1.3 - Mobile Drilling Turrets on TLs

[dSerk]

After patching to 1.3 you won't be able to use your Mobile Drilling System on the same turrets. I've only experienced this on my Hercules, but apparently there have been changes to other TLs. Some thought that since there ship was purchased before the patch that the change would not affect them. This is half true. If you've patched to 1.3 while the Mobile Drilling System is armed on the old turret you'll be able to use it UNTIL YOU SWITCH IT OUT FOR ANOTHER WEAPON. So leave it on that left turret if you like mining from your TL's turrets, or else you'll have to mine from the main gun.... not good. I was a little disappointed, I liked mining from my TL but now all but the smallest 'roids are accessible in my TL.

Egosoft, howzabout switching it back? It's logical that the X Universe citizens would have designed their ships to use the MDS on the side turrets

Edit, I wonder if we could patch back to 1.2, install the MDS on the side turret, then patch back to 1.3? Hmmm...

[Brianetta]

Not sure. Elephant's front turret uses the mining drill, and there is no main weapon mount. Are you speaking for all TLs or just a couple?

[JackScratch]

Well my Elephant couldn't use a mining laser pre-1.3 so I certainly don't want them switching it back to the way it was.

Hopefully they'll tweak the ranges on Mining Lasers fired from a TL on the next patch.

[dSerk]

Bah, I f'ed up the poll. Forget the poll. Phooey.

I was speaking only from experience with my Hercules, but I thought I'd heard some people saying that similar changes had occurred with the Elephant and others.

A range tweak would be nice on the MDS. Longer range... to be clear

Brianetta, is that "front" turret one you switch to just like a left/right turret or do you fire that gun from the cockpit/bridge monitor? Can you aim it or do you have to point your ship at the target?

The front-facing gun mount on the Hercules is not a turret and it is located directly underneath the bridge. The distance from the front of the ship to the main guns is about is just about as long as the firing range of the MDS.

[GCU Grey Area]

How about having a mk2 mining laser only useable in a TL (make it an ST type cargo?) which can exploit the bigger power plant TL's have (compared to TS class ships) to increase the range & allow mining from a TL to be done at a safe distance.

[Brianetta]

Brianetta, is that "front" turret one you switch to just like a left/right turret or do you fire that gun from the cockpit/bridge monitor? Can you aim it or do you have to point your ship at the target?

It's a front turret. A turret turret. Star Wars. Octagonal window, aim-where-you-want, not a fixed mount, turret.

You cannot fire any guns from the main bridge, although that's the only place you can fire missiles from.

[Lorelei]

I've just this weekend bought a Hercules, and decided to go mining in it (running 1.3 btw). It's not easy. Particularly when the asteroid is spinning.

The range on the mining laser could definately do with upping just a tad! I got annoyed with it, then went and hunted pirates for their hornet missiles. Much better!

[Kitch]

Sack mining directly from a TL - I just use a kitted Vulture to do the actual rock blasting - easier to fly and leaves my TL and Dolphins free to go collecting... or if you must use a TL, nuke it with a hornet... a 1500m range gun on a 2km long ship? Not a good idea...

It's not something I think needs fixing - a TL is a transporter, not a mining ship.

[dSerk]

Sack mining directly from a TL - I just use a kitted Vulture to do the actual rock blasting - easier to fly and leaves my TL and Dolphins free to go collecting... or if you must use a TL, nuke it with a hornet... a 1500m range gun on a 2km long ship? Not a good idea...

It's not something I think needs fixing - a TL is a transporter, not a mining ship.

I don't think TLs can "Collect Wares." I have the Special Command Software installed but I don't have that option. I liked mining from the TL so my TSs could do the collecting.

Using Hornets isn't too wasteful, it shouldn't even cut into my profits if I stick to high-yield 'roids and keep collecting Hornet missiles where I find 'em. I'll give it a shot. no pun int.

How about having a mk2 mining laser only useable in a TL (make it an ST type cargo?) which can exploit the bigger power plant TL's have (compared to TS class ships) to increase the range & allow mining from a TL to be done at a safe distance.

I like this idea. A heavy-MDS would prob be easy to patch-in, too.

It's a front turret. A turret turret. Star Wars. Octagonal window, aim-where-you-want, not a fixed mount, turret.

So.... it's a turret. Where is it? Right up on the tip/nose (er, trunk?) of the Elephant, or is it located under the bridge? I'm having a hard time picturing the Elephant right now... don't wanna dig for a screenie

[JackScratch]

Elephant front turret is on the tip of it's nose, which seems 1km away from it's cockpit. It's pretty ideal placement as far as TLs and mobile mining lasers are concerned, but that gun still needs better range.

[NeverSnake]

The Albatross can mount a mining laser in the main fixed mount and it's in a pretty good position.

http://argonopedia.ppcis.org/ship.php?ship=64

Mining laser is right in the middle of the big 'bar'.

I usually use a Paranid Demeter based in my albatross to do my mining though.

I am thinking on investing in a hornet missile factory and a Hydra to fire them though (I do have other Hornet capable ships but this may be a good use for a hydra.