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Post by Souvarine on Feb 17, 2016 20:51:33 GMT
Ok guys, forget those plasma accelerators... it's time to discuss MINING BUILDS! As per Al's request... Here is my mining Keelback. |
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Feb 18, 2016 8:29:50 GMT
Cheers Tom!
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Feb 29, 2016 18:23:28 GMT
Just bought myself one of this, looking forwards to trying it later this week.
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Post by Souvarine on Feb 29, 2016 19:09:43 GMT
Yessss. It will make you want to put on a string vest and listen to Bruce Springsteen.
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Post by Souvarine on Feb 29, 2016 19:09:55 GMT
The ultimate blue-collar ship
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Mar 1, 2016 19:28:26 GMT
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Mar 2, 2016 7:53:12 GMT
Tom, have you found the ideal number of limpets to load up with for this build?
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Post by Souvarine on Mar 2, 2016 11:16:25 GMT
Slightly depends on what you're mining for. If you're strip mining (not recommended) you only need ten or twelve limpets.
If you're being more selective you should go out with 2/3 of your cargo capacity filled with limpets. This is because you'll expend most of them prospecting. If you're in luck and you have a run of good asteroids you can always jettison the extra limpets to make room for the goodies. However, if you're not finding many good asteroids, you'll be happy you brought so many limpets as you can carry on prospecting.
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Post by Tanith Low on Mar 2, 2016 12:21:31 GMT
I can vouch this works. I discovered this through hours of scientific experimentation.
And then in frustration I said "Tom, have you found the ideal number of limpets to load up with?".
Man knows what he's talking about when it comes to mining.
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Post by Ronnie Kane on Mar 2, 2016 16:23:10 GMT
I want to try this now.
You make mining sound fun!
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Post by Tanith Low on Mar 2, 2016 16:38:39 GMT
It's not!  Seriously I found it a nice change of pace. Since I am currently in the process of spending my hard earned cash on a variety of "cheap" ships, I may get a mining keelback. |
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Post by Souvarine on Mar 2, 2016 17:07:28 GMT
Mining Keelbacks are clearly this season's must-have accessory
I don't want to be held accountable when you all spend hours kitting out a mining ship only to discover that mining is actually pretty dull!
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Post by Ronnie Kane on Mar 2, 2016 19:24:40 GMT
I was going to use a Cobra 4
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Post by Tanith Low on Mar 2, 2016 20:13:16 GMT
Well that was freaking epic in a way I was not expecting. I now also have a mining Keelback. Don't know what to call it though. Starting another thread on that topic. |
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Mar 3, 2016 8:06:44 GMT
Well that was freaking epic in a way I was not expecting. Once even did a ska cover of that song in a band at uni, fortunately there are no recordings. I have found a local system with a planet that has a metallic ring, though I cannot remember it's name without the galaxy map, something like "Catayama". |
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Post by Souvarine on Mar 3, 2016 12:41:27 GMT
You're looking for Pristine Metallic rings. Pristine = abundance, metallic = composition. Here's my Keelback soundtrack: youtu.be/ejorQVy3m8EYeah. Throttle-slappingly good. |
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Post by Ronnie Kane on Mar 3, 2016 14:54:49 GMT
Cayutorme?
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Post by Al-pocalypse on Mar 3, 2016 15:15:16 GMT
That's the badger! And regarding "pristine", I was too lazy to look look for long, I literally checked my galaxy map for systems I already had info on that were within a jump of Sticks. I'll probably do a bit more of a deep investigation when I have some hours to kill. |
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