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Bucket Wheel Excavator, 2200T (Vanilla)

For when you absolutely need that mountain gone! Fully automatic Bucket Wheel Excavator 3 times as large and almost 5-10 times as fast as my previous BWE, this version comes with all the same features and much more capacity. Perfect for ruining ecosystems :)

The gargantuan Bucket wheel excavators are worlds largest industrial machines, and to give some scale THIS behemoth is only HALF the size of the worlds largest! Impressive to say the least. Is it still too big, lagging perhaps? Don't need to mine that fast? Check out the smaller version on the workshop! Not that this beast is too demanding, it's surprisingly light!

For large flat surface mining, I recommend checking out my Bucket Chain excavators! They are perfect for strip mining ice for example! https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1677451071

Despite the plethora of detail, it isn't as big as it appears on the outset! No small grids used except for sake of ejectors. Detail without the cost of size explosion yeehaw! Look at the screenshots, "only" the size of earth starter base!

Identical operating principles as my previous BWE, the 800 ton version.

Features:
-Fully automatic operation,
-Self repairing bucket wheel
-Onboard refineries and assemblers as well as fuel production from ice.
-2 modes of operation: Flat terrain mode for strip mining ice or removing topsoil, and Hill mode for digging into mountains.
-Smart swing system, sometimes the machine jumps and rocks while mining and this would throw off the timings, but this BWE is smart and will only advance after a full arc has been mined!

UPDATE #1 Minor bugfixing and discharge boom overhaul
-Machine no longer continues swinging after stop command due to my silly oversight.
-Discharge boom updated to accommodate the new Haul Truck! It's ugly I know, a revamp to the rebuild is on its way. Just wait for a little while longer :)


READ CAREFULLY

To use:
Paste above ground and let it drop a few feet, if it doesn't drop whilst airborne go in the control cabin and convert to ship.
Hit 5 to show measuring stick and drive the BWE so that the yellow part clips in, this is the prime cut area.
Park the vehcile and ensure handbrake is on (P by default)
Hit 6 to start flat terrain mining mode OR,
Hit 7 to start hill terrain mining mode. You cannot have both enabled at start.
Hit 8 to Enable hill terrain mining mode, this switches operation on the fly from flat to hill and back again if pressed again.
Hit 9 to shut down the BWE = It will still rotate to full one side, but will pull its arm up and shut down the bucket.

Note: After starting the BWE everything is automatic! It will mine on its own and dump resources out the back! Meaning you will need a vehicle catching it, or build a storage facility for it.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Haven't encountered any, but if and when they arise let me know in great detail so we may troubleshoot together.

Suggestions and feedback are both more than welcome, let me know what you think :)