Do
mining lasers have a optimal range for getting ore faster?
The distance from the asteroid while using laser miners does not affect how
fast or how much ore you get.It is the same no matter what distance when using
Mining lasers. The optimal distance, listed on the mining lasers show info,
is how close you have to before the laser will engage and work.
Why are some asteroid belts empty or seem like
they are?
Asteroid belts can be stripped mined and cleaned out or basically "over
mined" and appear empty: Look close though and you should see some some
tiny asteroids.
How often do asteroid belts re-spawn
Asteroid Belts re spawn nightly at maintenance. It is not some big jump either
and huge rocks appear in space. If the asteroids are completely mined to nonexistence
(the asteroid is gone) it could take up to 3-4 days to even see a pebble appear
back. Depleting valuable ore (popping the asteroid) in deep space is not a wise
thing....if you wish to keep mining the same asteroids very long of a rare ore.
But if the asteroid is not depleted it will grow a little each maintenance instead
of waiting a few days to even see ore come back yet mine it. There are some
VERY LARGE veldspar asteroids out there!
How do mining drones work basically for mining?
Obtain a mining drone. While in dock put it into your DRONE bay (not your cargo
bay). Once you have a mining drone in your cargo bay undock and go to any mining
asteroid belt. Target any asteroid you wish to mine. Open your drone bay by
expanding out the drone bay menu at the BOTTOM of your overview. Right click
"Drones in bay" and choose "launch drones". Once you have
launched a drone ( or 3 ) right click the drone and choose "mine repeatedly".
You should then see the drone orbiting the asteroid you have targeted. Remember
to make sure your in range also as mining drones do have range limitations.
After the drone mines for a bit (about 30 sec's) he will return ore to your
cargo hold and be off to repeat this cycle.
How many differant types of BASIC mining lasers
are there?
1. Civilian Mining Lasers - Very low yields - Use anything but this - Given
out freely on starter ship.
2. Miner Tech Level 1 - Average yields
3. Named Miner Tech 1 - Average yields with slightly lower fitting requirements
4. Miner Tech Level 2 - Very good yields
5. Deep Core Miner - Used Exclusively to mine "Mercoxite"
6. Ice Miners - Used exclusively to mine Ice
Should I just sell the ore or refine it and sell
the minerals?
Until you have worked on "Industry - Refining" skills, it
is best to sell the ore. You will actually be loosing ISK if you sell minerals
from ore before at least getting refining skill level three and really it should
be at a minimum of level four. Do a little math and you will see it....refine
500 of any ore, and then sell the minerals or check price, and then just sell
500 ore without refining ore and check the price. You can get more for the raw
ore, then you can the minerals you get back from refining, because of poor refining
skills. Players whom have good refining skills will buy your ore ALL day. Until
you have a some refining skills sell your ore out right early on.
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