Mining beams

Starmaster100 · Post by **Starmaster100** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:09 am

Is there ever a point where you can mount more than one mining/tractor beam?

iBeej · Post by **iBeej** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:24 am

Originally posted by Starmaster100
Is there ever a point where you can mount more than one mining/tractor beam?

No. But keep in mind, some things in Evochron have longer mining cycle times. For example, planets usually take longer than asteroids. Do some exploring and stake your claim. If you find the right spot and sell in a good economy, the money rolls in pretty fast.

Good luck!

[Edited on 4-24-2010 by iBeej]

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:51 am

Planets take longer to mine than do roids - really? If anything, mining planets appeared, to me, to be quicker!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:30 am

Mining takes the same amount of time on planet or astroids but it takes longer to get to the planets surface for mining and longer to get to city to sell cause atmospheric travel is slower. The only thing that speeds up mining is a skilled Sience Ops......

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:31 pm

Not really Maars. On Lost Rucker you can hop off the docking platform, mine gold and plat, and hop back on to the docking platform, you can do this time after time.

Incidently: That cheap station, in Pearl, for FTs. I just noticed that I've got a station licence there, bought it very early in the game! Whooppee!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:44 pm

Originally posted by Ravenfeeder
Not really Maars. On Lost Rucker you can hop off the docking platform, mine gold and plat, and hop back on to the docking platform, you can do this time after time.

Incidently: That cheap station, in Pearl, for FTs. I just noticed that I've got a station licence there, bought it very early in the game! Whooppee!

And so can you in lost rucker jump from station to pure platinum astroids and jump directly back to station to sell.

Heck some of those astroids even float around some of the stations. You can just sit in the station turn your mining beam on and sell as you mine pure platinum......LOL....

iBeej · Post by **iBeej** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:08 am

Maybe I'm smoking crack, but I'm telling you I noticed longer mining cycles on planets vs asteroids.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:35 pm

It depends also on the planet, some are richer in mineable minerals than others....

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