Reshawn Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I was just wondering how the game determines which minerals you get when you send a mining drone down to the planet. So here are some questions: 1) Are minerals just given based off of some chance, or are there different concentrations for each planet? For example, is there a planet to go to where you will be more likely to harvest radine? 2) Assuming that you will be more likely to get certain minerals on certain planets, has anyone compiled some sort of list of where to go for different minerals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Its random and based on the planet type and characteristics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshawn Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks. Looks like I am going to have to go mineral surveying sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serondal Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have a very similiar question in regards to mining. Is there any where in the tac ops screen or others that tell you what the planet type itself is? I looked in the apendix and for some reason my version is blank when it comes to planets. Also when you say it is random you mean it makes no differnece where you place the mining drones down as to what they will get? Sorry to dredge up an old topic but I thought it better than making a new topic about the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Zwycky Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 yes, my experience too, the planets page is in the UC appendix and the UCSE appendix, but not the AWA appendix. The two pages are identical in UC and UCSE, so I suspect nothing changed in AWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Vet Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Serondal: I have a very similiar question in regards to mining. Is there any where in the tac ops screen or others that tell you what the planet type itself is? Can't you go into the TradeCom/Info screen? It should tell you the mineral value of the planet and what type of planet it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serondal Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Thanks I've made 10 million monies from mining the moon so far but I could make so much more if I mined a planet rich in Xenon and Diamonds Thanks for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Vet Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Generally, the lower the mineral value of a planet, the longer it takes to mine, but you get more valuable minerals. Higher value planets take less time to mine, but produce lesser value minerals over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serondal Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Thats good to know! Sadly I've had a horrible accident. Three of my shuttles ran into each other while trying to enter the moon's close orbit. None of the marines managed to survive the accident and one of the shuttles was lost It will be a little bit before I go looking for better places to mine. Is there any way to use a probe to check the mineral value of a planet in another area? There may be a screen I'm missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Vet Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Nah..probes just allow you to monitor regions of space that you are not in. You have to dock to a station to access the Tradcom/Info screen. The appendix is also a good sourse of info, but ingame, it's not of much use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serondal Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 In reference to the missing parts of my Appendix, any one know where I might find a full version of the appendix? Mine is also missing the upgrade section (Which I kinda need atm ;P) Along with the planets info. Any help would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsite73 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Do mining drones work while the CC is away somewhere else or is it necessary to stay planet side while they roam around? Can I leave the system and come back later? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 They keep working even when you're not around, no worries And you can monitor how far the mining drone has gone into his mining by checking its status in the loadout section of the tactical screen, if the shuttle that deployed it is on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorin Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Are mining drones listed as a basic drone? and if not where can I find drones to mine with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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