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===Locating and Targeting Asteroids=== | ===Locating and Targeting Asteroids=== | ||
[[File:QSG_gislers_asteroids.png|thumb|upright=1.4|<small>Gislers – Click to Enlarge</small>|alt=gislers star system shown in get info]]You will want to take your Venture to a Level 1.0 , 0.9 or 0.8 star system, preferably one that has a good number of asteroid belts (''seven or more is nice''). You can find these on the [[Star_Map|Map]] by using the Get Info window. | [[File:QSG_gislers_asteroids.png|thumb|upright=1.4|<small>Gislers – Click to Enlarge</small>|alt=gislers star system shown in get info]]You will want to take your Venture to a Level 1.0 , 0.9 or 0.8 star system, preferably one that has a good number of asteroid belts (''seven or more is nice''). You can find these on the [[Star_Map|Map]] by using the Get Info window. | ||
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Since your Venture has two lasers, you can mine two asteroids at once. This is why you try to locate them in groups. Do not put both lasers on the same asteroid – Mining Lasers empty their load into your ship on a cycle, and having two on the same target can waste cycle time. | Since your Venture has two lasers, you can mine two asteroids at once. This is why you try to locate them in groups. Do not put both lasers on the same asteroid – Mining Lasers empty their load into your ship on a cycle, and having two on the same target can waste cycle time. | ||
If Pirates show up, keep mining. Let the drones take care of them. Should the drones be killed, just return to your base. (''But your drones shouldn't be killed ... if they are, then you need better drone skills.'') | If Belt Pirates show up, keep mining. Let the drones take care of them. Should the drones be killed, just return to your base. (''But your drones shouldn't be killed ... if they are, then you need better drone skills.'') | ||
That's the process. When your ship's ore bay is full, retrieve your drones and head home. Move the ore to your hangar, head back to the Asteroid Belt and repeat. | That's the process. When your ship's ore bay is full, retrieve your drones and head home. Move the ore to your hangar, head back to the Asteroid Belt and repeat. | ||