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Deep Reach Space Miner mk2

Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions, a division of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, presents the Deep Reach Space Miner, a vanilla small-grid design without mods or DLC, and contains no rotors or pistons making it a perfect survival-ready solution for large mining projects. Designed as a high-capacity vertical miner with four gatling turrets for defense, the Deep Reach Space Miner extracts ores effortlessly with its 36 optimally-spaced drills, automatically ejecting waste stone, and transports ore in 16 large and 2 medium cargo containers. Power is supplied by 10 large batteries, with 4 hydrogen engines and 3 small reactors for backup power and battery charging, if necessary. This version adds forward and backward hydrogen thrusters to significantly boost acceleration and deceleration, respectively, especially when fully loaded; 2 hydrogen tanks provide hydrogen reserves for the thrusters and 6 O2/H2 generators reduce refill time. These features make the Deep Reach Space Miner a perfect solution for the player who needs to get to an ore deposit, quickly extract a large quantity of ore, and get back home again in a hostile environment.

NO MODS, NO DLC, NO ROTORS/PISTONS; SURVIVAL READY AND PROJECTOR BUILDABLE!

STATISTICS
  - Blocks: 1,129
  - PCUs: 21,677
  - L × W × H: 19m × 17½m × 8m
  - Empty Mass: 183 tons
  - Maximum Ore Mass: 1,028 tons (using "realistic" 1-1-1 settings)

CONTROLS
{1} Drills
{2} Camera Down
{3} Gatling Turrets ON/OFF
{4} Hydrogen Engines ON/OFF
{5} Small Reactors ON/OFF
{6} Batteries AUTO/RECHARGE
{7} Docking Connector LOCK/UNLOCK
{8} Ion Thrusters ON/OFF
{9} Hydrogen Thrusters ON/OFF

Note: Remember to clear away stone by selecting the drills {1} and right-clicking your mouse as you descend into the ground; select {2} for the downward camera view. Once you hit an ore deposit, left-clicking your mouse will collect ore.

NOTES FOR BUILDING WITH A PROJECTOR IN SURVIVAL
(See the last picture for the projector's configuration.)
1. Build a rotor frame on a powered grid; remove the large-grid rotor head and replace with a small-grid rotor head and lock rotation.
2. Stack 5 armor blocks, minimum, vertically atop the small-grid rotor head to provide sufficient clearance for building the miner.
3. Build a small-grid projector on top of the topmost armor block; for consistency, rename the projector to be "DRSM - Projector".
4. Load the blueprint into the projector; click on the setting to retain the blueprint after construction is complete.
5. Build the blueprint.
6. When completed, grind away the small-grid rotor head, armor blocks, and rotor frame, leaving the projector in place for future repairs.

REQUIRED PARTS FOR BUILDING IN SURVIVAL
  - 4,603 Steel Plates
  - 364 Metal Grids
  - 2,058 Interior Plates
  - 4,040 Construction Components
  - 674 Motors
  - 486 Large Steel Tubes
  - 627 Small Steel Tubes
  - 775 Computers
  - 43 Displays
  - 74 Bulletproof Glass
  - 204 Power Cells
  - 9 Reactor Components
  - 316 Thruster Components
  - 1 Detector Component
  - 4 Radio-Communication Components