Mining Drone: How to use?

[Lord Knightmarez]

I'm playing as a pirate. How do i deploy this thing? where? i still haven't figured it out.

[Arcturus Asriv]

On your galaxy map there is a marker.
Go there and there will be a mission to drop the drone.

Then once dropped, there will be another marker showing where you dropped it at and a timer.
Once the timer finishes, you can go back to the spot and click on 'Collect'.

Then look on the map for another "!" and go there.
Another mission will spawn for you to drop the drone to mine.

[Lord Knightmarez]

can you take a screenshot or something? i haven't found it yet.

[Arcturus Asriv]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2091292497

In the above image, you'll see an exclamation point at Epsilon Aurigae.
This could mean a number of things that require your attention.
One of which could be a place for mining.
You have to go there to find out. And you have to have a free drone to use or it won't pop the mining mission.

Also, in the above image, you'll see an icon over Ross 128. This is a mining drone icon to remind you where you have your drone deployed.

In the bottom image, you'll see Ross 128 zoomed in and on the top left is info about the drone, with a Rush button that will change to Collect in about 2.5 hours.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2091292679

[Arcturus Asriv]

And here's this (check out the rest of the page for some really good to know stuff).

https://wiki.herzbube.ch/index.php/PSSMissions#Mining

[Lord Knightmarez]

so is this for lvl 11 only? I've never seen a mining option pop up on the top left no matter which of the pirate systems i fast-5m-travel to.

[Arcturus Asriv]

I started mining at level 5.
I'm only level 6.

Find an exclamation point on a system.
Go to that system.
Click on the exclamation point.
There should be a mission in the system, usually with the word 'mining' in the name. It will look like an exploration mission.
The dialogue of the mission will give you an option to deploy the drone.
Then you just wait until it's done.

[Lord Knightmarez]

thank you for the help, i finally found where i could mining drone.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2092443544

[Arcturus Asriv]

Awesome!
You're welcome.

[Lord Knightmarez]

what's your in game name? you deserve some bux

[Arcturus Asriv]

Thanks. Same as it is here.
Arcturus Asriv.