Very cool HV's with a nice looking mechanical feel to them. With building utility HV's (miners/havesters/multi-function) etc, I follow a few general rules.

1. Try to have the harvesters match the width of the HV and not be obstructed by anything that could block them from harvesting tree's etc.

2. Miners I try to have 1 block before a harvester, but out of the way. I only built 1 miner in the last year and only after adding mining bits. The scarab-SHM. From what I know, I thought the bore spread, size, and placement of the harvester worked well for everything. The guns are behind the rest.

3. I try to make the bore spread equal the width and height of the HV. This helps not getting stuck in mining tunnels. Also, a short length will help turning around in tunnels.

Well, these are just my thoughts on it, but I really haven't built a ton of miners or experimented too much. I hope this helps :)

Originally posted by jrandall:

Very cool HV's with a nice looking mechanical feel to them. With building utility HV's (miners/havesters/multi-function) etc, I follow a few general rules.

1. Try to have the harvesters match the width of the HV and not be obstructed by anything that could block them from harvesting tree's etc.

2. Miners I try to have 1 block before a harvester, but out of the way. I only built 1 miner in the last year and only after adding mining bits. The scarab-SHM. From what I know, I thought the bore spread, size, and placement of the harvester worked well for everything. The guns are behind the rest.

3. I try to make the bore spread equal the width and height of the HV. This helps not getting stuck in mining tunnels. Also, a short length will help turning around in tunnels.

Well, these are just my thoughts on it, but I really haven't built a ton of miners or experimented too much. I hope this helps :)

Thanks so much, Its very helpful. I will definitely implement them in my designs. I dont think I checked out your Scarab as yet. I will do so.