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Mole Moon Miner mk2

Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions, a division of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, presents the Mole Moon Miner mk2, a vanilla small-grid design without mods, and contains no rotors or pistons making it a perfect survival-ready solution for large mining projects. This revised version of the original Mole Moon Miner includes a complete revision to the cargo and thruster design to enable installation of a large hydrogen tank in the place of the numerous less efficient small hydrogen tanks giving this miner greater range and operational time, as well as increased cargo capacity (+17%) over the original design. Four drills were added for increased ore uptake speed and to allow clearance for the large hydrogen thrusters. Included also, are two Gatling guns for defense in hostile regions.

Designed as a high-capacity vertical miner, the Mole Moon Miner extracts ores effortlessly with its 16 optimally-spaced drills, automatically ejecting waste stone, and transports ore in 4 large and 4 medium cargo containers. Power is supplied by 4 large batteries. Utilizing hydrogen thrusters, the Mole Moon Miner mk2 operates equally well in space and on planets, but with restricted ore capacity for planetary gravity greater than 1.0g. These features make the Mole Moon Miner mk2 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.

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

STATISTICS
  - Blocks: 759
  - PCUs: 15,550
  - L × W × H: 10½m × 10½m × 8½m
  - Empty Mass: 113¾ tons
  - Maximum Ore Mass: 357¼ tons (using "realistic" 1-1-1 settings)

CONTROLS-1
{1} Camera Down View
{2} Drills
{3} AutoLevel ENABLED/DISABLED
{4} Spotlights ON/OFF
{5} Ore Detector ON/OFF
{6} Antenna ON/OFF
{7} Camera Rear View
{8} Docking Connector LOCK/UNLOCK
{9} Hydrogen Thrusters ON/OFF

CONTROLS-2
{1} Camera Front View
{2} Spotlights ON/OFF
{3} Marker Lights ON/OFF
{4} Batteries AUTO/RECHARGE
{5} Hydrogen Tank Stockpile ON/OFF
{6} Docking Connector LOCK/UNLOCK
{7} Hydrogen Thrusters UP Decrease Thruster Override
{8} Hydrogen Thrusters UP Increase Thruster Override
{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 "MM - 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
  - 2,616 Steel Plates
  - 516 Metal Grids
  - 1,111 Interior Plates
  - 3,631 Construction Components
  - 479 Motors
  - 374 Large Steel Tubes
  - 306 Small Steel Tubes
  - 535 Computers
  - 40 Displays
  - 90 Bulletproof Glass
  - 80 Power Cells
  - 7 Detector Component
  - 8 Radio-Communication Components