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== General information == | == General information == | ||
The ORE ships are | The ORE ships are specialised mining and salvaging ships. Whilst obviously not combat ships, they tend to be [[shield tanking|shield tanked]] and use drones for defense. | ||
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| rowspan="3" | '''Mining barge''' | | rowspan="3" | '''Mining barge''' | ||
| [[Procurer]] | | [[Procurer]] | ||
| Intermediate mining ship, | | Intermediate mining ship, specialises in defense ([[shield tanking|shield tank]]). | ||
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| [[Retriever]] | | [[Retriever]] | ||
| Intermediate mining ship, | | Intermediate mining ship, specialises in ore hold capacity. | ||
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| [[Covetor]] | | [[Covetor]] | ||
| Intermediate mining ship, | | Intermediate mining ship, specialises in ore yield. | ||
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| rowspan="3" | '''Exhumer''' | | rowspan="3" | '''Exhumer''' | ||
| [[Skiff]] | | [[Skiff]] | ||
| Advanced mining ship, | | Advanced mining ship, specialises in defence (shield tank). | ||
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| [[Mackinaw]] | | [[Mackinaw]] | ||
| Advanced mining ship, | | Advanced mining ship, specialises in ore hold capacity. | ||
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| [[Hulk]] | | [[Hulk]] | ||
| Advanced mining ship, | | Advanced mining ship, specialises in ore yield. | ||
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| '''Salvager''' | | '''Salvager''' | ||
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| {{sk|Mining|I}} | | {{sk|Mining|I}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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==== Deep core miners ==== | ==== Deep core miners ==== | ||
These are | These are specialised variants of mining lasers, are are needed to mine Mercoxit (the rarest kind of ore, only found in [[nullsec]]). Whilst they are capable of mining other kinds of ore, they are less efficient at it (lower yield) than normal mining lasers. The Modulated Deep Core Miner II has a cycle time of 180 seconds; the others have cycle times of 60 seconds. | ||
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| {{sk|Deep Core Mining|I}} | | {{sk|Deep Core Mining|I}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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| {{sk|Mining|IV}} | | {{sk|Mining|IV}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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| {{sk|Ice Harvesting|I}} | | {{sk|Ice Harvesting|I}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | | {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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|{{sk|CPU Management|II}} | |{{sk|CPU Management|II}} | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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| {{sk|Mining Upgrades|I}} | | {{sk|Mining Upgrades|I}} | ||
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! colspan=9 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more | ! colspan=9 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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=== Mining crystals === | === Mining crystals === | ||
Mining crystals can only be used on modulated ore mining modules (any tech 2 module with "modulated" in its name), and increase mining yield when mining a particular kind of ore (but give no benefit when mining another kind of ore). For instance, Scordite Mining Crystals increase your mining yield when mining Scordite (including Scordite's [[Asteroids and Ore#Ore variants|variants]], Condensed Scordite and Massive Scordite), but give no benefit when mining any other kind of ore. They are loaded into the mining modules (like ammunition) and have a [[crystal damage|limited lifespan]] (on average, 400 mining cycles for tech 1 crystals and 200 cycles for tech 2 crystals) before they break and must be replaced with fresh crystals. Tech 1 mining crystals improve yield by 62.5%, while tech 2 | Mining crystals can only be used on modulated ore mining modules (any tech 2 module with "modulated" in its name), and increase mining yield when mining a particular kind of ore (but give no benefit when mining another kind of ore). For instance, Scordite Mining Crystals increase your mining yield when mining Scordite (including Scordite's [[Asteroids and Ore#Ore variants|variants]], Condensed Scordite and Massive Scordite), but give no benefit when mining any other kind of ore. They are loaded into the mining modules (like ammunition) and have a [[crystal damage|limited lifespan]] (on average, 400 mining cycles for tech 1 crystals and 200 cycles for tech 2 crystals) before they break and must be replaced with fresh crystals. Tech 1 mining crystals improve yield by 62.5%, while tech 2 crystals improve yield by 75%. | ||
Modulated miners can be used without loading mining crystals into them, but they will perform worse (have lower yield) than their basic tech 1 counterparts. Mining crystals also modify the amount of capacitor used every time a mining module is activated; the crystals for common ore types reduce the amount of capacitor used (up to -20% for the Veldspar crystals), while the crystals for the rarer ores increase the amount of capacitor used (up to +100% for the Mercoxit crystals). This may become an issue when [[Mining_Yield#Short-cycling|short-cycling]] mining modules (i.e. manually deactivating them before their cycle is complete, and then immediately re-activating them), as they use capacitor every time they are activated, and so you may need to wait a moment for your capacitor to recharge. | Modulated miners can be used without loading mining crystals into them, but they will perform worse (have lower yield) than their basic tech 1 counterparts. Mining crystals also modify the amount of capacitor used every time a mining module is activated; the crystals for common ore types reduce the amount of capacitor used (up to -20% for the Veldspar crystals), while the crystals for the rarer ores increase the amount of capacitor used (up to +100% for the Mercoxit crystals). This may become an issue when [[Mining_Yield#Short-cycling|short-cycling]] mining modules (i.e. manually deactivating them before their cycle is complete, and then immediately re-activating them), as they use capacitor every time they are activated, and so you may need to wait a moment for your capacitor to recharge. | ||
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:''See also: [[Drones#Mining_drones|Mining Drones]]'' | :''See also: [[Drones#Mining_drones|Mining Drones]]'' | ||
There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]: | There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]: | ||
* A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on | * A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on maximizing their yield. | ||
** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10 Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5 Mbit/s for the other mining drones) is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum. | ** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10 Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5 Mbit/s for the other mining drones) is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum. | ||
* A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and | * A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and defense against [[rat]]s. One or two combat drones is almost always enough to defend against belt rats in [[hisec|high-sec]], so this is a common setup for solo high-sec miners. Exhumers and the Covetor can use their larger drone bay (50 m<sup>3</sup>, compared with 25 m<sup>3</sup> for the Procurer and the Retriever) to fly five mining drones, but also carry a full flight of light scout drones in reserve (which are deployed when rats show up). | ||
* Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape. | * Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape. | ||
* Some miners (particularly mining ships with larger drone bays, who therefore have more flexibility) carry one or two [[Drones#Salvage_Drones|salvage drones]] to salvage the wrecks of belt rats. | * Some miners (particularly mining ships with larger drone bays, who therefore have more flexibility) carry one or two [[Drones#Salvage_Drones|salvage drones]] to salvage the wrecks of belt rats. | ||
[[Venture]]s, due to their much smaller drone bandwidth and drone bay (10 Mbit/s and 10 m<sup>3</sup>) generally carry two light combat drones for | [[Venture]]s, due to their much smaller drone bandwidth and drone bay (10 Mbit/s and 10 m<sup>3</sup>) generally carry two light combat drones for defense against rats. | ||
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||