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Resource Probes can be deployed at prospective mining sites to learn about the abundance of natural resources. In order to locate Solid natural resources, the player ship can use Scan Mode to help visually detect asteroids. Nebulae are represented as blue tiles, asteroid fields as red tiles and mixed collection sites as purple tiles on the Map. After use, Deployables like Resource Probes can be deactivated through the HUD menu, and collected by flying over them.
Mining Turrets
- Used to break up asteroids into small, collectable mineral fragments
- Turret Settings are explained on the Combat And Weapons page
- Once in range, Mining Turrets automatically open fire on asteroids within line-of-site
Mining ships Piloted by Captains
Small and Medium
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Mining Ships:
These ships collect their wares gases or minerals like other items and wares in space (on contact with the ship).
Those with Solid cargo storage equip a Mining Laser/Turret to break up asteroids into small, collectable mineral fragments.
- The control of Mining Turrets on Medium Ships is explained on the Combat and Weapons page.
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Large Mining Ships:
- These hulls collect natural resources gases or minerals through the use of specialised drones.Those with Solid cargo storage equip a Mining Turret to break up asteroids.Once in range, Mining Turrets on Large ships automatically open fire on asteroids within line-of-site.
Ordering ships to mine
All player-owned mining ships can be ordered to mine using the Mine order by right clicking a resource region on the map and selecting the Mine order before left clicking a resource to harvest from the list. They can then be order to sell their wares to stations. Player-owned mining ships that have captains with enough skill stars can be set to automatically mine resources and sell them at nearby NPC stations (see "Auto Trading and Auto Mining" section above).
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