Manufacturing and acquiring Minerals
Manufacturing is a cornerstone of the industry in Frontier. Acquiring minerals and setting up manufacturing jobs allows players to progress through the Frontier Universe, whether they are building ship fittings, crafting small, fast-moving ships, or constructing large ships capable of fending off both players and Rogue Drones. Manufacturing services are provided in Keeps as well as in player-owned printers of all sizes once built via the base-building mechanic.
Acquiring Minerals for a Manufacturing Job:
- Equip a ship with a Mining Cutter
- Locate an asteroid field with the desired asteroids.
- Mine the asteroids and transport them back to your Portable Refinery/Keep.
- If you are using a Portable Refinery, you interact with the refinery and use the refining service while in space. Players have to make sure they drag the ore into the "input" slot of the refining job before starting the job.
After refinement of the raw asteroids, you’ll receive minerals that can be used for manufacturing. Tip: Before mining, you can right-click an asteroid in space and select “Show Info” to view the output materials it will yield.
Installing and Delivering a Manufacturing Job:
Once you have gathered the required minerals for a specific manufacturing job, you can proceed with installing the manufacturing job to create a desired item or ship.
Note: If a player cancels an active manufacturing job, both the input materials and the output items/ships will be destroyed.