Ships & Modules

The ore hold already covers gas. I don't think there is a need for a T3 miner of any size.

The T1 venture is a very serviceable mining and gas ship, far better than when I started had to mine with a navitas and vexor before the venture. Fast in and fast out, ore bay not too large to make you hang out all day trying to huff in someone else's wormhole.

T1 Venture. 3H(2hard points) 3M 1L slots 5k ore and 2 drones, not bad for hi sec
Role bonuses:
100 %bonus to Mining and Gas Cloud Harvesting yield(that equal power of 4 lasers)
+2 +bonus to ship warp core strength(this amazes me, I was scramed the other day in a wormhole and walked away)
Mining Frigate bonuses (per skill level):
5 %bonus to Mining yield(these add up to a free cycle every 3 1/2 cycles per laser, or equals to a 5th laser or gas harvest)
5 %reduction in Gas Cloud Harvesting duration
Max unboosted yeild 31.5k ore per hour, without rigs
Max gas 24.5k per hour

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I haven't had no experience with the T2 ships, almost looks like a ninja miners or huffers dream. Loses points for not having warp core strenght, but that's what all the low slots are for. And loses points for no drones, but that's not a bad thing if ninja in ninja out, not there to fight. 150 cargo hold doesn't sound like much, but it's plenty for a depot and a few fits that would be needed for long trips and wormholing.

T2 Prospect 3H(2hard points) 3M 4L slots. 10k ore hold, 150 cargo
Role bonuses:
100 %bonus to Mining and Gas Cloud Harvesting yield
100 %reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement(free CPUs for cloak, NICE)
·Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator
·Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds
Mining Frigate bonuses (per skill level):
5 %bonus to Mining yield
5 %reduction in Gas Cloud Harvesting duration
Expedition Frigates bonuses (per skill level):
5 %bonus to Mining yield(this with the other bonuses equals as much as 6 1/2 lasers)
5 %reduction in ship signature radius(much harder to scan down)
Max unboosted yeild 57.8k an hour with modulated core lasers and t2 crystals, without rigs
Max gas 24.5k per hour

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The Enderance is more of a work horse, than a sneak in and steal gas. Instead of gas, it dose get ice mining bonuses. And dosent have to have covert ops cloak to be able to move around on grid, have the cheapest of cloaks and still move at full speed. More shield tanky, get resist bonuses on top. But no +2 warp core strength like the venture

T2 Enderance 3H(1hard point) 4M 3L, 200 cargo, 15k ore
Mining Frigate bonuses (per skill level):
5% reduction in Ice Harvesting duration
5% bonus to Ore Mining yield
Expedition Frigates bonuses (per skill level):
5% reduction in Ice Harvesting duration
4% bonus to all shield resistances
Role Bonus:
300% bonus to Ore Mining yield(4 mining lasers)
50% reduction in Ice Harvesting duration(2 ice lasers)
50% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement
• Cloak reactivation delay and targeting delay reduced to 5 seconds
• No penalty to ship max velocity when using Cloaking Devices
Max ore 51.2k per hour, without rigs
Max ice 68.7k per hour without rigs, almost a skiff without mining upgrades

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There really isn't much being missed by not having a t3 mining ship of any size. I don't know what kind of features could be added and be practical. Any higher on yeild bonuses, it would be getting well in barge and exhumer ranges.