Trouble Group Mining

[kaikai]

A friend and I have been trying to mine for the last two days. Basically here's the issue, I have him selected so I can transfer the ore into his cargo bay as I mine. The problem is the ore is going into my cargo bay instead of his. I am new to this game but I had him observe me do it and he insists that I am not doing anything wrong. I also read over the tutorial twice, followed everything, and still no results. My question is: Am I doing something wrong? Is he doing something wrong? Is there something wrong with my character? Do I have to be in a party with him to do it?

[Daron]

He needs to be close to you - less than 800m

[kaikai]

We've been practically next to each other within 500m.

[Daron]

Also he must not be hostile to you and the cargo hold should be emtpy.
That's all i can think of. *shrugs*

[Echo 7-7]

Your friend must be targeted in order for ore to transfer directly into his cargo hold.

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There was a sig here, once.

[RmJ]

I know that I have run into issues of ship type that is mining. If it's a freighter I couldn't get ore into the targeted vessel. Not sure what was going on. I did a controlled experiment and found that if I change the ship type to a mining fighter class ship that the ore goes into the targeted vessel. Not when I am in anything else.

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[Daron]

Which ship please?
Sounds to me you picked a ship which is not recognized by the mounted ID as mining ship.

[Pavel]

Only mining ships can mine directly to someone else's cargo bay. For example Hegemon, Arrastra, Annapurna...

http://www.discoverygc.com/wiki/Mining_Ships

Remember you can mine He-3 only in Garanchou and Kamome as GMG/Samura/Kishiro, and only in Ragnar/Behemoth as Kruger.

Aternus' mining guide is very helpful.

[SMGSterlin]

Remember you can mine He-3 only in Garanchou and Kamome as GMG/Samura/Kishiro, and only in Ragnar/Behemoth as Kruger.

Aternus' mining guide is very helpful.

Works with Anki too.

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[kaikai]

Plier
We're also mining for Berylium