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Kriel Weevil (RE2)

The Kriel Weevil (RE2)

Type: Starter / Miner
Core: 1
Size Class: 3
Unlock: 15

(Not an actual JRandall build - just inspired by!)

The Kriel Weevil is a moderately expensive upgradable starter mining CV with upgrade potential to Core 5. It was designed to upgrade to sub-optimal laser drills from industrial drills, bore through asteroids with minor user adjustment, and be capable of High-G landings, giving the ship extensibility well into midgame while functioning as a runabout and warp miner.

A generous hangar supports 2-3 small to midsized SV/HVs to augment your start into the Galaxy. The Weevil is equipped with a small compact shield with upgraded through shield boosters. As such this is not a combat vessel and should not engage in serious combat outside of a defensive nature. Installed turrets will protect against drones. The ship is however chain-resistant to reduce catastrophic losses.

Installed:

Standard Warp Drive
Compact Shield
3x Plasma Turbines
1x Large Plasma Turbine
Full Medical Suite
Production Suite (1x Advanced, 1x Small constructor)
Standard Detector
3x Gatling Turrets
1x Alarm Turret
Weapons/Armor Locker + Repair Bay
630k Main Storage
320k Harvest
2x 14k Ammo Bays
2x 16k Storage
1x 5k Storage

Upgrade Potential:
All thrusters can be upgraded to plasma or antimatter - Hardening surrounding blocks will protect against chaining
1x additional generator
1x Small constructor OR food processor
1x Micro Warp Drive
2x basic Cores
2x Improved Cores
8x Laser Drills
4-8x Small shield components
Science/Scanning Stations
1x Adv Large Gen (Required removal of turbines + blocks)



Credit to JRandall and Matcz for the Kriel paint palette, screenshot overlay, LCDS, and technical advice.

Update: 18JUL2025

Signal logic re-worked. Automatic low-power mode removed and offloaded to a toggle switch. Additional signal logic toggles added to support mining on/off, drone defense, constructor groups, and upgrade LCD toggles (thank you JRandall).

Featured on JRandall's Look at the Workshop: Episode 219
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2CzjV-sRM