poklane on 27 August 2016
Apparently you can now mine stuff on planets and kill animals using your ship's Phase Beam https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/4zuuhi/psa_you_can_mine_deposits_from_your_ship_now_with/
Very, very welcome addition to the game. I was amazed when I first tried to do this that this wasn't a thing.
