She's a good miner.
27 Nov 2019Karak Jr.
I took my newest ship out last night to see how well she does at mining. With four type two mining lasers and 6 collector limpets, most asteroids were depleted a lot quicker than I've been able to do in the past. I'm still running out of power and have to wait for the lasers to recharge, but the recharge rate is quick, so I don't mind waiting. I had heard that getting real close to the asteroid when mining can help make the pickup by the limpets quicker, so I tried my hand at that method. Well, I'm glad my ship has shields. There were several times when I rode the edge of the asteroid as it was spinning and the only thing that kept me from taking damage was the shields. But when I was able to line everything up correctly, the limpets gathered everything within seconds of the lasers pulling the fragments off the asteroids.I've decided that I do enjoy this new mining ship and with the run I did last night, I was able to pay for about two thirds of the cost. If I could get better at prospecting, I think I can make some serious money with this ship.
Tonight I'm taking her back to Farseer to finish up the engineering of the FSD for better jump range and then it's back to the ASPX for a trip to the Guardian sites for the FSD booster blueprints.