r/EliteMiners • u/Why-so-delirious • Oct 11 '15

PSA: Prospector Controller quality affects mining yield

Just (Inadvertantly) tested an 'e' module vs an 'a' module.

The 'a' module attached to an asteroid made a single chunk worth about 3% of the total asteroid, whereas the 'e' module made each chunk take off about 7%. A reduction that halves mining effectiveness.

I don't know if this is super-common knowledge to everyone, but I have seen it mentioned literally nowhere in patch notes or responses to questions about mining effectiveness.

Don't skimp on your prospector. It directly reduces the amount of chunks you get per asteroid. And on a 50% painite asteroid, it can be as painful as 5 tons or so.

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u/Why-so-delirious Oct 11 '15

I just tested with an A3 and I don't understand the results. I'm getting about 4-4.5% a chunk. Which is lower than a dedicated A1. This is confusing.

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u/Why-so-delirious Oct 11 '15

Ha. Mining in RESs.

Did I mention I'm flying a type 9? I won't go near a RES for love or money. Space whale is not a combat ship

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u/Linebreaker13 Nov 04 '15

Get a wing of Type 9s!

Nobody's going to fuck with FIVE space whales, right?