How to Mine Obsidian Ore

[DarkDestroyer]

Okay have the Blight Research for Blight visibility done and have the twin miner canon but how does one get into the blight and do stuff?
Have a miner building set up close enough to mine but when I try and target the ore it says can't lock on due to the blight. Can't see anything in my items that would allow it.
Is it something in the Alien tech tree required which I do not have yet. Can see an alien but can't do anything with him due to the blight.

[ExavierMacbeth]

You need 3 things...
1) Research a tech that grants obsidian mining access (it will show in theu nlock list)
2) Medium Mining Laser (Human Extraction Tech or Re-simulator Medium Turret + Virus Cubes)
3) Ability to operate in the blight... Either the Tech that lets you build (if your going to build a base) in the Blight OR a Blight Charger Internal on the bot to allow it to go in properly.

[DarkDestroyer]

Have 1 &2. Can't find 3 in tech trees available. As I said, have built in the blight but the mining tool won't lock on to the obidian.

[ExavierMacbeth]

The Blight Charger is granted by first tech on the left side of the Blight tree... Though I think your having a different issue.

The Blight has 2 density levels.
- The basic level lets units move through & buildings get built but they suffer performance degradation without the Charger installed... This is where you would typically set up your harvester bases to collect blight gas.
- The deeper level has electromagnetic interference that prevents units from accessing it until you get I think its the 2nd tech on the right side of the Blight tree (the one that actually needs obsidian). This will stop mining lasers from targeting chunks within it... You might have to scout around for an obsidian chunk that isn't as deep in the blight to get started on that tech.

[DarkDestroyer]

Thanks. I can mine it with bots but really want to use buildings as the bots are always getting stuck on each other and require intervention often.

[FarleShadow]

*Cough* If you select your medium mining laser to mine obsidian, then it should automatically make the unit go into the blight even if it doesn't have the internal slot thing. I did the same with the blight stone and it worked fine. You just can't order it directly to do so.