{"data":{"id":15319,"title":"Q&A: MISC Prospector - Part II","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/15319-Q-A-MISC-Prospector-Part-II","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15319","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15319","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":4850,"name":"MISC-Mining-Vehicle-PIECE-2-V19.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/smfwnj15y4gq5r\/source\/MISC-Mining-Vehicle-PIECE-2-V19.jpg","alt":"","size":5868948,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-05-14T17:21:29+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4850","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4850\/similar"},{"id":25004,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w0shv2sobeaiw\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":927693,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-05-09T20:01:24+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004\/similar"},{"id":38062,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/huwhfjtdvra4r\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":3377215,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-03-21T15:18:25+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062\/similar"}],"images_count":19,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since last Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers and artists working on the ship will answer 14 more questions! We are very excited to discuss this unique ship in more detail, so let\u2019s jump right in to part 2!\n\nSpecial thanks to John Crewe, Phil Meller, Paul Jones, Luke Davis, Todd Papy, and Jonathan Jacevicius for taking the time to answer these questions for us.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nCan you set the Prospector to mine while you go out and explore the asteroid, or does it require an active pilot in his seat?\nWhen in the landed mining state you will be able to leave your laser going while you take care of other business, but your productivity will suffer for it. You will have to effectively manage your heat and power on the laser, otherwise your mining rate will slow or you could risk damaging your laser.\n\nIs there an emergency exit\/escape hatch on the Prospector?\nThe interior is relatively compact, so the door to enter\/exit is easy to reach in the case of an emergency.\n\nSince there are 4 containers, does that mean the ship can sort and harvest 4 different types of ore at the same time?\nWe haven\u2019t drilled down into too much detail on organising between the containers at the moment. Ideally you will be able to mine as many different types of ore as you want, and organise them as you see fit.\n\nWill you be able to eject your containers for a speed boost in case of emergency?\nThe containers will have a mass value depending on what is stored in them and how full they are. So if you jettisoned some full containers in space, you might notice a slight improvement in ship responsiveness.\n\nWhat will the maneuverability be like for the Prospector?\nIt will be on the poorer side of average. The Prospector only needs to maneuver among asteroids to get to specific mineral pockets and so will be in precision mode most of the time.\n\nIs the ore filtering the same refining technique that the Orion has, or just a first reduction step to do a coarse removal of useless rock?\nThe Prospector will only be removing things like useless rock, the processing equipment on the Orion is much more advanced.\n\nDo Prospector pilots risk the chance for gas pockets in asteroids to combust, or is this an Orion-only risk?\nIf the surface is big enough to land on and you start mining, you will encounter different hazards depending on the location and which minerals you\u2019re mining.\n\nWill the Prospector have any interaction with the Orion, like docking or easy ore drop-off?\nThere is no special interaction planned between the two. The Orion should be capable of taking crates from the Prospector though, so it should be able to give a full mineral load to the Orion and use its reserve crates to go and fill up again. It does synergise well with the Hull series ships though, being able to drop loads of cargo off for the Hull to take for selling while the Prospector can continue to mine a while longer.\n\nIn the concept art, what is the large disc beneath the ship used for?\nThe large disc is acting as a conduit for the ship\u2019s scanners. A large part of mining will be in scanning and finding the resources you want to mine in space, but especially planetside.\n\nCan you tell us a bit about self-defense\/weaponry that the ship has if the Prospector were to find itself in a sticky situation?\nUnfortunately the Prospector doesn\u2019t come well equipped for combat, but has just enough to potentially warn off attackers and withstand some light fire. If you plan on mining in dangerous areas it might be worth paying for a fighter escort to save risking going alone and being found. It will come with two size one laser repeaters, a light shield generator and some basic countermeasures.\n\nWill there be variants for salvage\/repair? i.e. swapping out the arm for a repair arm.\nThere is nothing planned currently.\n\nIs landing on a surface required in order to begin mining?\nYou will be able to mine both when flying in space and when landed. In space, you will be mining from pockets on the outer surface of asteroids. When landed, it allows you to reach deeper pockets under the surface that are potentially larger or more valuable.\n\nDoes the bed function as an escape pod?\nNo, it will have a bed similar to the one found in the Starfarer.\n\nWill there be some type of cage\/cover available to outfit the cockpit glass to allow it more protection?\nIt originally had a cage around the cockpit, but we wanted to keep high visibility and the exterior bars didn\u2019t match the MISC ship style.","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nEin weiteres Konzept Verkauf, eine weitere Frage & Antwort Sitzung. Seit letztem Freitag sammeln wir hier Fragen von der speziellen Q&A-Post und heute werden unsere Designer und K\u00fcnstler, die auf dem Schiff arbeiten, 14 weitere Fragen beantworten! Wir freuen uns sehr, dieses einzigartige Schiff im Detail zu besprechen, also lassen Sie uns gleich zu Teil 2 \u00fcbergehen!\n\nBesonderer Dank gilt John Crewe, Phil Meller, Paul Jones, Luke Davis, Todd Papy und Jonathan Jacevicius, die sich die Zeit genommen haben, diese Fragen f\u00fcr uns zu beantworten.\n\nFragen & Antworten\nK\u00f6nnen Sie den Prospektor auf meinen einstellen, w\u00e4hrend Sie den Asteroiden erkunden, oder ben\u00f6tigt er einen aktiven Piloten auf seinem Sitz?\nWenn Sie sich im gelandeten Bergbaustand befinden, k\u00f6nnen Sie Ihren Laser laufen lassen, w\u00e4hrend Sie sich um andere Gesch\u00e4fte k\u00fcmmern, aber Ihre Produktivit\u00e4t wird darunter leiden. Sie m\u00fcssen Ihre W\u00e4rme und Leistung auf dem Laser effektiv steuern, sonst verlangsamt sich Ihre Abbaurate oder Sie k\u00f6nnten Gefahr laufen, Ihren Laser zu besch\u00e4digen.\n\nGibt es eine Notausgang\/Fluchtluke auf dem Prospektor?\nDer Innenraum ist relativ kompakt, so dass die T\u00fcr zum Ein- und Aussteigen im Notfall gut erreichbar ist.\n\nDa es 4 Container gibt, bedeutet das, dass das Schiff 4 verschiedene Erzarten gleichzeitig sortieren und ernten kann?\nWir haben die Organisation zwischen den Containern im Moment nicht allzu sehr detailliert beschrieben. Im Idealfall k\u00f6nnen Sie so viele verschiedene Erzarten abbauen, wie Sie wollen, und diese nach Ihren W\u00fcnschen organisieren.\n\nK\u00f6nnen Sie Ihre Container f\u00fcr einen Geschwindigkeitsschub im Notfall auswerfen?\nDie Beh\u00e4lter haben einen Massenwert, der davon abh\u00e4ngt, was in ihnen gelagert wird und wie voll sie sind. Wenn Sie also einige volle Container im Weltraum absetzen, k\u00f6nnten Sie eine leichte Verbesserung der Schiffsreaktion feststellen.\n\nWie wird die Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeit f\u00fcr den Prospektor aussehen?\nEs wird auf der schlechteren Seite des Durchschnitts liegen. Der Prospektor muss nur zwischen den Asteroiden man\u00f6vrieren, um zu bestimmten Mineralientaschen zu gelangen, und befindet sich daher die meiste Zeit im Pr\u00e4zisionsmodus.\n\nIst das Erz, das die gleiche Raffinationstechnik wie der Orion filtert, oder nur ein erster Reduktionsschritt, um ein grobes Entfernen von nutzlosem Gestein durchzuf\u00fchren?\nDer Prospektor wird nur Dinge wie nutzloses Gestein entfernen, die Verarbeitungsausr\u00fcstung des Orion ist viel fortschrittlicher.\n\nRiskieren die Piloten von Prospektoren die Chance, dass Gasblasen in Asteroiden verbrannt werden, oder ist dies ein Risiko nur f\u00fcr Orion?\nWenn die Oberfl\u00e4che gro\u00df genug ist, um darauf zu landen, und Sie mit dem Abbau beginnen, werden Sie je nach Standort und den von Ihnen abgebauten Mineralien unterschiedliche Gefahren erleben.\n\nWird der Prospektor irgendeine Interaktion mit dem Orion haben, wie z.B. Andocken oder einfaches Absetzen von Erz?\nEs ist keine besondere Interaktion zwischen den beiden geplant. Der Orion sollte in der Lage sein, Kisten vom Prospektor zu nehmen, also sollte er in der Lage sein, dem Orion eine volle Mineralladung zu geben und seine Reservekisten zu benutzen, um wieder aufzuf\u00fcllen. Es ist jedoch eine gute Synergie mit den Schiffen der Hull-Serie, da es in der Lage ist, Ladungen von Ladung abzusetzen, die der Rumpf zum Verkauf mitnehmen kann, w\u00e4hrend der Prospektor weiterhin eine Weile l\u00e4nger abbauen kann.\n\nWof\u00fcr ist in der Konzeptkunst die gro\u00dfe Scheibe unter dem Schiff bestimmt?\nDie gro\u00dfe Scheibe dient als Leitung f\u00fcr die Scanner des Schiffes. Ein gro\u00dfer Teil des Bergbaus besteht darin, die Ressourcen zu scannen und zu finden, die Sie im Weltraum abbauen wollen, vor allem aber auf dem Planeten.\n\nK\u00f6nnen Sie uns ein wenig \u00fcber die Selbstverteidigung\/Waffe erz\u00e4hlen, die das Schiff hat, wenn der Prospektor sich in einer schwierigen Situation befindet?\nLeider ist der Prospektor nicht gut f\u00fcr den Kampf ger\u00fcstet, hat aber gerade genug, um Angreifer zu warnen und einem leichten Feuer zu widerstehen. Wenn Sie planen, in gef\u00e4hrlichen Gebieten zu bergen, k\u00f6nnte es sich lohnen, f\u00fcr eine Jagdbegleitung zu zahlen, um das Risiko zu vermeiden, allein zu gehen und gefunden zu werden. Es wird mit zwei Laser-Repeatern der Gr\u00f6\u00dfe eins, einem Lichtschutzgenerator und einigen grundlegenden Gegenma\u00dfnahmen geliefert.\n\nWird es Varianten f\u00fcr die Bergung \/ Reparatur geben? d.h. das Austauschen des Arms gegen einen Reparaturarm.\nDerzeit ist nichts geplant.\n\nIst eine Landung auf einer Fl\u00e4che erforderlich, um mit dem Abbau zu beginnen?\nDu wirst in der Lage sein, sowohl beim Fliegen im Weltraum als auch bei der Landung zu minen. Im Weltraum wirst du aus Taschen auf der Au\u00dfenfl\u00e4che von Asteroiden sch\u00fcrfen. Wenn du landest, kannst du tiefere Taschen unter der Oberfl\u00e4che erreichen, die potenziell gr\u00f6\u00dfer oder wertvoller sind.\n\nFunktioniert das Bett als Fluchtkapsel?\nNein, es wird ein Bett haben, das dem Bett des Starfarren \u00e4hnelt.\n\nWird es eine Art K\u00e4fig\/Deckel geben, um das Cockpitglas auszustatten, damit es mehr Schutz bietet?\nUrspr\u00fcnglich hatte es einen K\u00e4fig um das Cockpit herum, aber wir wollten eine gute Sicht haben und die \u00e4u\u00dferen Gitterst\u00e4be entsprachen nicht dem MISC-Schiffsstil.","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since last Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers and artists working on the ship will answer 14 more questions! We are very excited to discuss this unique ship in more detail, so let\u2019s jump right in to part 2!\n\nSpecial thanks to John Crewe, Phil Meller, Paul Jones, Luke Davis, Todd Papy, and Jonathan Jacevicius for taking the time to answer these questions for us.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nCan you set the Prospector to mine while you go out and explore the asteroid, or does it require an active pilot in his seat?\nWhen in the landed mining state you will be able to leave your laser going while you take care of other business, but your productivity will suffer for it. You will have to effectively manage your heat and power on the laser, otherwise your mining rate will slow or you could risk damaging your laser.\n\nIs there an emergency exit\/escape hatch on the Prospector?\nThe interior is relatively compact, so the door to enter\/exit is easy to reach in the case of an emergency.\n\nSince there are 4 containers, does that mean the ship can sort and harvest 4 different types of ore at the same time?\nWe haven\u2019t drilled down into too much detail on organising between the containers at the moment. Ideally you will be able to mine as many different types of ore as you want, and organise them as you see fit.\n\nWill you be able to eject your containers for a speed boost in case of emergency?\nThe containers will have a mass value depending on what is stored in them and how full they are. So if you jettisoned some full containers in space, you might notice a slight improvement in ship responsiveness.\n\nWhat will the maneuverability be like for the Prospector?\nIt will be on the poorer side of average. The Prospector only needs to maneuver among asteroids to get to specific mineral pockets and so will be in precision mode most of the time.\n\nIs the ore filtering the same refining technique that the Orion has, or just a first reduction step to do a coarse removal of useless rock?\nThe Prospector will only be removing things like useless rock, the processing equipment on the Orion is much more advanced.\n\nDo Prospector pilots risk the chance for gas pockets in asteroids to combust, or is this an Orion-only risk?\nIf the surface is big enough to land on and you start mining, you will encounter different hazards depending on the location and which minerals you\u2019re mining.\n\nWill the Prospector have any interaction with the Orion, like docking or easy ore drop-off?\nThere is no special interaction planned between the two. The Orion should be capable of taking crates from the Prospector though, so it should be able to give a full mineral load to the Orion and use its reserve crates to go and fill up again. It does synergise well with the Hull series ships though, being able to drop loads of cargo off for the Hull to take for selling while the Prospector can continue to mine a while longer.\n\nIn the concept art, what is the large disc beneath the ship used for?\nThe large disc is acting as a conduit for the ship\u2019s scanners. A large part of mining will be in scanning and finding the resources you want to mine in space, but especially planetside.\n\nCan you tell us a bit about self-defense\/weaponry that the ship has if the Prospector were to find itself in a sticky situation?\nUnfortunately the Prospector doesn\u2019t come well equipped for combat, but has just enough to potentially warn off attackers and withstand some light fire. If you plan on mining in dangerous areas it might be worth paying for a fighter escort to save risking going alone and being found. It will come with two size one laser repeaters, a light shield generator and some basic countermeasures.\n\nWill there be variants for salvage\/repair? i.e. swapping out the arm for a repair arm.\nThere is nothing planned currently.\n\nIs landing on a surface required in order to begin mining?\nYou will be able to mine both when flying in space and when landed. In space, you will be mining from pockets on the outer surface of asteroids. When landed, it allows you to reach deeper pockets under the surface that are potentially larger or more valuable.\n\nDoes the bed function as an escape pod?\nNo, it will have a bed similar to the one found in the Starfarer.\n\nWill there be some type of cage\/cover available to outfit the cockpit glass to allow it more protection?\nIt originally had a cage around the cockpit, but we wanted to keep high visibility and the exterior bars didn\u2019t match the MISC ship style."},"links_count":2,"comment_count":155,"created_at":"2016-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-25 06:44:31","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":15318,"next_id":15320}}