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Mole Planetary Miner mk2

Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions, a division of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, presents the Mole Planetary 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 revision of the original Mole Planetary Miner design utilizes the optimized understructure of the Mole Moon Miner mk3, with extensive rework of the power and thruster arrangements for mining projects on all planets and moons having an atmosphere.

Designed as a high-capacity vertical miner, the Mole Planetary Miner mk2 extracts ores effortlessly with its 16 optimally-spaced drills, automatically ejecting waste stone, and transports ore in 4 large cargo containers. Power is supplied by 8 large batteries and 1 large reactor. The lift capacity and power requirements are sized to handle high gravity planets such as Pertam while carrying a full ore load. A railgun has been added for defense in hostile regions. These features make the Mole Planetary 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 in a challenging environment.

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

NOTE: In-game scripts (in advanced settings) must be enabled for the autolevel script to function!

- Blocks: 547
- PCUs: 13,585
- L × W × H: 10½m × 11½m × 6½m
- Empty Mass: 137½ tons
- Maximum Ore Mass: 320½ tons (using "realistic" 1-1-1 settings)

{1} Camera Down VIEW
{2} Drills
{3} AutoLevel ENABLED/DISABLED
{4} Camera Front VIEW
{5} Railgun
{6} Ore Detector ON/OFF
{7} Camera Rear VIEW
{8} Docking Connector LOCK/UNLOCK
{9} Atmospheric Thrusters ON/OFF

{1} Spotlights ON/OFF
{2} Marker Lights ON/OFF
{3} Batteries AUTO/RECHARGE
{4} Antenna ON/OFF
{5} ---
{6} ---
{7} ---
{8} ---
{9} ---

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.

(See the last two pictures 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 6 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 "MP - 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.

- 2,162 Steel Plates
- 155 Metal Grids
- 708 Interior Plates
- 3,053 Construction Components
- 2,158 Motors
- 213 Large Steel Tubes
- 356 Small Steel Tubes
- 534 Computers
- 31 Displays
- 1 Girder
- 88 Bulletproof Glass
- 95 Reactor Components
- 170 Power Cells
- 20 Superconductors
- 7 Detector Component
- 8 Radio-Communication Components

 - 238,468 Iron
 - 12,010 Nickel
 - 465 Cobalt
 - 1,760 Silicon
 - 475 Silver
 - 40 Gold
 - 1,900 Gravel