Mobile Drilling System, What for?

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life4hire
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Mobile Drilling System, What for?

Post by life4hire » Sat, 29. Nov 03, 09:29

I have put the Mobile Drilling System, Ore Collector and Mineral Scanner on my Mercury. All I get is the Mobile Drilling System listed as freight with install the only option for it besides eject. I have targeted, scanned and done everything I can think of to use the Mobile Drilling Systems with an astoriod??? What am I doing wrong or how does this thing get used. The book is extremely vauge. Need help.
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Post by LV » Sat, 29. Nov 03, 10:01

Enter your ship menu "S" and then press "G" to go to the weapons list

IIRC the mercury cannot equip a mobile drilling system but other ts ships can.

You then fly to an asteriod and "fire" until it breaks up , then collect the ore ;)

Special command software makes this easyier ;)
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Post by Stormsong » Sat, 29. Nov 03, 14:19

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IIRC only the Split and Paranid TS ships can actually use the Mobile Drilling System.
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Post by life4hire » Sat, 29. Nov 03, 15:30

Thank you,

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Post by Moss » Sat, 29. Nov 03, 15:53

life4hire wrote:Thank you,

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IIRC means "If I Recall Correctly"
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Post by OicU812 » Mon, 1. Dec 03, 02:35

damn so no argon type ships can mount the hardware? lol then why do they sell it in the system? if they cant use it its gonna be a specality item, and from what ive seen ore is definately not a rare thing...so i dont understand.

oh well i didnt make the game i just bought the thing.
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Post by Deathifier » Mon, 1. Dec 03, 04:24

I think three Freigthers and all but one TL can mount the Drilling System somewhere.
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Freighters: Teladi, Paranid, Split.
TL's: All but Split (which has a very different turret config too).
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