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==[[Image:Centaurmining.jpg|left|thumb]] Mining==is probably the easiest way to make money in Vendetta Online. Simply equip your ship with a mining laser, find a good asteroid, and start raking in the credits. To help get you started, there is a mining tutorial available at mining stations. It will give you the basic equipment, tell you how to equip the equipment, scan, mine and gives you a level 1 mining license. The level 1 license gives you access to a large port (L-port) mining beam, making it possible to mine in a Revenant with a scanner equipped. To find a mining station, look next to the name of the station. There you should find a description of the type of station. Or check the [[Station_Locations | stations]] chart for a station close to your location.

You generally use a scanner to identify which ores are in asteroids(and what % of the asteroid they make up), get <less than 100m away from the asteroid, and then fire a beam to start mining. When you mine the lower-level ores, you get 'premium' versions of that ore, as opposed to the regular version of the ore that is sold at stations.

The more you mine an asteroid, the hotter it gets. The hotter an asteroid gets, the slower it mines. All asteroids start at 10 degrees Kelvin. Efficiency drops off significantly after 20 or 30 Kelvin. Some miners can go to 200 or 400 Kelvin (which is a bad idea as it can take days for the asteroid to cool down) in certain circumstances and still feel that it was worth it for the profit. After you stop mining, the asteroid cools. Small asteroids heat and cool more quickly than large ones. Also, the ice roids will heat and cool ''much'' more quickly than the rocky roids.

As you gain mining licenses, you will have access to better [[Mining#Mining_Beams | mining beams]]. Some beams will extract ores with a higher probability, lower heat, and better extraction rates which translates into higher efficiency in terms of time, heat, and money.

As you gain experience, you will learn which ores are valuable, where to find them, and where to sell them. You might even get involved with group mining, involving miners, escorts, scouts, and transports.

===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 Improved Mineral Scanner is available after completing several newbie manufacturing missions. The Advanced Mineral Scanner has an improved range of 750m, and is available only after completing 120 prospecting missions. The Prototype Mineral Scanner is for 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! class="unsortable" width="300" | Description|-! Mineral Scanner| - {{sma}}| - {{smn}}| Small| align="center" | 500m| align="center" | 4| align="center" | 5s| align="center" | -/-/-/-/-| Standard mining scanner.|-!Improved Mineral Scanner| - {{sma}}| - {{smn}}| Small| align="center" | 600m| align="center" | 2| align="center" | 5s| align="center" | mission| |-! 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| |} === Mining Beams === When you start out, you only have the small port mining beam available to you. As your levels increase, larger and more unique forms of the mining beam will become available.

{| border="1class="sortable wikitable"

! NameBeam! License RequiredPort! Range(meters)! Rate(kg/second)! Heat(K! Rate/s)Heat! Mass(kg)! Specials (ore %)class="unsortable"| Level! Va! Xi! La! De! Py! Ap! Pe! He|-! Mining Beam| Small| 100m {{smn}}| 1| 1.5| 0.67| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/-| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}

! align="center" colspan="7" Improved Mining Beam| Small port mining beams| 100m{{smn}}| 1.3| 1.2| 1.08| 500kg{{smn}}| [[Image:ribbon_miner_I.png|50px]]| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}

| ! High-Efficiency Mining Beam| 0Small| 10025m{{smn}}| 0.5| 0.1| 5.0| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/10| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}} |-! Light Xithricite Mining Beam| Large| 100m {{smn}}| 1.5| 5001| 1.5| 500kg{{smn}}| Mission| {{smn}}| 200%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}|-! Mining Beam| Large| 100m{{smn}}| 1| 1| 1| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/1 | {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| None{{smn}}

! align="center" colspan="7" Advanced Mining Beam| Large port mining beams| 100m{{smn}}| 1.8| 0.9| 2| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/2 | {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}

| ! Mining BeamMkII| 1Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 12.04| 1.0.8| 3| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/2 | {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 500{{smn}}| None{{smn}}

| Advanced ! Xithricite Mining Beam| 2Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 12| 0.8| 02.95| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/3| {{smn}}| 200%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 500{{smn}}| None{{smn}}

| ! Apicene Mining Beam Mk II| 2Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 2.4| 0.89| 2.22| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/3| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 240%{{smn}}| 500{{smn}}| None{{smn}}

| Xithricite ! MagnetoTwin Mining Beam| 3Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 21.08| 0.86| 5003| Xithricite 200500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/4| 180%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 180%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}

| Apicene ! High-Density Mining Beam| 3Large| 10075m{{smn}}| 2.08| 0.975| 3.73| 500kg{{smn}}| [[Image:Ribbon_prospector.png|50px]]| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 500{{smn}}| Apicene 240%{{smn}}

| Magneto Twin ! Heliocene Mining Beam| 4Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 1.82| 0.69| 5002.2| VanAzek 180% Pyronic 180500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/5| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 200%{{smn}}

| Heliocene ! Pentric Mining Beam| 5Large| 100100m{{smn}}| 2.04| 0.9| 5002.67| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/6| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| Heliocene 200%{{smn}}| {{smn}}|-! IoPhase Mining Beam| Large| 75m{{smn}}| 2.2| 0.95| 2.3| 500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/7| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 300%{{smn}}| 300%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}

| Pentric ! DeniPhase Mining Beam| 6Large| 10075m{{smn}}| 2.4| 0.995| 5002.5| Pentric 200500kg{{smn}}| -/-/-/-/8| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 240%{{smn}}| 250%{{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| 240%{{smn}}| {{smn}}

| IoPhase ! Hive Queen Mining Beam| 7Large| 150m{{smn}}| 8.4| 0.75| 11.2| 10000kg{{smn}}| Hive Drop| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}| {{smn}}|} === Mining Ships ===Nearly any ship can be used for mining.However, ships with large ports for the efficient mining beams and a small port for the scanner and some storage are more useful. Thus, the [[Centaur]] is a typically used mining vessel, suitable for most basic mining operations, prospecting and missions. For fast extraction, the [[Ragnarok]] can be equipped with five mining beams, however it has only limited storage capacities. When sacrificing the mineral scanner, the vanilla [[Behemoth]] is ideal for extracting large quantities of ore. Additionally, there are three special mining ships available for special purposes:* The [[Warthog#Ship Variants|Warthog Mineral Extractor]] has average capacity but is very fast, thus making it the ideal mining ship for bot infested sectors.* The [[Marauder#Ship Variants|Tunguska Mineral Marauder]] has some decent capacity and even fully loaded it stays maneuverable with good responsiveness. It needs a very high faction standing with Tunguska but otherwise it is the perfect prospecting ship.* The [[Behemoth#Ship Variants|Behemoth Heavy Miner]] is a miners dream come true. The Behemoth with additional storage and 1S port allows unlimited mining and prospecting and is available at any mining station. However, it requires the [[Badges#Mining|Basic Miner II]] badge which can be quite some grind to achieve. ==Resources=====List of Ores=== (Note: Information on this list will change as sectors are explored more thoroughly)  {| border="1" class="sortable wikitable"|- ! class="unsortable" | Image! width="135" | Ore Name! width="80" | Mining XP! width="75" | Trade XP! width="80" | Mass (kg)! width="80" | Low Price! width="80" | High Price! width="105" | Asteroid Type! class="unsortable" width="300" | Description|- ! valign="top" width="45" | [[Image:Aquean_Ore.png]]! width="90" | Aquean, Premium| align="center" | 4| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 70| align="center" | Low| align="center" | 72| align="center" | 1, 2| 0align="left" | Dirty ice, mostly H2O with trace chemicals.95| 500- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Silicate_Ore.png]]! Silicate, Premium| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 150| align="center" | 20| align="center" | 96| align="center" | 1,2,4,7| align="left" | Unrefined silicate material.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Carbonic_Ore.png]]! Carbonic, Premium| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 150| align="center" | 30| align="center" | 154| align="center" | 3,4,5,6,7,8| align="left" | Ore which is heavy in carbon compounds.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Ferric_Ore.png]]! Ferric, Premium| align="center" | 6| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 200| align="center" | 70| align="center" | 385| align="center" | 1,4,5,6,7,8| align="left" | Ore composed mostly of iron.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Ishik_Ore.png]]! Ishik, Premium| align="center" | 7| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 150| align="center" | 100| align="center" | 674| align="center" | 1,2| align="left" | A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compounds.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:VanAzek_Ore.png]]! VanAzek, Premium| align="center" | 7| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 250| align="center" | 100| align="center" | 578| align="center" | 4,5,6,8| align="left" | A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Xithricite_Ore.png]]! Xithricite, Premium| align="center" | 8| align="center" | 3| align="center" | Denic 300% | align="center" | 200| align="center" | 963| align="center" | 8| align="left" | Ore containing the precious mineral Xithricite|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Lanthanic_Ore.png]]! Lanthanic | align="center" | 10| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 200| align="center" | 700| align="center" | 1060| align="center" | 1,5| align="left" | Ore containing heavy and radioactive metals.|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Denic_Ore.png]]! Denic| align="center" | 15| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 150| align="center" | 300%| align="center" | 1831| align="center" | 2| align="left" | Rare ore found often in young solar systems|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Pyronic_Ore.png]]! Pyronic| align="center" | 12| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 250| align="center" | 200| align="center" | 1253| align="center" | 2,4| align="left" | Rare ore formed in the residue of a star's collapse|- ! valign="top" | [[Image:Apicene_Ore.png]]! Apicene| align="center" | 14| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 200| align="center" | 500| align="center" | 1590| align="center" | 5| align="left" | A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures|-! valign="top" | [[Image:Pentric_Ore.png]]! Pentric| align="center" | 18| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 150| align="center" | 400| align="center" | 2024| align="center" | 7| align="left" | A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material

! valign="top" | DeniPhase Ming Beam[[Image:Heliocene_Ore.png]]! Heliocene| 8align="center" | 20| 75align="center" | 3| 2.4align="center" | 100| 0.95align="center" | 400| 500align="center" | 2410| Denic 250% Pentric 240% Lanthanic 240%align="center" | 3,4| align="left" | Rare ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces. Often found in association with Ferro-carbonic ores.

! valign="top" | High-Density Mining Beam[[Image:Sammic.png]]! Sammic| ?align="center" | 25| 75align="center" | 3| 2.8align="center" | 1000| 0.75align="center" | 400| 500align="center" | 2887| Nonealign="center" | | align="left" | Rare, dense ore, occasionally found around particular star types. Adds special properties to certain alloys.

'''NB on High-Density Mining Beam'''Notes: Requires * Here are more concise definitions of the Master Prospector [[different valuse in the "Rarity" field:** Common: Found in almost every sector.** Semi-common: Usually found in certain sectors of most systems.** Rare: Usually only found in certain sectors of a few systems.** Extremely Rare:badges|badge]]Usually only found in a few asteroids of a sector in a few systems.

===List of OresAsteroid 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. {{br}}====Types of Asteroids ===={| Border="0" align="center wikitable"|-| [[image:blue_ice_aqu_sil_ish_f_c.png|thumb|left|Ferric/Aquean/Silicate/Ishik (Note1)]]| [[image: Information White_Ice_aqu_ish_sil_c_f.png|thumb|left|Aquean/Silicate/Ishik/Denic (2)]]| [[image:neckbone_c_he_si.png|thumb|left|Carbonic/Silicate/Heliocene/Pyronic (3)]]|-| [[image:round_c_f_va.png|thumb|left|Ferric/Carbonic/Pyronic (4)]]| [[image:sharp_dark_f_c_va_lan_apa.png|thumb|left|Apicene/Lanthanic (5)]]| [[image:sharp_light_f_c_sil_va.png|thumb|left|Ferric/VanAzek (6)]]|-| [[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 this list its shape, as the table below will become incorrect 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 are explored more thoroughly) .|-

<th class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Known Asteroid Appearance </th> <th class="leftalign" styleMineral Maps="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Description in Station </th> <th class="leftalign"><small>Rough price range (credits/crate) </th> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" colspan="6" style="border-top:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Common, found in almost every sector </th> </tr>

<tr> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium Aquean </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>4 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>70 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice, Blue Ice </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Dirty ice, mostly H2O Most guilds and or players have their own maps and protect this information to keep their [[Glossary#Roid|roids]] from being overheated. If you would like to share your own personal information with trace chemicalsthe rest of the server feel free to place your info in the proper section of one of the system charts found [[Systems|here]]. </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>low </td> </tr> <tr> <td classMissions="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium Ferric </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>6 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock, Blue Ice </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore composed mostly of iron. </td> <td class="leftalign" styleProspecting Missions="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>70-200 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium Carbonic </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>5 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore which is heavy These are missions in carbon compoundswhich you find 30 asteroids of a certain ore. </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>There are average 4 missions per system (sometimes less, sometimes more), and with 30-60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium Silicate </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>5 </td>systems in the game that makes 120 possible missions total. After you finish 120 you get access to an improved mineral scanner and an improved mining beam which are sold at certain stations.

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>RockThe missions generally ask you to search for Carbonic, White Ice </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Unrefined silicate materialFerric, or Silicate. </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>20-70 </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Semi-common: (certain sectors Sometimes they will ask you to search for Ishik or VanAzek. VanAzek is generally agreed to be the biggest pain because it is generally spread out over a wide area. There are a handful of almost every system) </th>missions to find Xithricite.

</tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="borderThese missions are generally thought to be very boring, so don't expect excitement or glory. But the rewards, the advanced mineral scanner and the high-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium Ishik </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>7 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Icedensity mining beam, Blue Ice </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compoundscan significantly speed up searching for rare ores. </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals. </td> <td class="leftalign" styleTrade Guild Mineral Missions="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>100-400 </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare: (certain sectors of a few systems ) </th> </tr> <tr>

<td class=The Trade Guild offers, among many other mission types, "leftalignmineral" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Premium missions. Mineral Missions are most abundent at mining stations. They are offered elsewhere but not at the same volume you can get at a mining specific station. Most of the time these missions are oriented around getting the station that you've accepted the mission from the ores that is most needed. A majority of the time the station will ask for either aqueous or silicate ore to be collected. If you spend a while doing these missions you will get other types ranging from Ferric, Carbonic, VanAzek, and Ishik. On very rare occasions though, they may ask for you to bring them back some Pentric, Xithricite </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>8 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>300 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Green glowing rock </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore containing , or Pyronic ore. I have yet to take a mission that has asked for the precious mineral Xithricite </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200-900 </td>more extremely rare ores, though it's certainly possible.

</tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="borderThe pay for these missions varies but the majority are around 1000cr per mission and around 800-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Denic <1400 trade experience per mission. The mining xp you get for mining the ores is negligable but considering the amount of mining that can be done with multiple beams concentrated on a roid/td> <td class="leftalign" style="borderroids over a period of time, it is fairly easy to get the lower-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>15 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare ore level licenses. I've also found often in young solar systems </td>that the mining missions are a great way to build faction standing with a particular faction. Search out a specific faction and see if they also have a mining station.

<td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>300-1800 </td> </tr> <tr> <td classProfitability="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Lanthanic </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>10 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Sharp Rock, Blue Ice </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="borderOre prices range from single-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore containing heavy digit credits to about 2400c/crate, depending on the ore, the station you sell it, and radioactive metalsseveral other factors. </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>700-1000 </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Extremely Rare: (often only Players can drive the price of ore down when they repeatedly sell the same ore at a few asteroids in a sector) </th> </tr> <tr>certain station. This especially happens if there is rare ore right next to the station.

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Heliocene </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>20 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>100 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Light Round RockRumors have it that the price of other items can be brought down too, Dark Round Rock, Dark sharp rock </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare since items manufacture depends on ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>400-2400 </td>.

</tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Pentric </td> <td classMining Rate Explanation="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>18 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Medium Tan Rock </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material </td>

<td class="leftalign" style="border{{DevDesk|name-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>400-2200 </td> </tr> <tr> <td classcolor="leftalign" stylered|devname=Andy "border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;a1k0n"><small>Pyronic </td> <td classSloane|subject="leftalign" styleExtraction Rate|source="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>12 </td> <td classEmail|info="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>250 </td> <td class=The rate at which you mine decreases linearly as the temperature increases, and the combination of the two factors leads to an exponential decay in mining rate. The "leftaligntime to crate" style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice, Light Round Rockis precalculated and shown to you as a linear progress bar, although in reality you would mine faster at first and Dark Round Rock </td>slower towards the end of the crate.

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid greyLarger asteroids have a higher thermal mass; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare ore formed in the residue of a star&#8217;s collapse </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200-1200 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Apicene </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>14 </td>specific heat is technically constant for all asteroids, but it also assumes perfect thermal conductivity. So the heating is not local to the surface, but throughout the asteroid and affects everybody mining it.

<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid greyThe formula is complicated because it is more naturally expressed in terms of instantaneous extraction rate and heating rate;"><small>200 </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-rightto get a time value you have to integrate. That has been done already, so here it is:1px solid grey;"><small>Sharp Dark Rock </td> <td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures </td> <td class="leftalign"><small>500-1500</td></tr><table></table>

TimeToCrate(NumCrates, initialT, ThermalMass, GunHeatingRate, GunEfficiency): let dQ =Ho*GunHeatingRate/ThermalMass - BlackBodyRadiation(ThermalMass) if dQ ==Prospecting Missions===0 then NumCrates*initialT/Ke else initialT*(exp(NumCrates*dQ/(Ke*GunEfficiency)) - 1)/dQ

These are missions in which where initialT is the asteroid temperature when you find 30 asteroids start mining, ThermalMass is the heating rate constant of a certain ore. There are 4 missions per systemthe asteroid (typical values range from 200 to 700), Ke and with 30 systems in the game that makes 120 possible missions totalHo are global constants calculated based on several parameters; Ke is currently 2. After you finish 120 you get access to an improved mineral scanner 3010 and an improved mining beam which Ho is 36.945. GunHeatingRate and GunEfficiency are sold at certain stationsboth 1 for the default gun. BlackBodyRadiation we can ignore as 0 for now, although here's the formula we use if you want to be more accurate:

The missions generally ask you to search for Carbonic, Ferric, or Silicate. Sometimes they will ask you to search for Ishik or VanAzek. VanAzek is generally agreed to be the biggest pain because it is generally spread out over a wide area. There are a handful of missions to find XithriciteBlackBodyRadiation(m) = Ho/(m^1. 9)

These missions are generally thought to be very boring, so don't expect excitement or glory. But (this is just a heuristic function based on the rewardsizes of asteroids and the cooling rates we wanted). In fact this is wrong, because it should radiate more as the advanced mineral scannertemperature increases, can significantly speed up searching for rare oresbut our "physics" is less important than our "game mechanics" here.

Ore prices range from pennies to about 2300c/crate, depending on Also the ore, black body radiation which cools the station asteroids down after you sell itheat them has been neglected, and maybe your nationality. Players can drive the price of ore down when they repeatedly sell the same ore at a certain station. This especially happens if there is rare ore right next to the stationbut that only makes these time estimates very slightly pessimistic.

Rumors have it that This is further complicated by the price presence of other items can be brought down too, since items manufacture depends on oremultiple people (or multiple mining beams from the same person); there is a small bonus to grouped mining but not even Andy understands how that works.

In order to update the temperature of an asteroid after mining, you can use the approximation newT ===Group Mining===initialT+dQ*TimeToCrate where dQ is the same dQ from the TimeToCrate formula; heating increases temperature linearly.}}

#Unarmed Miner, Transporter:<br>One person mines, another transports. This improves efficiency over single person mining, since Mining with multiple similar beams on the beam same ship is 'always on' and time is not wasted transporting. Works in safer places. Broma-ba Slick showed me this.#Unarmed Miners more efficient (ore / Bot-dragging Escorts:<br>This takes advantage of the fact that bots will 'swarm' after you if you shoot them even once. The escort thus drags the bots away from the heat) than mining area. bsp showed me this. Works with high-level bots.#Unarmed Miners / Scout / Escorts:<br>A scout can scout for the valuable asteroids, while escorts take care a single beam of the low-level botsthat type. Solra Bizna showed me this.#Unarmed miner / Armed scout-escort:<br>One player This does both scouting mean a Ragnorok with 2HD beams and escorting3 Small beams is more efficient (ore / heat) and faster than anything with just 2 HD beams (e. Miner follows closely behindg. Works with low-level botson a particular 'roid @ 10K, a Moth got 18 ore in 16 secs adding 1.#Armed miners:<br>Miners who carry their own weapons1K while a Rag got 18 ore in 10 secs adding 1. Works against low-level bots0K).

Vendetta asteroids fields have certain patterns The High-Density Mining Beam available from the Prospecting Badge has the best rate-to them-heat ratio, which makes it the best choice for mining for XP, indiscriminate mining for minerals, and mining for good minerals above 43. They are sometimes in long 'strings'0-55. Sometimes there are large 'clusters' 8% (based on the calculation of a certain type of rock or iceactual % * rate/heat). A few asteroids rotate. There will be 'groups' of types of asteroids, with a sort of 'border' between Without the groups. On a system wide levelProspecting Badge, the asteroids Mining Beam MkII and MagnetoTwin Mining Beam are often arranged into belts around stars, with each sector of equally the next best beams; the belt having asteroids of similar mineral compositionMining Beam MkII is faster but the MagnetoTwin Mining Beam has bonuses to mining VanAzek and Pyronic ore.

Noticing these features can help youTo mine indiscriminately for XP, it is best to use a Ragnorok and constantly eject everything. They can act as 'landmarks'To mine for good minerals in a new area, so once you find it is strictly best to use a rare asteroidCentaur (or just prospect with whatever fast light ship you like, but remember where good 'roids are and how to find them!). To mine for minerals either indiscriminately or from asteroids you have previously noted as being good (and can use them to find it againwithout a scanner), it is almost always best to just use a Behemoth. The features may also act as 'guide posts', with rare ore being concentrated around certain features or types exception is if you are mining for minerals in a station sector within 2-3km of rockthe station -- then it is best to mine with the Ragnorok and run back to the station for a Moth to collect the goodies.

===Mineral MapsMining Beam Extraction Bonuses ===For those players who are curious about how the extraction rate "bonuses" work on some mining beams, here's an explanation:

Once you find Imagine each asteroid as having a nice rare thousand crates of ore, it might that can be helpful to write down where you found itmined. When mining, one of the crates in that list is picked at random and is placed into your hold; after that the crate is replaced within the list and there are another 1000 crates available for the next round of extraction. Here are some maps from those who have done exactly that: two example roids.

If the player mines Roid A with a Mining Beam MkII, she will be picking (at random) one crate from the 1000 crates in the list, with a 40.3% chance that the ore extracted will be Denic. In the case of Roid B, a Mining Beam MkII will have an 80% chance of extracting a crate of Denic. 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 ?=Sources=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" width="100" | Mentor! align="center" width="60" | Nation! align="center" width="300" | Times! align="center" width="120" | Other Chat Methods|-! align="center" | [[User:Blacklight|Black 2]]| align="center" | <font color=red>Serco</font>| align="center" | Whenever| align="center" | [mailto:scarblack2@gmail.com email]|-! align="center" | Cunjo| align="center" | <font color=red>Serco</font>| align="center" | Late evenings/nights EST| align="center" | N/A|-! align="center" | [[User:MarkMcDoogle | Mark McDoogle]]| align="center" | '''<font color=#d7d700>UIT</font>'''| align="center" | Mon-Thur 5:30-8pm PST,<br>Sat-Sun Speratically all day| align="center" | [mailto:goose@dingos.net email]|-! align="center" | [[User:Miharu | Miharu]]| align="center" | <font color=blue>Itani</font>| align="center" | Sat/Sun: daytime, evenings; Other days: evenings| align="center" | email, AIM|-! align="center" | Ming| align="center" | <font color=red>Serco</font>| align="center" | 20:00 - 23:00 GMT| align="center" | N/A|-! align="center" | Solra Bizna| align="center" | <font color=red>Serco</font>| align="center" | 3:30PM - 1:30AM CST| align="center" | N/A|-! align="center" | Darth Nihilus| align="center" | <font color=red>Serco</font>| align="center" | email to set up a session| align="center" | dev.darthnihilus@gmail.com|- ==Sources==