Motherlode
Nebula long-range prospecting miner. Scanner-equipped for deep-field ore surveys.
General
| Category | Industrial |
| Class | Miner |
| Faction | Nebula |
| Tier | 2 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 10 |
Statistics
| Hull | 170 |
| Armor | 8 |
| Shield | 70 |
| Shield Recharge | 2/t |
| Speed | 2 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 420 |
| Cargo Capacity | 200 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 0 |
| Defense Slots | 1 |
| Utility Slots | 3 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 40 |
| CPU Capacity | 18 |
Economy
| Price | 9000 cr |
| Build Time | 1080 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 1 |
Lore
Federation mining operations learned that the real margins aren't in moving more ore — they're in finding the right deposit before anyone else does. The Motherlode ships with an integrated scanner suite and an oversized fuel tank for surveying distant asteroid fields that shorter-range miners never bother reaching. The weapon mount is gone entirely — prospectors don't fight, they file claims. The hold is modest by Nebula standards, but compression storage and a strong yield bonus mean every trip justifies the fuel spent getting there. The best Motherlode pilots know where every unclaimed belt within range sits, and they keep that information closer than their nav coordinates.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Mining Laser II |
| Ship Scanner II |
Inherent Capabilities
| Capability | Value |
|---|---|
| Ore Yield Bonus | 25 |
| Ore Cargo Efficiency | 50 |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Steel Plate | 40 |
| Flex Polymer | 50 |
| Cargo Container | 20 |
| Ore Hopper | 8 |
| Trade Cipher | 6 |
| Engine Core | 5 |
| Cargo Bay Expansion | 5 |
| Titanium Alloy | 40 |
| Hull Plating | 8 |
| Fuel Tank | 15 |
| Sensor Array | 6 |
| Processing Core | 2 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 1342 |
| Cobalt Ore | 20 |
| Copper Ore | 65 |
| Energy Crystal | 12 |
| Fluorine Gas | 31 |
| Hydrogen Gas | 120 |
| Iron Ore | 806 |
| Krypton Gas | 12 |
| Lead Ore | 5 |
| Neon Gas | 12 |
| Nickel Ore | 102 |
| Nitrogen Ice | 5 |
| Palladium Ore | 66 |
| Platinum Ore | 106 |
| Silicon Ore | 134 |
| Titanium Ore | 119 |
| Trade Crystal | 6 |
| Tungsten Ore | 416 |
| Uranium Ore | 20 |
View JSON Data
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