Changes
From Vendetta Online Wiki
/* Mining Beam Extraction Bonuses */
===Mining Scanners===
The Mineral Scanner has a range of 500m, and will activate whenever you 'target' an asteroid. There is no need to 'fire' it, flash the green light, etc. If you are going very fast, it will 'lag', as it only updates itself once every 5 seconds or so. The Advanced Improved Mineral Scanner is exactly the same as the available after completing several newbie manufacturing missions. The Advanced Mineral Scanner except that it has an improved range of 750m. It , and is available only after completing 120 prospecting missions. The prototype Improved Prototype Mineral Scanner is available after completing several newbie manufacturing missionsfor large ports.
{| border="1" class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! width="170" | Name
! Faction
! Faction<br/>Level
! Port
! width="60" | Range
! Grid
! class="unsortable" width="75" | Scan Interval
! width="60" | Level
|-
! Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 500m
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | -/-/-/-/-
|-
!Improved Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 600m
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | mission
| Prototype scanner.
|-
! Advanced Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 750m
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | [[Image:ribbon_prospector.png|50px]]
| Reward for completing all Prospecting Missions.
|-
! Prototype Mineral Scanner
| Valent
| 602
| Large
| align="center" | 700m
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | -/-/-/-/3
|
|}
| align="center" | 70
| align="center" | Low
| align="center" | Less low72
| align="center" | 1, 2
| align="left" | Dirty ice, mostly H2O with trace chemicals.
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | 20
| align="center" | 7096
| align="center" | 1,2,4,7
| align="left" | Unrefined silicate material.
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | 30
| align="center" | 60154
| align="center" | 3,4,5,6,7,8
| align="left" | Ore which is heavy in carbon compounds.
| align="center" | 200
| align="center" | 70
| align="center" | 200385
| align="center" | 1,4,5,6,7,8
| align="left" | Ore composed mostly of iron.
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | 100
| align="center" | 600674
| align="center" | 1,2
| align="left" | A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compounds.
| align="center" | 250
| align="center" | 100
| align="center" | 700578
| align="center" | 4,5,6,8
| align="left" | A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals.
| align="center" | 300
| align="center" | 200
| align="center" | 960963
| align="center" | 8
| align="left" | Ore containing the precious mineral Xithricite
| align="center" | 200
| align="center" | 700
| align="center" | 10001060
| align="center" | 1,5
| align="left" | Ore containing heavy and radioactive metals.
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | 300
| align="center" | 18001831
| align="center" | 2
| align="left" | Rare ore found often in young solar systems
| align="center" | 250
| align="center" | 200
| align="center" | 12001253
| align="center" | 2,4
| align="left" | Rare ore formed in the residue of a star’s star's collapse
|-
! valign="top" | [[Image:Apicene_Ore.png]]
| align="center" | 200
| align="center" | 500
| align="center" | 15001590
| align="center" | 5
| align="left" | A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | 400
| align="center" | 22002024
| align="center" | 7
| align="left" | A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material
| align="center" | 100
| align="center" | 400
| align="center" | 24002410
| align="center" | 3,4
| align="left" | Rare ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces. Often found in association with Ferro-carbonic ores.
===Asteroid Field Features===
[[image:Asteroid_Light-Dark_Round_Cluster.png|thumb|right|Cluster of roids]]
Vendetta asteroids fields have certain patterns to them. They are sometimes in long '[[Asteroid Strings|strings]]'. Sometimes there are large '[[Asteroid Clusters|clusters]]' of a certain type of rock or ice. A few asteroids rotate. There will be '[[Asteroid Groups|groups]]' of types of asteroids, with a sort of 'border' between the groups. Occasionally you can also find '[[Scattered Asteroid Groups|Scattered Fields]]', though these are more common in sectors that aren't listed to hold an asteroid field in the first place. On a system wide level, the asteroids are often arranged into belts around stars, with each sector of the belt having asteroids of similar mineral composition.
Pay attention to these features, as they can be helpful when used as landmarks. Once you find a rare asteroid, you can use them to find it again. The features may also act as 'guide posts', with rare ore being concentrated around certain features or types of rock.
| [[image:Tan_roid_sil_c_f_va.png|thumb|left|Silicate/Carbonic/Pentric (7)]]
| [[image:Xith_roid_xith_f_c_va.png|thumb|left|Xithricite/VanAzek (8)]]
|}
Asteroids themselves, as you can see, vary in model. You can actually get a rough guess at the basic elements an asteroid holds based on its shape, as the table below will show.
==== Asteroid Classification Chart ====
{| border=1
|-
! colspan=2 | Classification Chart
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:Carbonic.jpg|200px]]
! Carbonaceous Asteroids
|-
| These asteroids are usually rounded or smooth, though the surface can be bumpy or even pockmarked.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:Ferric.jpg|200px]]
! Ferronic Asteroids
|-
| These asteroids are rather jagged or blocky, like something was shattered.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:Xithricite.jpg|200px]]
! Xithricite Asteroids
|-
| These asteroids look like they have glowing green veins, and are typically rare.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:Ice Crystal.jpg|200px]]
! Ice Crystals
|-
| These are Ice Crystals, which can contain Aquean and Silicate ores, as well as trace rare ores. Look for them on outer asteroid rings, or in wormhole sectors.
|-
|}
Now, if the player were to use an IoPhase Mining Beam, which has a 300% extraction bonus for Denic, Roid A's list of ores would be enlarged to contain 1209 crates of Denic and 597 crates of Aquean. Roid B's list would grow to contain 2400 crates of Denic and 200 crates of Aquean. In the case of Roid B, that's a ratio increase of 4:1 to 12:1! Roid A's increase is from about 4:6 to 2:1 -- still a large difference, but not as striking as in the case of Roid B.
A more in-depth examination of [[Mining/ExtractionMath|the mathematics of extraction rates and its application to beam selection]] is also available, if you enjoy that sort of thing.
==Need Help ?==
There is a 3rd-party [http://web-adventures.org:3000/ asteroid mapping project] which might help you find ores that you're having difficulty with. Please help the effort if you gain some benefit from it.
==Still Need Help?==
These players are available for in-game mentoring in this field:
{| border="1" class="wikitable"
| align="center" | N/A
|-
! align="center" | Woodstock (EnB) Commander of the Uit Vessel YellowBirdDarth Nihilus| align="center" | <font color=Goldred>UITSerco</font>| align="center" | 1:30AM - 4:30AM PST most nights. Wednesdays and Thursdays almost at any timeemail to set up a session| align="center" | dmwood001dev.darthnihilus@sbcglobalgmail.netcom
|-
