Mining Probe

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:22 pm

I've been trying to deploy this in several asteroid fields, but it simply refuses to cooperate. Is it limited to a certain asteroid type (hollow asteroid)?

Post by **Vice** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:10 pm

http://www.starwraith.com/forum/viewtop ... 1#pid89592

Just make sure the the center of the deploy indicator is in the -middle- of the asteroid you want to mine.

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:03 pm

Thanks Vice. Managed to get it deployed, but it does seem very hit or miss, I guess I'll get the hang of it with practice.

VaderShana · Post by **VaderShana** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:45 am

Hi May I I know what is this mining probe thing ?

Cant find any info from the website itself..

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:17 am

You have 2 option menus in the upper right corner of yous cockpit, "Build and Deploy".
If you buy "Constructors" and equip your ship with these, you can build/deploy different items!

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:38 am

Be advised that build constructors cost exra each time you use one ... while deploy constructors are free once you've paid for the constructor device.

Whytephyre · Post by **Whytephyre** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:44 am

Wierd thing i noticed about mining probes, i deployed it into an all plat asteroid, & got back a mix of the whole gambit of minerals. Anyone else get that?

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:59 am

I haven't tried it with platinum asteroids specifically, but I have noticed that I get gold and silver from regular asteroids while using the probe. Something you don't get with the mining beam.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:17 pm

There seams to be different minning beams in the game as well, have not discoverd the difference between them yet....maybe they have something to do with the mining probes....I have seen Mining beam, Diamond Mining beam, and at the moment I have a Platinum mining beam which still mines as the regular mining beams.....

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Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:22 pm

Those are specialised mining beams, which 'should' only mine a certain materiel. I haven't found any yet, so I'm sticking with my mining probe, at least I can do other tasks while I'm waiting on it.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:27 pm

Well they do not. I tried the Platinum mining beam and it still picks up metl, diamonds and platinum and even oxygen and objects from hidden containers and even clean solar panels....maybe the Platinum mining beam is just made from platinum and is shinier then the regular one......LOL....

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Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:33 pm

That's 'cos it is also your tractor beam, Maars. With roids it only mines Platinum.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:51 pm

No, I just said it picks up everything from roids to, Metal, Diamonds and Platinum not just platinum. I tried it specifically on roids the first time I got it...

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:06 pm

You must have a duff one. My plat mining beam mines only plat from roids and nothing else!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:15 pm

Originally posted by Ravenfeeder
You must have a duff one. My plat mining beam mines only plat from roids and nothing else!

Are you sure you are not using it on a pure platinum roid only?

Have you tried regular roids?....

Sinbad · Post by **Sinbad** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:39 pm

Who did you buy that off Maars? I'd get my money back if I were you!

Blackthorne · Post by **Blackthorne** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:45 pm

Yeah, I got a platinum mining beam myself. It still syphons fuel, cleans solar arrays, drags containers aboard and can collect biomatter, oxygen and water from the respective sources, but if I mine a mineral source with it, I get only platinum.

Well Maarschalk, that'll teach you to buy the cheap chinese knockoffs from dubious mercs...

-Blackthorne

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:58 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a knock-off, of a knock-off!

[Edited on 24-9-2010 by Zenith]

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:05 pm

ROFL.....I have to check it again........darn it those cheap chinese immitations......

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Whytephyre · Post by **Whytephyre** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:07 pm

So im the only one who noticex mining probes are a guaranteed variety basket?

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:14 pm

Nope, noticed that myself. I think that's probably one of the advantages over beam mining.