This Is How I Laser Mine Platinum (Longplay)

[@LaDeCR]

Uncut videos where you know what you are doing and are just showing your process, are the best kinds - no voiceover, no OpenSource music, no wacky transitions ; just you , the game , and an audience in agreement as to why this game is so much fun. Thanks for making this video, good stuff!

[@RaphaMeal]

Relaxing as hell. I binged all of Star Trek TNG while mining for void opals. Was my therapy since I couldn't afford therapy lol.

[@KingArthurFleck]

Laser mining was the very first high profit activity I did in the game. I totally agree, laser mining was like going into a meditation session. Paring this with some ambient music is great. Now I can stack 50 mil surface rescue missions in my engineered Cutter that was paid for by laser mining!

[@adolf7744]

For me was PTN space trucking. There were some jobs with 60k profit/unit. Easy money.

[@lordraven1991]

Uncut gameplay is honestly great and should be the standard recording for games. That way future players can get a real look at what they are getting themselves into. Watching tutorials about gathering things needed to upgrade ships, and they don't tell you that it will take literal days of just traveling to get everywhere you need to go. I don't mind the travel and explorations, but holy cow, 240LY is a lot for a ship that can jump a max of 13LY. Just started playing about a week ago by the way, just bought a Cobra mk3.

[@lootandgrind]

I agree. I learned most of what I know by watching others play. And congrats on getting the Cobra mk3. Fly safe, Commander o7

[@Cavedweller001]

I have a Cutter set up for laser mining. It has 7 mining lasers and 12 limpets. It can deplete any rock before the distributor runs out. It has just over 500 cargo as well but it is not set up for hazrez mining. I mine at a spot about 1000ly from the bubble so there are no pirates to deal with. I find it to be very peaceful and relaxing. I made the money for my carrier with an anaconda set up for core mining back when Void Opals were worth 1.6 million apiece. It does take time but the act of mining is a great escape from the BS life hands out on a daily basis.

[@oesiusdeus9157]

I got my first conda during the painite gold-rush. I used a laser python to get a laser anaconda and then that anaconda paid for and built my first 20 ships. I painite was like 500,000cr/T back then.

[@Volkaer]

Long gameplay?! I want a real time flight to Beagle Point in a fully outfitted mining ship, fill it's hull with rocks somewhere near there, then fly back - all in real time. That would be a long video I'd watch :P

[@lootandgrind]

I'm gonna need a gofundme campaign for that one lol

[@Volkaer]

@@lootandgrind I'd drop some money into that gofundme if you do it in an unengineered type 9 outfitted for mining and hauling :P

[@MikeThePole]

​@@Volkaer Jesus Christ, man

[@paveljelinek772]

​@@MikeThePoleWhat, i mine in type 7

[@erichuet4844]

Thank you CMDR. So calm and quiet...appreciate that✌️

[@lootandgrind]

Thank you o7

[@StonedDead1981]

I use a type 9 with a full complement of engineered mining lasers. Can fire forever without overheating or running out of power with one pip short in weapons. 512k tons of space, plat only. Takes me about an hour to clear 400 tons. But I'm running out of my carrier in parrot's head at a triple overlap. Wanted to add that I still make more money per hour running Robigo/Sothis.

[@mppc2001]

Great video, viewing an uncut really helps show the mining process in much better detail than most videos out there. Keep up the good work, cheers o7

[@lootandgrind]

Thank you o7

[@jasperlit1345]

Hey good video! I like the long form vids, but either way is cool😅 I like your 30% rule, saves a lot of time for sure, especially in good quality rings. I use Vette for laser mining, and for the longest time if I got too close to asteroid (you want to get close as possible as mining lasers have damage fall off like regular weapons) the fragments would bounce off the hood because they would spawn off of one of lasers on a class 4 hardpoint or class 2, I discovered that if you run a separate fire group for the lasers, all of them on "1" except put the class 3 hardpoint on "2", when starting to mine an asteroid fire "1" lasers slightly before the class 3 on fire trigger "2", then the fragments will spawn off of the last laser fired (class 3 on bottom of ship), allowing me to get right next to the asteroid thus speeding up the collection process greatly 🤫 07

[@lootandgrind]

I did not know that. Thanks for the tip. o7

[@TENGILL]

I like how you call a 22:43 min video longplay. x) That is not longplay, your video needs to be over 1.4h to be a longplay video. This video was just right and i really liked it. :)

[@lootandgrind]

Yeah I know. I was planning on making it longer but ended up cutting it short

[@captainwinters6909]

Perspective my dear wonderful people.

[@taterusky]

i love the narration when you play. i like these types of vids. i think it was perfact length.

[@lootandgrind]

Thank you. Appreciate it

[@xAndrzej42]

Laser mining would be great if we had some mothership to fly just above mass lock, That way almost any ship could be mining one. Big mothership with 3-5k capacity would allow us to carry more limpets, and go quickly back to it, deposit ore, and go back to the field without the need to go back to station and sell stuff when we reach that max cap. Limpet controllers with higher max amount of limpets would also help. And ofc mothership would be great way to afk farm bounties just hop in, set all these cannons up and wait till some butt pirates try to attack you. They could even add higher lvl hazard zones where you can hit pirate motherships for nice bounties.

[@chrismiller5940]

For mining like this I use a Cutter with: 2 size 2 Mining Lasers, 4 size 5 Collelctor Limpet controllers, 1 size 3 Prospector Limpet controller and 2 size 8 cargo racks (512 ton capacity). Even just using 2 size 2 mining lasers they are more than enough to keep a dozen collector limpets busy. I have 4 fire groups set up as well: 1 - combat - I have enough weaponry and shields to fend off most everything (multiple high rank enemies are difficult though) 2 - prospecting (prospector limpet controller and 1 mining laser) instead of firing limpets into every asteroid I fly by and use the 1 laser to break off a piece to see its composition. Just using 1 laser leaves a larger amount to mine. 3 - mining (limpet controllers and mining lasers) 4 - scanning (surface and discovery scanners)

[@herardpique7302]

Got a Cutter for mining, no prospectors, just 19 limpets at the same time and 7 long range mining lasers from Community Goal (15T of Osmium each). Just drift at 22-23 m/s and shoot at any rock before it is depleted. Around 300T/hour of Platinum, Osmium, Gold, Silver and Palladium. Defy the basics of laser mining! xD

[@drewd4491]

How much does this net an hour?

[@TENGILL]

Dang it now i want to play this game again... But i cant for about a week, sad face.

[@paradoxx_4221]

Excited for the type 8!

[@IAm-uu8vu]

Some small advice here: 1. The Cutter is your mining friend. Get one and set yourself up. 2. Powerplant should be modded for "armored" with thermal spread and you won't gain heat. 3. There are double (and triple) platinum hotspots where average asteroids are ~60% and they're close to the bubble, as in, you can jump to them with your ship, no carrier necessary. 4. Get a carrier if you havent already. You can maximize your profits by loading it up and jumping THAT to the high profit stations. While i get mining is the zen moment, you can seriously up your profits *AND* have some relaxation.

[@Devilion901]

Thanks for sharing, i love my Mining T10

[@mechagenide4612]

I love me some mining! My mining conda is setup for a quick session like this (only around 200 cargo) 5 double engineered class 1 and 3 class 2 mining lasers (fully engineered distro to power them) 16 collectors, 3 prospectors and a 4a prismatic shield... it mines really fast! I tend to mine in Wregoe TA-E d12-25 - triple overlap and it's always quite empty as it's around 400 LY out of the bubble... but that's only 1 FC jump ;) re: growth etc. it will come. Elite is quite focused on the new ships at the moment. The clues from the reveal (hinting at it being combat capable) will make that a powerhouse for mining IMO! (cargo + combat have all the ingredients of a great mining ship!)

[@lootandgrind]

Yeah the Type 8 will be a great mining ship

[@carljhirst]

You get 4 limpets on a Multi-controller slotted. I use a T10. 2 med mining lasers fired at the axis of the roid, and 1 laser touches last to direct the chunks down like a conveyor belt to the hatch.

[@TheTubejunky]

If you use an "A" rated limpit controller you'll get 3x the material from the rocks. The drops are random but multiply by the rating of the military controller and A rating is 3 or 3.5 I think.

[@earthdog2244]

I do my laser mining with a Cutter. Deep core mining with a Python Mk1.

[@madprophetus]

I stopped doing laser mining after years of doing it. I had a krait mk II that was perfect for deep core mining and a lot of fun to fly.

[@jestemrobatem5179]

I listen to good times bad times podcasts while mining

[@dolanvanpool5470]

To answer your question, I enjoy having Spaceballs or Futurama on my second monitor as I fly about.

[@mdsf01]

Great refresher. Haven't played ED since the beginning of the Goid invasion. Need to take out my Type-10 mining / anti-pirate build for some relaxing mining. At least my ship won't randomly blow up. So I guess platinum is the new meta?

[@lootandgrind]

Platinum is more profitable than core mining, at least in my experience. But there are more profitable activities for earning credits

[@tigger4000]

Nice & chill 👌 Insightful too (it's been a while since I've been mining - and I only use a medium) I wouldn't have been able to resist the urge to blast out some music in the background...but I suppose I can pick my own this way! o7

[@lootandgrind]

Thanks. I was going to add some music but then I thought it might annoy some folks lol

[@CMDR_CWolfxUK]

Excellent vid, you gained a sub! My long play vids don't seem to get much attention - yours did. Then again, your is chill!

[@lootandgrind]

Thank you. Great stuff on your channel too. I've subscribed. I'll be checking out those vids later o7

[@ianoag]

I'm impressed! very impressed.. . . . my only question is what size collector limpets are you using? - (By the way I subscribed after I saw how efficiently you mined the first asteroid) I loved the way you said "This isn't a tutorial, I'm just showing the way I play!" That's awesome...

[@lootandgrind]

Thank you. I think the limpets are 3A. I'm not 100% sure lol

[@adventuride9611]

I miss this game, spent hours doing this but carriers, and foot combat didn’t do anything for me. Oh well, hopefully it does for others

[@viking_zero]

for me its uncut shows what its like to mine there is loads of misses but there is loads of hits i have forgotten how chilling it is to mine think i will return in a day or 2 thanx for this video

[@tobep7964]

I spend a lot of time in that same ring, at the hazardous resource site

[@HaiDefinitions]

very niche, but i really liked it. its calming

[@mohamedbe4942]

Ah good times, spending a ton of time prepping my MKII for Void Opal core mining, and spend a good hour looking for the best station to sell for the highest price. I miss those times.

[@Nillix1]

dont forget the part where u finally reached your mining spot and u forgot your limpets or forgot to install a surface scanner

[@mohamedbe4942]

@Nillix1 God, that was an awful experience. It happened a few times, either forgetting both or just one.

[@engbang3517]

Woohoo a longplay

[@thatjoeguy7348]

I actually created my own PowerPoint file of loaded asteroids to run through that filled my Cutter.

[@lanceobe6801]

Mining in VR is next level immersion

[@mikkdc]

Can't beat a bit of "classic" mining.

[@Tepnox]

So if I understand correctly the main goal is to have some relaxing off-time? Damn, I wish I had that patience. ED always feels like work for me. I currently completed my material grind, parked my carrier and joined another powerplay faction for the specific weapon module (in 4+ weeks). I was planning on taking some time-off from ED, but maybe I will try some mining in the future. Had some core-mining experience with a Python on my way to the carrier. It is quite strange to do mining these days, when having the opportunity to make a billion (+ lots of G5 mats) in AX surface combat (mission stacking and using the powerplay bounty bonus).

[@lootandgrind]

That's the beauty of this game. There's no one "correct" or "wrong" way to play it. Even in mining, I know there are better ways to do this and make even more credits. But for me, making more money is not the goal. I once went down that road and got burned out very quickly

[@christopherdaffron8115]

Since your focus is on Platinum, do you put other minerals on the ignore list so that your limpets only collect fragments with Platinum?

[@lootandgrind]

Yes, only Platinum

[@DanielGoraj]

I see, we have same fav spot for mining ;)

[@pville_piper5125]

I laser with a T10, deep core with my Keelie.

[@angelo-witt]

Very relaxing! By the way, for me the game feels so much better with a headtracking device like TrackIR. Did you ever try something like that? Keep up the good work mate.

[@lootandgrind]

I'm saving up for a VR headset

[@angelo-witt]

@@lootandgrind That is nice. Make yourself a favor and do not buy the Quest 2. I have it and it is not worth it. It has to be much more expensive to look good I suppose.

[@dantesinferno7350]

what about how you find a good mining location? I'd love to see that process/

[@lootandgrind]

It's all about exploration. But for efficiency I use third party tools

[@rempha]

For 200t I would get the python, it’s faster and more agile while being able to sell on medium pads.

[@lootandgrind]

Yep but with the Conda I can equip more collector limpets and it makes gathering much faster

[@GoldenOuroboros]

Is platinum the new go to now? I remember cracking rocks in my krait mk 2. Heard about them nerfing one of the materials a couple years ago and spent when I could for a week mining leading up to it xD

[@lootandgrind]

Yeah it's more profitable than core mining

[@KilowogRS]

it is a nice video .... i really enjoy it .... pitty that there is no build of the conda ......

[@mr.not.so.perfect.666]

If you like mining in 2d, you should try it in 3d, in VR. Its a whole new experience, this one video was on the Oculus Rift S, although I've since tried it on the Quest 2, you really get a true sense of scale when you pilot a ship in VR and also when you battle enemies too, I'd say its way more intuitive too as you twist and turn your head to track enemies as they fly passed you and over the top of your ship. I personally use Keyboard and mouse (the arrow keys and those keys around them) and also voice attack, which translates voice commands into key commands and it works great in ED. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipy7YnaVr9uamtEsi=6RcTn6QF7BnwolR6

[@lootandgrind]

Yeah I'm saving up to get one hopefully soon

[@Robin-su4fn]

riveting

[@Azeri0n]

Take my like and sub kind sir!

[@4IZUKI]

gonna ask fellow CMDr here, do ED horizon classic still have player? as potato its so bleak with 3 version of game.

[@madprophetus]

Do prospectors still smash against your hull and die if you're moving when you shoot them?

[@lootandgrind]

Yep

[@madprophetus]

@@lootandgrind sad. It's one line of code to make them fly straight down 100m before straightening out. FDev's laziness makes me so sad.

[@rempha]

Why not play the star talk podcast in the video?

[@lootandgrind]

Copyright strikes

[@YoshikageRusso]

It makes a lot of difference to mine on planets that say "Low Reserve"?

[@ShinigamiAnger]

How does this compare to overlapping hot-spots?

[@lootandgrind]

Those hot spots are not that great anymore

[@underlordd]

How come you're not cracking these?

[@lootandgrind]

I dedicate time for laser and core mining separately. More fun that way

[@supasneaks]

Why platinum? I've been out of the loop so I'm curious. Quite enjoy this though

[@lootandgrind]

Much easier to mine than core mining. But I enjoy both

[@supasneaks]

@@lootandgrind Oh I didn't mean in regards to core mining. When I was mining it was LTD and then Painite - is it just the economy changing over time?

[@LivyathanAD]

I used to love mining until they nerfed it. I've barely touched mining since, unless it's to fuel my carrier. As soon as something comes along that's profitable the forum 'The game was hard when I started and they're making too much money' brigade destroy it. The fact is, people like to make money and I'd rather it was easier than what I went through in December 2014 onwards to make money.

[@Santagonista]

Dude how you find platinum so easy ? Im in a hotstop and I can't find shit of it.

[@lootandgrind]

Not that difficult really. I usually avoid those overlapping hotspots. They aren't as great anymore. Try different spots until find a good one

[@Santagonista]

@@lootandgrind damn i guess i did it thanks man you're a legend

[@beaudamien]

Great video, but mining in this game totally sucks. Best mining game out there is Astrox Imperium....Lock on and chew the hell out of the asteroids...way simple and make trillions more $$ then any other game out there to date. There isn't a game out today that even comes close to A.I. Peace ^^

[@NhatHuy8204]

hi can you give some to me? I need it to buy some godroll rivens

[@shunulu123]

What is "new format"?

[@lootandgrind]

I usually post short videos with voiceovers

[@RebirthOfTheGods]

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[@paveljelinek772]

2-3 h of free time a day? And you wonder why you have so little subs?😅😅 Maan EDIT: 18:53 - yea and you stop playing and problems are back😊 19:04 no wonder you're depressed and anxious when you got just 2-3 h of free time a day

[@gamersforge]

no voice in youtube videos = downvote. if you are mute or somehow cant speak - appologies - but nobody wants to read text on youtube. just giving feedback...

[@byronbond3577]

Very peaceful though.

[@gerwyn8340]

Very inefficient method.