CoragonMining is what you do when you want to enjoy the silence around you, except for the sound the limpets make when they deliver the raw metals or minerals. And the sound of the Refinery when it transforms one form of matter into another.

When you see the Asteroids out there, some seemingly frozen in place, others swirling around slower or faster, realizing they are debris from a impact so powerful that it was able to transform a orbiting moon or a entire planet into a field of rocks floating in space, it makes one sit there in awe.

We're always - both in RL and this game - chasing after some monetary gains. RL one can understand, without the ability to pay your rent or otherwise you're pretty much done for, unable to live a so called normal life. But the Credits in this game are imaginary money, just a number created by 0's and 1's, like the rest of what you see.

If anyone wants to be a slave to numbers, be my guest. I sure as heck will not be, and enjoy Mining as something to kick back and relax, and not as something that pressures you to be efficient.

Jack Dekerdt

Totally agree. I've not commented on the petty bickering of late which is long drawn out IMHO. I'm on INARA for many reasons but CIVILITY is one of the main reasons. We are a diverse lot but we've always been polite (with very rare exceptions). We all have our experiences, impressions, and opinions, and for the most part people are really helpful to one another. I say if you want to play my 'gun' is bigger STEAM or FD forums are the place to be. Now, to Coragon's point...I picture mining as that pilot kicking back with one foot on the console, leaning back with a beverage of his/her choice listening to the ship do its work in peace, well, lol, until the incoming alert blasts and pirates have found you. I'll have to give mining a go when I tire of Robigo runs.

ChicagoChadOver 20km from center you get no high yield perks, almost as if you are not in an RES at all with 42 max shard count, average 30 shard count even in a wing.

Under 20km from center yields go up to 52 - 59 without a wing and up to 100 shards per rock when you are in a wing.

Under 15km from center attracts non-stop pirate activity and not recommended unless you have protection in your wing.

Martind Forlon@Coragon ... that setup looks exactly like something what I want put on my conda, its quite some time I went into asteroid belt for some mining

ChicagoChadOver 20km from center you get no high yield perks, almost as if you are not in an RES at all with 42 max shard count, average 30 shard count even in a wing.

Under 20km from center yields go up to 52 - 59 without a wing and up to 100 shards per rock when you are in a wing.

Under 15km from center attracts non-stop pirate activity and not recommended unless you have protection in your wing.

Interesting info, I searched before about this and got nice picture below:

[img=960x553]http://i.imgur.com/yY5J2FD.jpg[/img]

NumaHum, my mining Conda is pretty able to defend herself with the 4 hardpoints that are not mining lasers, but while I fight I cannot mine. I rather enjoy uninterrupted mining than higher yields in areas where I can get attacked.

NumaHum, my mining Conda is pretty able to defend herself with the 4 hardpoints that are not mining lasers, but while I fight I cannot mine. I rather enjoy uninterrupted mining than higher yields in areas where I can get attacked.

Beachwalker

xREESExMy second thank you post.

Thanks for this fantastic ED resource. I would have a fraction of what I have in ED if Inara didnt exist.

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

I'll second that. I spend almost as much time here in Inara reading posts, etc. As I do in game.
Thanks for keeping me entertained.

Coragon

Jack Dekerdt

Totally agree. I've not commented on the petty bickering of late which is long drawn out IMHO. I'm on INARA for many reasons but CIVILITY is one of the main reasons. We are a diverse lot but we've always been polite (with very rare exceptions). We all have our experiences, impressions, and opinions, and for the most part people are really helpful to one another. I say if you want to play my 'gun' is bigger STEAM or FD forums are the place to be. Now, to Coragon's point...I picture mining as that pilot kicking back with one foot on the console, leaning back with a beverage of his/her choice listening to the ship do its work in peace, well, lol, until the incoming alert blasts and pirates have found you. I'll have to give mining a go when I tire of Robigo runs.

If you do, please make sure you got A4 Refinery, A3 PLC (Prospector Limpet Controller) and 2x A5 CLC (Collector Limpet Controller). With that setup you can blast a asteroid from 100% to depleted within like 20 seconds or so.

Note though that Limpets are quite dumb, they have their preset course and are very likely to fly into the path of your Mining lasers, which doesn't really help keeping them in one piece. More rapidly spinning Asteroids also have the nasty habit to cut the lifespan of your Limpets short, but aside of those two annoyances there's really not too much to worry about. Unless naturally you're mining directly in a RES site and are keen on Pirate NPC attention that is.

And yeah, NPC Pirates...even when being 20+ kilometers away from any possible RES site, the instance sometimes happens to pop either a fellow Miner, 1-2 Pirates or some Security ships. Eventually they leave (Security) or vanish (pewpewPirate), or in case of the Miner you have to be far enough away, so your Limpets don't accidentially pick up his stuff. Limpets will pick up everything in their reach, regardless who made it float in space.

One more thing: if you only want to mine certain minerals / metals, the only real work you have to do is to keep a eye on the Refinery and space the stuff you don't want before it reaches 100% and is refined. I personally focus on Osmium, Platinum, Painite and Palladium. For the first three you'll find a nice array of Mining missions (in Systems that are labelled "Refinery" ) who depending on your Trade rank pay big bucks. I haven't found a single Bulletin board missions for Palladium yet, but considering the stuff is worth 35k+ per unit, it isn't too bad to be sold regularly.

I apologize for rambling about stuff pretty everyone already knew about, but I felt like writing a bit. Now lunch is ready, and I'll take my AFK.

Jack Dekerdt No worries, appreciate the advice, this ought to go in a sticky somewhere...

Coragon... Otherwise you'll discover that your limpets get a severe case of "Yay, I'm Voyager 3!!" and shoot into the black. ...

BeachwalkerI'm thinking of splashing out on the Samsung VR headset.
Has anyone tried to integrate Elite onto this? I'm just trying to find out if it's possible.