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	After purchasing a mining gadget and finding a suitable rock to be mined, the player will have to exit their ship and attach the gadget to the rock. Once placed, the gadget's user interface will prompt the player to calibrate it by tuning the ''propagation'', ''field range'', and ''axial scatter'' properties to find the rock's resonant frequency. Finally, upon successful calibration, the device must be activated. Prospectors may now crack the rock and enjoy the altered stats conferred upon it by the mining gadget. After the rock has been fractured, the gadget can be collected again.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gibGORnVi8&t=90 ''Inside Star Citizen'': Sweet Gadget of Mine]. Retrieved 2021-11-06</ref>		After purchasing a mining gadget and finding a suitable rock to be mined, the player will have to exit their ship and attach the gadget to the rock. Once placed, the gadget's user interface will prompt the player to calibrate it by tuning the ''propagation'', ''field range'', and ''axial scatter'' properties to find the rock's resonant frequency. Finally, upon successful calibration, the device must be activated. Prospectors may now crack the rock and enjoy the altered stats conferred upon it by the mining gadget. After the rock has been fractured, the gadget can be collected again.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gibGORnVi8&t=90 ''Inside Star Citizen'': Sweet Gadget of Mine]. Retrieved 2021-11-06</ref>

	== List of mining gadgets ==		== <span class="anchor" id="list"></span> List of mining gadgets ==
	{{Data table		{{Data table
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	\| ~~conditions~~ = ~~[[StarCitizen:~~Item type::Mining Gadget]]		\| filter = Item type = Mining Gadget
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	Modifier laser instability ; label=Instability ; kind=bar ; good=lower ; group=Rock		Modifier laser instability ; label=Instability ; kind=bar ; good=lower ; group=Rock

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 [[File:MiningGadget-Optimax-WIP.png|alt=Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.|thumb|The Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.]]
-A '''mining gadget''' is a handheld device which can be placed on a minable rock to modify its stats (such as resistance and instability), allowing prospectors to make the mining process easier and safer, or quicker and riskier.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/release-view/880-Mining-Gadgets|text=Roadmap: Mining Gadgets|accessdate=2021-11-06}}</ref>
+A '''mining gadget''' is a handheld device which can be placed on a minable rock to modify its stats (such as resistance and instability), allowing prospectors to make the mining process easier and safer, or quicker and riskier.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/release-view/880-Mining-Gadgets|text=Roadmap: Mining Gadgets|accessdate=2021-11-06}}</ref>
 ==Usage==
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 == List of mining gadgets ==
-''Updated 3.19''
+{{Data table
-{| class="wikitable"
+| category = Gadgets
-!Image
+| conditions = [[StarCitizen:Item type::Mining Gadget]]
-!Name
+| columns =
-!Manufacturer
+    Modifier laser instability ; label=Instability ; kind=bar ; good=lower ; group=Rock
-!Description
+    Modifier resistance ; label=Resistance ; kind=bar ; good=lower ; group=Rock
-!style="width: 200px;" | Stats
+    Modifier optimal charge window size ; label=Optimal charge window ; kind=bar ; good=higher ; group=Charge
-|-
+    Modifier optimal charge rate ; label=Optimal charge rate ; kind=bar ; good=higher ; group=Charge
-|[[File:BoreMax in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
+    Modifier cluster factor ; label=Cluster factor ; kind=bar ; good=higher ; group=Yield
-|[[StarCitizen:BoreMax]]
+    Manufacturer ; filter
-|[[StarCitizen:Thermyte Concern]]
+}}
 == Gallery ==
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 ==Development==
-Mining gadgets were introduced in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.0|Alpha 3.17.0]].
+Mining gadgets were introduced in [[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.0|Alpha 3.17.0]].
 ==References==
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	[[File:MiningGadget-Optimax-WIP.png\|alt=Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.\|thumb\|The Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.]]		[[File:MiningGadget-Optimax-WIP.png\|alt=Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.\|thumb\|The Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.]]
	A '''mining gadget''' is a handheld device which can be placed on a minable rock to modify its stats (such as resistance and instability), allowing prospectors to make the mining process easier and safer, or quicker and riskier.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/release-view/880-Mining-Gadgets\|text=Roadmap: Mining Gadgets\|accessdate=2021-11-06}}</ref>		A '''mining gadget''' is a handheld device which can be placed on a minable rock to modify its stats (such as resistance and instability), allowing prospectors to make the mining process easier and safer, or quicker and riskier.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/release-view/880-Mining-Gadgets\|text=Roadmap: Mining Gadgets\|accessdate=2021-11-06}}</ref>

	==Usage==		==Usage==

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[[File:MiningGadget-Optimax-WIP.png|alt=Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.|thumb|The Optimax mining gadget on display in a refinery shop.]]
A '''mining gadget''' is a handheld device which can be placed on a minable rock to modify its stats (such as resistance and instability), allowing prospectors to make the mining process easier and safer, or quicker and riskier.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/release-view/880-Mining-Gadgets|text=Roadmap: Mining Gadgets|accessdate=2021-11-06}}</ref>

==Usage==
After purchasing a mining gadget and finding a suitable rock to be mined, the player will have to exit their ship and attach the gadget to the rock. Once placed, the gadget's user interface will prompt the player to calibrate it by tuning the ''propagation'', ''field range'', and ''axial scatter'' properties to find the rock's resonant frequency. Finally, upon successful calibration, the device must be activated. Prospectors may now crack the rock and enjoy the altered stats conferred upon it by the mining gadget. After the rock has been fractured, the gadget can be collected again.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gibGORnVi8&t=90 ''Inside Star Citizen'': Sweet Gadget of Mine]. Retrieved 2021-11-06</ref>

== List of mining gadgets ==
''Updated 3.19''
{| class="wikitable"
!Image
!Name
!Manufacturer
!Description
!style="width: 200px;" | Stats
|-
|[[File:BoreMax in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:BoreMax]]
|[[StarCitizen:Thermyte Concern]]
|The BoreMax helps focus laser power to reduce instability significantly, while also keeping clusters of valuable deposits together upon shattering. While it does make it more difficult and time consuming to bypass the deposit's resistance, most miners find the extra safety and increased yield worth the extra effort.
| style="text-align:right" |
Instability: -70% 
Resistance: +10% 
Cluster Modifier: +30% 
|-
|[[File:Okunis in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:Okunis]]
|[[StarCitizen:Shubin Interstellar]]
|Increase the size and fill speed of optimal charge window with Okunis. While this powerful gadget makes it easier to work a deposit, some valuable may be lost when shatters.
| style="text-align:right" |
Instability: -40% 
Optimal Charge Window Size: +50% 
Optimal Charge Window Rate: +100% 
Cluster Modifier: -20% 
|-
|[[File:Optimax in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:OptiMax]]
|[[StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial]]
| Commonly found on industrial sites across the empire, the OptiMax reduces the loss of valuable resource through a special process that keeps them clustered together. This technology does impose drawbacks on the gadget though, most notably a reduced optimal charge window.
| style="text-align:right" |
Resistance: -30% 
Cluster Modifier: +60% 
Optimal Charge Window Size: -30% 
|-
|[[File:Sabir in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:Sabir]]
|[[StarCitizen:Shubin Interstellar]]
|Make that tough deposit more stable with the Sabir. It uses a special sensor to modulate laser power and adjust it to that particular deposit. The effect increases instability but also provides a dramatic drop in resistance and an increased optimal charge window to make mining it easier.
| style="text-align:right" |
 
Optimal Charge Window Size: +50% 
Resistance: -50%
Instability: +15% 
|-
|[[File:Stalwart in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:Stalwart]]
|[[StarCitizen:Thermyte Concern]]
|The Stalwart is for miners looking to wield power precisely. The gadget reduces the optimal charge window size, making miners skillfully manage conditions to find the sweet spot. Once there, the increased power will fill the optimal charge window faster while also keeping clusters of valuable ore together.
| style="text-align:right" |
Laser Instability: +15% 
Cluster Modifier: +30% 
Optimal Charge Window Rate: +50% 
Optimal Charge Window Size: -30% 
|-
|[[File:WaveShift in-game cutout - Mesh BG SCT logo.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[StarCitizen:WaveShift]]
|[[StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial]]
|A unique chipset allows the WaveShift to keep instability in check while dramatically increasing the size of the optimal charge window. Though the optimal charge window will fill slower the larger target area makes it easier to find the perfect spot to shatter a deposit.
| style="text-align:right" |
Laser Instability: -35% 
Optimal Charge Window Size: +100% 
Optimal Charge Window Rate: -30%
|}

== Gallery ==
{{gallery
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}}

==Development==
Mining gadgets were introduced in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.0|Alpha 3.17.0]].

==References==
<references/>