🌑 2021 Elite Dangerous Mining Guide - Deep Core Mining in Elite Dangerous Money Making for Beginners

Welcome to my 2021 Elite Dangerous mining guide for deep core mining in Elite Dangerous. This method is one of the best Elite Dangerous money making for beginners to the game!
I hope this Elite Dangerous mining guide for deep for mining in Elite Dangerous was helpful to your gameplay commander!
All you need to do is scrape together 15ish million which can be done following this guide here - • 🗺️ 2021 Elite Dangerou...
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[@HawkesGaming]

No deep core shall escape your grasp now commander! This is my ultra top secret way to find core with the greatest of ease!

[@CharlesIsMyName]

Would suggest deep core mining over laser mining as a way to make money which is best as I'm new and don't have the best grasp of it but do have my asp and enough money for deep core mining :)

[@SNippets01]

Love your vids hawkes! Are you going to do a python ultimate mining build?

[@HawkesGaming]

@@SNippets01 I have some older builds but my new 2021 best start will show it.

[@egalegal3537]

@@HawkesGaming uuhh nice i wait for it :D the older ones doesnt work anymore LTD are nerfed to the ground. Thx for ur Videos. I'm new and the helped a lot. Now i can buy the phyton but i wait for how tu use it best way in 2021

[@thatryguy243]

Is there a beginners ship

[@spurtikus1]

"the asteroid kinda looks like a potato" They kinda all look like a potato...

[@scouttheinvincible]

I found it easier to tell by how bright they appear when far away. They will be more brighter than others of the same distance away. If you are unsure you can always check by looking for fissures. I also had better luck finding cores at another nearby hotspot on the ring. It definitely gets easier the more you do it.

[@aconite72]

I always call them "popcorn roids". They look more like popcorns than potatoes to me.

[@TuDeDaTe]

@@scouttheinvincible high density rocks also look bright, but its stilll a good advice.

[@defeatSpace]

specifically a russet potato

[@Saphiros]

if you're having trouble finding core asteroids hold down the button when you use the scanner. you'll never see the black lines otherwise i wasted 30 minutes looking because i didn't know

[@djhunt9828]

what button??????

[@SirFapsAlot]

So cores have black lines? Pretty sure I tried this method and they weren't core asteroids. I'm a horrible miner

[@Bluq16]

Just to add, if you are searching places to sell, always filter out Fleet carriers if you play in open. There are ways to set a big price on goods without actually buying them, so as to lure in players to gank them for the minerals. If the price the FC is offering looks to good to be true it's because it is.

[@pnutjellybuttr5898]

I’ve been wary of that, when I’ve been painite mining I always switch to solo when mining and selling so I don’t get ganked or pirated.

[@aconite72]

Just use EDDB.

[@1000-THR]

if it is too good to be true go in solo and make a good profit 👍

[@SeekerLancer]

I can't get the hang of this. They're all just glowing potatoes to me.

[@averynewcomb175]

It takes a little time to get the hang of it, but core asteroids are unmistakable, some might look like them at a weird angle but once you find one you know what to look for

[@BB-nm6oz]

I've only found 1 after 90 limpets :( feels bad. Can't get hang of ot

[@nirvana77811]

Same here, I've found ones that look exactly the same as the video describes no luck

[@kahldris1228]

Just takes practice, make sure your in a hot spot and keep in mind that each kind of ring has one type.of core when it comes to looks. So ice rings has a popcorn look. Ones thatbglow bright orange or yellow are worth checking out. Once you find one just look for more of the same shape.

[@frostyvr9805]

@@kahldris1228 I’m in a double musgravite hot spot and literally haven’t found anything after scanning 30+ asteroids

[@gus.smedstad]

0:40 "you'll definitely be able to tell...." Well, no. I tried learning this stuff on my own, and I ran through 20 asteroids without finding a core asteroid. The ones with sub-surface deposits often look just as bright to me as the few core asteroids I did eventually find. I feel like a need a detailed rundown on how to tell the difference. I was blowing up icy asteroids, not metallic ones, and there was no pattern to the shape of the actual core asteroids. I can usually spot surface deposits before firing a prospector, but that doesn't rule out fissures. I had no idea you could select a fissure with a planted explosive and disarm it, or cut short the timer, though. I thought you just had to wait for the overall timer to end, which was taking forever. I blew up about 4 core asteroids eventually, but not once did I get an ideal yield. 3 "too much explosives, out of ideal range" results and 1 asteroid that just refused to blow up at all.

[@kalumbailey5103]

You can tell, he specifically says in the viideo its metal-rich and rocky ring cores that look like this, the icy ones look like pumpkins.

[@esinach]

Did you find a better explanation video for beginners other than this? He's lost me in the first few minutes. Why am I finding fissures? What is all the equipment ive added to the ship? I need detailed steps on what the hell Im suppose to do and why.

[@flex_vindicator817]

@@esinach if needed i can explain to you just message me

[@esinach]

@@flex_vindicator817 Thanks man. I've put core mining on hold for now. Thought Id start with laser mining, as that's simpler.

[@flex_vindicator817]

@@esinach no problem, tbh mining imo is a waste of time as trade routes can profit up to 100M hourly depending on your trade ship and cargo hold

[@joshadamczyk4212]

Awesome tips but I wish you'd cover the basics of seismic charges a bit more!

[@philipptar4288]

The first time was hard, I started to fly to GCRV at 11AM, basically I spent 7 hours looking for cores. 3 days later it takes me +-2 hours to fill up the cargo hold. Thanks mate!!!

[@chrismannke7101]

Thank you very much sir, very detailed description of the asteroids, always had struggle to find the right ones but not anymore, Thank u very much!

[@RicaSkateShop]

This man is an absolute pro….. I recommend a lot of practice before attempting to mine at this speed.

[@FrozenKombat]

Finally someone told me the trick with finding core asteroids. The Yellow Blac-line color trick was epic

[@Fresh_Baklava_420]

Space panicking, space dead, SPACE CHEDDAR, space potatoes, French kissing asteroids, and epic explosions....... all signs it’s a Hawkes video. Lol Thx for sharing CMDR!

[@GameBoy-hd2eg]

Mad respect for uploading this at this fine hour. Gotta make them space bucks, o7 commander!

[@drdoody]

@@danielstokker he's space lying.

[@drdoody]

@@danielstokker I challenged him to make a one hour long video with no cuts where he shows himself taking off from a station with empty holds and returns with his full of things he deep core mined. Let's see if he can do it.

[@deanvangerven4129]

Knowledge is key to this game, If you really think this is good enough for a new player to watch and fully understand that really disappointing. Honestly the struggle to get past these stupid guides by players who no longer remember what it’s like to be new to the game they 24/7 is exhausting and I bet it’s a huge factor in pushing players away from elite..

[@alberto6169]

Ikr is it just me or there's literally no guide at all that is for proper beginner? They always leave a whole lot out and for you to figure out

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

@@alberto6169 You 2, watch PsychePlay's tutorials. She helped me the most when I was a noob (still am)

[@dustintaber]

Haven't watched your vids in awhile. Missed your voice and vocabulary more than I'd like to admit. "Welcome commanders to this elite dangerous mining guide." The way you say it with your character's face popping up is hilarious ahahahaha

[@shingshongshamalama]

"You will definitely be able to tell" I've looked at hundreds of tang filled rocks and I still have no fucking idea what core rocks look like.

[@LifesGuardian]

Tried core mining a couple weeks ago, 3 hours of my life I'll never get back. Glad you put this out to show me everything I did wrong. Thanks CMDR! Happy New Year!

[@Cdre_Satori]

yeah, spend 3 hours on void opals to only get 50mil, when I could have been doing 60 doing passanger missions. :/ I do it for the fun, not because it pays better.

[@archiewalters3633]

Wow, just as I am about to deep core mine for the first time the lord releases this

[@simonpotter7534]

Thanks Hawkes, great tips as always. All hail the mighty space cheddar!

[@pluxauag7555]

Where's the Hawkes Gaming "Don't Forget Your Limpets" Mug, T-Shirt, Pullover, Hoody etc, you'll have some good extra real world chedda with those added to the shop. Absolute must to add and we'll all be smashing the buy it now button. Go on, if you offer it, we will buy! Keep up the great vids.

[@CaidicusProductions]

Great guide, thank you Hawkes.

[@cryodragonbane4614]

i core mined a while ago but had to brush up on how, thank you for the turorial.

[@EpicWinNoob]

I mean, Fdev considers orbit cameras as drones from your ship and are tethered to a certain distance to the ship. If they call it an exploit, they'd better remove the canon description of the camera suite

[@CostlyFiddle]

Considering you can do other actions like boost while in 3rd person I'm fairly confident that it's not an exploit.

[@02091992able]

I've had a few when I approached they dimed but on inspection the fissures were there. Sometimes its a good idea to get a closer look at some of them even if they dim as you approach. I don't know if that is a glitch or a feature of the pulse wave. A thing they could do to make mining cores just a little easier would be to either eliminate the problem of rocks being stuck in the asteroid pieces or make the limpets smart enough to not crash and die attempting to get the bits.

[@daemonxblaze]

Some collision coding is definitely needed

[@andrewrobertson972]

Best explanation I seen. Thanks!

[@astonlawrence2175]

Is the shape or the black grid more important to look for when scanning? I'm only getting about 1 or 2 per hour. Also, can a location like this one dry up and eventually not spawn any more cores? Regardless, ty cmdr, video and insight is amazing as always. Do not regretting subscribing!

[@Adrian-py9cq]

Dude the tip about using a full strength charge to start then smaller ones to get to the sweet spot was a life saver. All hail the Cheddar Lord.

[@SifArtorias]

If you like that tip, you can also do a full strength charge in a low fissure then a 1 strength charge in another low fissure and that often makes a perfect explosion if no low strength fissures you can also do full strength in average and 2 strength charge in another average, but placement of the fissures can also affect the efficiency of the blast

[@TheYellingMute]

ive already got a GLORIOUS python but i never touched rocky cause i just didnt know what i was looking for so this is helpful! i do wanna say a trick i learned from another commander. try to find two low fissures and fire two high strength into them. usually this will get an optimal and if not just use low strengths until you hit that sweet spot.

[@HawkesGaming]

That's how I showed it in the old core mining video I did.

[@TheYellingMute]

@@HawkesGaming unfortunately i seem to be cursed by some kind of space witch. i was hoping this double layered hotspot will get me to finally see a motherlode in a rocky ring. nope. spent 30 minutes searching, yes. just searching and nothing to show for it. First no black lines, then i got desperate enough to just rub my face on every bright rock to no luck. if it were icy rings they would show me their rocks immediately but it seems rocky and metallic just refuse to show me their riches. looks like im going to hope icy prices bounce back or just stick to passenger missions. obviously not that your video is lying its just i dont seem to have any luck with anything other than icy. hope other commanders have better luck than me.

[@zacharyflowers4846]

Starting off the new year with some fireworks o7.

[@nickghilea3624]

not gonna lie, trying to do this for 30 min made me give up playing the game

[@amysilverstone9059]

Almost the same, but I found couple of cores and earned 10 mils on my first try...

[@Clayton178]

@@amysilverstone9059 Can you tell me how do I get the equipment to mine them? I'm new to the game.

[@duckyoutube6318]

@@Clayton178 1.You need a tool to probe the rings around a planet (a surface analyzer) (Utility) 2. You will need a prospect limpet controller (the higher the grade the batter go for a 3A) (optional Internal) 3. You will need a colection limpet controller (i would suggest 3A or 5A) (optional internal) 4. You will need 1 medium hardpoint core charge thing (the weapon that blows the shit up) 5. You will need 1 mining laser to shoot the minerals off. Any mining laser will do 6. learn to use all these things you just bought You dont need to go to his planet there are plenty of places to mine. You can get anywhere from $8-$70 million your first try. You should focus on cheesing bounties to make money and then get you a nice mining ship. You are going to need about $10 million before you try mining.

[@amysilverstone9059]

@@Clayton178 you can purchase the equipment at stations or ports. I personally got everything on Ray gateway in Diaguandri system

[@Fleecast]

I give up, Still have no idea what tf this guy is saying

[@andyr3802]

The "For Beginners.." part of the title was misleading...

[@valk_real]

'how do I mine' total mining tools: 1 refinery found this, just blew my mind wide open

[@drdoody]

Everything about this video is misleading. It's clickbait.

[@JohnDoe-zh6cp]

@@drdoody explain?

[@drdoody]

@@JohnDoe-zh6cp what he posted is clickbait to get money. Deep core mining is possible but incredibly time consuming.

[@JohnDoe-zh6cp]

@@drdoody Yeah I did some more research and tried it on my own and it’s really hard to find motherload asteroids. Even harder to find motherload asteroids that have profitable minerals.

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

I like having my ASP as a fully capable mining ship. I can do all kinds of mining at once (laser, abrasion, sub-surface and deep-core) and it feels great! I have 64 cargo spots, so I fill it with 32 limpets as I have good quality limpets that last for a good amount of time and have good range. 2 collector controllers, 1 prospector, pulse-wave analyzer, detailed surface scanner, and I also have chaff, heatsink, and a good shield for when I get ganked by pirates (never been ganked by a player though) Recently went after a A-Rated FSD (I had an E for some goddamn reason) and got a nearly 30ly jump range now (I haven't even scratched the surface of research yet)

[@primetime74]

Hi there! Love your videos. Is laser mining still a thing? I desperately try, but I am completely unable to find decent spots for laser mining even using the Mining tools. On the other hand I find it much easier to get some decent mining cargo together doing core mining. Any opinion or help on how to identify the right asteroids to do laser mining?

[@AquariusFrance]

Thanks a lot !

[@ThePaintballernick]

Dammit I just learned how to platinum laser mine and now I have to switch to this. Very helpful vids as always. I'm getting space richer by the day!

[@HawkesGaming]

Awesome! Currently you will make more doing platinum. My video caused a huge amount of fc's to appear and compete for prices. Yesterday FC buy prices reached 250k per ton LOL!!! I think right now it's 235k though. Although you can probably expect the same thing to happen in this system. It'll force fc's to compete more to have the best buy price.

[@gus.smedstad]

With some ships - an Asp Explorer being notable since he mentions it - you have room for a mining laser or two in addition to the seismic launcher and an abrasion blaster. You can always laser mine an asteroid and then blow it up. I did a lot of that in my last session, and that's the only thing that made it worthwhile for me, since 80% of the glowing asteroids I checked didn't have cores.

[@mishterpreshident]

10:39 Do you have to buy limpets manually in Advanced Maintenance? If so, what is the "restock" button in the station restocking? I never had restocking costs before the Asp Explorer and was assuming it was limpet-related. p.s. I logged in and answered my own question. You DO have to buy controller limpets manually, even though the seismic limpets get bought with the station restock button.

[@peterjames1295]

Nice! I think i have an asp explorer with this, or very similar build, Do you have an optimised build for the python? or is it just same stuff, more cargo/hull/shields?

[@SuperRookie117]

I always look for core asteroids like this but I find like 1-2 in 30 minutes :/ Also happy new year :)

[@user-ut5qt2ru1t]

im just getting into mining and am trying to follow this vid. Question, how do you have the fractures marked with those red icons? how do you tell if its an average or low strength fissure? i have used prospector limpets and i get the asteroid mineral content but no markers the way you do. maybe im just not actually looking at core rocks? on a side note great videos man. i'll def be watching what you put out in the future.

[@Firebat15]

I'm doing what you showed here in the same system with a python with the build you linked. Thanks! im having trouble with pirates though, what do you suggest?

[@davidhogins431]

Oh yes, it is that time of the year again

[@pineappleboi27]

My grids look way bigger when I'm using the pulsewave analyser, is that a problem. I can't find any black grids either and I'm in the exact same spot.

[@Demonezia]

I'm finding the same - not sure if it's because it's a PS4 version. However I've learned that they need to be VERY bright like what he is seeing here. I'm also making sure I either have a picture on my phone handy to compare, or my laptop with his video up so I have a frame of reference. Good luck commander!

[@pineappleboi27]

@@Demonezia That's a great idea actually, gonna have to try that.

[@bushi6489]

I just find the solution, in pc though, in order to see very more clearly the asteroids and grid lines (even the green color!), you need to put the supersampling on 2.0X, this way the game is escalated to 4k and show the exact image on Hawks screen

[@pineappleboi27]

@@bushi6489 that would be great and all, if my computer could handle that😂

[@bushi6489]

@@pineappleboi27 Ye, I only recommend this if you have a good graphics card. You can try lowering the settings to see if you're pc can handle it, since you are likely doing this mining stuff just once.

[@RyanBowskill]

Love your videos Hawkes, clear and concise the way it should be. Keep up the good work dude!

[@nickk4953]

Hey I’ve been mining in this exact spot cool. I watched the 2020 video on how to start and then searched and found this spot. I’m still only in the asp explored right now though

[@m982excalibur5]

Thanks!

[@theologe6076]

an important thing that made it literally about thrice as easy to spot dem core 'roids was to put the supersampling on 2x... kinda makes the color overlay nicer and made it super easy to spot the 'black grid' which i only saw when getting into cuddling distance before.

[@pnutjellybuttr5898]

How do you increase super sampling?

[@theologe6076]

@@pnutjellybuttr5898 sry for the late reply. Go to options>graphics>click the plus next to quality>supersampling (the 6th or 7th from the top iirc)

[@pnutjellybuttr5898]

@@theologe6076 thanks!

[@duckyoutube6318]

This game does a good job of making one feel like a real pilot. There are levels to piloting in this game.

[@mishterpreshident]

That's for sure. I was doing the previous stage of this tutorial series (Hauler missions) and really thought I had become quite the pilot. Then in the Asp Explorer stage of the tutorial, Hawkes takes all the docking & supercruise assist off the build for space considerations. My first several docking attempts cost me damage and loitering fines. I still tense up every time I have to dock. In fact, I gotta fix some keybindings to accommodate for better yaw control during docking. Piloting definitely comes in levels!!!

[@batlezone1633]

I was mining in Colonia. All I had was limpet and the pirates attacked and killed me. That's my 2nd re-buy :( . Did not know about that last part. Did not know that what's in your refinery counted as well. thanks for the video. happy hew yr to u cmdr o7.

[@jonrooney3310]

Nothing like making some hard cold space cheddar!

[@playmaker4206]

Hey can you plz make a guide on how yo make that space bucks when you starting up like your old start up guides plz thx

[@krisbeal8173]

Great video! Is there a tool or site that will show me what metal/minerals I can mine in any given system? I'm currently in Omicron Capricorni B doing laser mining for platinum, but I want to try my hand at core mining. Thanks!

[@popsravendish8617]

Great video. I do not know how to select between my abrasion blaster and my collector limpets when they connected as #2 on the left side panel. I resident's news questiin , but I'm still learning. I've never been able to figure that out.

[@DrSid42]

Did 3 Asp Explorer trips and I'm starting to see the asteroids. But I've only seen the black pattern once or twice. It's very rare. Maybe it depends on some GFX settings or something. It's just not what I look for. I look for brightness and size. There are some very bright and small asteroids, that's not them. The right ones are medium size and bright. And from close, there are the fissures, so don't waste limpets unless you see those clearly. You have to be close to launch charges anyway. Even so on my first trip it took me hours to find the first one. Don't expect to find one right away .. but you will get better at this. However it's certainly not true that only black pattern asteroids are the right ones.

[@FiveFootFall]

Hey bro, I don't know what font you are using for your video titles, but most of the characters show up as X'd out squares. I'm on mobile, don't know if it's my problem, but if it weren't for the thumbnails I wouldn't know what the video is about.

[@24nero24]

When you are about to launch your mines did you lock on to the fissure in the menu?? I am really new to the game and can’t figure out what/why you did that. Is it not possible to lock on without the menu?

[@Dareitus]

How many rocks should I be seeing/how long should I be looking? I can't tell if I'm bad at this or if they're just that rare. I've found 2 rocks in about an hour of cruising around your spot and I feel like I must be missing some

[@wesguitarguy9536]

Core mining is a lot of fun in VR

[@liamjensen2025]

All of the asteroids I could find looked jagged and metallic without a single core asteroid, do different types of asteroids spawn more/less cores?

[@unnecessarylingo7870]

you have to be in a hotspot to find cores, also, different rings have different reserve types: pristine, major, common, low, and depleted. Look for planets that have pristine rings to find the most cores. You can see the reserve type of the planet/ring on the side bar thing in the system map if you select the planet.

[@tvman2563]

reason you can't find a lot of them is because that spot is too popular. core asteroids have a 7 day respawn delay after they have been destroyed by any commander. you'll probably wanna go to a less popular hotspot in the bubble when you mine.

[@NeonLeV95]

Ok, I would like to know a couple of things...I started only yesterday doing deep core mining (so treat me like a noob) and watching your video I realized that I got wrong the very first thing: the ship 😅 Spent about 60mln out of my 80 to fit a Krait MKII, while I could've saved a lot of money with an Explorer like yours...truth is, I was tempted by the cargo space (and the ship itself, I admit), and now I have to work to regain my 80mln budget; but that's ok after all. Another couple of things I didn't get are: 1) am I seeing wrong or the collector limpets shown here seem work on their own, while I have to manually lock and launch them? 2) Is it possible to land on every fleet carrier to sell? I remember trying that out some time ago on a random carrier, purely out of curiosity, and getting denied.

[@henryvaneyk3769]

Just one thing Hawkes. I have never had an NPC pirate harass me for materials in my refinery.

[@LiFeS2ShOrT2DiE]

Same

[@johnwood406]

yeah, I was a bit panicky and vented my refinery when he said that. I asked later in discord, and folks told me, I wasted a bunch of mats.

[@erictheaviator737]

Hey can you tell me what you need to change on your aspe explorer (not sure if that's how you write it) after you buy it, I'm new to the game and i can't understand the image you showed

[@neilallso400]

Thanks Boss

[@sciencegremlin8307]

What graphics resolution are you running in this video? Because I've heard that the asteroids look a lot different between 1080p and 4k. If this is in 4k is there anyway you could show us the core asteroids in 1080p for us poors?

[@johngolemis6019]

Thanks so much for this, could bot figure out how to make core mining work well. Your video was quick easy to follow and informative! Keep up the good work.

[@HawkesGaming]

Once you get that shape down then couple that with the cinematic camera pulse waving it's great.

[@Stefanncho]

Great vid! Do you have deep core mining python build ?

[@thefakefarmer900]

I was using this method and found that sometimes the cores won't light up in the cockpit view. After switching to external, they do.

[@cmdrviper7436]

There's no reason to mine anymore. Just go do solo put down pirates missions. Pay is 20 to 40 million to kill anywhere between 15 to 30 pirates. I can make 400 million credits in less than a hour and a half.

[@loganthom8604]

May I ask what system you do this in?

[@cmdrviper7436]

@@loganthom8604 I will have to check the system when I get home for you. Currently I'm at the gun range. Also it helps if you do it in a wing. You can cut the time down to a hour or so. Oh yeh I forgot to add that the payouts will be low until you are allied with the factions. Which if you take the rep÷÷÷÷÷ you will be allied with them from the first set of missions you turn in.

[@loganthom8604]

@@cmdrviper7436 thanks :)

[@HawkesGaming]

My latest best start shows this. However nobody will ever make that much money until they are maxed faction with the mission givers. Also not happening in a newb ship for that much per hour. We were a team of three killing non stop with stacked wing missions. Not making 400 mill an hour ma man.

[@cmdrviper7436]

@@HawkesGaming there's your problem wing missions. You do t take those. Take only the single solo missions to put down pirates. Then go to haz res and you will make what I said you would. Solo missions only. Not wing missions since they ask you to kill 40 to 82 pirates for one mission.

[@shauntaylor8151]

How many limpets should I take? Should I just fill my cargo?

[@severancesorrow1214]

Those dang limpets, I find myself forgetting them almost every time. Saved enough for a T9, slowest thing in space feels like but the cargo hold is amazing.

[@Demiurge13]

whats more efficient, deep core mining or laser mining? Also, I'm more interested for tritium mining

[@ralphweaver1176]

I started mining in a second account and have no engineering. Hated the ASPX because of weak thrusters, Python was OK. Turns out with no eng, my favorite core miner is the Orca!

[@HawkesGaming]

You know I have heard that a few times. You're going to make me make one just to do it once lol!

[@thefakefarmer900]

I use the orca for core hunting too. Its as fast as the Clipper. Great for zipping between cores.

[@thefakefarmer900]

The only drawback is it's large landing pad size. Its a pain considering the volatile core prices.

[@ajax59]

hey hawkes! i just started watching your vids today man. i loved your all ships review but this vid didnt really help me sadly. im looking in the CD-86 4 system where a 2x mus site can be found. i used the methods of watching for black grid lines and very bright color of yellow orange. Ive quickly resorted to probing every orange or yellow rocky i found and got zelch. any advice or help in general you could give would be greatly apricated man. please and thank you!!!

[@luxaly9510]

i think fdev should kinda rework the pulse wave analyzer so potential astroids show up on the radar... stones with subsurface yellow and core ones black or so... and does that also work when i use KB&M? cause when i go out i still control my ship with my mouse...

[@nafnist]

The magic number is 137. In fact it's 1 over 137. Also nice vid

[@RyanJosepher]

Having a very hard time finding these cores. I'm starting to think They don't exsist. How often should they be popping up? Do they despawn in solo from other players?

[@jokerlaughsfirst8776]

They exist but they're far more rare then hawkes makes them seem. At least I think so. I've fired 200 limpets into rocks and only found 3 or 4 musgravite cores and a couple other cores. My suggestion is too crack open any cores you find to get the hang of it. I don't have a good method for finding specific cores because even mining hotspots I don't find many cores. Keep looking it's meant to be a grind. I rarely find enough to fill my cargo hold before I run out of limits as a new player.

[@watchintunes4now]

No prob finding the cores, or anything really with this procedure. Only issue i had was with the 2 abrasion on one fire group with the collector mines, i thermal out and run out of collector lipets. I took 1 collector offline and same with the abrasion and i split the group into 2, so i let the lipet expire before launching another. Any advice is helpful...

[@ryanmaffucci9840]

I am not finding any that show greenish or black lines. an they all seem bright when you get closer or looking straight at them. not sure if i am just having bad luck or what. been looking for 2 hours now and i have also not seen any with fissures. but help is welcome.

[@Enceos]

In my play sessions space pirates don't care about my refinery, only the cargo hold. Are you sure the refinery must be emptied?

[@wario_rg]

Still have to get used to finding the right Asteroids. I almost fully charge my Limpets because of that. Two questions though: 1. My Collector Limpets keep dying near the Asteroids, apparently while flying into debris. Would you reccomend clearing the asteroid completely with the blaster and then get to a safer distance for the collectors to successfully drop the materials into your refinery? I currently have 3D Collector instatlled, but I might change it to a higher collecting range 2. I don't quite unterstand the Miner's Tool: What is meant with "When"? The time I have to wait until the price is raised to the shown amount? Or how much time is left for the price. Also: Is there a "In-game" way of determining the best prices? Every station I fly to says that a different system has a better price to offer, but when I reach them, it's not the same price, and a different station offers a better price again (which again isn't the right one)

[@luxaly9510]

the when part is just when the price got reported via a player using EDMC (Elite Dangerous Market Connector) it like going on to eddb commodities and look for stations that buy at high price^^

[@insidiousengineering]

I just picked up this game for my new PC. Haven't played it since the polygon days of 1984. Man how it has improved. Okay...total noob question: How do you bring up external views? I can't seem to find this in the options menu.

[@FantasyDragon14_]

default is control-alt-space if i remember correctly

[@Xaelur]

In your control settings look for Camera Suite settings - L Ctrl + L Alt + Space is usually the default. Then change to Free Camera to look around like he did

[@MathiasCzR01]

Is it viable to mine stuff like this in a larger transport like a Type 9?

[@mcarpen89]

One thing worth mentioning is that selling to fleet carriers does NOT count towards your trade rank, so if you’re trying to grind trade elite, you have to sell to stations.

[@HawkesGaming]

This is very wroth mentioning. Im kind of bummed I forgot to mention that. I was mostly focusing on this only being done 2 times then you move on to the real cheddar in the Python.

[@mcarpen89]

@@HawkesGaming Learned that the hard way after selling about 400 tons of painite to a fleet carrier and still stuck at 8% tycoon. No worries though because once I realized that, I had elite trade in no time and only got extra space cheddar for my efforts.

[@StarliightCoffee]

Hey, I’m kinda new to this game and thought I’d try this method out, though I’ve spent about 3-4 hours in these dang hotspots and I’m yet to find a single core asteroid, let alone a Mustravite one. Also my pulse wave scanner isn’t anywhere near as clear as the one shown in this video. I have a 0A scanner and all the rocks are all pixelated and super hard to make out even the basic shapes, which makes distinguishing ore deposit rich asteroids from core ones even harder because I can’t tell if the black lines are just the borders of the pixels or the fissures on the rock. I’m playing on an Xbox one S if that helps. Sorry for the wall of text and any help is greatly appreciated.

[@Brewer_]

Did you figure it out. I've resorted to just shooting my prospector at random yellow asteroids. I too haven't found a single core asteroid in 2 hours. I'd love some help.

[@Brewer_]

@@danielstokker I gave up and did passenger missions. I currently make ~100m and hour. How much can you make per hour laser mining?

[@vehicleboi5598]

BTW mining in an adder for 2 or 3 trips is a good alternative to RTR

[@mistan2403]

im at the musgravite hotspot but im finding no core asteroids of that particular metal?

[@cmdrbudman1ao580]

Happy 33o7 all...

[@Saosin786]

Followed your guide to a T -- got sick of slowly grinding bounties in my FDL so decided to give this a go -- hopped into a Python fitted with your fit and I'm in GCRV Planet 2 in a Musgravite hotspot - I've scanned and fired limpets at about 40 asteroids and not a single trace of Musgravite so far, what gives?

[@fraserhawkins4462]

Did you watch the video?

[@cookiebandit101]

I use a python for this its very maneuverable with engineered thrusters.

[@Thatbeardedguy86]

I don't ever see those black lines that I see in your video, even when I do find a core asteroid. Almost wonder if it's some kind of graphics setting.

[@Xenoman14]

Same here, I only see yellow lines. Even when I think I see black lines it turns out to not be a core asteroid.

[@thelastupdate8633]

Hey, I found your Video because I was looking for mining guides, I have everything, but I dont think I got the firegroups right, could anyone help me with the correct Layout? Thanks in advance

[@Delaware-lk5vk]

hey your duide is very good, but I play a lot with Oculus Rift VR and the shape and yellow red colors and teh black lines do look some kind of different I think. It is more pixels and does not look as good as you show. and it is not so easy to find them in VR

[@rivalun7696]

I get Crazy... just found normal Asteroids with these fissures and no luck for an hour in the same system. Sold my old ships I used in the "Start 2019" guide and bought a Type-10 D and farming afk few bucks... maybe some LT Diamonds like back in the days with my Python

[@Quantum-Chaos]

I've been in the GCRV 375 musgravite hotspot for an hour and a half and I can't, for the life of me, find any of these rocks. How can you say they are easy to spot lol. I think there must be some graphics setting that changes how things look a bit. That's the only explanation I can think of.

[@josa310]

Great video Are you sure about the need of emptying your rifinery to avoid pirates? in 3000+ hours I never had a problem because of that, as far as I know pirates attack you only if you have actual cargo ( even if it's just biowaste lol )

[@HawkesGaming]

Might have been once I had a full 100% and didn't realize it.

[@josa310]

@@HawkesGaming That happened to me too once or twice, those pesky late comers

[@MRlishkainc]

Quick question . How do I setup the controls to do 3rd person view while engaging the pulse wave? I am playing on xbox and I have to constantly switch and click the right thumb stick to jump from camera controls to ship controls. Is there a way to move the camera and use my pulse wave at the same time without switching constantly back and forth on the controller?

[@alberto6169]

No, you have to lock the camera in order to use the pulse scanner

[@olle3308]

Are the starting guides you have done before still valid? You know the ones where you kill some pirates before transitioning to mining in a slightly better ship.

[@Saphire0437]

The general ideas are still valid. Kill steal off the space police to get yourself an adder to mine in. Mine platinum or core asteroids (used to be LTD or painite) until you can afford the asp Explorer (for cores) or the type 7 (for platinum). Mine in those to get yourself a python. Mine in that to buy whatever you want.

[@HawkesGaming]

Yes the mooching from the space cops is even better now. The exploration road to riches is even better now too. The only thing I don't recommend is going for LTD. They took a massive nerf.

[@nachtjager6689]

thank you for this guide, but I tried doing as what the video says and location of the mineral but unfortunately I can't find that hotspot, does the hotspot show by chance aswell?

[@liamjensen2025]

Hotspots change regularly I believe

[@timdoctor811]

Did u use a surface scanner to find the hotspots?

[@Kudoas]

im very new to the game, just got to my first deep core mining try. noticed after i got the second rock to break all of my mining tools overheated and i couldnt use them. any advice on why or how to fix that issue?

[@CollegeKiD4]

How do I make the seismic charge stick the the asteroid? And we're do I go to detonate?