idk if anyone else is having this, but i cannot get the connector and ejectors to actually eject anything

Caution someon reuploaded https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1740594756&searchtext=bucket+wheel+excavator

Usually i dont ask creators of too much but...can you make a bucket wheel extractor like those from ANNO 2070 with 3 wheels? If not possible then its ok since this 2200T bucket wheel still does its job

i am also getting issues with the ejectors not working

ejectors dont work

octomoose ok thx

I'm guessing that is in relation to projecting it, which is true. No subgrids can be projected. If you get that while pasting there might be server settings that inhibit that, recommend you go over them and double check server rules and settings.

i get this error mulitple grids are not supported. only the largest grid will be used

A tribute to Bagger 288?

- yes that was since the latest build, also after a few hours of mining the thing likes to just tip to one side and not be recoverable forcing me to build another one.

- ah fair enough i will adjust the cut height and see how it goes ! \

- and fair enough i get that was just an idea i had haha.

MOAH POWAH

@Ryan Arrrgh... Okay. Ejectors not working since the latest build?
-On hill mode it only does 2 levels by design. Didn't see it necessary as during my testing it chomped away happily. If the cuts aren't close enough you can adjust the height of the top cut by adding more to the minimum distance for reeving to stop it from getting too high.
Likewise if the machine moves forwards too much you can reduce the timer "Swing End" to cut its motion shorter.
-Artificial Mass is nice, but I wanted counterweight blocks to look like concrete blocks used by real machines. Nothing stopping you from adding arties but there really shouldn't be any need on this build.
-I noticed it leaves floating gaps if you play ways away from it because the game culls some voxels, and spawns them in later. Nothing to be done about that I'm afraid :c

@P3st|cIdE I know, but those require scripting while I try to make these builds work in pure vanilla servers. Would be a good option and I have set up two script blocks should people wanna expand upon it

also, on hill mode it seems to not want to do a lap of the middle section, it does the top and bottom repetatively but not the centre line..

seem to be having an issue https://gyazo.com/08a175f18a5677c0abb39d632858b0ed
this keeps happening just bouncing back n forth with little spots missing, it seems like there almost need to be another drill 1 layer down in each corner to fix this.

also have you considered replacing the counterweight at the rear with artificial masses rather than just blocks?

so uhh... every time i get the ejectors working the whole machine starts jiggling and shaking and breaks into a million pieces being flung around my map... very awkward..

Camera blocks can be used to detect precise distance to terrain, using in-game scripts raycasts, just fyi

@anyone who wants a storage truck: What about putting collectors on the underside of a container with walkways on top of it? it still allows collection IIRC and hides the Custard Conveyors

I see what you mean. So it may be more interesting on your BCE if the terrain is not flat enough. Thank's for your time man and keeps building, your machines are awesome :)

Possible? Yes, absolutely. Just put a welder/grinder combo on to a series of pistons and have it run towards the mountain while welding and grinding off when returning.
Useful? No. Currently the BWE can take a 4-5m deep bite off the terrain, but the timing of forward movement only leads it forwards roughly 3m meaning it'll never go too deep. It doesn't therefore need a measuring device active all the time, however a mountain detecting sensor would be a great failsafe.

OK fine, so you have to use blocs. When the swing ends, a bloc must be installed (projector&welder) and a sensor could detect it and act on pistons isn't it ? I think it's possible don't you engineer ? ;)

They do not... Otherwise I'd use them to keep the distance correct for each swing... Sensors can be set to detect asteroids, in which case they detect the gravity (or was it atmosphere...) of a planet. Useless in our scenario.

Automatic working height adjustment and self-moving but I can't remember if sensors works with planets voxel actually...

Fixed missing conveyor (Damn nicely spotted!) Not quite sure what you mean with sensors though? It has necessary for "smart" rotation but beyond that there isn't really anything to do with sensors at the moment.

Hi, nice build as usual :) I think you have to put a conveyor on the drill number 27 (it's not a joke lol) Put some sensors and that thing should be the best autonomous shovel that an engineer can build !

As many as the game renders... They tend to despawn too quick, hence my current focus at trying to create a version of the truck with collectors on the bottom... quite a challenge since any storage block looks like hot ass on it not to mention the rancid yellow on the collectors.

do you know roughly how many pieces of ore / stone ejected the tip truck can hold? haha

oh yeah i was mucking around with that but somehow got it to function but that's awesome you fixed it up i thought i may have just been doing it wrong haha.

Fixed some other minor issues, hill mode seemed a bit defunct if used as a start condition due to double order on turn which made it lock up.

yeah no problem mate, really love the idea. ill keep playing around and see what else i can manage to break lol

Mode indicators have been added! Discharge boom overhaul is still quite a ways away. Thank you for the feedback, been awfully quiet on these machines compared to my TBMs. Feedback is what drives improvement, so keep it coming :)

awesome should let me know when it is on so i can re-input with the screens ! ahha :D

I'm currently trying to rework the entire discharge boom to look nicer... For full automation mode a full flowthrough is required or else the large cargo will eventually fill and the machine will store in the drills... Nothing to be done about that, recommend you build a sorting station in where you dump like the real thing.

A hill/level mode indicator can be added really quick. Can't believe I actually forgot to include that! This is what you get for building in such a "flow" state that I guess! I'll remedy that immediately

Also screens showing whether it is in Hill or Level mode like the smaller one would also be ideal haha

np i found the broken piece not long after posting this haha!

also another suggestion. in the conveyor line behind the cargo contain perhaps put a second sorter only allowing stone to get through.. so you can choose what to load you trucks up with

not just eject all :) working very well for me i might add.

Fixed!

It's because of a damaged conv piece... could be that you dropped it from too high or I cocked up somewhere and did that myself. I'll have a runthrough the thing and find the damaged piece.
Thank you for letting me know!

Yes

You're serious about this excavating thing, aren't you?

Bagger 288

0_o...wow, makes my Rock Hound look like a Tonka toy. Great work man!

@spiritplumber You have no idea how many times I played that track during the construction of this build hahaha! Certainly the theme song for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azEvfD4C6ow

wow your builds are great.

There it is! Nice : ) Impressed to see you follow threw with these so soon after your first one.

I needed this.
I did not know this.
T h a n c c

nice

@AdorableKitteh Bucket wheel excavators are used primarily for mining hills and mounds. A solution to your problem exists though and is called a bucket chain excavator. A long string of drills to scrape off vast amounts of overburden (Material above ore vein) incidentally makes for a PERFECT ice harvester!
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1677334879
Releasing very soon after I can work out some final issues.

can you make it so the bucket can go deeper into the ground on flat mode. we been useing it in survival. but it doesint go deep anuf for ice