Build an Auto Mining Drone Without Scripts - Part 1 (Space Engineers)
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This how I designed a Grid AI Prototype Auto-Miner that can go *underground*. This mining drone tutorial includes my fails and wins, troubleshooting and solutions. There is a lot of detail about Space Engineers Automatons Grid AI so it is split into two parts.
This video deals with:
Form factor - How do I build a mining drone that fits down a hole and can get back out?
Cargo - How much cargo does a mining drone need to be useful?
Thrust - Do I use atmospheric thrust or hydrogen? How many thrusters and where?
Power - How many batteries do I need and how do I auto-recharge when needed?
AI - How to use the event controller with the ai move and ai recorder to create complex rules.
Drills - How do I stop my mining drone filling up on stone and ice?
I don't recommend following along with me as most of the time I'm trialing ideas and seeing what works, but by the end of this I hope we can all learn how to solve problems with difficult ship designs.
This session uses vanilla Space Engineers Automatons, with the Grid AI system - using the AI Move, AI Recorder (Task) and Event Controller blocks.
I am using AQD vanilla ore distribution mod to have deeper than normal ores to make sure this works for all situations, and Ore Detectors + to see where the ores are.
Recorded in survival with creative mode enabled for better survival mode compatibility.
Music from Epidemic Sound
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Such a fun video. Learned more than a few things. Thanks.
Great idea! I'd add small wheel suspensions on the sides so it can roll up with the aid of the thrusters
@Psy-Prime
8 ай бұрын
Interesting idea!
@scottsadler4215
5 ай бұрын
ya, instead of tires as bumper-pads, turn them side-on and put them to use. great idea
Im gonna be getting this in a few days definitely gonna be having to do this too till I figure out how I want it to work
Very nice once again you deserve alot more views and subs
@Psy-Prime
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot.
@LordKarronz
Жыл бұрын
agreed
if u want to add a system to detect when there is no more ore left in the vein, u can grab it off my miner from my yt/workshop, very practical tho, saw a video by ladyhawk that shows a similar system in practice
I'm fairly sure the connector can "drain all" too unless the push pull got dropped somewhere during one update or another.
@Psy-Prime
Жыл бұрын
I think that option is still there. A sorter on the receiving connector would be more reliable though and prevent any back-fill.
@defechan7486
Жыл бұрын
@@Psy-Prime Well I mean it's a straight pipe directly to your connector and the only thing that connects to it is your mining drone so.... drain all~~
pretty cool
Drills hold cargo, to save yourself the weight problems... leave the cargo containers out. You'll need more trips to be made, BUT they'll be quicker and easier trips!
@thisguy2085
5 ай бұрын
Especially if ai is used to help auto dock and transfer.
@scottsadler4215
5 ай бұрын
ai? just use a sorter on the base-side to drain everything off the miner.@@thisguy2085
@StyxRiverGynoid
Ай бұрын
Watch part II, Psy came up with a brilliant way to use the drills, a sorter and a small container to let the drills fill on the way down until ore is reached, then dump the drill contents and store the ores.
why not just put a drill on a piston?
@Psy-Prime
5 ай бұрын
That takes a lot longer to drill to depths of hundreds of metres. You could use the drone to reach the exact depth of a deep ore very quickly and for ores that are outside of detector range you can find out if it’s worth building a piston rig. Good for no jetpack scenarios. Also less boring.