Are you manually using the ability on mines? I just order the scout near a mine field with some fighters or flak nearby and let the auto cast clear them out. Just set the engagement range to hold position on the scout.

Other than that, there's the old favorite of just ramming a Kol through the mine field. The old brick needs to be used for something.

Not really, at the moment it's all about micromanagement. A few ships nearby to help destroy speeds thing up; I usually leave a scout or two and a pair of light carriers.

After watching the scout when it was controlled by AI, though, I got the feeling they wrote a script but it didn't quite work right yet. If that's the case, I suspect they'll tweak it so it's less labor intensive. If not, maybe they'll notice these threads and do the same. There are certainly other activities in Sins more deserving of that level of microing. The fact, late game, I'll find core worlds with triple digit mines certainly doesn't help.

As Advent in Trinity, I always used the illuminater's ability and had the fake ships sweep the fields. But since you can only play TEC, I suggest using the titan as a broom for large mine fields.

Here is the thing that is wrong with the minesweepers. Typical when you jump into a system with a fleet that usually supported by capital ships, the capital ships will move earlier to attack objects in the system before any other ships even consider attacking. Unless you are telling them specifically to do so. They need to fix the core mechanics in which if the scout ships gets in first, they aren't just standing around there doing nothing until the capital ships get in and starts moving but rather already clearing the way for the other ships. That goes for other ships as well. I once had my entire fleet slaughter before my cap ships got there and because they weren't doing any thing, it was a complete waste of a fleet.

This is why I've never liked mines. They're not that dangerous, but they're a huge hassle to do the micro to get rid of them.

If there was a "disable mines" option I'd use it and be a lot happier.

2 Scouts + Titan in one formation, really effective.

I wish that once you blew up the planet the mines are on, the mines would become visible to all units. They do get disabled when the planet is lost, so why not make them visible too. Would make more sense that way than having to clear the grav well completely.

easiest way to clear mines: ram a titan through it with some shield/hull repair guys at a safe distance. Or, build a trade port in the middle of the minefield

Something need to be done about the mines because it asks too much to get rid of them.

The fleet is dumb and rush into them because they want to attack a structure. The only way to avoid that is to limit your fleet movement and manage all step.It takes too much time and management just for something that you can put effortless in the gravity well.

Orkulus on a route through the minefield with a scout on follow works wonders...