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Thread: Space Mining
Xackkis
Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:15 pm
#93
I be barking up the wrong tree, it may be posted somewhere or something, but, how and where do I get into Space Mining? Thanks
daedahlus
Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:05 pm
#95
Noob question,
How do you empty your cargo hold?
Thanks
Daedahlus
Gizmarke
Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:09 pm
#96
Two ways.
1. Talk to a Mining Station in space and sell your mined goods directly from your cargo hold to the station. Each sector (except Kashyyyk) has a mining station. Ex. CorSec Station is the name of the one in the Corellian system. It does not appear on the nav map AFAIK.
2. Land your ship, open your datapad, select empty cargo hold from the radial menu on your ship.
Very important though, you cannot put mined resources BACK in your cargo hold. So if you want to sell it to a NPC station do not empty your cargo hold.
AcEKenshin
Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:22 pm
#98
I've been thinking about mining for awhile... is it really worth it ? and would crafters bother to even pay for the resources ?
Halyn
Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:25 pm
#99
I have a contract right now I'm working on--30k of astroid for 100 cpu.
Yes, a 3 million credit contract for a day's (tops) work.
"--Michael Stackpole, RS IRC
Davebravey
Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:34 am
#100
I've read the guides and all, but i've been blasting away at astriods now for an hour and am still yet to see any chucks come of that dont dissapear after a second or two. Is this normal or what?
RasalTheWise
Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:40 am
#101
Asteroid mining requires the use of a special Mining Laser, which can only be obtained through your friendly neighborhood Shipwright or doing the Y-8 quest from Kashyyyk.
roach_s
Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:34 pm
#102
When an asteroid gets down to a certain condition, (you can examine it,) it quits producing the smaller chunks. I'm not sure if this is a bug or not. It is annoying. Esp as some people shoot the thing till it quits delivering, then move on. The newbie level lasers take forever to whittle it down.
Courtesy is...
Finishing off the asteroid when it dries up.
Edit.
Make a macro as so.
/target self; /cycleTargetOutward.
Map it to a function key.
Make another that just has the /cycleTargetOutward element
One will get the nearest object to you, the other will get the next nearest, (or wrap around.)
While shooting the big asteroid, hit the button for nearest object every now and then. You may be overlooking the chunk because you're too close. I've seen miners overlook the chunks they blasted off before.
Message Edited by roach_s on 09-23-2005 08:42 PM
Davebravey
Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:29 am
#103
I have that and the hold, finally got an astriod to break up. Strange why it took over an hour. Still doing the same thing as when i started????
Ciretos
Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:31 am
#104
sometimes an asteroid is bugged and it won't spawn any small chunks, you need to destroy the whole thing to spawn a new one.