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how do you become a miner?

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Post Mon May 26, 2003 5:55 pm

how do you become a miner?

i have heard that it is possible to become a miner in freelancer but how do you do it? do you have to buy a special ship? Or perhaps some special equipment? Someone please help me out

Post Mon May 26, 2003 6:22 pm

go to a asteroid/ice field and start shooting the objects that a white crosshair appears on when move your mouse over it

Courage isn't the ability to fly head on into the jaws of death with an arrogant smile. Its the ability to run away from a couple of Xenos and face the laughter.

Post Tue May 27, 2003 1:42 am

Reverse you age so your under 21

If I had a nickel for every time someone told me that my idea for melting down coins to make a giant robotic parrot was a bad idea, I would have one kicka$$ giant robotic parrot.

Post Tue May 27, 2003 3:02 am

If you wanted to fill up your cargo hold from mining though, you'd have to be out there for a long time, if you have a decent ship, and most fields just have scrap metal and water, some have niobium, gold and diamonds but not many....

Post Tue May 27, 2003 6:54 am

Here's what i usually do:

1. Leave manhattan and head straight for Rochester Base, ignoring Rogues
2. Buy 2 Barragers
3. Jump to Colorado and head to the Copperton Asteroid Field
4. Mine Copper and sell to Publeo for 400 credits a pop.
5. Bonus: You get to kill a arseload of Xenos which everyone hates.

You can also get Silver from the Silverton Field, but it takes longer, more Xenos and you have to fly back to manhattan to sell for 630 a pop. I do copper cause while individually cheaper, you make more money cause you spend less time mining and transporting.

paks

Edited by - Paksman on 27-05-2003 07:55:51

Post Tue May 27, 2003 10:21 pm

I usually go to the BMM Mining Field in Dublin or to the Niobium Field near Falkland Base in Tau-37 (have fun blasting Outcasts) They have high drop rates.

When mining i usually use my turret, a fast Skyblast B.

Aenigma

Silent leges inter arma

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