prospectors give you more?

[Starvingartizt]

im reading conflicting things online...would using a prospector on a roid net you more fragments or not? ive yet to try them

[Phoenix]

Well, why don't you just try them and see for yourself? What's stopping you?

[Starvingartizt]

your a big help thanks for taking the time to write that response lol some of us are new and dont want to waste money to test things when others here (helpfull people) know the answer already,..its called a forum

[xPEDx]

Yes they do, or at least did before the update. i havent tried yet. but generaly thy would give x4 or more the amount from asteriods. :)

[Starvingartizt]

Originally posted by xPEDx:

Yes they do, or at least did before the update. i havent tried yet. but generaly thy would give x4 or more the amount from asteriods. :)

thank you!

[Steve]

Yes they do, your mining yield will be 25-35% larger when using prospectors, I'd never mine without them as you're throwing money away.

[VanhaVihtahousu]

ANd i think A rated prospector will give you more than lower rated.

[Turd Ferguson]

Originally posted by Starvingartizt:

im reading conflicting things online...would using a prospector on a roid net you more fragments or not? ive yet to try them

yes. it used to not so old posts (or people who haven't mined in a while) will tell you otherwise. I believe it doubles the yield if you put a prospector limpet on the roid you're mining.

[Starvingartizt]

wow! what a diff they make!

[TiberiuS]

Originally posted by YeOldeGamerSteve:

Yes they do, your mining yield will be 25-35% larger when using prospectors, I'd never mine without them as you're throwing money away.

Originally posted by Turd Ferguson:

... I believe it doubles the yield if you put a prospector limpet on the roid you're mining.

Yeah. I also remember it being +100% yield in asteroids. Also they tell you what is in the asteroid before you start mining.

[LostCaveman]

Hint: They take time until released. You have to wait and aim until they make that release sound or they fly somewhere else.

[Eddo]

If not for the increased yield, use them to save time from mining roids that are worth less.

[Starvingartizt]

Originally posted by TheMaster:

Hint: They take time until released. You have to wait and aim until they make that release sound or they fly somewhere else.

i always wait to mine until when targeterd they tell me whats on the roid. that ok>?

[xPEDx]

Originally posted by Starvingartizt:

Originally posted by TheMaster:

Hint: They take time until released. You have to wait and aim until they make that release sound or they fly somewhere else.

i always wait to mine until when targeterd they tell me whats on the roid. that ok>?

Yes , What he means is , When you first fire the limpet you MUST stay in the same direction you were pointing untill the limpet is in view or till you know it has been releast, Turning after firing these can result in a miss target and the limpet will just fly away in the direction your ship was pointing as it came out.

[Starvingartizt]

ah ok.

[DownSouth05]

Essentially a Propector limpet lets you know what exactly is in the rock and in what %. If you are looking for gold for example you could mine for hours and maybe get lucky or in most cases be very unlucky.

So you fire off your prospector and let it report back to you what is in that big rock you are looking at, then you can decide if you want to mine it or not.

the other thing is to take a long hard look at the rings of a given mining location. Look at the planet and check the composition of the rings. There are usually two rings seperated by a dark band if you look at it from the top or bottom. The "A" ring is the one closest to the planet and the "B" is the one on the outside. Check the info and you may find that the A ring is mettalic and outer ring just rocks.