I built this but cant get the two front sensors to build

So thats why its little booty jiggles after mining

@wircorel, im glad that it's spirit hasnt died., And someone is getting some use. I too look back at the early se days with love.

This is the source of inspiration for my own miner series.

Unfortunately this ship (and many others) were designed before Keen added cargo mass to the game and, therefore, it does not have enough thrust to move even when partially filled with ore.

For myself, I had to completely redesign my miners at that time (2015) to have many more thrusters and the needed power available.

I look back on this blueprint with nostalgia.

It is my INTERNET BROTHER SIR ADMIRAL REDZ

YOU PLAY SE and you never told me ! great creation BTW

I just slapped a small reactor on it as a spark plug then removed it so its all good

I love this thing but my only problem is when it runs completly out of energy you need to destroy a few blocks to put fuel back into a reactor, unless theres a hidden direct fuel port on it.
Worth the hassle tho.

Thanks, I learned a bit workign on it,

Mmmk, so that is tested in creative. I'll have to test in survival, and I'm probably going to need to write a guide for setting up the actions in survival since building from projector does not quite assign everything correctly.

@MrCrash I'll get that updated here this evening after DnD.

nvm, I see i have the same issue it stops at the reverse bit, and just sits there, I'll review the states again I am sure i missed one

Should it drill through the rock to the other side or stop when the deposit run out and its drilling stone ? Trying it out now. What has me confused was the sensors are there just not really connected :)

ya, i seen that but they looked attached to me :/ i am going to try now lol

quote: Sinooko [author] Aug 21 @ 8:45pm
The sensors in front won't attach to the convery tubes, so just swap them out for conveyors. Also be ready to re-assign groups and assign them to timer blocks because it's rally ahrd to build the damn thing in such a way that it all comes together correctly. Other than that I love it, and it still works! (Also stay out of gravity wells)

np, Thanks for the reply i'm going to see if i can tinker with it, it nearly works just need to get the +n passes

It appers 2014 was the last update, my buddy sinooko was going to updated it but i dont know the status of that sorry.

Since i am docking to a Large ship, i edited the sensor, seems to be working,(Docking) i like use this to learn and see if i can understand @Sinooko said to allow it to re-adjust and make another pass

Did this get updated ? it kinda works, it does a one pass and only starts if you pull right up to the rock. also having an issue docking, when i lock it auto unlocks after i ran disable cmd.

Sure, I'd love to carry it forward.

@sinooko, im surprised it works and or is used still. But if you would like to update this for me, ill make you contributor so you can do so. I havent had se installed for ages, ive probably logged 2 hours since planets were introduced.

The sensors in front won't attach to the convery tubes, so just swap them out for conveyors. Also be ready to re-assign groups and assign them to timer blocks because it's rally ahrd to build the damn thing in such a way that it all comes together correctly. Other than that I love it, and it still works! (Also stay out of gravity wells)

Still trying to find an auto minner for space. so far nothing has worked for me. :(

small issue soon as it has power loses 2 of the sensors up front

I don't remember this construction, but perhaps a recent update changed mountpoints or a mod, intentionally or not.

I edited the sbc file, replacing the small conveyour tubes to conveyors connections because two sensor are fixed on then..
its ok to me now

You did a great job THE kilroy ;)

I won't be doing anywork to this, its years old, and i haven't had any decent play for just as long. However I can say I have had a couple of people throughout that time tell me it is broken, only to have another person confirm that it works properly, in the end it is usually a component missing due to a missing weld or improperly placed projection. It could be finally dead, but I would double check proper welded components.

its needing a little rework, 2 sensors dont fixed properly in the front (middle of te drills)

Does this still work? I've been testing this in creative, first it did work, then it stopped and now I haven't gotten it to move anymore automatically, the drills are spinning fine though.

Sure it works.
I've used the Locust for months, even on dedicated servers. It does a great job.

See author's notes above regarding building it from a projector, particularly if you are using a welding rig - make sure all blocks are completely built.

Hmm, regarding the setup, I quite frankly don't recall too much trouble. Yes, you may have to re-check that all groups are properly defined, but that is all I recall.

Doesnt work

will it stop when its inventory is full?

Can anyone tell me if there is a set up guide for the locust...when i build it on projector all timer blocks are not set up .... any help will do...thank u..

omg Exactly what I need for survival mode since im a lone wolf with no reliable internet at my house. This will make my life SO much easier. THANK YOU!

I deleted my previous comment because now it looks that the problem is with the game on servers, like the missing toolbar config on servers. Now after a day I logged in the game I have running and some of the timer bloks on Loccust have lost some or all of functions.

Awesome. Thanks Sirveri

I can confirm that it still works, I just built it Apr 27 2016. The trick is to make sure all the components are properly constructed, some of them are a bit difficult to reach and I think they reduced the range of the shipboard welders.

Posted Oct 30, 2014 @ 2:06pm
Updated Nov 3, 2014 @ 7:06am
No Idea if it works at all anymore April 13,2016 @ 1:19pm
lol sorry.

Dose this work on a server with programeable blocks turned off ? becuse i did build it , and some actions in the " Set Actions " for both start and stop were missing ...

Fantastic ship - love it! Thank you for making it available - asteroid mining has never been easier!

Used a projector to build this. Build wentwell, all blocks complete, none missing. I did notice that, when using the RC block, some actions for the toolbar where missing. Flew the ship out to a roid, it didnt auto move. Checked the timer block for forward thrust action, it was missing. Added the foreward thrust in, now it works great! :)

Anyone having issues: check all actions for missing actions, yes there is A LOT!

This ship was the inspiration for my own automated miner. I'm currently at mark 3.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=433545870

i would LOVE to see an up- to date large ship version of this (no refineries or anything) complete with a stone throw out system and overdriven drills. that way i can just plop one on an asteriod and forget about it for a while.

Could you make a ship that mines on it's own, BUT you can live in it while it is mining, or if not possible, live in it when it isn't mining (large ship)?

Awesome to hear!

there are a few editions of the Mule, and i was working one new system, but I have been focusing on building my own game. Its going well

Will you be making a new autominer Killroy?

Its too old for me to warranty it. sorry. let me know if/how you get it working

Each time I build it, it has a different error... I even tried building in from the top to the bottom, and the bottom to the top, just to make sure I didn't skip any blocks.. I don't know how to go about fixing it. Great concept though. It works just fine in Creative mode. I'm trying to get it to work in survival on dedicated. Maybe settings and files work differently.

Well it is very old. but I know a lot of people had trouble getting every block complete when i first released this. At least at that point in time, it worked when all blocks were completed.