Space Engineers

Space Engineers

Sveinn - Orbital Hydrogen Miner
87 Comments
Neo 16 Jul @ 8:59am 
Hey! This is an amazing ship, especially for early game. I did adjust it to have 8 front thrusters, and now it can mine at 1g straight down and recover easily even at max weight
Radyxner 20 Jun @ 1:14am 
Tonnenschwerer Briefbeschwerer. Nach langer Aufbauzeit kann es nicht abheben - trotz 100% Fertigstellung und voller Schubkraft. Leider ärgerlich, sonst wäre es gute Arbeit gewesen.
Taidyr  [author] 15 Apr @ 1:46pm 
@Defecticon: It will certainly do the trick, but there are most likely better Hydro-Miners for the job
Defecticon 5 Apr @ 8:18am 
Hi, is this suitable for mining in an atmosphere (assuming I have an ample supply of ice)
Killer Bee 23 Mar @ 8:19am 
This ship does wonderfully. All controls are already on G bar, and well placed; also very manoeuvrable in zero-g situations. Came back to earth with full cargo of platinum ore successfully. Just follow instructions. Very easy to print in survival, highly recommended!
Stamper 19 Feb @ 3:49pm 
Before I make my maiden journey into space with this vehicle, I have 2 questions:

This vehicle has Hydrogen Thrusters:
1) why does the description say 'This vessel is electricial-powered.'
2) What is the purpose of the Hydrogen Engines?
Mortus Eclipse 30 Jan @ 6:29pm 
Built a few of these with my own twist, and a larger varient with 2 Modular containers and added lift thrust of cource. It works very well. I usually deploy it from my "Astral Runner" hauler mothership.

For those having issues, make sure all conveyers are built properly and fully welded.
WhoDis 10 Nov, 2024 @ 1:00am 
isnt connected through drills and containers
Nymerix 23 Oct, 2024 @ 7:42pm 
dont work, thx for waste my time...
Multi Tool 2 Oct, 2024 @ 1:44pm 
didnt fly - 02 generator is not working - mixing small and big ports
Thatoneguy 22 Sep, 2024 @ 5:12pm 
the stone dosent come out of the sorters anymore
fn1ty 29 Jul, 2024 @ 7:57am 
reminds me of pertam orbiter miner
TK-421 14 Jun, 2024 @ 3:06am 
Brilliant blueprint! Amazing little ship, well done Taidyr!
FunkWolfie 9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:44am 
@Jun who asked you
Jun 9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:18am 
@FunkWolfie
Sounds like a skill issue, IMO.
FunkWolfie 1 Apr, 2024 @ 5:15pm 
that is not more than enough for a mining run considering it can over 30 minutes to find the correct ores
Taidyr  [author] 1 Apr, 2024 @ 8:12am 
Hey @FunkWolfie,
at the current version of SE, the cockpit of this ship has an oxygen-capacity of 60L, which is still sufficient for an operation time of over 25 minutes - more than enough for a mining-run. You can extend this beyond an hour by just taking a bottle with you.
In addition, the onboard generator and air vents can replenish your oxygen-supply as you desire.
The small grid o2-tank has a volume similar to a medium cargo-container, making it an inefficient choice for a small miner like this.
FunkWolfie 29 Mar, 2024 @ 2:53pm 
You do know that without an o2 tank this ship is junk for actual space
MeToilet 12 Jan, 2024 @ 4:30am 
Very bad, did you tried it?
Blix 23 Dec, 2023 @ 9:44am 
I love miners, especially this one.
Kuroshiro 8 Dec, 2023 @ 4:27am 
Little troubleshooting tip based on my own failure. If none of the thrusters are working, make sure that ALL of the conveyors are built. The projector building is finicky.
Twizzlerninja 4 Oct, 2023 @ 5:33pm 
Great miner so far. Everything works well. Flies smoothly and with plenty of power. The only thing I've changed is swapping the beacon for an antenna so I can find GPS points I've already located. Well done.
Rniessius 26 May, 2023 @ 11:37am 
Had to build a bypass pipe to get it to work. Didn't work at first because you have to turn-it-off-turn-it-back-on-again in this game all the time. Started working. Everything was built and running, but the tank just *refused* fill. Probably not your build, but just Space Engineers Things™
Rniessius 26 May, 2023 @ 11:23am 
Hydrogen tank does not fill from O2/H2 Generator.
XXL9001 29 Mar, 2023 @ 1:36am 
ship works fine now
XXL9001 29 Mar, 2023 @ 1:35am 
nevermind, forgot to turn stockpile off
XXL9001 29 Mar, 2023 @ 1:20am 
this ship is severely bugged for some reason, basically unusable on the moon, possibly even anywhere else as well
Alpha Meta Bias 8 Mar, 2023 @ 7:56am 
Made this yesterday. Great vehicle to use in survival. Was able to put it together in a couplecof hours with the help of a projector. Only thing that feels unnecessary is the lcd panels on the back. It utilizes a lot of conveyors and they can be tricky to get to all of them by hand. Had to open it up a couple of times to get uncompleted conveyors built so the thrusters were lit.
diggidee 4 Mar, 2023 @ 12:57am 
Not sure what's happened but for some strange reason the ship sinks when moving forward.
Duckbubi 1 Feb, 2023 @ 9:47pm 
Maybe that’s how sorters are supposed to work. But after removing only the two hydrogen engines from the ship, the six thrusters connected through the sorters can no longer receive hydrogen while other thrusters work fine.
Taidyr  [author] 31 Jan, 2023 @ 4:03am 
Sorters only affect solid items. Oxygen and Hydrogen can travel unrestricted through a connected network, no matter the sorter-settings or direction.
Duckbubi 30 Jan, 2023 @ 9:07pm 
To answer my own question: The hydrogen engine does the magic.
Duckbubi 30 Jan, 2023 @ 9:03pm 
How do you get the rear thrusters to work? When I trying building the ship manually the sorters seem to block hydrogen from passing.
Mr. Stabby the Robot 11 Aug, 2022 @ 6:40am 
Solid, inexpensive small grid miner. Easily 3D printed. Could use a projector in the base design, but easy enough to add one without compromising the rest of the ship. It helps that it is also good looking.
DeatH_Bringer 5 Jun, 2022 @ 6:51pm 
This is one of the best miners Ive come across, I added a few tweaks of my own, projector, another small hydrogen tank, theres so much room under the hood if you know where to look, lol. Great work.
OnionSauce 29 Mar, 2022 @ 2:42pm 
I just went through some creation on workshop (i'm basically new to the game, so i was finding some functional ship to start exploring and stuff) and i found your desing of space mining ship and the only thing i can say is thank you.
This ship works perfectly fine, it took some time to build but it's perfectly functional!!
Keep up the good work pal!
AkRedbeard 24 Mar, 2022 @ 1:34am 
@deathstrike126 : do you have your Z stabilizers on?
Miniblåsan 27 Feb, 2022 @ 4:40pm 
This is the second time I see that there are two Steam accounts that have stolen your build.
These are the links to the uploads.

By a "ShadeHunter" - https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2749236435&searchtext=Sveinn+-+Orbital+Hydrogen+Miner

By a "Goofy Technician" - https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2418081622&searchtext=Sveinn+-+Orbital+Hydrogen+Miner
Mocha Lattè 7 Feb, 2022 @ 12:47pm 
for what i see normally on the workshop this is very well and cheap to put together you deserve more praise.
Taidyr  [author] 11 Jan, 2022 @ 10:54am 
@deathstrike126: Please elaborate the issue in more detail
Robosium 11 Jan, 2022 @ 7:23am 
do you have hydrogen in the tank?
do you have inertia dampners on?
do you have the thrusters on?
deathstrike126 10 Jan, 2022 @ 1:30pm 
why wont it stay in the air
Robosium 23 Apr, 2021 @ 5:16am 
@cardus it has parachutes so just trigger them once you are in atmosphere and as long as your re-entry isn't above a mountain you should survive, if you must make an emergency landing due to low fuel then either aim towards an ice lake (or any other known ice) and gather ice from it once landed to fuel the ship or towards your base so you can grab a ship and retrive it
cardus 30 Mar, 2021 @ 6:12pm 
I have had a lot of fun with this ship - several trips to space but never made a good landing yet :) perhaps add a section on how to return . I now LOVE h2 engines though
Torflurch 24 Jan, 2021 @ 1:14am 
@Taidyr
Thank you very much for your reply and the suggestions regarding the overriding and the D4H,
I will have a look into both. :)
Taidyr  [author] 23 Jan, 2021 @ 12:23pm 
@Will Verdrag: Yes.
@Torflurch: A second generator will not noticibly increase the range of the ship. The generator itself and the ice inside add additional weight to the vessel, which will significantly compromise it's capabilities. If you familiarize yourself with theruser overriding and follow the instructions from the description, you should've no trouble to make multiple trips to space before you need to refuel.
Should you still need more hydrogen capacities, you could also take the Sveinn D4H - which has more tanks - and replace the bottom cargo container with a large hydrogen thruster.
Torflurch 23 Jan, 2021 @ 11:22am 
I was searching for a small orbiter to search for uran and platin and this ship fits perfectly in its role. Was a bit suspicious if it would have enough h2 to start from Earth, fly from asteroid to asteroid and make it back safely, but since I found ice on the way I could refill it with a lot of patience.
Maybe I will have a look how to fit a second o2/h2 generator, but to sum it up it works and looks nice :)
Will Verdrag 12 Jan, 2021 @ 1:10pm 
To be little more precise, can it carry 50248 kg to space?
Will Verdrag 12 Jan, 2021 @ 12:17pm 
I have a question, how much weight can it carry if it's a one way trip to space? (Full with hydrogen on a earthlike planet)
Fang_and_Claw 18 Dec, 2020 @ 2:25pm 
unfortunately there isnt a hole, the system is green in the back and the thrusters are working.. might try to disassemble and rebuild.