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Amphion - Maorum - Medium Mining Ship (Vanilla)
   
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Type: Blueprint
Mod category: Exploration
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22 Dec, 2015 @ 3:29pm
20 Dec, 2016 @ 2:30pm
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Amphion - Maorum - Medium Mining Ship (Vanilla)

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Description
The Maorum is Amphion's complement to the Charybdis. While it doesn't have the same level of lifting power that the Charybdis has, it is much easier to pilot. The Maorum comes with a single medium cargo container, eight drills, two batteries, and an array of small reactors totalling to 14.00 MW, and can lift itself on the reactors alone. This allows an established mining colony to send the Maorum out on extended trips for both ore scouting and drilling. It comes with two gatling guns (in case less-than-savory enemies come across your path) and is fairly durable for what it is thanks to a wide distribution of vital components enshrouded in armor.

It has real-time displays thanks to MMaster's scripts and real-time damage recording. The Maorum is well-rounded, but exceeds mostly at its sustainability for long-term trips.

Equipment
-8 Drills
-2 Gatling Guns
-14.00 MW Array of Small Reactors
-2 Batteries
-2 Connectors
-1 Medium Container
-2 Small Containers

Behind The Name
The Maorum is named after the Maori Octopus, a mysterious and extremely intelligent species from the South Pacific oceans. Not too much is known about the Maori Octopus, as studies are generally rare and encounters fortunate. Eight drills, eight arms.

Maximum Recommended Load (exceeding can possibly result in less-than-desirable results)
650,000kg (total mass)
525M (cargo mass)
11 Comments
EasyGrinder1977 3 Oct, 2016 @ 12:55am 
On heavy loads reactors and bateries have not enough power so I added few small reactors more and just for fun stone ejecting system.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 1 Jan, 2016 @ 6:58pm 
I hope people come to expect aesthetically pleasing, but quality builds from me. :)

Thanks for your time testing and all.
Winky 31 Dec, 2015 @ 12:54pm 
Nice! Looking forward to the updated model. By far the best looking miner I've seen on the workshop. Kudos and Happy New Years.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 30 Dec, 2015 @ 11:08pm 
Absolute maximum recommended load is 650,000kg, or 525m in Cargo Mass while horizontal. (On Mars)

Mars was chosen as a benchmark because of its less-than-ideal conditions for atmospheric ships. Other planets perform better to differing degrees.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 30 Dec, 2015 @ 9:41pm 
Since atmospheric small thrusters have a greater output/kg, I'll be placing several in between the drills to enhance reverse thrust. This should alleviate some of the duress that the miner experiences while drilling vertically. Two additional small thrusters will be placed in other locations. The miner will also receive a much easier system for drilling; instead of holding the mouse button down, it'll be up to a few simple button presses.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 30 Dec, 2015 @ 9:19pm 
I can look into improving this while I do some more testing on the Exocet. If you get a random update, you'll know what happened :)
Winky 30 Dec, 2015 @ 8:56pm 
Yeah. I found out the issue. My welder missed some reactors. Works great now. Only issue (like the other guy said) is that once you get some ore weight into the cargo containers, it doesn't work. Not sure if it's the best design for survival. But damn...it sure looks beautiful. Great work.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 30 Dec, 2015 @ 6:47pm 
Are inertial dampeners on?
Winky 30 Dec, 2015 @ 1:17pm 
Really like this build. Tried it out in my single player survival (earth) and it has issues staying afloat. I have to keep hitting the up button for it to stay up otherwise it plummets down. Any ideas? All thrusters/reactors are on.
Spaced Cadet  [author] 25 Dec, 2015 @ 10:34am 
The Charybdis can carry well over its default cargo load on atmospheric thrusters alone. This should be no different.