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==Locating and Targeting Asteroids== | ==Locating and Targeting Asteroids== | ||
At last it's time to find some ore. Make sure your ship is fitted out, then select any local Asteroid Belt in the Overview's Mining Tab | At last it's time to find some ore. Make sure your ship is fitted out, then undock, and select any local Asteroid Belt in the Overview's Mining Tab. Right-click and select "Warp to within 0 m". When you get there: | ||
#Release your drones - there might be Pirates about, and your drones will take care of them. | #Release your drones - there might be Pirates about, and your drones will take care of them. | ||
#In your Overview Window, click on the Type column to sort the asteroids alphabetically, and scroll until you find the kind of asteroid that you want to mine. In the example shown here, that type was "Dense Veldspar."[[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_1.png|center| | #In your Overview Window, click on the Type column to sort the asteroids alphabetically, and scroll until you find the kind of asteroid that you want to mine. In the example shown here, that type was "Dense Veldspar."[[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_1.png|center|380px|alt=overview sorted by asteroid types]] | ||
#Click on the upper left icon in the main ship power console. This will open your "Tactical Overlay". When this display is active, clicking on a target will cause a thin white line to connect your ship to the target. By clicking on each asteroid that you might want to mine, you can find the ones that lie together in a group. Go there.[[File:QSG_tactical_overlay.png|center| | #Click on the upper left icon in the main ship power console. This will open your "Tactical Overlay". When this display is active, clicking on a target will cause a thin white line to connect your ship to the target. By clicking on each asteroid that you might want to mine, you can find the ones that lie together in a group. Go there.[[File:QSG_tactical_overlay.png|center|250px|alt=tactical overlay button]][[File:QSG_Tactical_Overlay_Asteroids.png|center|3000px|alt=tactical overlay showing asteroid targeted]] | ||
#While your ship is flying there, lock each of the asteroids as a target. How many you can lock at once depends on your ship's capabilities, and your skills. You only ''need'' one at a time, but things go a little faster with two or three.[[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_2.png|center|400px|alt=target locking an asteroid]] | #While your ship is flying there, lock each of the asteroids as a target. How many you can lock at once depends on your ship's capabilities, and your skills. You only ''need'' one at a time, but things go a little faster with two or three.[[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_2.png|center|400px|alt=target locking an asteroid]] | ||
#Mining lasers need to be within 15 KM of an asteroid before they can begin to mine. As soon as you are that close to one, click on the locked target to select it, and then click on your laser. | #Mining lasers need to be within 15 KM of an asteroid before they can begin to mine. As soon as you are that close to one, click on the locked target to select it, and then click on your laser. | ||