[Solved] Automated Mining Problem !

[Klord]

So I thought of creating a mining empire this time around.

Bought a Mercury and equipped it with a transporter device
Bought a Falcon minor equipped it with 4 PAC

Blew up a Nividium asteroid in Void Alpha and issued the automated mining command setting the mercury as the drop off point.

But the falcon just idle when its cargo bay is full. It doesnt drop off Nividium to the Mercury. What can be the reason?

[Klord]

I think I know what the problem is.

Even though the software description stated that either the mining ship or the storing should should have transporter device, its essential to Minor to have a transporter device to unload cargo properly. I installed a transporter to one of the minor and its happily unloading and continuing its mining operations.

I didnt check the situation removing the transporter device from the mercury to see whether it will effect the process. Anyhow, problem is now solved.

[Cycrow]

it should work both ways, but i will check it

[Klord]

it should work both ways, but i will check it

I checked.

The miners drops the ore when,

1. Miner is equipped with a transporter device
2. Both minor and mercury is equipped with a transporter device (obvious)

Its not necessary to mercury to have a transporter device as far as miners have one. But vice versa is not viable. Miner goes idle when the freight bay is full if he is not equipped with a transporter device.

Looks like a small bug, but can live with it.

I like this automated mining thing. It makes me happy to see my mining ships shooting and collecting tiny rocks while I sit back and watching them from my luxury transporter (Ocelet). Feels like a proper entrepreneur making profitssss.