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#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. | ||
[[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_1|center|400px|alt=overview sorted by asteroid types]] | [[File:QSG_overview_asteroids_1.png|center|400px|alt=overview sorted by asteroid types]] | ||
#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." | #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_tactical_overlay|center|400px|alt=tactical overlay button]] | [[File:QSG_tactical_overlay.png|center|400px|alt=tactical overlay button]] | ||
#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. | #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_overview_asteroids_2|center|400px|alt=target locking an asteroid]] | [[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. | #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. | ||
#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. | ||
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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. | ||
== Ores, Minerals and Processing == | == Ores, Minerals and Processing == | ||