So I read Grand exchange is best for mining but... resouorce probes show otherwise?

[Lycon]

I flew around GE 2 of them and dropped rescource probes almost covering the entire sector and its resources are reaaally lackluster? Theres a LOT of astroids though like, a LOT! yet still so little resources? I think the gas other than methane is 2 stars. Other than that its half a star or no stars! I got 4 mining ships, is it best to deploy them here?

[Wraith]

which one?

you know that there are three sector right and they all count as a single one as well with the superhighway

they should all have decent ore/silicon

Grand Exchange 1 has amazing ice

gases are pretty weak though but you don't need them in crazy quantity to begin with especially since the neighboring systems have them

[Damedius]

It depends what you want to accomplish. In the early game, I'm looking for reputation, so I'll put a least one miner in every faction.

https://www.qsna.eu/x4/map

There is a map that shows the resources. You want a sector that has a resource that is mined and bought in the same sector because most of your pilots will only be able to local Automine.

[Lycon]

Originally posted by Grumpy:

I normally add solid storage to HQ in grand exchange. I make miners mine in Nopileos Fortune 2 and assign miners as traders. For medium ships 4 mining 1 trading ratio. Than I send out fast ships to explore grand exchanges and all other sectors close by. When possible I upgrade miners to L ships with Flaks to defend from KHK.

I didnt understand a word u just said, might as well be chinese xD

[Lycon]

Originally posted by Grumpy:

Originally posted by Lycon:

I didnt understand a word u just said, might as well be chinese xD

Alright alright alright

i didnt mean it in a bad way, just that i dont understand

[Mormaz]

Originally posted by Lycon:

Originally posted by Grumpy:

Alright alright alright

i didnt mean it in a bad way, just that i dont understand

Simply put, the best traders for ores are: Mining ships !
Sir Grumpy upgraded his HQ in Grand Exchange with a Solid Storage.
For every Medium size Mining Ship doing Trade only (assigned to his HQ), there are 4 Medium sized Mining Ship in Nopileos' Fortunes 2 (assigned to HQ also, filling up the Storage).
When enough Money, upgrade the miners to L Size, and befriend the Argon for Juicy Flak Canons to repel Kahak's.

[SirProsik]

To see what a sector has to offer look at the sector info in the map might have to click it a couple of times to see the list.

[Gibbo]

Grand exchange sectors are good because they seem to act like advanced miners and use all 3 sectors. But they won't leave any of the grand exchange sectors.

If you right click on the map anywhere in a sctor and click encyclopedia it will show you what resources are in that sector. You will need a resource probe or two if you do decide to mine it.

[Lycon]

Originally posted by Mormaz:

Originally posted by Lycon:

i didnt mean it in a bad way, just that i dont understand

Simply put, the best traders for ores are: Mining ships !
Sir Grumpy upgraded his HQ in Grand Exchange with a Solid Storage.
For every Medium size Mining Ship doing Trade only (assigned to his HQ), there are 4 Medium sized Mining Ship in Nopileos' Fortunes 2 (assigned to HQ also, filling up the Storage).
When enough Money, upgrade the miners to L Size, and befriend the Argon for Juicy Flak Canons to repel Kahak's.

hmmh, but why use mining ships as trading ships?

[Wraith]

Nopileos is also huge with no client in the same sector

So it a trade off as well

[Mormaz]

Originally posted by Lycon:

Originally posted by Mormaz:

Simply put, the best traders for ores are: Mining ships !
Sir Grumpy upgraded his HQ in Grand Exchange with a Solid Storage.
For every Medium size Mining Ship doing Trade only (assigned to his HQ), there are 4 Medium sized Mining Ship in Nopileos' Fortunes 2 (assigned to HQ also, filling up the Storage).
When enough Money, upgrade the miners to L Size, and befriend the Argon for Juicy Flak Canons to repel Kahak's.

hmmh, but why use mining ships as trading ships?

Because better Speed, Travel speed and Cargo capacity, paired with better resilience for the same job: transporting minerals to sell them.

[Lycon]

Originally posted by Mormaz:

Originally posted by Lycon:

hmmh, but why use mining ships as trading ships?

Because better Speed, Travel speed and Cargo capacity, paired with better resilience for the same job: transporting minerals to sell them.

Stupid question but are miners the only ships that can transport mine stuff? And how do you make them traders?

[Mormaz]

Originally posted by Lycon:

Originally posted by Mormaz:

Because better Speed, Travel speed and Cargo capacity, paired with better resilience for the same job: transporting minerals to sell them.

Stupid question but are miners the only ships that can transport mine stuff? And how do you make them traders?

There are 3 types of wares:
Containers (Almost all wares)
Solid (Ores)
Liquid (Gases)

I made a typo on my previous post. Since only "miners" have the Solid type capacity, only them can haul Ores. (I think I got confused with probably X:Rebirth who has traders with Solid cargo).

Easiest way for them to trade is to assign them to a station, and manually place sell orders for the ores you are stockpiling.