This beginner’s guide to mining in Star Citizen explains how to effectively use the Atlas Geo and Graycat Rock vehicles, detailing the necessary ships, equipment, and techniques for locating, extracting, and selling gems. It emphasizes the Atlas Geo’s mobility and versatility, advises on managing cargo and mining modes, and provides tips for maximizing profits while ensuring players understand the correct process for selling mined resources.
This video is a comprehensive beginner’s guide to mining in Star Citizen using the Atlas Geo and Graycat Rock mining vehicles. The host starts by discussing the necessary ships and equipment, recommending the purchase of the vehicles rather than renting due to reasonable prices. The Atlas Geo is highlighted as the most mobile and flexible option with thrusters and dual power modes for mining different sizes of gem deposits. The Rock is noted as a classic choice with more cargo space but less mobility, while the Rock DS offers the largest cargo capacity but requires a second operator and a larger carrier ship. For carrying these vehicles, the Cutlass Black is recommended for the Atlas Geo and Rock, while larger ships like the Constellation or Freelancer Max are needed for the Rock DS.
The guide then covers additional gear to bring along, such as spare ore pods or storage crates to extend mining sessions, a max lift tractor beam to recover stuck vehicles, and appropriate armor and survival supplies. For finding mining locations, surface gems are abundant across all planets and moons, and players can use external tools like regalith.rocks to check player-gathered survey data. The suggested method for locating gem clusters involves quantum traveling to a surface outpost, flying away from it while scanning for gem signals, and investigating any high scanner returns.
Mining with the Atlas Geo involves toggling between low and high power laser modes depending on the deposit size, carefully managing laser power to avoid overloading and exploding the rock, and switching to extraction mode to collect gems once the rock fractures. Ore pods can be swapped or gems transferred to storage crates to maximize cargo space. The Rock’s mining process is similar but requires activating the mining laser arm and switching between fracture and extraction modes. The Rock DS operates the same way but needs a second operator or seat switching. The host warns that gems can bounce behind the Rock during extraction, so players should check the area before leaving.
Selling mined gems can be done at admin offices in landing zones and major space stations, but players must ensure gems appear in the trading console by manually transferring them from ore pods or crates into local inventory after using the cargo elevator. The video emphasizes that simply storing pods or crates is not enough to make the gems available for sale. Players can also store the mining vehicle with pods onboard inside their ship to access the gems without removing the pods.
In conclusion, the host recommends the Atlas Geo for its mobility, versatility, and smaller ship requirements, though personal preference plays a role in vehicle choice. Bringing extra cargo capacity enables mining any gems found and leveraging economies of scale for better profits. The video encourages viewers to share questions and tips in the comments and thanks supporters before signing off with a reminder to fly safe in the Star Citizen universe.