Grind Targets/VEGA Mining

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General[ | ]

This page provides a list of VEGA Mining NPC Targets that appear each day.

VEGA Mining Grind Targets[ | ]

Cargo[ | ]

VEGA Mining Cargo Fleets carry resources from resource fields to Processing Complexes owned by the VEGA Federation inside the same Planet. These fleets also have a chance of containing a blueprint fragment.

Fleets labelled with purple only drop Antimatter. Other fleets are prefixed with "VEGA" and drop all three resources in the ratio 35% H3/35% Ore/30% AM but are also often higher level, and thus, more challenging to defeat.

Resource fields are located all around the planet, with each resource field being categorized in a specific 'Tier' which determines the levels of fleets that can spawn from it at any given time. Antimatter resource fields, in particular, exist as [Tier 3 (15-20)], [Tier 4a (23-25)] and [Tier 4b (27-30)] and spawn fleets containing only Antimatter.

Resource fields show a number - the level of the next fleet that spawns from it - and a timer below the field that shows how long until the next fleet spawns.

When defeated, any excess cargo that does not fit in your fleet's cargo hold will drift on the map for 45 seconds, allowing you (or other players) to collect it with another fleet.

As noted above, the following fleets only drop Antimatter.

Type & Level	Description	Ships	Armaments	Notes
Cargo (20)	Contracted rebel fleet carrying Antimatter to a VEGA Complex.	x1	x1 x2	VEGA Mining Hulls are being used to transport Antimatter to Processing Complexes. The Apocrypha Cruiser is both durable and deadly, while its lighter version - the Destiny Cruiser - are much more manageable.
Cargo (20)		x5	x1
Cargo (23)	Contracted rebel fleet carrying Antimatter to a VEGA Complex.	x1	x1 x2	Some Destiny Cruisers are now equipped with an extra weapon.
		x2	x1 x1
		x3	x1
Cargo (25)	Contracted rebel fleet carrying Antimatter to a VEGA Complex.	x1	x1 x2	Scythe Destroyers use heavy projectiles to rain devastation from afar.
		x1	x1 x1
		x2	x1
		x2	x2
Cargo (27)	Contracted rebel fleet carrying Antimatter to a VEGA Complex.	x1	x1 x2	Use agile ships to kite short-ranged enemies and evade projectiles.
		x2	x1 x1
		x3	x2
Cargo (30)	Contracted rebel fleet carrying Antimatter to a VEGA Complex.	x1	x1 x2	The most powerful planetary cargo fleet. Prove your worth to take on sector cargo fleets.
		x1	x1 x3
		x1	x1 x2
		x1	x1 x3 x1
		x2	x2

Name & Level	Description	Ships	Armaments	Notes
VEGA Cargo (30)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x2	The easiest sector cargo fleet. You should master the planetary cargo fleets before attempting higher-level varients.
		x1	x1 x3
		x1	x1 x2
		x1	x1 x3 x1
		x2	x2
VEGA Cargo (33)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x2	x1 x2	An extra Condor Frigate makes this fleet difficult to kite.
		x1	x1 x3
		x1	x1 x5
		x2	x2
VEGA Cargo (35)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x2	Kiting is essential against the two heavily-armed Apocrypha Cruisers.
		x2	x1 x3
		x2	x1 x5
		x1	x2
VEGA Cargo (37)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x2	The Hydra-armed Apocrypha is very powerful. Kiting tactics or decoys are beneficial.
		x1	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x3
		x3	x1 x5
VEGA Cargo (40)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x2	The Condor has undergone some improvements but still has light armor. Perhaps Phased Projectiles would come in handy here?
		x1	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x3
		x3	x1 x5
VEGA Cargo (45)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x3	The Condor Frigate is impossible to kite without the use of battleships. Some Dread Battleships have been refitted with powerful but short-range beams. You should practice against this fleet before moving on to the VEGA Elites.
		x2	x2 x4
		x2	x1 x5
		x1	x1 x5
VEGA Elite (50)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x3	VEGA Elites are the top sector cargo fleets. The Dread Battleships deal a ton of damage with their rapid projectiles, be sure to outrange them!
		x2	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x5
		x2	x1 x5 x1
VEGA Elite (53)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x3	The Apocrypha Cruisers and Dread Battleships have been significantly strengthened and travel faster.
		x2	x2 x4 x1
		x1	x1 x5 x1
		x2	x1 x5 x1
VEGA Elite (55)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x3	x2 x4 x1	The ultimate sector cargo fleet. Develop a strategy to defeat this mighty foe.
VEGA Elite (55)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x3	x1 x5 x1

Note: All ships have no minimum range. Corvettes, frigates and cruisers have primitive AI - that is, they head straight towards their target and do not start to strafe even when the target is well in range.

Resource Supply Run[ | ]

Resource Supply Run Fleets are special fleets that carry large amounts of a particular resource with small amounts of the other two from place to place during supply runs, which run for 1 hour every 3 hours.

There are 3 types of resource supply runs - one for each resource. The ratio of resources dropped depends on the type of resource supply run that is occurring. For example, a Helium-3 Supply Run would drop more Helium-3 but less Mineral Ore and Antimatter, and so on so forth.

Supply Run fleets spawn from resource fields and travel to Processing Complexes in the same planet.

When defeated, resources are dropped in a 70/15/15 ratio, the former being the main resource drop.

There was a bug that caused the names below the icons of the Resource Supply Run fleets to be displayed incorrectly when they spawned in the Residential Sector.

Supply Run	Incorrect Fleet Name	Correct Fleet Name
Helium-3	Faction He3	Faction He-3
Mineral Ore	Faction Miner	Faction Ore
Antimatter	Faction Containment	Faction AM

Name & Level	Description	Ships	Armaments [Hover]	Loot Drops	Notes
VEGA Resource (40)	VEGA Cargo fleet carrying resources to different sectors.	x1	x1 x2	---	Strongly resembles VEGA Cargo (40).
		x1	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x3
		x3	x1 x5

Crafting[ | ]

These targets drop crafting materials for non-dreadnought ships. They spawn from resource fields and travel to Processing Complexes in the same planet.

The crafting boxes do not have weighted drops, so it is equally likely to obtain a Mk II pattern as a Mk V pattern.

These fleets no longer spawn as of current.

Name & Level	Description	Ships	Armaments	Notes
VEGA Artillery (37) VEGA Destroyer (37)	Destroyers deployed to hunt specific targets. Use upgraded frigates to defeat them.	x1	x2 x4	It is extremely difficult to dodge the Gladius Drivers. A carrier would be helpful as it can outrange the Scythe Destroyers.
VEGA Artillery (37) VEGA Destroyer (37)		x6	x1 x2 x1 x1
VEGA Raiders (40) VEGA Cruiser (40)	Cruisers ready for close quarters combat. Use upgraded destroyers or battleships to beat them.	x1	x1 x3	The Apocrypha Cruisers are very durable. More patience is needed when kiting them.
VEGA Raiders (40) VEGA Cruiser (40)		x6	x2 x4
VEGA Battalion (45) VEGA Battleship (45)	Battleships prepared to overwhelm their enemies. Bring upgraded cutters to even the odds.	x1	x1 x3	The Dread Battleships deal massive damage; exploit their blind spots or outrange them.
VEGA Battalion (45) VEGA Battleship (45)		x6	x1 x6 x1

Note: All ships have no minimum range with the exception of NET Torpedoes.

Crafting Supply Run[ | ]

These targets drop crafting materials for non-dreadnought ships at much higher rates than crafting fleets during the Supply Run sector activity, which runs for 1 hour every 3 hours. Supply Run fleets have a different icon to distinguish them from crafting fleets.

Supply Run fleets spawn from resource fields and travel to Processing Complexes in the same planet.

When defeated, a crafting box is dropped. This box contains a predefined amount of armaments and parts for a specified hull. The remaining drop is either a core or a pattern. Do note that unlike those of regular crafting fleets, this drop is heavily weighted towards less valuable items. Carrier boxes of Tier 4 or below instead drop one of the aforementioned items at random.

Name & Level	Description	Ships	Armaments [Hover]	Notes
VEGA Raiders (25) VEGA Cruiser Supplies (25)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Cruiser supplies.	x1	x1 x3	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x6	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Scouts (40) VEGA Frigate Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Frigate supplies.	x1	x2 x4	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x6	x1 x3
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Raiders (40) VEGA Cruiser Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Cruiser supplies.	x1	x1 x3	Essentially the same as the Tier 2 version, but with superior health and firepower.
		x6	x2 x4
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Artillery (40) VEGA Destroyer Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Destroyer supplies.	x1	x2 x4	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x6	x1 x2 x1 x1
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Battalion (40) VEGA Battleship Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Battleship supplies.	x1	x1 x3	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x6	x1 x6 x1
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Hunters (40) VEGA Cutter Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Cutter supplies.	x5	x1 x3 x1	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x2	x1 x6 x1
		x1	x1 x4 [**]
VEGA Commander (40) VEGA Carrier Supplies (40)	Aggressive VEGA Fleets have been spotted in sector. Take them out for Carrier supplies.	x2	x2 x4	This fleet features VEGA Mining Hulls that are stronger.
		x2	x1 x6 x1
		x2	x1 x2 x1 x1
		x2	x1 x4 [**]

Note: All ships have no minimum range with the exception of NET Torpedoes.

Trivia[ | ]

Technically, the Apocrypha Cruisers in VEGA Cargo fleets Level 37 and above are re-skinned Rapture Cruisers.
Despite the fleet description, VEGA Mining Planetary Cargo Fleets only contain VEGA Mining ships.
Sector Cargo Fleets originally spawned 4 at a time from each planet after a set time window of 7.5 minutes.
The cargo drift timer was changed from the original 120 seconds to 20 seconds, then increased to the present 45 seconds due to player outrage.
Originally, the crafting and crafting supply run fleets were named as follows, but as of the early March 2018 update, the names have been standardized to the respective hull classes:
- Scouts - Frigates
- Raiders - Cruisers
- Artillery - Destroyers
- Battalion - Battleships
- Hunters - Cutters
- Commander - Carriers
When resource supply runs first came out, they only had normal resource drops, defeating their purpose. KIXEYE removed them to fix the issue and later turned them back on when done.
VEGA Mining crafting and supply run targets of level 30 or above originally spawned in sector space. The crafting targets have been removed while the supply run targets have been relocated to in-planet shortly after the late August 2019 update.