[TC] 1 Billion credits, day 3, Vanilla, here's how.

J-M v2.5.5 · Post by **J-M v2.5.5** » Sat, 30. Jul 11, 21:48

Admiral Craigie wrote:If anyone needs a visual guide on how to do this mining, check the vid out, it will help you if you are still unsure on how to go about it. It helped me heaps :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUXYWS3eb7I

Exactly what I expected after reading the first post, except for the "Don't ever return to Kingdom End or the rock collecting will stop" part, so thanks for the heads-up!

A++ video, will watch again =)

Sp@c3Ch!mp · Post by **Sp@c3Ch!mp** » Sat, 30. Jul 11, 21:57

almost pressed "j" for seta while watching this video...

Zero12345678 · Post by **Zero12345678** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 00:50

deca.death wrote:.

Probably not, there are usually just few of them. That's why you have scanner.

Ok, so that is what I thought as well, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to scan the asteroids. I have no problems scanning the big asteroids that u build stations on, but I cant seem to scan the smaller ones. What am I missing? I have a mineral scanner.

5150 · Post by **5150** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 01:06

Zero12345678 wrote:
deca.death wrote:.

Probably not, there are usually just few of them. That's why you have scanner.
Ok, so that is what I thought as well, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to scan the asteroids. I have no problems scanning the big asteroids that u build stations on, but I cant seem to scan the smaller ones. What am I missing? I have a mineral scanner.

Just target them, the roid type will then be displayed when you click on the target icon down the left hand side of the screen (IIRC)

J-M v2.5.5 · Post by **J-M v2.5.5** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 12:42

Small question: If I ever return to Kingdom End, will this unlimited Nividium supply vanish forever, or will I simply have to re-instruct my ships to collect rocks upon leaving the sector again?

5150 · Post by **5150** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 13:29

J-M v2.5.5 wrote:Small question: If I ever return to Kingdom End, will this unlimited Nividium supply vanish forever, or will I simply have to re-instruct my ships to collect rocks upon leaving the sector again?

In general I believe it breaks, however there is a post (by Bill I think) discussing ways of getting in there without breaking it.

I've personally been back before I realised I shouldn't and I didn't break anything

Turiko · Post by **Turiko** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 14:03

How exactly do i find this nvidium? The post says "find it visually", but it's just a damn rock, looks no different from ore/silicon ones... Also i'm having trouble getting into position 0,0,1.5, but there's no asteroids anywhere near - i assume this "asteroid" is one of the smaller rocks that don't show up on scanner and don't respawn?

I might just go to the unknown sector at the other end of the universe, i found some nvidium asteroids (scanned ones) there a while back. It's not like i'm doing this for the money, it's for the hub plot

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Admiral Craigie · Post by **Admiral Craigie** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 14:05

5150 wrote:
J-M v2.5.5 wrote:Small question: If I ever return to Kingdom End, will this unlimited Nividium supply vanish forever, or will I simply have to re-instruct my ships to collect rocks upon leaving the sector again?
In general I believe it breaks, however there is a post (by Bill I think) discussing ways of getting in there without breaking it.

I've personally been back before I realised I shouldn't and I didn't break anything

that would be good then

i just gotta find that post lol

Admiral Craigie · Post by **Admiral Craigie** » Sun, 31. Jul 11, 15:03

J-M v2.5.5 wrote:
Admiral Craigie wrote:If anyone needs a visual guide on how to do this mining, check the vid out, it will help you if you are still unsure on how to go about it. It helped me heaps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUXYWS3eb7I
Exactly what I expected after reading the first post, except for the "Don't ever return to Kingdom End or the rock collecting will stop" part, so thanks for the heads-up!

A++ video, will watch again =)

was well done wasn't it:) But like i said in that posting, you can thank nponobeghuk for doing that vid and posting it on Youtube;)

5150 · Post by **5150** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 11:30

Admiral Craigie wrote:
5150 wrote:
J-M v2.5.5 wrote:Small question: If I ever return to Kingdom End, will this unlimited Nividium supply vanish forever, or will I simply have to re-instruct my ships to collect rocks upon leaving the sector again?
In general I believe it breaks, however there is a post (by Bill I think) discussing ways of getting in there without breaking it.

I've personally been back before I realised I shouldn't and I didn't break anything
that would be good then i just gotta find that post lol

It's here

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=305013

/edit
Wrong quote dammit!

As an aside I hit 1bil on game day 4. It's certainly doable by 3 if you resist the temptation to go shopping for captial ships and marines and/or dont mind running an insane number of miners (none of which apply to me I'm afraid!)

Infekted · Post by **Infekted** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 11:59

Turiko wrote:How exactly do i find this nvidium? The post says "find it visually", but it's just a damn rock, looks no different from ore/silicon ones... Also i'm having trouble getting into position 0,0,1.5, but there's no asteroids anywhere near - i assume this "asteroid" is one of the smaller rocks that don't show up on scanner and don't respawn?

I might just go to the unknown sector at the other end of the universe, i found some nvidium asteroids (scanned ones) there a while back. It's not like i'm doing this for the money, it's for the hub plot .

The Niv in KE is debris, not a full asteroid. Fly to the coords. Point your targetting reticule at the nearest rock thing. Press T to target it. Then press I to give you info on it. It'll tell you what type of rock it is. When you find the niv cluster, blast it a bit, drop a satelite then leave forver.

Admiral Craigie · Post by **Admiral Craigie** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 14:30

Infekted wrote:
Turiko wrote:How exactly do i find this nvidium? The post says "find it visually", but it's just a damn rock, looks no different from ore/silicon ones... Also i'm having trouble getting into position 0,0,1.5, but there's no asteroids anywhere near - i assume this "asteroid" is one of the smaller rocks that don't show up on scanner and don't respawn?

I might just go to the unknown sector at the other end of the universe, i found some nvidium asteroids (scanned ones) there a while back. It's not like i'm doing this for the money, it's for the hub plot .
The Niv in KE is debris, not a full asteroid. Fly to the coords. Point your targetting reticule at the nearest rock thing. Press T to target it. Then press I to give you info on it. It'll tell you what type of rock it is. When you find the niv cluster, blast it a bit, drop a satelite then leave forver.

or you can watch this video on youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUXYWS3eb7I
cant go wrong watching this

i was watching it while playing the game to do exactly as he did it, i had no problem then

When your trying to find those above co-ordinates once your in KE, goto your sector map, at the top, next to the magnification buttons, there is a " + " press that to change the axis from X,Z to Y,Z. Then use your number pad on your keyboard to move the cursor to those co-ords and press enter. Your ship will go into autopilot. Once there, do as Infexted said, press " T " to target, then " I " for info. it'll tell you if your targeting niv or not in the top left of your screen. But i do reccomend to watch that video out on youtube, as i was like you, i could not find it. some people on here helped me with the same issues, how to find it easier, then i watched the video to actually get the mining to start

Now im making over 100 million everytime i play, more then enough credits

Infekted · Post by **Infekted** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 15:35

Tbh I think I'd rather uninstall the game than watch videos telling me how to play it xD I enjoyed teaching myself how to set up an automatic niv mining fleet.

Its not like mining is difficult. Goto coords, point at rocks, target and "scan" them. And again I would be somewhat hesitent about using autopilot in a debris field. Its not like 1-2km below the exact sector centre is difficult to find..

Admiral Craigie · Post by **Admiral Craigie** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 16:29

I think the video is for those that are either X-universe Fans and just like to watch peoples videos that they make on their journey's. AND/OR its for those that are having trouble understanding instructions, or just having trouble altogether like i was in how to go about things. Sort of a visual aid. I had trouble at the start on how to work things, or didnt understand things, and that video taught me quite a bit Tbh.

As for not setting Autopilot on in debris fields, i havent had any ships blow up on me in the asteroid fields on autopilot. and i send about 20 ships each time. havent lost one yet

Other people send over 50 to over 100 at a time, i havent heard them complain.

Post by **Nanook** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 20:49

For the record, entering KE while your niv miners are operating will not 'break' the mining. All that happens is that the rocks currently being mined will not respawn. So unless you're in the sector long enough for your miners to clean up every single niv rock, you should be fine. And I doubt, given the collision detection issues for miners, that they can mine very much at all while you're IS. For that matter, I haven't read on these forums of anyone reporting a single case where the mining actually dried up due to entering a sector.

For example, I once had an op in Scale Plate Green, and I entered and left the sector multiple times with no issues to my miners, other than a bit of shield damage due to collisions with the rocks. These were niv rocks. Another time I mined the niv 'roid in Ore Belt from 'that' mission with a dozen miners, and even entering and leaving the sector many times didn't cause the miners to stop mining.

Admiral Craigie · Post by **Admiral Craigie** » Mon, 1. Aug 11, 22:37

kool, handy to know

AjaxDude · Post by **AjaxDude** » Thu, 4. Aug 11, 01:28

Okay, I think I may have screwed up big time. I actually got in my Mercury and collected the all the Nividium rocks in the sector before getting back in my Discover and selling the Mercury at Kingdom End. I bought three new Mercuries and sent them to the coordinates. The Nividium asteroids have not respawned. Have I completely destroyed my chances at easy money?

Also, the reason why I personally collected it because the "Collect Rocks" command was not working properly. Maybe it was because I was in sector.

I really could have used a heads up about staying OOS.

rwhiteruff · Post by **rwhiteruff** » Thu, 4. Aug 11, 04:35

Nanook wrote:For the record, entering KE while your niv miners are operating will not 'break' the mining. All that happens is that the rocks currently being mined will not respawn. So unless you're in the sector long enough for your miners to clean up every single niv rock, you should be fine. And I doubt, given the collision detection issues for miners, that they can mine very much at all while you're IS. For that matter, I haven't read on these forums of anyone reporting a single case where the mining actually dried up due to entering a sector.

For example, I once had an op in Scale Plate Green, and I entered and left the sector multiple times with no issues to my miners, other than a bit of shield damage due to collisions with the rocks. These were niv rocks. Another time I mined the niv 'roid in Ore Belt from 'that' mission with a dozen miners, and even entering and leaving the sector many times didn't cause the miners to stop mining.

I kind of figured that. I'd like to play it even safer, though. If you have nobody mining but an adv. sat in place, will the rocks remain during a trip to KE? Or will they somehow despawn? i.e. is it safer to visit during an active mining operation or between them?

AjaxDude · Post by **AjaxDude** » Thu, 4. Aug 11, 06:07

Can someone please answer my question. I need to know whether I will need to restart or find a different Nividium deposit.

shilhi · Post by **shilhi** » Thu, 4. Aug 11, 06:26

I thought there was a Nividium deposit in Ore Belt?