Getting the forbidden block error as well, guess I'll go back to trying to build one myself.

The BP factory says that this "Contains a forbidden block"

you can't stow the Drill in a capital ship, too bad

I've been using it for years! I did have to update My old copy for "CPU/W&V"

Nice and easy to use vehicle. I only did 2 improvements. Add a larger generator, since it is operating at 105% power in its current state, and I added a scanner, to find the ores without leaving the vehicle.

This is the 1st miner Ive used, drives really great and handles pretty well. I had some problems keeping it upright, it seemed to like lying on its side and top a lot! But after reading all the great reviews, I assume this is really the best one out there. Thank you for your efforts! I will keep this one in use for the game!

1+ Star

Kann ich nur Empfehlen, gut zum Erze und Schotter sammeln und lässt sich gut Steuern ;)

I like!

low cost and still works needs updated

looks good and is the most stable miner ive used

I'm not sure you should recommend the Red Delta, because people who like small maneuverable compact miners like Drill Sergeant probably wont see big awkward clumsy beasts like the Red Delta as an upgrade.

Best driller out there and I have tried dozens. Fast cross country, even over mountains, climbs out of any hole. I add lights and a gun turret.

wow, This is better than the ladybug. Love it. It handles nice. Well done. Big thumbs up.

This thing handles like a turd when you get mining. It flips way too easy and its disorienting to even navigate the tunnel you dug.

Mate you need to update that video is to old, and make a new one whit this new driller

Solved. tks

It looks fantastic!!
Can you help me? I don't know how to download blueprint. Tks

@Italia487 I've added a new one, based on my season 10 HV I'm using. It's here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1297802032

The Katydid looks pretty cool, I'll give that a try. A cheaper "starter" version of it wouldn't be a bad idea since I've found it can take a while to get Zascosium and Erestrum starting from Akua. Then again, my concept of time to advance in this game is a bit skewed since I'm still on my first single player game so a lot of my time early on was spent just learning things for the first time and I was addicted to base building, lol.

I've cosidered updating this to address the difficulty with keeping it stable (although some of that is pilot error, be sure you turn the hover height down and use the O key) but I don't think it's really possible to make it more stable without drastically changing the fundamental layout of the ship. I'd have to turn it into something completely different. This was why I built the Katydid, which IMO is 1000 times better than the Drill Sergeant. I could probably make a cheap version of that type of layout for more of an early-game miner. :)

@italia487 I have to agree with you. The vehicle is extremely difficult to keep upright and not flip over or spin around.

This is a pretty good mining HV but I think it could use some updates (probably due to changes made to the game over the last year). As somebody else mentioned, the lighting could be improved a bit but more importantly I've found it extremely hard to control when underground. It seems like it constantly gets flipped over or stuck which makes getting out of a mine very difficult sometimes.

I'm not sure if that's due to my terrible driving or something with the HV itself but I can't imagine I'm THAT bad of a driver. I feel like it may have been easier to control the first time I drove it which was before the last 2 patches so maybe that has something to do with it. Still beats mining on foot though, for sure.

Best driller I've ever used. Fantastic!

for some reason they were turned off, turned them on in devices and it was ok.

its engines stopped working for me, replaced them they started working but now I can't turn or go left or right.

working with 7.1 experimental?

Great craft, my only sugguestion is more lights. It can be a little disorienting underground with the current lack of ones.

Обожаю этот бурильщик, очень маленький, удобный, только всегда его модифицируют(выдвигаю буры на 1 куб вперёд и на нос вешаю ещё 2 двигателя парения, добавляю конструктор и 3 контейнера) без модификации постоянно опускает нос вниз и врезается в землю на ровном месте.

Cool (w laser drills)!

are this drill sealed? (i can mine in dangerous planets widouth get radiation, cold or heat?)

Will Drill Sergeant work with v6.7 ?

very good 1seconds = 10 ıron :D

Which is the upgraded one you mention in the comments, Lift?

I love the look of this thing. Can't wait to get home and bang this puppy out!

Brilliant and simply designed tank. Love it. Works even better when upgraded to T2 drills. Well Done!!

I love puns. :-)

@XP-Lionheart You don't need to see fuel or O2 tanks at all. Just stand, or be in the ship and press "P". You cna fill the tank there

First impression - - - where the heck to I put the fuel in? cant get under it while it is powered down.

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Love the ol drill sergeant <3

Added the new laser drills.... one word.... BRILLIANT ty.

omg so cheap to make :D thank you

Had to add docking pads to this so I could dock it on my CV and take it everywhere with me. I'm a noob with this game and it took me a while to figure out what was going on. lol

thanks!

@Supercrab Yes some planets have bedrock that looks like a lava texture.

why do i keep bumping into a red-lava floo? is this something like bedrock?

LOL Awesome. It's fun to sometimes take a small HV/SV into a POI and blow everything to smithereens. :)

Also I'm not ashamed, http://imgur.com/a/dgfmg here's the bastardization of the drill sergeant.

So, I was desperate because I kept getting wack-a-mole every time I jumped in because of the new mech-droids, but I had already punched a hole in the structure of the POI and would lose everything if I didn't retrieve my backpack soon, thanks to the design I removed the drills and the harvesting box, added a ammo box and a mini-gun turret and took it inside...I got my stuff back, the drill sergeant makes an excellent base infiltrator.

Seen this on Kage848 YouTube channel, looks great.