Mining Guide Updates Blog

[Black Sunder]

I have a few pictures now to update the Mining Guide with. I'll be starting that this week. FPS Mining will be included.

 

[Michael]

Weeeoooo

 

[Black Sunder]

Almost done with the first part, asteroid mining. Will start on FPS this week.

 

[Black Sunder]

I figured out something that had been bothering me in regards to the scanner!

 

[Black Sunder]

I'm down to the Mining and Extracting portion of FPS. Its not hard, just getting good pics can be challenging sometimes. FPS mining really is far more simple than Prospector Mining. I feel like I'm repeating a lot.

 

[Vavrik]

I'm down to the Mining and Extracting portion of FPS. Its not hard, just getting good pics can be challenging sometimes. FPS mining really is far more simple than Prospector Mining. I feel like I'm repeating a lot.

I write a lot of manuals and design documentation (for work), including one that's on the go right now consuming half of my life...
It's OK to repeat yourself in an instruction document, because people might just look at that section to get the information they need. Or you can reference the information that you put in the document only once. The important thing is consistency of the end product. Use proofreaders too if you can. I find that sometimes it really helps to get someone else's perspective.

 

[Black Sunder]

I write a lot of manuals and design documentation (for work), including one that's on the go right now consuming half of my life...
It's OK to repeat yourself in an instruction document, because people might just look at that section to get the information they need. Or you can reference the information that you put in the document only once. The important thing is consistency of the end product. Use proofreaders too if you can. I find that sometimes it really helps to get someone else's perspective.

I have a proofreader. He's just busy selling health insurance right now. @Printimus

 

[Vavrik]

I have a proofreader. He's just busy selling health insurance right now. @Printimus

OH WHAT!? I was looking for health insurance, couldn't figure out the crazy system so I stuck with COBRA so far. I get till next december to figure it out.

 

[Black Sunder]

OH WHAT!? I was looking for health insurance, couldn't figure out the crazy system so I stuck with COBRA so far. I get till next december to figure it out.

Print is only certified to sell his wares in Florida atm.

 

[Printimus]

OH WHAT!? I was looking for health insurance, couldn't figure out the crazy system so I stuck with COBRA so far. I get till next december to figure it out.

Cobra aint bad. Our plans are pretty hard to qualify for anyways. You are always welcome to shoot me questions and the likes at any time though!

 

[Printimus]

Print is only certified to sell his wares in Florida atm.

FL, TN, and SC now. :D

 

[Vavrik]

Cobra aint bad. Our plans are pretty hard to qualify for anyways. You are always welcome to shoot me questions and the likes at any time though!

I may just have to take you up on that some day, Print... and let me know if you add get Texas in that list!

 

[Black Sunder]

Was waiting to go to bed one evening this week and wrote the ending to the Guide.

Final Thoughts Mining is not an easy task. It is not a simple point and click get money system as many games are. It can be frustrating but also highly rewarding depending on the effort put into the task. It will require practice, a lot of practice to make work consistently. Mine a variety of rocks to get a good handle on how they react. For first timers, failure is almost certain on those very high instability rocks, or those with miniscule Green Zones. However, learning from mistakes through practice will make these failures fewer and further between. Even experienced miners continue this learning process as they mine each new rock in an effort to gain more understanding and to pad their bank accounts.

CIG has just begun to tap the potential of this game mechanic in all of it’s forms. Coming in 3.8 the game will introduce different mining lasers that can be equipped to the Prospector along with mining consumables. All of these with different effects so the player can tailor their approach and encouraging group activity as not every mining laser will be a good fit for all rocks. FPS Mining will also certainly continue to evolve. It is just a matter of time and that isn’t even counting the awaited Aaron Halo Asteroid Belt that rings the Stanton System or the coming of the Orion which will fundamentally transform how industrial groups coordinate and operate. The truth is, Mining as a profession will be complex enough for older players and simple enough for newer ones to keep everyone interested in it occupied for years to come. Thank you for reading.

 

[Black Sunder]

Nearing completion of the FPS portion and adding some misc. things at the end. I'm hoping to have this out by next weekend.

 

[Black Sunder]

@Printimus is back in the saddle and helping to edit the Guide. We started from the very beginning for Prospoector to do touch ups which have already been posted and we are halfway done on that. FPS part coming by the weekend.

 

[Black Sunder]

You better watch out, you better not cry
Sunder's here to tell you why
Guide 3.8, is being outlined.

He's makin a list, checkin it twice
Gonna fine out what combos are nice
Sunder is making, an outline

 

[Vavrik]

You better watch out, you better not cry
Sunder's here to tell you why
Guide 3.8, is being outlined.

He's makin a list, checkin it twice
Gonna fine out what combos are nice
Sunder is making, an outline

The rhythm could use some work... but the news is great.

 

[Black Sunder]

The rhythm could use some work... but the news is great.

Granted its not my best.

Following on from the meeting and the request of a table of contents I will make a new thread for the 3.8 Guide with each major section having its own reply to the thread so those posts can be directly linked to the table of contents.

 

[Black Sunder]

More than likely this will change when the Mole goes on sale and we get that info,

Introduction to mining
Explain FPM
Explain ship mining

Where to find:
Hand mineables
Ship mineables
Listing of all mineables

FPM Mining
Tools needed
Fracturing & extraction
Personal Inventory
Selling
Other tips

Ship Mining
Intro to the Prospector
Intro to the Mole
Mole & Prospector Pro/Cons
Mole & Prospector in combination

Mining Heads
Overview of each one with Pros/Cons
Best Combinations

Ship Scanner
Fracturing & Extraction
Mining interface
Laser Power Factors
Fracturing
Instability
Extraction & Selling
Strategies for Hard to break rocks
Mining head edge cases

Misc Items
Upgrading Ships
Home Basing criteria

Final Thoughts

 

[Black Sunder]

If anyone has suggestions I'm open to having them.