2. And less guns and shields ofc, heh.

The Nomad does have 100% more of a homey feel compared to the cutlass. So if i was gonna rp, or think comfort, Nomad. Get shit done - Cutty.

[pastel flame]

Ease of use is big when you're getting in and out a lot, I never liked the Nomad ladder

[native mulch]

tbh I think i going to get around 1.5 and see what the best thing I can get for it

[vivid sorrel]

Since you're posting in cargo and mining i assumed it was a ship for carrying around a ROC?

[ruby mango]

can a ROC fit inside a cutty black?

can a ROC-DS fit?

[tardy flower]

Yes, two ROC if you'r brave enough 😉

Greetings everyone,

I'm spending time mining quantainium and i'm asking myself : is it worth it to raffine all alluminium quartz etc.... from a quantanium run ?

Thank you and have a good day 😉

[ruby mango]

barely. Beryl isnt too bad

the only reason I wouldnt refine them is if it cut into the transport space for quant

like if youre transporting your ore down in a cutty black or something, its probably a better use of your time to only load up the quant. but if you have a bigger ship its less likely youll be using ALL the cargo space

[worn dock]

ROC DS won't fit, IIRC. that extra arm sticks out too much.

you can always rent one and see

[daring siren]

Any chance you'd share your route?

[native mulch]

yeah

[ruby mango]

Where can I spawn ground vehicles on lyria?

[tardy flower]

Mining outpost 👍

[cerulean lichen]

Go to arial with the c2. Land at bezdek or lanthan (definitely spelled the wrong) and but titanium. If a full C2 is less than 510k you will still make over 100k on selling it. Fly to lorville to sell.

[abstract citrus]

• get any laranite that's in stock, right?

[cerulean lichen]

You can but I have never seen more than 40 anywhere

[silent igloo]

Is mining still the best way to make money in 3.17.1? I haven't played since they dropped the patch

I'm aware of the changes to scanning

[pastel flame]

Bounty hunting, mining

[cerulean lichen]

Trading can also work but you need a high capacity ship like a caterpillar or C2 to have amazing results

[hot crest]

got a MASS: 5322 QUANT: 43.61% if anyone wants to buy for 200k

[high wren]

unrefined?

[hot crest]

yup

[verbal cargo]

thats a rip off lol

[high wren]

but how do you sell it? tell them location?

[hot crest]

xD not scouted in a while dunno the prices ill have to match em up later

[high wren]

they gonna show up in a fighter and take it lol

[hot crest]

i wont show location till paid

f*** waiting till its refined

[high wren]

but then you could just take money and not pay, this is risky business, let me know how it pans out

[hot crest]

will do

[hot crest]

i scout in a fighter anyway so they shall fight me for it lol

[high wren]

i really just dont see someone paying for quant that is unrefined and has the risk of never making it to refinery or even market

[hot crest]

a few people do

[verbal cargo]

typically ppl will pay 50-75k for good rocks

[hot crest]

under payment as hell

[verbal cargo]

you're asking for 200k on something that will max out on 264k LOL

and i didn't even include refining costs

[thin escarp]

especially since moles are broken

[hot crest]

iv not scouted in a while so dunno what i should price atm im charging old prrices

lemme see what the prices are rn

[thin escarp]

old prices?

bruh quant price don't change

what prices change?!?!?!

lol

[hot crest]

people bought quant at 200k per rock

[thin escarp]

no

[hot crest]

yes

[vivid sorrel]

That's impossible

[high wren]

ive had quant explode under timer at wide forest, the version is as unstable as the quant. i'd be hard pressed to buy a rock in this game environment , too much risk

[vivid sorrel]

You would barely make any money

[verbal cargo]

they are nuts, milk them if they give you that

[thin escarp]

a prospector can only make 270k max

maybe a holy grail 8300 49% rock

[young wren]

Imagine buying the rock for 200k then getting nothing but dirty cracks

[thin escarp]

when moles weren't broken

exactly

[verbal cargo]

if the mole was working and you could fill that with quant, then sure i'd pay 200k

[thin escarp]

I'm nearly a billionaire right now and I'm not that stupid to overpay

[willow grail]

Is there a better ship for mining than the prospector?

[verbal cargo]

prospector only takes 32scu, mole is broken

then you lose another 2scu at the refinery

[vivid sorrel]

And even if that was a mole...you want fucking half? I could go with that if it was a permanent group, and we shared everything equally, but as a random sell, no way

[young wren]

The devil takes his cut even in star citizen

[thin escarp]

lmao

[pastel flame]

It really sucks about the Mole 😦

[willow grail]

They'll fix it next patch no?

[vivid sorrel]

It's fixed in the 3.17.2 out in testing now

[willow grail]

Will it be worth getting then?

[vivid sorrel]

Solo? No.

Though that's just my opinion.

[sage lagoon]

What's broken with the mole?

[vivid sorrel]

No cargo\SCU bug = nothing gets scooped

[slate peak]

If i have a avenger titan what affordable ship should i buy next?
Im starting to do alot of bounty fighting

[ember grail]

What are you looking to get into more?

[slate peak]

Something like a good fighter maybe that i can use for bounty and pvp i think

[sage lagoon]

But it's fixed in 3.17.2?

[sage lagoon]

Avenger Titan is fine for bounties.

[ember grail]

If you want a dedicated fighter, go for something like a Sabre, Arrow, Super Hornet, Gladius, Sentinel

[haughty adder]

Does it happens often? I really like Mole and Argo ship in general

Currently grinding for it

[vivid sorrel]

yes in the TESTING universe not in live

[slate peak]

Also if i have it stock version?

[vivid sorrel]

https://pastebin.com/Nf51S2DB

[slate peak]

Okay thanks i will look into those, but which one would you suggest the most?

[vivid sorrel]

I don't know the frequency of the bug.

[ember grail]

Gladius or Arrow if you want a light fighter, Sabre or Super Hornet if you want something heavier. Although the Titan already kinda serves the role of light fighter

[sage lagoon]

Gladius for dogfighting for sure.

[vivid sorrel]

Sentinel for BRRRRRR, also helps when i can't dogfight worth a shit, shields are good 😄

[slate peak]

Does the Gladius have cargo space?

[ember grail]

no

[sage dragon]

none of them have cargo or interior

[sage lagoon]

https://www.erkul.games/loadout/j8PfIKuW Here's a good build plan for pve bounties. We'll see in 3.17.2 if they adjust the shield properties but for current patch the palisade is the best S1 shield.

[slate peak]

Oh sweet and seems pretty affordable only 100k

[sage lagoon]

If you are going out to pickup equipment just know that the door into Centermass in Area 18 is currently bugged. So go to New Babbage instead.

[slate peak]

can i buy everything at NB?

[sage lagoon]

Everything except the Quantum Drive. The Atlas is only sold at Hur L5 space station.

[vivid sorrel]

Erkul tells you where stuff can be bought too

[ruby mango]

wait does the forklift on the drake mule not currently work

like can it pick up boxes

[worn dock]

nope, it's busted rigth now

[ruby mango]

lmbo

[worn dock]

can't squat over a crate and pick it up either

[ruby mango]

did it ever work

[worn dock]

not yet

[ember grail]

Might be coming with cargo refactor

[radiant flower]

never seen that

usually pay 1k per quant %

[oak shard]

what would I want to mine with the mole if its crewed by 2-3 ppl? for good money

[sage dragon]

I think Quant is still the thing to aim for (Mole is still bugged, just a fyi, if you didn't know)

[oak shard]

oh right, I never knew, what about it is bugged?

[sage dragon]

can't pick up any ore, I think cargo is liie 0/0

[oak shard]

ah okay, thanks for letting me know

[sage dragon]

no worries! I've heard that the problem is already solved and will be fixed when the next patch comes

[worn dock]

I don't know why the appearance of the Hul B leaves me cold. I love how the Hul A looks.

but the greedy side of me wants to CCU chain to a Hull B because you get the Hull A as a loaner

we probably won't get any warbond sales until November anyway, so no use worrying about it

[vivid sorrel]

They both look super nice to load\unload the boxes from when that becomes a thing

[worn dock]

really really hoping that it makes space trucking a viable thing

[vivid sorrel]

Eh...only one system atm, so space trucking is really more like...space hopping? 😄

There is the 2nd system planned ofc, but even then.

[worn dock]

Space UPS

hmm Freelancer is only $20 more

[vivid sorrel]

Freelancer MAX ^^

[worn dock]

oh, was only looking at the base model

[vivid sorrel]

Well tbf, i'm still just on my ancient 325a pledge. Only pledge i'll consider to upgrade it to atm would be a cutty black.

[worn dock]

love mine. Wish I could actualy kill something in space with it, but I really really suck at space combat in this game

[vivid sorrel]

So do i 😄

That's why i got a Vanguard. I still suck, but the shield and dakka makes up for a lot 😛

[worn dock]

followed a guide online and have 3 Panthers and a distortion cannon in the front and 48 size 1 EM missiles

lol

[vivid sorrel]

Ah, distortion cannon you can just swap out with another panther

It doesn't work as it used to in older patches

[worn dock]

aw, bummer

[vivid sorrel]

AKA when distortion was good, or so they say.

[blazing cedar]

Distortion got nerfed relatively recently

Don't remember if it was 16 or 17

[worn dock]

Hmm Freelancer Max is same price as Hull B will be, but 122 SCU vs 384

Hull B doesn't have any weapons to speak of, though

[vivid sorrel]

We don't have any stats for the bull B do we?

or maybe i'm just to used to erkul 😛

[worn dock]

just some bare bones basics on the ship in the store

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/hull/Hull-B

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah i see there's some stuff on it at the wiki too

[worn dock]

I'm saving my Cutty black for future use, and will buy the Cutty Red with credits

Aiming to CCU chain into an Apollo in November

which will give me a Cutty Red as a loaner.

Can you sell ships bought with aUEC in game?

[vivid sorrel]

nope

[worn dock]

well shoot

[vivid sorrel]

atleast, not yet [tm]

[worn dock]

can you gift them?

[vivid sorrel]

Ships bought with aUEC? Not that i know of, no. But you could just gift the money for them to buy it

[worn dock]

I'd just want it out of my fleet view, though I guess I could pre-position it somewhere

Holy Christmas! The Ship Upgrade tool has a value of $350 on the Hull C

My problem is that I really don't know yet what I want to do, long-term

[haughty adder]

Can my buddy uses my prospector to mine, and refine stuff in it to be exact

[sage dragon]

I'm sure he can mine in it... but as it's not his ship.. I don't think he can store it and refine stuff.. (anyone actually know? I'm like 99% sure but.. ye..)

[vivid sorrel]

I can't verify 100% either, but i agree with your logic 🙂

[rotund silo]

Yeah, you need to be owner or renter of a ship to do cargo exchanges

That's why I had to buy my own cargo ships and not borrow one of the thousands my orgmates have

[earnest grail]

How much does mining quantanium generate /hour now?

in a prospector ^

[gaunt fiber]

depends how long it takes you to scout

[earnest grail]

aye, so average? and best/worst case?

[gaunt fiber]

if you find a good rock fast, that would be 30mins from take off to back at the refinery

I average about 250K

refined (which sells for 88 per unit of QT)

[earnest grail]

an hour?

[gaunt fiber]

well 500K an hour

[earnest grail]

ah yes, two runs.. hence 30 mins mentioned (my bad)

thanks, dude

[gaunt fiber]

no worries

but real world conditions, it’s more likely you’ll do about half that and it’ll take you up to four or five runs to make a mill

[worn dock]

well, went ahead and got the Warbond Mule for $40 as a LTI token

[gaunt fiber]

finding QT has been difficult since the last update.

[strange falcon]

nah bro...just go to lyria

i stay high up and do 90degree scans till i see two rocks next to each other or a whole cluster

takes about 10 mins to find a >20%

[cerulean lichen]

Maybe I’m crazy but I have the desire to get the Argo raft as a pledge ship once IAE rolls around😅

[sage dragon]

it does look cool

[cerulean lichen]

It’s also a really nice price. It’s got range and will be a great low level hauler I think.

I just hope that the cargo refactor doesn’t make it go up in price

[worn dock]

if it can actually grab shipping containers and haul them inside its belly when we get the cargo refactor, I'm sure demand will push up the price

[cerulean lichen]

Well shoot. I hope it won’t be much, that or IAE happens before that update

[final current]

anyone else disable there prospector alot?

[humble stump]

Where can I get a Lancet S1 in 3.17.1 besides Lorville? I hate landing there. I know for a fact it's on one of the walls somewhere but I can't find it.

[final current]

arc L1 wide forest station

[humble stump]

wait seriously?

I could swear I looked there

[final current]

i will go down and double check,,gimmie a sec

[humble stump]

I'm pretty sure it's lancet s2 there

[final current]

ok,,no Lancet, has the other 3

i just bought the impact for my prospector,,hope that will work better than stock

[shrewd bone]

anyone care to join me and help me crack this rock? im willing to share a portion and give you the other

[humble stump]

sorry missed ya. If you're still mining I'm about to.

[shrewd bone]

all good! i akready found someone unfortunately. sorry!

[stone tinsel]

Just had the strangest bug. Out mining, back to arcl1 with full load of QT. Can’t store my ship, only claim it. Go back out, illegally park my ship. Go to refine, shows a full prospector of inert rocks. Umm wtf? Pay the fine, get the ship back, go out to the pad, ship explodes cause of all of the “inert” rocks in it

I think I’m done for today

Never had that happen before, mining is usually such a breeze with very few issues. I’m gonna blame it on the aliens

[humble stump]

Sounds like it blew up. they turn inert then

You also don't have to store your ship to go refine. Just have to land properly on the pad.

[fiery walrus]

With lancet is it just impossible to mine large rocks, and whats a large rock

[final current]

I ended up buying the Impact to get thru rocks over 5k

i hear that 8.5k is about the largest

not really sure though,,i keep blowing up my prospector

[latent jetty]

I mined a 8k mass quant rock with a lancet + boremax

[fiery walrus]

See i trid surge but once it wears off you cant keep in green

Whats boremax do? @latent jetty

[earnest crystal]

8k rock 24% percent worth ?

[latent jetty]

40%

[latent jetty]

cuts down resistance and allows you to break bigger rocks

[spiral timber]

so this update we just can't scan any rocks in scanning mode? or is there a workaround

[latent jetty]

increase angle

[graceful moth]

new to mining what upgrades do i need for prospector?

[latent jetty]

depends on what you want to mine

[graceful moth]

quantanium

[hollow sedge]

So I haven't played for a long time. I have a Prospector though and i know the new mining update is out. Are there any good vids to watch to get a grasp on things?

[topaz burrow]

Have a look at Red Monster SC YouTube channel. Any of the last 4 videos are relevant

[willow grail]

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

This a good build for the C2?

[toxic citrus]

That uh

It doesn't work like that

Its just a link to erkul

Not the loadout

@willow grail

Click this for it to work

It'll copy a proper link

[willow grail]

:v

[graceful moth]

what size mining head does the prospector have

[fading escarp]

S1

Mole S2

[snow vortex]

anyone know were i can find a mining discord other than this

[junior spire]

I know this has been probably asked countless of times but couldnt find any answers while searching.

Is there any good quantanium place to mine around Hurston? Is Aberdeen viable? I can't seem to be able to make the quantum jump to Aaron Halo from HUR L2

[toxic citrus]

To enter aaron halo you need to abort quantum travel at a certain time

[junior spire]

Aye, I tried cancelling at different locations to land here

jumped in 0.5mkm increments and found nothing

is the Belt only next to Arc L1 now?

[snow vortex]

i never mine near hurston

[vivid sorrel]

Are you using this?

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

[snow vortex]

go to arc l1 and jump to cru l4 and cancel about 14300000km

[junior spire]

I was not, thank you very much, will try now

[fiery walrus]

to cancell, do you hold B, sometimes i try and it doesnt cancell

[north oyster]

If you're going to mine in the Halo, you may want to consider using CRU-L1. It is the only refinery in the system with a 3% Quantainium refinery bonus. That adds up after a few refinery jobs

[north oyster]

There is a delay, but yes, hold B and it will cancel. You will have to sort of guage drop time because it depends on what stage of the QT engine you are in. You will probably travel over a 100K KM or more when trying to stop.

You can also kill engines and do a shut down, but that usually isn't necessary.

[fiery walrus]

which stations or is there a website shows where i can buy mining gadgets like boremax

i see one in the display case, but i cant buy it

[north oyster]

NONE at the moment, you will need to find an alternative location unless the refinery store has it on display

Make sure you are close enough, other than that, it might be out of stock

[fiery walrus]

im in arcl 1, when i get close it highlights it, but then clicks the fltr above it

[north oyster]

Looks like the BoreMax you have several options

https://finder.cstone.space/FPSMiningMods1/06be9c06-120f-46d8-8179-e95ccd1f137a

[fiery walrus]

ty

[north oyster]

You'll want to keep finder.cstone.space on speed dial

[fiery walrus]

yeah i just did

[north oyster]

Port Olisar has been out of stock on a lot of items that I use to buy there. The Surge, etc. So you may want to check another store

[fiery walrus]

Hiw can you tell its out, doez it say it or just cant buy it

[north oyster]

it just wont' let you buy it, it sort of greyed out and shows 0 aUEC

In the Halo, I only ever use the Surge. And it's not really needed, it just speeds the initial crack up a good bit.

[fiery walrus]

You prefer halo versus lyria?

[north oyster]

I mine the Halo exclusively. Once you get into the groove, you can make quick turns. I measure my success by the average profit per trip and if I can do that in a timely fashion. I try to hit about an average 225K per trip. In that mix are a few unicorns (32 SCU of Quan) and a few low end rocks (18% or so).

I did 16 refinery jobs in two evenings of mining (RL keeps me interrupted) and pulled 3.5M aUEC

My average was a little low, but I was just learning the active angle ping method

Now mining is pretty much supercharged.

[fiery walrus]

is there a vid explaiing active ping angle?

[north oyster]

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

I remapped my joystick to take advantage of the changing the angle up and down. So now I just drift along scanning.

[fiery walrus]

Ok ill have to watch this

[north oyster]

it totally changed my results 1000x

it'll take just a little time in the cockpit learning and doing the scans, but once you have the hang of it, then Voila!! you are a money making machine

[hollow sedge]

I'm at a refinery and the screens for ship upgrades are black

I can't buy anything

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah, the shop screen there are broken sadly

Goes for all refinery shops

[hollow sedge]

Is there a way to buy the items I want without them if they aren't in the showroom

[vivid sorrel]

Basically anything you'd want from them you can either A) See if they are there physically and buy them directly that way, or B) Go planetside for them

Use !itemfinder

[wary tusk]

Universal Item Finder

Use the website to search for any item (and where to buy them) in-game.

[vivid sorrel]

...Janus?

[ember grail]

Janus struggling recently

[vivid sorrel]

pets poor Janus

[north oyster]

finder.cstone.space is really one of the best places

[ruby mango]

Have they said anything about when the Mule will work at all

[vivid sorrel]

Work? For what? It's drivable AFAIK

[ember grail]

Will likely come with cargo refactor but not sure

[ruby mango]

Makes sense

[ruby mango]

Forklift doesn’t pick up boxes and you can’t use the rear 1SCU lift either

[vivid sorrel]

Yeah, I'd heard of the forklift, but i didn't know of the rear.

[stoic harbor]

first ever mining run in a rented prospecter how did i do?

[marble crater]

looks like you made around $160K & got to learn how to use the ship, not bad at all

[stoic harbor]

nice almost enough to buy my own XD

[marble crater]

very rough estimate 😅

[stoic harbor]

still i only have 236000 atm

[marble crater]

that's pretty decent for a rental

[stoic harbor]

now to wait and rent a freelancer

[marble crater]

do you have something to haul the cargo when it's ready

ahhh

[stoic harbor]

nope XD for fun i plan to go full misc

[marble crater]

Freelancer will be perfect & let you fly something different

[glass mango]

Hello im new to SC and I have titan avenger how do I use it to best potential to make money

[stoic harbor]

indeed plan to buy the max when i can

[marble crater]

very nice choice, you should probably try out ROC mining at some point too then

[stoic harbor]

already did whit my nomad but it sudenly stoped working as if its lost power and wont work anymore

[marble crater]

yeah the roc is delicate lol, gotta reclaim a new one each hour

[stoic harbor]

didnt work i was just still mininging not moving and it just shut off on me

whats best selling place btw?

[vivid sorrel]

For refined ore, all planets have the same price

[stoic harbor]

cloud sity it is as its the closest

[vivid sorrel]

erm...that takes forever to get down to, and up (well can just kill yourself and not go up)

[stoic harbor]

treu

[north oyster]

Hi Smooth, welcome to the verse. Steep learning curve but worth the climb.

Two things quickly. 1 this patch is a dumpster fire. But new patch coming is going to be pretty nice.

[glass mango]

oke

i just want moners for RSI Constellation to show it to my star wars fan dad

[north oyster]

Second, the Titan is a great little ship. You can do bounties and deliveries

[glass mango]

and I need a way to make said space moners in a few days

For said RSI Constellation

[north oyster]

Sorry, not happening

Earning funds did take effort

[glass mango]

I've been suggested to take drake black and a rock(?) to mine

[north oyster]

And unless you find a sugar daddy to front your wishes, it'll take awhile

ROC mining is pretty good

[glass mango]

a sugar daddy to get stuff for me so I can show it to my real father man that would be funny

[north oyster]

LOL

I'm on my phone so hard to type. I'll switch to my PC in just a moment

[deep vector]

[north oyster]

Okie Dokie Smooth, here's a start game plan. Mostly depends upon your current funds and also skill level. First, with your Titan, take the illegal monitor mission. When you arrive, FIRST locate all 3 monitors (DO NOT FIRE ON THEM). When you get within 1500 meters, you get a persistent pip that will also you to go back to each one quickly. After you locate all three, quickly blow them away. The NPC guards will show up but you don't have to engage them for the payout of 20K aUEC.

[glass mango]

oke im all ears

[north oyster]

I forgot the name of the other mission you should accept every time you log in, but it will give you extra aUEC for every NPC enemy you engage and eliminate

[glass mango]

how do i start these missions

the monitor one

also i can't do illegal stuff cuz like dad might not approve u know

[north oyster]

F1 into your Mobi Glass and then check contracts. Avoid Personal/private contracts for now, they are normally nefarious and will lead to prison time

[glass mango]

oke so how start monitor mission

they sound fun

[north oyster]

All suggestions I will offer are on the up and up, that's my wiring

Make sure you have laser repeaters on your Titan. NO BALLISTICS

[glass mango]

ok so the gattling is ballistic

I won't shoot that

why not tho

[north oyster]

you will run out of ammo way too quick.

[glass mango]

oke oke

thank u for being patient

[north oyster]

CIG is still trying to balance out some of that stuff

You will want to replace it as soon as possible because that is your largest gun

[glass mango]

OK SINCE UR HERE HOW DO I UPGRADE SHIP

everywhere I go upgrade means sth else

no i don't want to spend money to buy a new ship.

I want to make my ship better

[north oyster]

Ok, here are a couple of sites you need to put on fast dial

[glass mango]

like why is it so confusing

[glass mango]

I'm all ears

[north oyster]

https://www.erkul.games/calculator

[glass mango]

oke

[north oyster]

https://finder.cstone.space/

[ember grail]

There are also bot commands for those if you forget ^

[north oyster]

erkul is one of the best sites out there. You can config your ship, find where to get everything, now the cost, etc

it is overwhelming at first, but you will learn it

Also, FYI, there are 4 different Constellations, so you will want to know the differences before plopping down the millions of hard earned aUEC for one

Also, please keep in mind that this is a Sandbox demo more than a fully functioning game. Sometimes if you're not careful it can be a soul sucking experience if you forget that.

[glass mango]

i want the cheapest one

[north oyster]

that would be the Taurus

[glass mango]

3.5 million space monies right

[north oyster]

I have that one, she's a beauty

[glass mango]

CAN U PLEASE SHOW IT

[north oyster]

I'm not online atm, and real life is demanding I finish repairing the dryer that stopped last night

I will be glad to do that and let you take it for a spin when I am online

[ember grail]

You can also look up ship tours on YouTube

[north oyster]

Here's an old classical promo video that I like that features the connie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok_JC-ClscY

[glass mango]

Yeah ive seen that

p mcuh every vuvideo on it

and have seen the static one in lorville planet

[marble crater]

Do 4 monitor missions and you can rent a Constellation Andromeda for 24 hours might be the quickest way lol

[glass mango]

dont want to rent tbh just want it for whever i can play on pc and like i know there will be a big reset in the future but thats far away

[north oyster]

I don't see a wipe happening until Alpha 4 but with the massive cargo refactor coming in 3.18, a wipe is plausible.

[north oyster]

If you are serious about earning solid income in SC, there is a "path" per se to get to where you have a money printing machine

Building up to that point is the tough climb

But once there, you can earn 2 million aUEC or way more per day

[glass mango]

i would like to ask How, but that would make u type out a lot and since im new i would ask questions on top of questions

i will hold u on to showng me the cheaper RSI Constellation + i will ping u so u can teach me how to start monitor missions

[north oyster]

I can tell you end game: Prospector - she is the Goose that lays the golden eggs. You can stack cash up and buy any ship in the game once you have the skill set to take full advantage of mining in the Prospector.

You can send me an ingame invite, my SC handle is the same as this discord handle.

And you can DM anytime you have questions, need info or help. Time for me to head back to my chores ....

[hollow sedge]

Mining while listening to music>

[ember grail]

I really enjoy mining and box missions when I just want to chill

[hollow sedge]

It’s a lot more peaceful than other missions

[serene quest]

Anyone find it odd that the Mule can't hold an entire set of armor (undersuit included)

[drowsy zodiac]

Had a belly full of quant and then this 30k garbage

[serene quest]

just had a crash to desktop

as I was moving cargo in the mule

[drowsy zodiac]

I’m just hoping my ship doesn’t blow up from the cargo

[solid kiln]

Is the argo mole broken for every one

[serene quest]

Is the rear cargo on the mule not working?

[solid kiln]

I just heard it was broken

[serene quest]

nice

[solid kiln]

Can anyone verify it's broken

[drowsy zodiac]

So what’s the deal- does it matter where you aim the laser or no?

[solid kiln]

Where can I get a Lancelot mining head

[drowsy zodiac]

I think I got it at cruL2 maybe

[worn dock]

Yes, Mule cannot carry 1 SCU boxes, front or back

[mint elbow]

to prospector mine well i need a cargo ship aswell as the prospector right?

have 2.2 mil to spend on a mining setup and trying to decide between getting a prospector ( i have no cargoo ship) or getting a roc and something to transport it

[pastel flame]

You can always rent a med cargo ship to run your refined stuff

Iirc a cutlass or lancer is 34k

[mint elbow]

i duno what it is but i dont like renting ships

i gues i could get the cuttyb and a roc for like 1.5mil

and then have the 700k left and work my way back up to the prospector

and have the cutty b to transport

[hot crest]

anyone want

free*

[north oyster]

Get the Prospector, setup about 16 refinery jobs. Rent a cutty or freelancer. Deliver about 4m to the bank. Go buy a MAX or other ship of choice.

MAX makes the best ROC carrier also (imo) because of super easy roll-on/roll-off, excellent fuel economy and compact size that allows you to land anywhere

[glass agate]

16 jobs of full Quant Prospector is around 4 mill?

[north oyster]

My average was a little low, so it was a little over 3.5m aUEC

[mint elbow]

roc mining looks way more fun and less stressfull than prospector

[glass agate]

Fair enough, would've figured it would be even crazier profit. New to mining, after all the things i've heard 😄

[mint elbow]

less likley to be pirated i gues aswell

[north oyster]

ROC mining is very fun and a blast. it is part of my play strategy, but Prospector is best cash cow atm

[mint elbow]

is the max much better than the msr?

msr looks way cooler

[north oyster]

MSR is an awesome ship, but the MAX is better for ROC mining because it is way smaller and easier to land and mine areas that you need to get access too. But which ever ship makes one happy. MAX is half the price of an MSR

[mint elbow]

yea but the max is ugly

😔

[north oyster]

She's a big Bertha of a butt ship, and she's awesome

And if ascetics is most important, by all means, go with what makes you look the best!

I'll just keep stacking cash in the wallet while I look ugly 🙂

I did buy the black livery (paint) for the MAX though, that Orange is eye burner

[north oyster]

You can figure a max profit of 275K aUEC for a full 32 SCU of Quantainium in a Prospector

I try to average about 230K aUEC per trip

10 trips equals roughly little over 2 million aUEC

[north oyster]

I've been a huge fan of ROC mining since they introduced the ROC (about two years ago? I can't remember). I actually own one with LTI and I don't even consider it a token. However, when 3.14 rolled out, it totally took ROC mining off the table as a viable source of income. Now with 3.17 build, ROC mining is now back on the menu.

[mint elbow]

is roc mining even close to prospector?

[north oyster]

ROC max income is about 200K aUEC for a full load

Hadanite is the only gem you want to mine

If you go the route of ROC and Cutlass Black, you will have more options and will earn what you need to buy the Prospector in due time

I do have a couple of tips that might be useful for ROC mining is interested

[mint elbow]

yea im interested

honestly i think my interest in mining is roc > mole > prospector > hand

[north oyster]

MOLE is completely dead this patch but will be back in production with 3.17.2

[mint elbow]

gona be a while before i can get a mole anyway

and il need people to help crew it

[north oyster]

As for ROC mining, here are a couple of items to keep in mind:

1. Hadanite is found in the hottest environments, so Aberdeen is the best place for Hadanite mining but it is not the only place.
2. You will need the Pembroke armor set (this patch you can only get it at Tanmany&Sons in Lorville)
3. When you get your ROC loaded, QT to orbital marker OM-1 and dive to the surface from there. Reason being is that it is always daylight under OM-1 of any planet with an orbital marker system.
4. Use the ROC for only two or three cycles then park it out on the ground somewhere (sell off all the gems of course) and reclaim it. Only a 40 second claim. You can't repair and the ROC will fail on you

5. You can sell the gems at any outpost

6. You are not protected by 30k heartbeat protection with the ROC and its contents. Crash and you loose it all. SO, you may want to sell off often.

7. Master the PING on the radar system. Gem deposits will show up at 2000 meters while at that distance the large ore returns will disappear. The ping for gems will echo back all the way to you reaching them in the ship.

8. Scanning is still hosed. So if you find a gem deposit and can't figure it out. Zoom in and if it has sort of pinkish veins, then it is hadanite. Also if the resistance is 1.01 to 1.99, it is hadanite

9. When loading the ROC in the cutty, don't ram the ramp too hard if it is up a little high like you can jump in the back. Eventually the ramp will fail and you will be SOL in that ship for that trip.

There's others, but all I can recall at the moment.

You can upgrade the cooler and two engines in the ROC one class higher. Some claim it doesn't matter, others claim it makes a huge difference

[north oyster]

Let me know if anything doesn't make sense or needs clarification.

[mint elbow]

it will probably make allot morer sense when i give my first trips ago

[north oyster]

oh yes, most certainly. More is caught than taught

[mint elbow]

i appreciate the advice though

[north oyster]

This is a skill based game. Easy to understand but takes a little bit to master

[mint elbow]

justs till torn between the prospector or a cuttyb/roc

[north oyster]

based off what you said, trust your gut. Go for the Cutty and ROC combo. That's a winning combo any way

The Cutlass Black is the Swiss Army Knife of Star Citizen. It is good at everything, great at nothing.

cutty is great for bounty hunting and other things also. Perfect size ship

[mint elbow]

i already have my sentinel for bounty hunting

[north oyster]

ah, ftw

I have a core fleet built around industry so when the wipe happens (not soon, but will with Alpha 4.x) I can hit the ground running.

[mint elbow]

yea i only have my titian with actual pledges so far

so wipe will hit me hard

[north oyster]

Titan is a sweet ship, it was my first pledge. I eventually CCU'd her up to the MAX

Via the cutty black

[mint elbow]

i was thinking about upgrading it

but i think my money will be better put towards my first stick

[north oyster]

if I had to choose, I'd certainly go with the stick. I run dual sticks now and I am spoiled. No way I can even remember how to fly with kb/mouse now

[still talon]

i need a long cargo run route going from point to point. any suggations?

[glacial dagger]

Are you talking about manual flying?

[still talon]

yes

[glacial dagger]

Well, you could run titanium out of HDMS Edmond and sell it at Lorvile CBD. It's about a 60km flight, so lots of flight time without getting too boring

[still talon]

alright thx i will try it

[glacial dagger]

Good luck

[still talon]

thx

[glacial dagger]

oh, and have fun

[still talon]

thx

[glacial dagger]

Might wanna think about bringing an escort of some sort though, as you will be flying out of armistice for quite a while

[still talon]

i dont need it (i hope)

[mint elbow]

Il give roc mining ago tomorrow see if I can just rebuild up to 2-4mil with it and then look at prospector mining

Thanks for all the advice

[north oyster]

what ship are you using?

[finite solar]

is the avenger titan any good for cargo hauling? I just want to dip my toes in it, but from what I can tell it makes so little money with only 8 scu

[north oyster]

Unfortunately cargo and trade in the current build favors only the largest ships like the C2 Hercules, the CAT or Carrack

You can do trade with Stims on a small level. But be careful because vice items are not in a good position either, so start very small.

Titan is best for deliveries and bounty hunting (but you've got to replace the ballistic Gatling gun with a laser repeater)

[still talon]

c2

[north oyster]

Ok, great. I would say try a few of these items:

1. At Area18 TDD buy scrap and sell at ARC-L1 - only about 20k but it's a quick test run
2. At Humbolt Mines on Lyria buy Titanium (and Gold if Titanium is short) and sell at Area18 TDD
3. Buy Astatine at Woodruff on Ida and sell at Lorville CBD

Also Astatine can be also found at Ryder

You can clear over 100K per run on Astatine IF you are able to get a full haul

[vale oracle]

is roc mining worth it, if so what are the best components to use for it?

[latent jetty]

Yep, you can start there and build up to a prosp

[north oyster]

ROC mining returned with 3.17, prior it was not worth it. The radar ping now allows you to located gem deposits up to 2000 meters. You can rent a ROC for 4k at any refinery store (it is a separate kiosk from the currently broke kiosk). If you have a Nomad, Cutlass Black or larger ship, you can carry the ROC. If not, then you will want to rent the cutty to carry it.

You can make up to 200K per run on the ROC

[vale oracle]

i see thx, i just want to take a break from bounty hunting

[vale oracle]

well i do have enough to buy it

just barely

[ember grail]

Found a huge stack of gems, but it's in an armistice zone F

[north oyster]

No lasers allowed. Devs probably put it there to torture us

[ember grail]

It was literally like 10 hadanite rocks

sadge

[plush vessel]

How does one get into hauling illicit goods

[gentle furnace]

go to outposts

generally google the locations bc some are unmarked

[plush vessel]

Do I need anything for it?

[gentle furnace]

just in game credits and a ship to hold cargo

[plush vessel]

Bet thanks

[gentle furnace]

dont fly into zones which are contolled by law such as port olisar

[plush vessel]

What do the vendors look like

[gentle furnace]

bc youll get arrested for illicit goods

[plush vessel]

Alright

[gentle furnace]

generally when you land at outposts youll find the vendor terminal

[plush vessel]

Alright

[gentle furnace]

purple looking one

[plush vessel]

Ahh I gotchu

[gentle furnace]

what ship are you using

[plush vessel]

Freelancer max

[gentle furnace]

bc betss tool to use is this

and thats perfectrly fine

ill send you a link to the star citizen tool for trading

[plush vessel]

Thanks a ton

[gentle furnace]

https://sc-trade.tools/home

always up to date

and it plans your travels

have a look into it

its a time saver

[plush vessel]

Alright

[gentle furnace]

i bought the merchant today so im excited

[plush vessel]

I bet

[tepid hawk]

Is the mole still bugged for mining?

[obtuse sierra]

hopefully trade gets some changes. i struggle to feel like my c2 was worth the investment let alone a merchantman x.x

[deep vector]

[knotty onyx]

Is anyone willing to take me in their mole for mining quant. I just re downloaded the game from since the last wipe and i owned a mole so i know what im doing

[meager wharf]

cool

you wanna join?

hey guys, how many times can i use a boremax its acative but cant seem to crack a rock above 6.8ton

[knotty onyx]

i’d more than happy to join do you think my buddy can join us too? he knows too

nvm he just want to join bc

vc* he’ll be cargo running

[meager wharf]

so you are no longer mining?

[knotty onyx]

no i am he just won’t be coming

[low gyro]

I can’t understand it tho, last time the prices don’t match so how can we make profit?

[vivid sorrel]

You take a commodity, and you sell it. Problem is it's impossible to know the purchase price and stock levels in advance, so you just need to to try it out

As for the price they will sell at, it should be the same at any of the TDD's. Differences can happen if selling at other places or at Admins.

[mint elbow]

whats the difference between the two different rocs?

[vivid sorrel]

The DS is larger, and has a separate turret for another person. Meaning you have to go out and into that to mine, cannot mine from pilot seat

Also, has larger cargo cap for gems, and laser is abit stronger

[mint elbow]

should i avoid the ds if im planning to solo then?

[wary maple]

without a buddy, you will get tired of switching seats constantly every time you want to move then mine if you have the DS. I personally would stick with the single seater ROC

[mint elbow]

also i still cant make my mind up between prospector mining and roc mining

😔

[vivid sorrel]

You are allowed to do both you know 😉

[mint elbow]

i have money to start with 1

i feel i would enjoy roc a little more

but i gues prospector has bigger profits

[vivid sorrel]

That is true. Quantanium pays more, so there's that. Then there's what you like the most....I mean i went from ROC mining to Prospector myself

[wary maple]

I love ROC mining with my buds!

[stoic harbor]

how do i sell my cargo?

[vivid sorrel]

Where are you trying to sell this?

[stoic harbor]

lorevile

[vivid sorrel]

And is this refined ore, or unrefined ore, or just something you bought at a station to trade?

[stoic harbor]

refined ore

[vivid sorrel]

And you're at the Trade and development or hmm Lorville has CBD

It won't work with Admin terminal

[stoic harbor]

thats why i am at admin XD

[vivid sorrel]

There you go, need to go to the fancy place 😄

[stoic harbor]

now i justt need to find it XD

[vivid sorrel]

damn, blew up half my ship, but i still have power and quantum drive 😄 Shields went to zero health and Qdrive is at like 7 but working! 😛

[stoic harbor]

dsym also i found it

80000 for my first taranite load

[vivid sorrel]

oh fuck..did you know your Q drive calibration goes SLOWER the more damage it has?

Now i know...

[stoic harbor]

no but its good to know

[marble crater]

gotta go to the Business District at Lorville. TDD Terminals

[stoic harbor]

already sold it

[marble crater]

noice lol

[stoic harbor]

i hope to buy my own prospecter soon

[marble crater]

it's a great gameplay loop. one of the few fleshed out ones currently

[stoic harbor]

mainly want it for eazy money

[young wren]

I keep picking up one unit of inert material while quant mining, even when extracting from 100% quant cracks

[rugged axle]

yea, it never lets you get a full 32. most i get is 31.99. with an invisible 0.00 inert

[young wren]

I wonder if fltr modules would prevent it, not that it's an amount worth using modules for

[covert hornet]

Any of you guys got enough patience to teach a new guy how to mine

[rugged axle]

they do,

i use to run 2 fltr xls. and could get a full 32

lemme finish this bunker and ill help you scorched.

[covert hornet]

I can’t play rn

Just asking for sometime in the future

[rugged axle]

oh, send me a friend request and ill help you later lol

[covert hornet]

Alr

I have a prospector

Just dunno how it works

[rugged axle]

https://youtu.be/rLOx_bfg_eM

watch this, and understand it

makes life 200 times easier

[covert hornet]

Will do

I’ll be on after school tmrw

[rugged axle]

np, im off tomorrow so ill be around

[covert hornet]

What time is it for you

[rugged axle]

right now 8am

[covert hornet]

Sheesh

It’s 10 pm for me

That might be an issues

[rugged axle]

yea a slight one lol.

[covert hornet]

I mean if ur up at like 1 am

Then I’ll be on

I can’t do any time before that

[rugged axle]

watch the videos on that guys youtube. and then i can send you the maps for your qt jumps

[covert hornet]

Alright

Thanks

[rugged axle]

and NEVER claim the prospector. you lose any installed modules if you do

[covert hornet]

Ok

Gotta claim mine now anyway

I tried hopping out

And got flung into space

Luckily doesn’t have any modules

[north oyster]

This is almost the same info but focused on active angle ping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8TOCUa0Ms

All those targets of opportunities in the Halo ... there's Quan out there waiting to make you rich!

After changing the mapping on my joystick and fully implementing the angle tuning, I was able to knock out 16 quick runs into the Halo in two evenings. That haul to TDD was 3.5M aUEC

[north oyster]

It literally supercharged my mining in the Prospector.

[rugged axle]

yea, its amazing lol. 11.9km you can tell if its quantanium. around 5k you can tell if its good or not by looking at the instability

on a side note, we just took down an idris with my fully crewed hammerhead...and it got recorded. kinda excited about that

[dusk onyx]

just wondering if i was to rent a prospector where would be a decent place to start mining

[rugged axle]

you could still do the halo, just focus on finding bexalite{maybe spelling that wrong}

how much is a prospector to rent for 24 hours?

titanium you can make like 12k per load. bex is 44credits per unit of refined{half of quant}. so you could make like 140k per load

[meager wharf]

anyone mining with a mole and need a crew member?

[rugged axle]

mole is broken.

[meager wharf]

or a scout i got a prospector

[rugged axle]

wont extract ore

until 17.2

[meager wharf]

oh fuxk