Barging into Space

Earlier today I did a post about Exhumers and the changes from the patch.  I went ahead and worked up some builds for the Mining Barges (Barges) as well.  The Barges have much lower EHP but I was very surprised to see the output is very similar  or higher to equivalent Exhumer builds.  Combined with the ability to insure on a T1 level and Barges might just end up being the ship of choice for mining in high sec.  For now I'll just list the builds.


The Procurer is our first ship up and it is surprisingly strong now.  The built in tank and medium slots means mining upgrades work very well on this ship.  The resists are low but for high sec work this baby is looking really strong.  If I had to pick one ship to use for mining in high sec I think the Procurer will be that choice.

[Procurer, Ore]

Modulated Strip Miner II (Veldspar Mining Crystal II)

EM Ward Field II
2x Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Medium Shield Extender II

2x Mining Laser Upgrade II

Medium Processor Overclocking Unit I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Effective HP: 58,784 (Eve: 50,739)
Tank Ability: 54.16 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 72.43%, Ex: 74.13%, Ki: 68.95%, Th: 65.69%
Capacitor (Stable at 60.42%)
Sig radius- 243m

Yield- 3500m3 per cycle

[Procurer, Ice]

Ice Harvester II

EM Ward Field II
2x Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Medium Shield Extender II

2x Ice Harvester Upgrade II

Medium Processor Overclocking Unit I
Medium Ice Harvester Accelerator I

Effective HP: 51,134 (Eve: 40,428)
Tank Ability: 44.44 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 72.43%, Ex: 74.13%, Ki: 68.95%, Th: 58.60%
Capacitor (Stable at 68.46%)
Sig radius- 207m

Yield- 91s cycle - 10.98m3/s

Next up is the Retriever.  High ore storage, mediocre tank and decent yield.  If you want a ship to AFK mine I'd go with the Mackinaw due to higher EHP, however if T2 isn't in your budget then the Retriever is still a golden pick.

[Retriever, Ore]

2x Modulated Strip Miner II (Veldspar Mining Crystal II)

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

2x Mining Laser Upgrade II
Power Diagnostic System II

2x Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
 

Effective HP: 13,135 (Eve: 11,899)
Tank Ability: 18.18 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 57.11%, Ex: 65.00%, Ki: 58.00%, Th: 58.60%
Capacitor (Stable at 8.73%)
Sig radius- 309m

Yield- 3500m3 per cycle

[Retriever, Ice]

2x Ice Harvester II

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Ice Harvester Upgrade II
Ice Harvester Upgrade I
Power Diagnostic System II

Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Ice Harvester Accelerator I

Effective HP: 12,745 (Eve: 10,694)
Tank Ability: 17.24 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 48.25%, Ex: 65.00%, Ki: 58.00%, Th: 58.60%
Capacitor (Stable at 58.41%)

Sig radius- 294m

Yield- 190s cycle time - 10.52m3/s

Finally we have the Covetor which seems to be the loser in all of the changes.  While it has nearly Hulk like yield the tank is so pitiful I'm not sure how often this ship should be undocked.  Unable to stand up to a high-sec gank, unable to handle null sec rats, and unable to mount a decent tank without dropping the yield below the other ships.  All in all I'd say the Covetor will soon be the least used ship in the game.

[Covetor, Ore]

3x Modulated Strip Miner II (Veldspar Mining Crystal II)

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Mining Laser Upgrade II
Power Diagnostic System II

2x Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

Effective HP: 9,816 (Eve: 8,882)
Tank Ability: 20.16 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 57.11%, Ex: 65.00%, Ki: 58.00%, Th: 58.60%
Capacitor (Stable at 3.98%)

Sig radius- 185m

Yield- 3800m3 per cycle

[Covetor, Ice]

3x Ice Harvester II

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Ice Harvester Upgrade II
Power Diagnostic System II

Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Ice Harvester Accelerator I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

Effective HP: 9,528 (Eve: 7,992)
Tank Ability: 19.11 DPS
Shield Resists - EM: 48.25%, Ex: 65.00%, Ki: 58.00%, Th: 58.60%
Capacitor (Stable at 63.55%)

Sig radius- 176m

Yield- 255s per cycle - 11.75m3/s