What this is about
Fracturing means breaking the rock with the mining laser. This guide cleanly separates what we can source – control functions and laser values – from terms that are going around but are not in our data.
Scan values explained
The scan itself is described in Scanning – Basics.
Terms such as a rock's mass, resistance and instability are not in our game data. Resistance and instability per ore exist in our holdings only from community tables,q4 which are not connected to the hub. What the scan display really shows in game we record only after a test.
Fracturing
The functions are sourced:q1
- Toggle Mining Operator Mode
- Fire Mining Laser (Toggle) – a short tap toggles, holding fires for as long as you hold.
- Increase and Decrease Mining Laser Power
- Toggle Laser Beam (High / low)
- Activate Mining Module (Slot 1 to 3)
The laser values are sourced too: mining power and two range fields.q2 What they mean is explained in Mining heads explained.q3
An optimal power window, an energy zone or an overcharge do not appear in our data. Whether and how the game shows them we check with the exercise below.
Next
After breaking: Extraction & cargo.
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- Goal
- Watch and record what happens while breaking.
- Preparation
- Mining ship, a small rock in the scan, notes ready.
- Task
- Aim the laser at the rock, increase power step by step and note after each step which displays change. Repeat with a second rock.
- Success criterion
- Still open – will be set after our own in-game test.
- Partner
- not required
- Functions needed
- Toggle Mining Operator Mode
- Fire Mining Laser (Toggle)
- Increase Mining Laser Power
- Decrease Mining Laser Power