Rorqual

The Rorqual is a heavy mining ship.

Description
The Rorqual is the latest and biggest of all miners. It has 3 medium mining lasers compared to the Industrial Miner which only has 2. It is pretty slow, but it can mine fast and fit a massive amount of ore in its hold. Huge amounts of credits can be made if used in sync with a Prepravca. For its class, it has a very large amount of shields and hull. It has a range of 3000 studs.

Interior
The front of the Rorqual contains a small interior with a pilot's seat and two other chairs. All the seats face a window.

The pilot's seat is gray, unlike the other seats, which are black. There's 5 small screens in front of the pilot's seat and a screen each in front of the other two seats.

Advantages

 * Massive ore hold.
 * Very high shields and hull for its class, similar to a battleship.
 * Currently the fastest mining speed of any miner.
 * Earns a very high amount of credits.

Disadvantages

 * Slow.
 * Small cargo hold.
 * Takes a bit of time to get a full load.
 * High cost.
 * Vulnerable undefended.
 * The positioning of the lasers makes it so that you have to face directly toward the target ore in order to mine it with full efficiency.
 * It's a jackpot for pirates because of its large size and slow speed.
 * Vulnerable from all angles.

Safety

 * Make sure you always check if any enemies are coming every 30 seconds, either by looking around or on the radar.
 * Always mine in a peaceful faction so you don't risk being attacked.
 * Stay close to friendly combat ships when possible, they can help protect you from enemies.
 * If you are mining in a faction that is at war, only mine near your Starbase.
 * If you have one, mine in a V.I.P Server to ensure safety from other players.

Trivia

 * It is the largest obtainable miner.
 * You get around 6,500 credits on a full load. (Or more depending on loyalty).
 * Takes about 9.2 minutes to fill the ore hold and about 1 to 2 minutes to make the journey to and from the base.