Prospecting

Prospecting in the Star Wars Combine is attempting to find a raw material deposit. RM deposits are on every planet, however only 1 deposit can be found per square.
Requirements for Prospecting:
- Be in the square you wish to prospect.
- You must be on the surface of a planet or inside a city to prospect.
- Be assigned as pilot of a prospecting vehicle.
- Be inside the assigned prospecting vehicle.
Recommendations:
- Have a high Computer Operations skill while prospecting, as this ensures that you do not miss deposits.
- Use a squadron of 12 prospecting vehicles when prospecting, so that you can pool your sensors.
Equations:
Chance of finding = ( 1 + Total Sensors(Comp Op/30+0.05) ) * Terrain Prob
Sensors: Mining Resource Sensors of Vehicle or Ship scanning
Comp Op: Computer Operation Skill of scanner
Terrain Prob: Figure found in table above

Time Taken for Prospecting = {[( 24 / (Total Sensors/(120 - NPC))0.1) - LOG(9 - Comp)((Comp + NPC + 1) * Total Sensors)] / LOG10(Speed + 1)} / 1.2
NPC: Total NPC working helping with the Prospecting
Total Sensors: Sensors of Vehicle or Item scanning
Comp Op: Computer Operation Skill of scanner
Speed: Speed of Vehicle or PC

Cost of Prospecting = 10000 * (1 + Tax + Crime )
Tax: Tax Level of Planet
Crime: Crime Level of Planet

Current Prospecting Vehicles:
- FK-7 Airspeeder
- SX-65 Groundhog