Gilbert A Garza

um, i already have the vessel. I just wanted to know if anyone has actually
mined asteroids with it and if the have, tell me how so i can do so as well.



"Eerfa" <andy.sheppard@total.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I found this....
>
> How to get a Y-8 Mining Vessel - for free!!!
> Contacts:
> Flash Harrison: 1st Level, Kachirho Tree City, Kashyyyk.
> Thom Steele: Dearic Cantina, Talus.
> Captain Koh: , 3rd Level, Kachirho Tree City, Kashyyyk.
>
> Mission 1: Mission to Talus
> Flash Harrison, self proclaimed pilot god, wants you to deliver a
> message to Thom Steele for him.
> Go to Dearic Cantina, Talus, to deliver his message. Speak to Thom,
> get paid 1K for your trouble so far.. He will then give you a mission
> to fly to Correllia space, to remove some miners...
> Once in Correllia Space you will be given a patrol waypoint to go to...
> and then another...
> I killed 3 tier 3 Z-95 headhunters on the 2nd way point. I carried onto
> the next patrol point, and that was it. Mission Successful, return to
> Thom Steele in Dearic Cantina, Talus.
> Thom Steele Thanks you and gives you a mining laser and cargo hold, and
> if you want, another mission to mine some rock for him....
>
> Mission 2: Extract 250 units of Siliaceous Asteroid
> "An abundance of silicaceous asteroids have entered the corellia
> system recently, and we'd like a piece of those minerals. Head up
> there and get us a sample. You can keep whtaever you mine, we'll only
> scrape off a bit to test the quality. 250 units should be enough to get
> a proper sample."
> Equip your newly aquired mining laser and cargo hold, and note which
> number weapon it is. Fly into space and activate the silicaceous
> asteroid waypoints. Pick one and head over to it. Start blasting away
> (using the number key that relates the weapon slot, example, mine was
> in weapon slot 3, so pressing the number 3 key will fire that weapon)
> with the mining laser until you get a chunk fly off, chase it down (I
> target it and hit follow) and blast that, till it splits into even
> smaller bits, again blast these till its all gone. Have to be quick
> though, the bits soon fly off into the distance. Rinse and repeat till
> you get the mission successful message.
> Return to Thom Steele, Dearic Cantina, Talus, and he will pay you 2k,
> and send you off to Kashyyyk to report to Captain Koh of the mining
> Fleet...
> You must empty your cargo hold, by using the radial menu of the ship
> control device in your datapad, when on the ground. Select Unload Cargo
> for all the cargo to be transferred to your inventory.
>
> Mission 3: Extract 500 Units of Organometallic Asteroid
> Captain Koh is on the 3rd level of the Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk.
> He will give you a mission to extract 500 units of Organometallic
> Asteroid in Kashyyyk space...
> When you return he rewards you with 5k then asks you to come back in a
> minute so he can study the sample. When you return he tells you that
> miners from Lok are stealing ore from the Kashyyyk space, and sends you
> on another mission. He also gives you a larger capacity cargo hold.
> Empty your carg, and equip the new one.
>
> Mission 4: Extract 750 units of Obsidian Asteroid
> The next mission is to extract 750 units of Obsidian from Lok...
> Same Process, get to Lok, Activate the Waypoints for the Osidian, and
> go to the nearest one, and start mining it to bits....
> Mission successful will appear once you reach 750 units...
> Return to Captain Koh, 3rd level of the Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk,
> and he will reward you with a tractor beam and 7.5k. Talk to him again
> to get another mission. He wants you to steal the cargo of a stranded
> freighter in Corellia.
>
> Mission 5: The Damaged Freighter
> Empty your cargo, and equip your new tractor beam to a weapon slot
> where the mining laser was, then fly off to Corellian space...
> When you get to space, make a note of how to turn on/off your tractor
> beam, and get after that freighter.
> It's a Tier 3 ship, but you will need to defend yourself against
> attacks, be ready.
> When you get to the freighter and start your tractor beam 7 (I think)
> Tier 3 Z-95 Headhunters appear. Kill them all and continue with the
> siphoning of cargo from the damaged freighter. Moments later, you will
> get the mission successful, and the freighter will explode.
> Return to Captain Koh, 3rd level of the Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk.
> He will reward you with 7.5k and you get to keep the cargo of iron you
> took from the freighter.
>
> Mission 6: Broad Sample Part 1,2,3
> The next mission Entitled "Broad Sample" sends you off to get 125
> units of minerals from 3 systems in order:
> Organometallic asteroid from Kashyyyk
> Ice asteroid from Endor,
> Crystal asteroid from Dathomir.
> Using your tractor beam, means you do not have to destroy the last
> smaller part of the asteroid chunk, just activate the tractor beam and
> it will be pulled into you. You may still have to follow it to get
> closer.
> Once you have completed this, return to Captain Koh, 3rd level of the
> Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk, and he will reward you with a new mining
> laser and 10k.
>
> Mission 7: Protect the Y-8 Convoy
> His next mssion is a patrol one, and wants you to go to Kashyyyk space
> and escort a bunch of Y-8's through space. Gear up for combat and get
> into space....
> Once you reach your target, 3x Y-8's will appear. They will ask you
> to activate your comm on any of the 3 when your ready, and give the go
> ahead to start the journey.
> Once you set off, almost immediately groups of 3 Tier 3 Dunelizards
> spawn constantly for the duration of the journey. You must be very
> quick at killing for this part.
> If all 3 survive, you will eventually get the mission successful. You
> can now either clean up the few remiaining pirates or hyperspace back
> to Kashyyyk. Either way return to Captain Koh, 3rd level of the
> Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk when your ready. Captain Koh will reward
> you with 10k for your efforts.
>
> Mission 8: Intercept the Gilded Wookie
> His next mission, "Intercept the gilded wookie", is the complete
> opposite of the previous. You must now destroy a convoy and it's
> escort at the same place you escorted your convoy to safety. Secretly
> like, you know. Gear up for combat, its gonna be messy.
> 3x Tier 4 Xwings
> 3x Merc A wings (does not say what Tier)
> 1x Gilded Wookie Tier 3 Y-8
> You MUST destroy all ships, so there's no witnesses. Return to
> Captain Koh, 3rd level of the Kachirho city Tree, Kashyyyk when the
> mission successful appears.
> Your reward is 12.5k.
>
> Mission 9: Space Diamonds
> Your next mission is in Kessel. You must Mine 500 units of Diamond from
> the 'roids there. Be careful. Be ready.
> To get to Kessel, go to your factional Deep space station,
> Rebel = Dantooine, Station (Deep Space)
> Imperial = Endor
> Neutral = Dathomir, Last Nav Station (Deep Space)
> There are 3 Diamond Asteroids in Kessel as follows:
> 2309, -3731, -3404
> 2725, 2290, 1981
> -625, -3033, 4712
> If you have mapped a key to "select next space object (any)" you
> can confirm these co-ordinates and add waypoints.
> Be aware: The roids in Kessel can spawn a multiple of 2x Asteroid
> Bandits. Tier 5 KSE Firesprays or Xwings. I may have been unlucky, but
> I killed 10 Tier 5 ships mining my 500 units of diamonds.
> Once you have completed your 500 unit quota, return once more to
> Captain Koh, where you will be rewarded with 15k and a brand spanking
> new Y-8 mining vessel.
>