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XM-977 [20 T2drill]

[not yet updated for alpha 10 or cpu - this probably won't be possible to get within cpu limits - i'd advise not using the cpu system if interested in over-the-limit things. Also at some point they changed the amount that the cargo extensions store - so this no longer has 32k - closer to 29k now]

High-speed, High capacity, T2 Miner for A9+
--Over device limits - game must have device limits disabled (20 drills)--

Replacement for XM-218

way over the (currently meaningless) CPU limit

Suitable for both volume-on and volume-off games.
In volume-off games it has a 64 slot harvest box, and 3 other containers with 64 slots (2x ammo, 1 fridge)
In volume-on games it has 32,000L (SU) of harvest storage volume, 250L ammo, 100L fridge.

Constructed of storage extenders (same HP as hardened steel).

2x Retractable miniguns
2x Gatling guns
Weapons intended for defense.
2 additional mount points for turrets marked with a + sign. (drill or mult-turret may be useful).

Closed cockpit with oxygen support (1 o2 tank)

2x Constructors, Detector, wireless connection.


It's a fairly late-game miner for high-speed mining / tunneling / clearing underground areas. It's quite expensive, and requires device limits to be disabled (or atleast the limit on drills to be removed), so it won't be suitable for all. note: it appears they have lowered the maximum active drills from 21 to 20 now - I tried with 21+ and only 20 would activate at any one time.
Does not have any convienience features beyond the 1 o2 tank and fridge.
Top-side docking pad for docking to the bottom of a CV (it and the rasied blocks it is on can be removed at the cost of some storage space)

Has nose-down and nose-up signals, although I found them to be unneccessary on this in most situations.

Has a signal for 'Reduced Hovers' which converts it to a center-line only hover engine configuration, and gives it a very 'soft' suspension, although this probably won't be useable when you have much mass in the harvest box. Center-line only hovers help to keep it stable underground, and should prevent side-to-side wobble and reduce sliding left/right.

Level 20
Materials (also shown in last pic above):
Carbon substrate - 995
Copper - 822
Erestrum - 720
Zascosium - 720
Iron - 680
Silicon - 625
Neodymium - 200
Cobalt - 80
Sathium - 80

2hr Production

(all materials beyond carbon, iron, copper, silicon are from the drills - if you for some reason needed this before level 20 they can be taken off in creative then saved without them)


Have not tested the max mass it can lift yet, although it is definatly more than 32,000L of most ore type's mass (gold could potentially be too heavy though).