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Hand_Drill Modified
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Character, Other
Tags: NoScripts
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27 Jun, 2021 @ 10:55am
27 Jun, 2021 @ 11:24am
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Hand_Drill Modified

Description
This updates the DistanceMultiplier (range) of the hand drills in-game. Several people noticed that after the Warfare 1 update, Tier 1 hand drills were very difficult to use because they rarely made contact with the ground while crouching and pointing directly between the feet. I simply increased the DistanceMultiplier for each Hand Drill by .2.

Tier 1 Hand Drill
DistanceMulitplier = 1.2

Tier 2 Hand Drill
DistanceMultiplier = 1.4

Tier 3 Hand Drill
DistanceMultiplier = 1.6

Tier 4 Hand Drill
DistanceMultiplier = 1.8

All other values (speed and harvest multipliers) remain unchanged.

This may conflict with any other mod that modifies hand items, including weapons (rifles, pistol, rocket launchers).

NOTE FOR TOOL-SWITCHER USERS: disable the default drill in Tool Switcher -
1. go into the Tool Switcher menu in-game (<Enter> > F2 > Mod Settings > Tool Switcher),
2. open the Tools sub menu,
3. select Vanilla > Hand Drill and set Enabled to False.

You can also do this by editing the ToolSwitcher-Settings.xml file in %appdata%\SpaceEngineers\Storage

<Drill>
<Keybind>None</Keybind>
<Slot>0</Slot>
<Page>0</Page>
<Enabled>false</Enabled> <----- Set this to false
</Drill>
30 Comments
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WheelChock  [author] 19 Jun, 2023 @ 7:37pm 
@Teamw0rk: probably not. Around Warfare 2, the tools started working normally again.
Teamw0rk 19 Jun, 2023 @ 7:06pm 
Is this still a needed mod?
WheelChock  [author] 3 Feb, 2022 @ 1:12pm 
Tested briefly without and with the mod. Vanilla seems to be working again. The mod works but is only needed if you like the enhanced range.
WheelChock  [author] 3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:49pm 
Will be checking the files to see if the update 1.200 changed anything.
WheelChock  [author] 15 Jan, 2022 @ 6:16am 
Try removing this mod and see if you still have the issue. Be interesting if the problem goes away as there is no relation between the two files.
Palad1n 14 Jan, 2022 @ 9:26pm 
Nope, no mods that modify welders or grinders
WheelChock  [author] 14 Jan, 2022 @ 8:55pm 
Do you have any mods that modify welders or grinders?
Palad1n 14 Jan, 2022 @ 8:30pm 
@wheelchock that's what I thought as well after looking at the files and doing some testing in a single player game. I am still trying to figure out why our large block drilling in space with a platform rig setup like we do on a planet/moon are cutting much smaller diameter.
WheelChock  [author] 14 Jan, 2022 @ 8:17pm 
@Palad1n - by "regular drills" are you referring to vehicle mounted drills? It should not affect them as they are different files.
Palad1n 14 Jan, 2022 @ 8:12am 
would this mod in any way effect regular drills? I ask because ever since installing this mod on our server, some players are reporting artifact issues with their drill rigs in space, IE: they are rough deeper circular ridges vs what we normally see, as if the drills are trying to cut a little deeper than normal.