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[miauw62]

We just had a discussion about this, ore markers calculate the exact center of the deposit, so if it's moon-shaped for example there wont actually be any ore at the center.

[TheDarkStar]

So if you want to figure out where the ore is, just dig in a line in both directions until you find it?

[miauw62]

the deposit could also be shaped like a cube with circular holes in the middle of each side. there is no best solution ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i guess that would work most of the time, though :v

[TheDarkStar]

the deposit could also be shaped like a cube with circular holes in the middle of each side. there is no best solution ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i guess that would work most of the time, though :v

But don't ore veins have to be continuous?

[LoSboccacc]

the deposit could also be shaped like a cube with circular holes in the middle of each side. there is no best solution ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i guess that would work most of the time, though :v

But don't ore veins have to be continuous?

yes, but they don't have to be convex

[Paul]

I don't think they actually are continuous, I think the ore deposits can be multiple small veins.

Uranium, for instance, seems to spawn as multiple tiny veins spread across a huge area.

In creative I made a core drilling ship that uses pistons and a drill to dig straight down 60 meters (using 30 pistons). I pasted 16 of them in a 4x4 pattern on top of a ore spot for Uranium. Only one of them actually found any uranium.

[zombat]

What are drills on pistons like now?

I remember building a drilling rig about a year and a half ago, which ended up being huge because the drilling head was itself was massive due to the amount of thrusters and gyros I had to use to stabilise it

[Akura]

Just got done with my first little project: a planetary drilling car.


Result: Dismal failure. As expected.

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Tries to flip itself over when changing the arm position. I also still haven't quite figured out conveyors/sorters. It's supposed to eject stone out the sides, while dumping ore into the collector on top. Trying to drive it is difficult as well.

I did learn quite a bit on how to get rotors to work. Weight distribution aside, the mining arm(s, since they're not connectable) do work, and I also have a working rear hatch/ramp.


By the way, on planets, are there more ore deposits the deeper you go, or is it just randomly found everywhere?

[miauw62]

It would be nice if the tutorials in this game actually explained how to split stacks.

E:
So, I did the tutorials and now I'm in the quickstart world... What do I do now?

[origamiscienceguy]

It would be nice if the tutorials in this game actually explained how to split stacks.

E:
So, I did the tutorials and now I'm in the quickstart world... What do I do now?

I haven't actually played since planets. Does quickstart start you on a platform on an asteroid? Or on the surface of earth?

[miauw62]

Surface of the earth, it seems, in a sizeable base.

[origamiscienceguy]

Surface of the earth, it seems, in a sizeable base.

Then I am not the person to ask. From what I hear, you should figure out a way to get rid of the nearby pirates.

[TheDarkStar]

Surface of the earth, it seems, in a sizeable base.

Then I am not the person to ask. From what I hear, you should figure out a way to get rid of the nearby pirates.

Yeah, kill the pirates. Once the pirate base is inactive (meaning the antenna and beacon are damaged to the point that they stop working or lose power), no new drones spawn.

[forsaken1111]

You can do this fairly simply using rockets from a good distance away.

[TheDarkStar]

You can do this fairly simply using rockets from a good distance away.

I just stuck a gatling on the starting miner ship and sniped the turrets and antenna and beacon.