Patrikan Habaton – #9

You find this letter on the left palm tree that holds the big “Welcome to Next Island” Sign on Paradise Landing.

Introduction to mining on Next Island

This guide will learn you the basics of mining on Next Island. If you are already a more experienced hunter, feel free to skip the basics part and head straight to the part about mining on Next Island.

Basics of Mining

To start mining you need a finder, probes, and an extractor. The basic process is quite simple, you equip your finder and drop probes in the ground. If the probe hits a spot where ore is it will be shown on your finder. You will see the location and depths at which the Resources are. Now you just need to equip your extractor and extract the found resources. If you have extracted the resources, you can refine the raw ores and energy matters to get Ingots and refined materials for crafting. If you are after big resources, you can buy an amplifier and attach it to the finder to amplify your finds. This is quite expensive, so I suggest you do not use an amplifier when starting out with mining. As well you should look that you do not use the complicated and expensive finders like F-105 when you start out. You will be able to operate them, but you will not be able to use them efficiently. As with most things start out with a trade terminal finder.

Mining on Next Island

To get started head down the stairs in front of you and go to the small village. Make sure to speak to Herbert the Mining Instructor, he hit you up with the basic tools you need to get started with mining (Finder, Extractor, Refiner). Now you have the basic tools to explore Next Island and mine. Do not forget to get your daily multifaction task to drop 50 probes to get some extra blueprints from mining. If you ever make your way to Ancient Greece speak to Nicolas, in exchange for finding some Preatonium deposits he will show you some trick in either mining or prospecting. There are some special ores as well on Next Island, but some of the secrets I need to keep for myself and my journal.

Last advice to keep in mind: Start slow and slowly grow!

Good Luck with your probes.