Pilot Archive
Thread: Y-8 Mining use update?
Even if they fix that bug, it'll be pretty tough given the extremely obstructed view from the Captain's Chair. ...and doing it in 3rd-person view is goofy, but unavoidable.
With this bug and others combined with the limited view on the one hard point and the limited arc of the turrets, the Y-8 is a piece of junk. Too bad they gave it the nicest floorplan in the game for POBs. 
I sure wish we could turn off cockpit view in POBs, too.
I hear you on the cockpit issue. Try turning off the cockpit in options Misc and reconnect. That might do the trick.
What do you mean about "pain in the arse"? Explain how it is and what you do to mine solo. I am hearing a lot of talk but no evidence.
You can successfully mine solo in the Y-8 currently. Put a layer crafted mining laser in (I use a mk3 mining laser).
I have found that if you turn off "auto-center camera" , zoom out a bit to third person, and position the camera slightly above and behind your ship it is "possible"
I also use a few handy macro's.
- Go to asteroid you want to mine.
- shoot it 3-4 times to get a rock busted off.
- hit this macro... /ui action targetSelf; /ui action cycleTargetOutward; (that will target the closest target to you (the big rock) then hit /follow
- shoot it about 3-4 times to blow it and get the little rocks to blast off.
- hit that macro again along with /follow,now blast the little rocks
Of course, this method would be enhanced by having a partner in the upper turret using a tractor beam. But this method does make time go by a little quicker. Works even better with fighter-class mining vessels. Only difference is you turn on your tractor beam, blast big rock, and instead of blasting little rocks you use tractor on them (you leave the tractor turned on the whole time)
/slaute