Pilot Archive

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Talset11 wrote:

For those that do it what load out do you put in yours?

Was thinking 1 mining laser, 1 tractor beam and 1 normal gun for protection.

Also i havent yet used a tractor beam do you use it to just lock onto a chunk and it gets dragged in?

Tal'set

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That's a lot of peoples favourite mining load-out. Tractor Beams bring the small chunks into your hold for double the quantity. I think its 20 units of Asteroid if you shoot it with a mining laser, 40 units if you suck it up.

Thats pretty much how I have my Krayt loaded out. It works out great, the only downside is that you will probably spend more time flying between the asteroid and landing station.

I use an X-wing for mining. Twin mark III mining lasers on the tips, tractor beam on the centerline. Generally I avoid engaging bandits in combat, but if I have no choice, Mark IIIs that are overloaded are good enough to deal with just about anything. It won't be as quick for combat as regular weapons, but they'll get the job done. I generally avoid the asteroid bandits unless they're really chewing on me.

hmm well i loaded in level 3 mining lasers in the tips and tried putting a tractor beam in the center mount but it wont fire.

Also i use a 4 button mouse how do i set it up to have groups 1 and 2 fire with one button and group 3 to fire from another button? Right now it just alternates groups with one mouse button.

Tal'set

I use a RE'd QID for speed and maneuverability, a nice level 7 crafted shield, level 6 RE'd cap, two Mark III mining lasers and a crafted tractor beam, and a Mark III concussion launcher just in case. It works nicely for me.

for the grouping hit g will open group box then assign weapons to groups you want

then go into keymap not sure hot key and map your mouse keys to the groups you want.

Have two Mark III mining lasers and a normal gun in my Advanced X.. Got sick of the tractor beam as it requires you to stay on the targetted chunk for some time. With the 2 mining lasers I fill my 1750 cargo hold in less than 10 minutes, which is good enough for me. And I still can waste the occasional bandit or imperial pilot in 1-3 shots.