Mother Lode, Level 4
DO NOT USE MINING DRONES
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Fixed spelling mistake in title.
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Fixed spelling mistake in title.
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:28 UTC
Mission type: Mining
Space type: Normal Space
Faction: None
Recommended Ships: Hulk, Mackinaw for mining; Miasmos, Porpoise for hauling
Summary
Mine 2,800 units of Polygypsum (44,800 m³) and then return to agent.Mission Briefing
We've located some asteroids that contain substantial amounts of Polygypsum - that's a comparatively rare mineral, and almost completely unknown in the system. Our guys to have a look at the stuff and see if they can figure out some way to make use of it; however, we don't have anyone who wants to deal with it. So guess who I thought of first?You'll need to grab all 2,800 units of the stuff and get it back here. See you then.
| Harvestable Objects | ||
|---|---|---|
| T | Name | Loot |
| A | 8 x Polygypsum ? X | 2,800 units |
Walkthrough
Warp to the mission site. Once there, maintain a distance greater than 5,000 meters but within the range of your mining lasers in order to avoid the AoE damage from the asteroids. They will have a random chance of causing 100 to 150 omnidamage within a 5,000 meter radius of the mined asteroid for each cycle of the mining lasers; though, each asteroid can only detonate one time. There are two ways to do it:- Standard: Preferably with a Mackinaw, mine the asteroids until your cargohold is full. Once full, return to station, deposit the ore, and then warp back to site to finish the last of the asteroids. Short-cycle the miners for the last ore. Once they are all mined, then return to the station.
- Jetcan: Preferably with a Hulk, drop a jetcan in space once you have your first cycle of ore. Deposit all of the mission's ore into the can, either with each cycle or when your hold is nearly full. Short-cycle the miners for the last ore. After all of the ore has been mined, return to station and switch to either a Miasmos (cheaper but slower) or a Porpoise (expensive but faster). Warp back to site, retrieve the ore, and return to station.
Takes approximately 25~ minutes to complete with a max skilled Hulk and two ORE Strip Miners or approximately 32~ minutes to complete with a max skilled Mackinaw and two ORE Strip Miners.
Recommended Fittings
[Hulk, L4 Mining - Ore]
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
10MN Afterburner II
Burst Jammer II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Hornet EC-300 x5
ECCM Script x2
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
10MN Afterburner II
Burst Jammer II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Hornet EC-300 x5
ECCM Script x2
[Mackinaw, L4 Mining - Ore]
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
10MN Afterburner II
Burst Jammer II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Hornet EC-300 x5
ECCM Script x2
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
10MN Afterburner II
Burst Jammer II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Hornet EC-300 x5
ECCM Script x2
[Porpoise, Transport Porpoise]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
50MN Microwarpdrive II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Improved Cloaking Device II
Small Tractor Beam II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Vespa EC-600 x10
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
50MN Microwarpdrive II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Improved Cloaking Device II
Small Tractor Beam II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Vespa EC-600 x10
[Miasmos, Hauler]
Reactor Control Unit II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Medium Shield Extender II
Small Shield Extender II
Improved Cloaking Device II
Interdiction Nullifier I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Reactor Control Unit II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Medium Shield Extender II
Small Shield Extender II
Improved Cloaking Device II
Interdiction Nullifier I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Notes
Damage from asteroids needs to be verified with polarized (no-resists) fitting. Individual ore in asteroids needs to be verified with Survey Scanner.
When iI first activated my strip miners on 3 seperate roids i got this in local:
Message > As a mining laser strikes, a masive explosion issues from the asteroid. I didn't get the message again when the miner cycle looped, and not not on re-activation, but then got it again later a few times so seems to be random. I was atleast 5ks away from the nearest roid I was mining, and I didnt get hit by anything.