X3: Reunion - How do I use the Mobile Drilling System?

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Shrap
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X3: Reunion - How do I use the Mobile Drilling System?

Post by Shrap » Tue, 9. Sep 08, 13:38

I bought Mercury and equipped it with MDS, Ore Collector, Special command software, Mineral scanner.

I hit 'y' and the MDS had "install" next to it. I clicked "install" and it took me to the rear turret of my Mercury. I couldn't install it nor can I figure out if there is another way to use it.

Help please!

Thanks,

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Re: X3: Reunion - How do I use the Mobile Drilling System?

Post by AleksMain » Tue, 9. Sep 08, 14:05

Shrap wrote:I bought Mercury and equipped it with MDS, Ore Collector, Special command software, Mineral scanner.

I hit 'y' and the MDS had "install" next to it. I clicked "install" and it took me to the rear turret of my Mercury. I couldn't install it nor can I figure out if there is another way to use it.

Help please!

Thanks,
TD's Guide to the World of Mobile Mining! -Updated-

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Choosing a Mining Ship

There are only a handful of ships that are capable of mobile mining. Choosing the right ship is up to you. Keep in mind: A good mining ship needs to be somewhat fast, able to carry all of the equipment needed, and have an extremely large cargo bay. Here I will go over the basic ships that are capable of mining.

Split Caiman -TS Class
Speed: 158.91 m/s
Accel: 4 m/s^2
Steering: 11.69%
Cargo Bay: 1300u XL (From 300)
Turrets 1:
Front Turret: IREs, some PACs
Back Turret: Mass Driver, Mining Laser, and Ion Disrupter
Shields: 2* 25mw

Teladi Vulture –TS Class
Speed: 123.73 m/s
Accel: 3 m/s^2
Steering: 11.69%
Cargo Bay: 2000u XL (From 800)
Turrets 1:
No Front guns
Back Turret: Mining Laser, and Alpha PSG
Shields: 2* 25mw

Paranid Demeter –TS Class
Speed: 117.11 m/s
Accel: 3 m/s^2
Steering: 17.9%
Cargo Bay: 1500u XL (From 666)
Turrets 1:
Front Turret: Mining Laser, Alpha PSG
Back Turret: Mining Laser, Alpha PSG
Shields: 3* 25mw
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BRANCA
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Post by BRANCA » Tue, 9. Sep 08, 14:06

Hi Shrap
Your mercury can't use a mds.
Select the ship,go to details, scroll down and look at lasernames.
There you see wat lasers the ship can use,and in witch place.
hth

Branca

Shrap
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Post by Shrap » Tue, 9. Sep 08, 22:34

Ah ok.


Thanks for the guide AleksMain!

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Post by Nanook » Wed, 10. Sep 08, 00:24

Unfortunately, that guide is for X2 only. It doesn't apply to X3, since the mechanics are a bit different, and the ship classes are totally different. Check the Ultimate Guide sticky at the top of the forum for current mining guides for X3. The one you need is Bunny's Mobile Mining Guide for X3. Happy mining. :)
Have a great idea for the current or a future game? You can post it in the [L3+] Ideas forum.

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