Rock Eater
Outer Rim deep-range mining cruiser. Fuel-efficient drive mines fields nobody else can reach.
General
| Category | Industrial |
| Class | Miner |
| Faction | Outer Rim |
| Tier | 3 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 20 |
Statistics
| Hull | 380 |
| Armor | 14 |
| Shield | 140 |
| Shield Recharge | 2/t |
| Speed | 2 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 400 |
| Cargo Capacity | 500 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 1 |
| Defense Slots | 1 |
| Utility Slots | 4 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 60 |
| CPU Capacity | 26 |
Economy
| Price | 27000 cr |
| Build Time | 2800 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 2 |
Lore
Rim miners work fields that other empires don't bother charting — three sectors from the nearest station, past the patrol routes, where the rocks are rich because nobody else makes the trip. The Rock Eater was built for that run. The fuel-efficient drive stretches a massive tank across forty-four jumps of operational range at speed 2, and the dual mining lasers ensure the trip was worth making. The hull won't win any toughness awards and the fitting budget is tight, but the Rock Eater reaches deposits that no other miner can. Cheapest T3 miner on the market. Rim philosophy: spend credits on fuel, not on the ship.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Mining Laser III |
| Mining Laser III |
| Autocannon II |
Inherent Capabilities
| Capability | Value |
|---|---|
| Ore Yield Bonus | 20 |
| Ore Cargo Efficiency | 50 |
| Fuel Efficiency Bonus | 25 |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Sensor Array | 15 |
| Power Distribution Grid | 3 |
| Flex Polymer | 200 |
| Copper Wiring | 100 |
| Thruster Nozzle | 40 |
| Engine Core | 35 |
| Condensed Dark Matter | 8 |
| Reinforced Bulkhead | 8 |
| Steel Plate | 200 |
| Aluminum Sheet | 180 |
| Titanium Alloy | 120 |
| Hull Plating | 40 |
| Fuel Tank | 40 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 5127 |
| Cobalt Ore | 140 |
| Copper Ore | 428 |
| Dark Matter Residue | 24 |
| Energy Crystal | 30 |
| Fluorine Gas | 93 |
| Hydrogen Gas | 320 |
| Ion Gas | 160 |
| Iridium Ore | 40 |
| Iron Ore | 1881 |
| Krypton Gas | 30 |
| Lead Ore | 78 |
| Neon Gas | 30 |
| Nickel Ore | 215 |
| Nitrogen Ice | 78 |
| Palladium Ore | 215 |
| Platinum Ore | 215 |
| Silicon Ore | 230 |
| Silver Ore | 160 |
| Titanium Ore | 496 |
| Tungsten Ore | 1032 |
| Uranium Ore | 232 |
View JSON Data
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