Not yet. The Prospector is eventually supposed to have a processor of sorts to get rid of 'some' of the tailings(inert materials) but not all of it allowing you to get more raw material but it hasn't been put in yet. The orion is supposed to have a full blown refinery onboard.Do we know of any plans in the works for them to let you dump the inert materials?
They could just get a remanufactured mining laser from the company store on credit and work off the balance. They'd have to stay in company housing and buy food, fuel, and supplies from the company store though. If they work hard enough they'll be able to pay off their debts and work independently.Yeah, they confirmed a filter at some point, Q&A maybe? I just know it's supposed to dump the useless crap out the back, which makes me wonder if we are going to end up with mining pariahs. Like you have someone who is down on their luck and doesn't have enough money to fix a broken mining laser but the tractor beam still works so they just follow other miners around and scoop up all their unwanted detritus to sell for whatever they can. I think I just envisioned space poverty.
I think you've just answered what the tractor beams on the Cutlass and 315p are for.Yeah, they confirmed a filter at some point, Q&A maybe? I just know it's supposed to dump the useless crap out the back, which makes me wonder if we are going to end up with mining pariahs. Like you have someone who is down on their luck and doesn't have enough money to fix a broken mining laser but the tractor beam still works so they just follow other miners around and scoop up all their unwanted detritus to sell for whatever they can. I think I just envisioned space poverty.
This is debatable and CIG has not been very clear on what the Prospectors filter is for. I have a feeling that the inert materials is not something we can filter out but perhaps we can filter out ore that doesn't meet a specific concentration percent.Not yet. The Prospector is eventually supposed to have a processor of sorts to get rid of 'some' of the tailings(inert materials) but not all of it allowing you to get more raw material but it hasn't been put in yet. The orion is supposed to have a full blown refinery onboard.
From the Q&A https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/15319-Q-A-MISC-Prospector-Part-II:This is debatable and CIG has not been very clear on what the Prospectors filter is for. I have a feeling that the inert materials is not something we can filter out but perhaps we can filter out ore that doesn't meet a specific concentration percent.
It's an air filter to keep you from getting the black lung.This is debatable and CIG has not been very clear on what the Prospectors filter is for. I have a feeling that the inert materials is not something we can filter out but perhaps we can filter out ore that doesn't meet a specific concentration percent.
It varies. You have to hunt for good rocks that have high %s. I found an 8% copper rock that I fractured and was scooping good bits and then an AI ran into me.When it comes to mining, is there a much larger take in space vs planetside these days?
With a group of us running rocks that’s enough income to maintain fighter screens and add to TEST coffersMade 50K off 3 mining runs tonight. Good stuff.
Hoping for a mid size Constellation sized mining ship in the Anniversary sale. Probably won't happen but I can hope.It will all be different once the Orion comes into play, Just being able to gorf up the whole rock at once, including a refinery will likely change up the field again.