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KSP library miner tips and tricks to starscape mining

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everwinternight
everwinternight
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romonkey
romonkey
KSP
Iraas
Iraas
Oofers Co-leader

Mining is a good way to obtain raw resources across the galaxy, so here are some tips and load outs on what to use

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This guide is adapted by iraas from KSP library

Badger​

The earliest miner you should get it after the Hyrax

Modules and turrets​

  • PDT's Tractor

  • Patcher Nanobots 1

  • Warp amplifier (optional)

  • Parallel circuits (optional)

  • Blink drive (optional)

note

Do the same as with the honey badger and cherry pick narcor and red narcor in wild. just make sure you know how to avoid NPCs

example badger

Honey Badger​

A perfect ship to use if you need some quick narcor from wild, just remember that you're more fragile than a twitter user during the pride month

Modules and turrets​

  • Tractor PDT
  • Repeater PDT
  • Patcher Nanobots
  • Blink drive
  • Sensor jammer
note

Since you're so fucking weak learn to Alt+F4 to escape NPCs shooting at your tiny ass, If a player chasses you, then use sensor jammer to fuck up his Disruptor and maybe escape?

example honey

Ozark​

A great ship to use for mining in Secure, Contested and Wild systems across the galaxy, just remember that it can't fight

Modules and turrets​

  • Any cheap turrets you can find (t1 and t2)

  • Patcher Nanobots

  • Warp amplifier

  • Parallel circuits

  • Lightburner-M (t3)

danger

Remember you are in a ship that can't fight, so just run from the danger by using the LB only if disrupted by an enemy. Also put cheap stuff on your Ozark so in the case you die, it won't be an bad loss

example ozark

Kodiak​

A frigate-sized miner uzed mosly for Contested and Wild mining because of it's good resource collecting boost and 4 turrets

Modules and turrets​

  • Any turrets you can get
  • Ultralight chassis
  • Warp amplifier
  • Parralel circuits
  • Lightburner-M (t3)
note

You COULD try put some t3 modules and turrets on it, but be very careful to not get killed by NPCs or players, also use the LB only if disrupted by an enemy.

example kodiak

Yukon​

Just because you got extra 4 turrets for defensive purposes it doesn't mean that you can act like a badass and kill everyone. Use it in Contested only, unless you are ready for possible painful hit to wallet

Modules and turrets*​

  • Flak or Blasters
  • Any mining turret
  • 2 Ultralight chassis
  • Warp amplifier
  • Parallel circuits
  • Lightburner-L (t3/ancient)
danger

NEVER MINE ALONE This ship may have good defences but you're still a fat fuck that can't fight properly, so don't be a retard and have some friends with you

example yukon

Skills of the trade​

Here's a chart on what you must get on your industrial skill tree if you want to have more materials

  1. Faster scrapping
  2. 1% more korrelite
  3. 1% more rekknite
  4. 1% more narcor
  5. 1% more red narcor
  6. 1% more gellium
  7. 1% more rarer material refining

example chart

System types​

Core Systems​

  • shit ores
  • NPCs who have inf HP and may or may not be hostile
  • PVP off

Secure systems​

  • normal ores (you may find superior ores in ring anomalies)
  • NPCs that can attack you are more common
  • PVP is off

Unsecure systems​

  • normal ores (you may find superior ores in ring anomalies and X structures's crates)
  • NPCs that can attack you are more common than in Secure
  • PVP is on

Contested systems​

  • normal and superior ores (you may find pristine ores in ring anomalies and X structures's crates)
  • NPCs affiliated with your army won't attack you, but the opposite army's NPCs along with drones and pirates can kill you
  • PVP is on

Wild systems​

  • superior and pristine ores can be found (vexium can be found too in VX anomalies but you need someone to kill the guards)
  • NPCs are everywhere and will kill you if you aren't careful
  • PVP is on

Types of anomalies​

R-NNN​

ring anomalies (from ring plantes): they got high quality ores and even vexium

X-NNN planet anomaly​

a structure that can range from a 3 crate stupid ring to an ancient beacon

AT​

asteroid field with a decent amount of ores

AL​

asteroid field with a large amount of ores**

AA​

asteroid field with axinite**

AN​

asteroid field with narcor**

CM​

comet that has ~600 ice which it can be turned to water (requires ice miner for maximum yeld)**

VX​

vexium anomaly that is defended by dormant guradians**

MT​

lvl 3 monument that has ~600 worth of korrelite, reknite or gellium around it**

WH​

wormhole

DH​

drone hideout don't go. Loot is kinda bad

BF​

battlefield of wrecked ships guarded by drones don't go

SP​

destroyed spice platform guarded by drones don't go

FO​

syndicate frontier outpost and it contains a small item shop and sells gemstone spice