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Buckhorn Miner
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Type: Blueprint
Tags: ship, small_grid, safe
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7 Aug, 2022 @ 3:22pm
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Buckhorn Miner

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Mining Ships and Vehicles
80 items
Description
Designed and built by Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, the Buckhorn Miner is an ultra-compact early survival game mining ship for planetary applicatons that can be built using materials processed using a basic refinery and basic assembler. An integrated projector makes drydock repairs easy. Propulsion is provided by atmospheric thrusters that are powered by four large batteries. This low-profile miner was designed to fit through a large-grid gate.

ENTIRELY VANILLA; NO MODS; NO DLC; PROJECTOR BUILDABLE IN SURVIVAL!

STATISTICS
  - Blocks: 143
  - PCUs: 3,094
  - L × W × H: 8½m × 5½m × 3½m
  - Empty Mass: 39¼ tons; 42 tons when spawned with ice and tools, and 108¼ tons when fully loaded (using realistic (1-1-1) settings)

POWER
  - 4 large batteries

PROPUSION
  - 21 atmospheric thrusters

CARGO CAPACITY
  - 1 large cargo container
  - 1 connector
  - 1 cockpit
  - 2 drills

CONTROLS-1
{1} Drills
{2} Ore Detector On/Off
{3} Antenna On/Off
{4} Battery Auto/Recharge
{5} Magnetic Plate AutoLock On/Off
{6} Magnetic Plate Switch Lock
{7} Docking Camera (Rear) View
{8} Docking Connector Switch Lock
{9} Atmospheric Thrusters On/Off

CONTROLS-2
{1} Camera Front View
{2} Spotlights On/Off
{3} Interior Lights On/Off
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NOTES FOR BUILDING WITH A PROJECTOR IN SURVIVAL
See the last picture for the projector's configuration.
1. Build a small-grid projector on a rotor frame configured with a small-grid rotor head that's located on a powered grid; place one armor block between the projector and rotor head to ensure adequate clearance is available to build the ship.
2. Load the blueprint into the projector; click on the setting to retain the blueprint after construction is complete.
3. Build the blueprint.
4. When completed, grind away the rotor frame and small-grid rotor head, leaving the projector in place so future repairs can be easily made.

REQUIRED PARTS FOR BUILDING IN SURVIVAL
  - 659 Steel Plates
  - 83 Metal Grids
  - 143 Interior Plates
  - 812 Construction Components
  - 593 Motors
  - 51 Large Steel Tubes
  - 57 Small Steel Tubes
  - 138 Computers
  - 19 Displays
  - 42 Bulletproof Glass
  - 80 Power Cells
  - 1 Detector Component
  - 4 Radio-Communication Components
6 Comments
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Spaceman Spiff  [author] 10 Aug, 2022 @ 2:08pm 
I didn't intend to sound "brittle," but no design is suitable for everyone. Up until this design, my early survival games on planets involved building my Popcorn Miner, but I wanted something a bit better and, honestly, a bit more stable (the Popcorn Miner, when loaded, rolls like a drunk sorority girl on a Friday night). But I wanted it cheap and compact, too. Hence, this design. Can it be better? Most certainly. I'll use it awhile and tweak the design accordingly. Or not. Who knows?
Dan Sher 10 Aug, 2022 @ 1:38pm 
JK, this is not a competition, looking forward to the next, more efficient, iteration of this miner :selike:
Spaceman Spiff  [author] 10 Aug, 2022 @ 1:19pm 
I'm sorry that you've mistaken me for someone who cares.
Dan Sher 10 Aug, 2022 @ 12:55pm 
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2802305663
:se: This miner of mine is much better than your yourner!!!
G-g-g-get dabb'd on! :sehello:
Spaceman Spiff  [author] 7 Aug, 2022 @ 8:34pm 
The ship's drills clear, when drilling (not clearing) open a space only slightly higher than the ship's 3½-meter height so, yes, it does work. Yes, it's tight, but my playtime with it in a survival game occurred without a problem Sure, you can bang it up (or any ship) if you're rough with it, but this ship is supposed to be a low-cost, early-game miner to get a player going. My other, more advanced miners are significantly more robust.
Echo Mande 7 Aug, 2022 @ 4:52pm 
Without trying the ship out, that cargo container looks mighty vulnerable. Are you sure the drills clear out enough space to let the container pass? Maybe you should put something on the ship to protect it. Armor panels, grated windows or the Scifi tube lights might do the job.

You should also consider replacing the upper spotlights with searchlights. If you turn random rotating and the tracking functions off you can set them to give tou a wider lit field of view. More lights down the sides, top and underside probably wouldn't hurt either Remember, it's dark in that hole.

Good luck!