Shipwright Archive
Thread: Serious about Mining? Then you need to need to fly a Krayt
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ajag
Mon May 09, 2005 3:26 am
#1
Hello All,
If you want to make your life easy while mining in space, then the krayt is the ship for you. Mount 3 mark III mining lasers in the front and your mining will go much faster, plus is a very maneuverable ship and you can load it with good components to help you protect against the annoying bandits. You can even change one of hte mining lasers for a very good weapon when going to kessel for mining. I was really disappointed with the Y-8 since it is very hard to hit anything with the pilot gun so I made me another krayt just for mining and works great. Unfortunately the starfighter crafted cargo holds are only 1550k.
Shadwe
Mon May 09, 2005 4:12 am
#2
If your not a master pilot then try the Kimogila it also has 3 weapons, I use mining laser & tractor beam in slots 2 and 3 with a blaster in slot 1. If attacked have only the blaster on trigger with it and missles can take out the pirates that spawn.
oliphontmon
Mon May 09, 2005 5:18 am
#3
i do the same with my xwing, 3 weapons hardpoints are the way to go, and the manuverability is better than both of those big ships.
ajag
Mon May 09, 2005 5:40 am
#4
That is true, I forgot that the X-Wing has 3 weapons too (Great ShipWright I am 
). I guess the only ones at a disadvantage are the imps then.
). I guess the only ones at a disadvantage are the imps then.
BonesDragon
Mon May 09, 2005 6:27 am
#5
Actually you can do very well with just 2 mark-3 lasers. I've been using a dunelizard. I love my krayt (and was using it with 2 lasers and a tractor), but I'm finding that the mining is much more enjoyable and relaxing with more snappy maneuverability, and without taking the time to chase down and tractor the rocks. Blasting them is much faster, and seems to even out in terms of material harvested (increased speed seems to make up for the loss of effeciency). So I can see how an X-Wing, or even a TIE Interceptor would do a good job of this. My Krayt will remain my primary combat ship, but I think the dunelizard is winning out for mining in my book. 
(as long as I don't go to kessel)
(as long as I don't go to kessel)
Jagged-F3l
Mon May 09, 2005 6:36 am
#6
ajag wrote:
Hello All,
If you want to make your life easy while mining in space, then the krayt is the ship for you. Mount 3 mark III mining lasers in the front and your mining will go much faster, plus is a very maneuverable ship and you can load it with good components to help you protect against the annoying bandits. You can even change one of hte mining lasers for a very good weapon when going to kessel for mining. I was really disappointed with the Y-8 since it is very hard to hit anything with the pilot gun so I made me another krayt just for mining and works great. Unfortunately the starfighter crafted cargo holds are only 1550k.
Large cargo holds will supposedly max out at 2000 units. However, the asteroid resources going into it right now don't all have an OQ of 1000.
pgm2b2
Mon May 09, 2005 9:01 pm
#7
Yeh Krayt, Kimo and X-wing are great mining ships.
The Y-8 on the other hand is probably the worst mining ship.
What muppet designed that ship.
and
What muppet allowed its inclusion in the game.
Rypht
Mon May 09, 2005 9:05 pm
#8
Wouldn't the B-Wing be the ultimate mining ship? its got 4 laser-typeweapon hard points
Tokklyym
Mon May 09, 2005 10:53 pm
#9
Rypht wrote:Wouldn't the B-Wing be the ultimate mining ship? its got 4 laser-type weapon hard points
I've never flown one, but I've heard that it requires a deft touch to pilot. I've been using a Kimogila, but its not fun to roll around chasing chunks. I'll probably go back to the Dunelizard, at least until I'm a Master.
RedSpawnBravado
Tue May 10, 2005 1:56 am
#10
Using a Rihkxyrk, working just fine.... has 3 mounts as well.
Rypht
Tue May 10, 2005 3:37 am
#11
Beginning to feel jealous of the freelancers and rebels... 2 guns max that theempire is burdened withjust bites for mining
2 guns max that theempire is burdened withjust bites for mining
MrZink
Tue May 10, 2005 4:02 am
#12
The Imperial Navy wouldnt send out their TIE pilots to mine anyway... So logic that they dont have ships that are good for it.
Thats why its sucks that the so called Mining ship Y-8 are not a very effective miner. That would have been the Imperial players best choice to mine... but now they have to stick with TIEs anyway...
Thats why its sucks that the so called Mining ship Y-8 are not a very effective miner. That would have been the Imperial players best choice to mine... but now they have to stick with TIEs anyway...
Rypht
Tue May 10, 2005 4:06 am
#13
Heheh, no, they wouldn't send their TIE's out to mine, they wouldn't even send their Decimators out to mine, that's slave or robot labor.
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