Mining Tritium at 300t per hour, Elite Dangerous

[@wes10566]

So who else is gon a be camping outside jameson memorial waiting for that glorious python mk 2?

[@Sighman]

It might be a limited edition of 100, only available from Beagle Point. Race you there?

[@sainrok]

Jameson's gonna be sold out of mk2s after I get my fleet order in - don't worry, they'll be selling the mk1 at a discount :D

[@darthhunter69]

I will be at I Sola Prospect when it drops ;)

[@eleliot1200]

​@@Sighman😂😂😂😂

[@davewright8206]

@@sainrok at the end of it all mk 1 is still more versitile

[@Garryck-1]

So nice to see some sub-surface mining being done. So far as I'm concerned, it takes the most skill of all the mining types to do well at. Such a pity it got so badly nerfed compared to the other methods!

[@zanzailmagnifico6730]

deep core is the hardest

[@Garryck-1]

@@zanzailmagnifico6730 - No, it's not. Getting deep core mining right is a lot easier than being consistently good at sub-surface.

[@zanzailmagnifico6730]

@@Garryck-1 the sub surface mini game is easier, although actually even the deep core ones are not difficult, it also depends on what type of player you are, my problem is that I have terrible aim so i struggle to aim the fissures

[@Garryck-1]

@@zanzailmagnifico6730 - sounds a lot like you need a better controller. For this game, console-style controllers are vastly inferior to even a cheap HOTAS setup.

[@diceman199]

@@Garryck-1 I never had a problem with console controller for core mining. I think it's more what you're used too and practice

[@kingcelaya1]

For me, tritium mining is like fresh water fishing; slow and sedentary, good time to drink beer. And core mining reminds me of salt water fishing; it is dangerous, you must stay frosty, and you never know what you will catch.😊

[@taylorjones5370]

I wish I had a flight stick and throttle and stuff, seems so smooth as you move around lol

[@ruffleif8381]

Yeah, I can sorta play with a gamepad, but not like this...

[@demus89]

I picked up an x52 a few years back. This is probably the best game for Hotas I've played to date

[@xAndrzej42]

Wish we could bring some huge ship with crazy mining laser to just mine through these asteroids with super ease.

[@ruffleif8381]

Try the T-10 with 9x modified mining lasers! Needs permit unlock and mats per laser, but totally worth it.

[@saj2392]

@@ruffleif8381 Hello, sorry, been away from Elite for a while, just returning now. What do you mean by modified mining lasers? Coriolis doesn't mention them, either as a hardpoint or an engineer upgrade.

[@ruffleif8381]

@@saj2392 Coriolis doesn't have them. Edsy does, and more importantly, the game does! LTT 198 tech broker, purchaseable and system permit lock, but worth it.

[@RhysoTV]

I spent an embarrassing amount of hours mining void opals years ago.

[@ruffleif8381]

Those were good days!

[@seryvouk4966]

It looks beautiful. Especially rotating with the asteroid when the subsurface rocket is working. I looked at your Cutter's design. My fit is very similar to yours, it's almost 1:1, but I don't understand why a 7A Universal Limpet Controller is needed??? Six collector limpets (2*5A) are usually enough for tritium mining. Instead of the universal 7A, I have an 8E cargo for 256t installed.

[@ruffleif8381]

I agree that 6 is enough for sub-subsurface, just barely. When you hit the deepest deposits and there's some spin to the rock, all 8 from the universal are sometimes in use. I alternate between sub and laser, partly to take a breather now and then from the spinny-spin, partly because with 14 limpets and a weapons focused distro, laser mining a 30% rock when I find it is about as fast at sub-surface. Note: I go extreme with this, using Tritium mining to boost deliveries to the STAR initiative. So occasionally mining 4k in less than two days to top off a depot delivery... I don't recommend doing that on a regular basis XD

[@aaronthompson7898]

Well however you spell it!

[@celenity1705]

Ahh precious Tritium

[@joshflorence1998]

Beautiful piloting! What HOTAS do you use?

[@ruffleif8381]

Why thank you! I use the Thrustmaster T-16000M and TWCS Throttle. Plenty of buttons and a nice layout for Elite. Also, quite budget friendly.

[@aaronthompson7898]

If I ever get a Peyton mk2 ship I’ll use it for mining!

[@davewright8206]

wont be any good , not enough cargo space , its a fighting vessel

[@leproticfella]

what kinda profit do ya get from this? (I used to do void opal core mining when that was crazy)

[@ruffleif8381]

Tritium is not for profit... But a cargo hold full of plat won't fuel your carrier! XD -Been doing Tritium mining to reach further and deliver more as a STAR fleet resupply carrier.

[@davewright8206]

@@ruffleif8381 just as i imagined , and i do the same (but just for myself )

[@Spudd66]

As a returning player after several years whats the general ring type to look for tritium? Normally im making money wherever i can and then just buy it but this could be an alternative 😂

[@ruffleif8381]

Good rings are somewhat rare. As a squad dedicated to mining in the void, we've found quite a few and are mapping them. Icy rings, of course. Then generally if they're flat, like pancake flat, and preferably dense.

[@Spudd66]

Thanks for the tip o7

[@demus89]

Never knew laser mining was that profitable i used to stick to the boom boom deep core stuff.

[@Rahff84]

Nice flying CMDR ! O7

[@glasshalfempty1984]

you're insane to not have super cruise assist. With the super cruise assist trick, it makes delivering your loads (heh) SIGNIFICANTLY faster.

[@ruffleif8381]

No space for SCA on my miner. On my space truck, for sure!

[@aaronthompson7898]

I only in this game wish mining was safe from banditry by space bandits but it isn’t sorry! Why do they keep stealing it from me in this game? Why?

[@ruffleif8381]

No pirates outside of the Bubble! -That's where I like to mine ;-).

[@billklatsch5058]

Drop in the belt not a RES site. Get scanned once - they give a fck about limpets. Pirate cries and pisses off eventually. Start mining. Profit. It aint that hard.

[@davewright8206]

@@billklatsch5058 they dont give a fk about limpets

[@tap269]

Say, what's your ship kit, might wanna use that in the future for one of my Adder ships, including that displacement drill and the collector limpet?

[@ruffleif8381]

Ship build linked in description. Not sure you can make much out of the Adder though... Krait/Python would work.

[@katjaczajkov8694]

Mining Tritium at 300t per hour may be but not for beginner. At display 4 i only see 100t.

[@ruffleif8381]

We use ED Discovery to track the progress. And also, maths... 100t in 20min is 300 tons per hour. Also, no, this is not your beginner numbers, but should be perfectly possible. 400 tons per hour has been done with laser only, 520 tons per hour with SSD+laser combo. That takes some practice, though, and an epic ring.

[@DougDibrimi]

man, rolling with a cutter for mining. And it's still half the rate that most players would consider acceptable for their casual playtime.

[@ruffleif8381]

I think you missed the point... This is Tritium. Not a credit grinder thing to do, but keeps your FC running in the void. And the rate is about twice what the community seems to think is standard.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

where? in a cutter in the deep black at a double overlap I was lucky to average 100 tons an hour.

[@ruffleif8381]

I've not been playing the game for a while but it seems overlaps got nerfed. I'm not even looking for that now. I've been in overlaps where I could hardly get 100 tons per hour too. Try Kopernik B 7. Pancake flat and dense is usually good for Tritium.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

@@ruffleif8381 i was still pretty new about the time LTDs were getting nerfed. The eggs used to be the ultimate mining. What I call total BS on was core mining getting nerfed. Lasering platinum is meta for mining and its not that good. Massacre doom stacks or exo bio are way better credits per hour. Apparently goid hunting at the spires is crazy profits too. I never tried stacking AX missions though. Just a few while fragging odd murder flowers at burnt settlements.

[@ruffleif8381]

@@mikewaterfield3599 They've always struggled with balancing this game XD. On my part, I've never really been into the grinds, whether for credit or otherwise. Just played the game for years and do the parts that I enjoy. Somehow I end up with enough mats and credits along the way, but am never really in a hurry. After all, it's a game without an endgame, so why hurry to nothing?

[@davewright8206]

i dont beleive most of these mining claims tbh a lot of hot air , and ive been mining before limpet mines were invented

[@mikewaterfield3599]

@@davewright8206 ? I don’t want to picture that. Running a cutter with no fuel scoop I have managed 200+ for things like painite or LTD’s before the nerf. Generally in optimal conditions I would average 150-200. 100 tons or so in averaging conditions. In the deep black I found my mining Python just more enjoyable for that very reason. Personally I think Fdev needs to seriously improve core mining payouts. Or at least put them back to where they were a few years ago. Back then a Keelback in an hour or so could net 100-150m just hunting cores. A way more enjoyable play loop than laser mining.

[@sc0or]

I wonder what's wrong with the sub-surface deposits, and why didn't you play their "mini game"? Besides, it makes no sense to mine Tritium cause for the same time you can earn x7 in money just scanning Tectonicas and just purchase Tritium for 50k/t. Or if you wish to mine, this could be Platinum for x6 rate. PS Unless you're 5000Ly away from a nearest store -)

[@aaronthompson7898]

Isn’t a mining limpet controller all that’s needed?

[@vuicivalentin82]

is this even profitable? if i remember correctly, Tritium sells for about 45k per ton, meaning for 300t you make about 13.5 mil. You can make that in about 20 min farming pirates in high Res sites.

[@ruffleif8381]

In the Bubble, mining Trtiium is an absolute waste of time. When you're in the void, you can buy from the STAR Initiative for 100-200+ cr/t, or you can enjoy the freedom of fueling your own carrier. I use mining Trtitium to enable full resupply to far-out STAR depots using a single carrier. That is actually quite profitable, as I'd otherwise be spending about 1bn on fuel and need multiple carriers.

[@olias2k979]

And the point of this video is a general I can do it watch me and the ionfo you need from it -|-- And considering the video is speeded up, yep, I can do 50T an hour on normal speed so I guess at x5 speed or hiogher hell i do a 1000T in 30 mins

[@ruffleif8381]

Yeah, this was just to showcase that it can be done. i've made some more informative, though still unedited, videos too. Also, by now I'm not the only player with a personal record of 500tph+. Hopefully one of the pro youtubers picks up on this and shares the know-how. It's a game changer for travelling with the carrier in the void.

[@lucibezier]

Or u can buy 300t of trit in station for 50k a ton and then sell it for 100k+ a ton to nearby FC

[@ruffleif8381]

Yes, when in the Bubble. Some of us like to travel the void where there are no stations.

[@MethodicalAnarchy]

people are actually mining tritium? why not just mine platinum and buy 5x more tritium for the profits in the same amount of time

[@ruffleif8381]

Because you can't sell your plat when you're 30k ly out...

[@MethodicalAnarchy]

@@ruffleif8381 fair enough

[@Crantock-l1v]

😜

[@mortalwombat5036]

This game is beyond boring

[@Azurie-e9s]

just like your life, why dont you go buy some jpegs in scam citizen, derek smart was smart afterall🤣🤣

[@tablet_1233]

Boring enough for you to come hang around. Attention seeking child

[@ryan39584]

Crazy how a dev can abandon the game and people still play it

[@ruffleif8381]

There's a very dedicated core community. And despite technical challenges, it's always been a very intriguing thing to have the entire actual Milkyway Galaxy as your sandbox. I love this game!

[@RaifalM3n]

They just announced good shit for the game. new ships and even a powerplay revamp. Can t wait !

[@Garryck-1]

One dev of many. And his departure was due to a downsizing, is all. He wasn't "abandoning" the game.

[@Sighman]

It was never abandoned. A bunch of people have been making clickbaity doom videos for the past year even as updates and new content kept coming. They just ignored all of that and continued to assert the game was dead. Now there's a whole year of content announced, and to quote one famous Doomtuber in their recent video... "well, it seems I was wrong."

[@Alex-hv2zu]

FDev has not abandoned the game. They just announced an update for the 18th.