Mining

This page explains the basics of mining. For up-to-date stats and making modifications, refer to data/config/exerelin/mining_config.json or consult the ingame help menu when mining.

A helpful guide by King Alfonzo is available here.

Basic mechanics

• Asteroids and uninhabited planets/moons can be mined
• Surveying a planet finds mineable resources
• Sometimes accidents can damage a random ship or cause it to lose CR, kill crew, or lose machinery
• Sometimes mining uncovers a hidden cache with various goodies

Mining-capable weapons and ships

• The total strength of all mining weapons (including built-ins) and ships installed in the fleet is summed to get the mining strength. For fighter wings, the strength of each individual member is counted.
• Mining strength is modified by CR, x(0 to 100)/60

Machinery

• Mining at full capacity requires strength/2 heavy machinery.
• Machinery multiplier scales linearly from 50% with zero machinery to 100% at max machinery.