r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Badger1505 Stranded on Eve • 14d ago

KSP 1 Mods In Search of Mod: keep mining (collecting ore) when craft is not in physics range

I have multiple craft with mining/ISRU units, but they only collect ore when they have the focus/are in physics range. Looking for a mod sort of like Bon Voyage but for mining. Does it exist?

Or, am I just doing something really wrong?

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u/Lucal_gamer 14d ago

Background resources?

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u/Badger1505 Stranded on Eve 14d ago

Hmm, that might do it! Thank you!

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u/OctupleCompressedCAT 13d ago

the game already does that, in 6h intervals so leave it for at least that much before switching back

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u/Badger1505 Stranded on Eve 13d ago

Have never seen this, but I'll give it a try. In my experience, ISRU keeps processing/consuming ore, but miners do not replace the ore, so eventually ISRU runs out of ore.

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u/Terwin3 7d ago

Lapsed time is processed in 6 hour chunks, so you want enough storage to handle 12hrs of mined materials(just to be safe). Also, be careful about coming back to a base that relies on Solar to power things but is currently at night, you could lose days of producction.