Mining Multi Limpet Controller
The Mining Multi Limpet Controller is a Limpet Controller that can program limpets with either the Collector or Prospector functions as needed. Although it is more flexible than the specialised modules it combines, it is only available in a small size, is less efficient, and has significantly greater mass.
This module is capable of deploying limpet types suitable for mining operations.
— In-Game Description
Usage
The Mining Multi Limpet Controller combines the functions of the Collector Limpet Controller and Prospector Limpet Controller into a single module for the purposes of mining.
The advantage of the Mining Multi Limpet Controller is that it allows ships to program both Collector and Prospector limpets with just one module. Furthermore, the module supports up to four active limpets at once, whereas the regular Collector and Prospector Limpet Controllers only support up to two limpets each. The Mining Multi Limpet Controller thus allows up to four Collector or Prospector limpets to be active at any time, which can be useful for collecting items or searching the mineral content of asteroids more quickly. In addition, the 3C Mining Multi Limpet Controller has a comparable power draw and mass to both the 3C Collector Limpet Controller and 3C Prospector Limpet Controller, consuming only slightly more power than either dedicated module while being able to program both limpet types, yet weighing just as much as both dedicated Limpet Controllers combined.
The drawbacks of the Mining Multi Limpet Controller are its slightly increased cost versus the combined cost of a Collector Limpet Controller and Prospector Limpet Controller of the same class and rating, the higher mass of the 3E Mining Multi Limpet Controller versus the combined mass of the 3E Collector Limpet Controller and 3E Prospector Limpet Controller, and the module being only available in Classes 3E and 3C. The restricted rating availability of the Mining Multi Limpet Controller is particularly egregious with regards to Prospector limpets as an A-rated Prospector limpet will yield more materials from asteroids, while the requirement of a Class 3 slot prevents the Mining Multi Limpet Controller from being equipped on any ships that do not have a Class 3 or larger optional internal compartment. The limpets programmed using the Mining Multi Limpet Controller also have slightly worse active ranges versus limpets programmed from dedicated Limpet Controllers of the same Class and rating.
Specifications
| Class | Rating | Mass (T) | Integrity | Power Draw (MW) | Max Active Limpets |
Target/ Active Range (m) |
Life Time (s) | Value (CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | E | 12.00 | 45 | 0.50 | 4 | 3,300 (Prospector)
770 (Collector) |
Infinite (Prospector)
300 (Collector) |
14,630 |
| 3 | C | 10.00 | 68 | 0.35 | 4 | 5,000 (Prospector)
1,000 (Collector) |
Infinite (Prospector)
510 (Collector) |
48,740 |
Notes
- The Mining Multi Limpet Controller is one of five Multi Limpet Controllers added in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Update 9. It can be purchased by both Odyssey and Elite Dangerous: Horizons owners.[1][2]
- The mass of the module was significantly reduced in Odyssey Update 9.02.[3]