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