How To Mine

Tap on mining nodes in the System map to examine the mine and send your selected ship there. Many different types of resources can be mined. Explore different Systems to find different mining nodes.
 
 
Upon arriving at the mining node, your ship will automatically dock there and start collecting resources over time. Your ship can only hold as many resources as its maximum cargo capacity. You can find your ship’s cargo capacity by tapping on the ship on the bottom center and looking at the number next to the cargo capacity icon.
 
If your ship reaches maximum cargo capacity, it’ll stay on the mining node but be unable to collect more resources. So be sure to be vigilant and recall your ships once they have reached cargo capacity.
 
Your ships are vulnerable to player attacks while they’re docked on a mine.
 
The Materials and Resources that you accumulate through mining are not usable until you return the ship to your station. If your ship is attacked while mining, you may lose some of the Materials and Resources that you’ve already mined depending on the outcome of the battle!
 
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Where To Find Mines

Mining nodes are scattered throughout the Systems that make up the Galaxy. There isn’t any one specific system that you should seek out for mining nodes. You should explore as many Systems as you can to discover rich mining spots.
 
Each mining node will contain a single resource or material. You’ll want to always be on the lookout for mining nodes that provide exactly what you’re looking for!
 
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Attacks While Mining

The benefits that mining provides doesn’t come without risks! Other players can attack your ships while your ships are mining.

  • If an attacking ship wins:
  • The mining ship is knocked off the node and returned to the player’s station
  • Over Protected Cargo mined resources will be lost.

The attacker takes over the mining node in place of the mining ship, and steals a portion of the Resources that had been mined by the defeated ship.

 
If a defending ship wins:
  • The mining ship is able to continue mining uninterrupted, however any combat damage sustained will remain.
  • The attacker’s ship(s) are returned to their station