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The Miner is a module which occupies a Small socket on a bot or building. It is used for gathering from resource nodes.{{Infobox
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The Miner is the first available resource gathering module. It can be used to extract [[Metal Ore]], [[Crystal Chunk]], [[Silica Sand]] and [[Blight Crystal]] from their respective resource sites, reducing the player's reliance on pickups and Explorables. For advanced resources such as [[Laterite]] or [[Obsidian]], a [[Laser Extractor]] is necessary.
The Miner is a Small-size component used to extract materials from natural resource deposits.


Bots and buildings must be adjacent to a resource node to use the Miner. For this reason, thought must be given as to how many bots are placed in a given region.
The Miner is the first available resource gathering module. It can be used to extract [[Metal Ore]], [[Crystal Chunk]]s, [[Silica Sand]] and [[Blight Crystal Chunk]]s from resource deposits, reducing the player's reliance on scattered resources and Explorables. For advanced resources such as [[Laterite Ore]] or [[Obsidian Chunk|Obsidian Chunks]], a [[Laser Extractor]] is necessary.


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* You can set a mining bot's Home to a storage or refinery unit. When the miner's inventory is full it will deliver the resources then return to work.
* Miner components can also be socketed onto buildings. However, the Miner's limited range means care should be taken where they are placed, lest you have to frequently deconstruct and rebuild them to mine from shrinking resource deposits.
* Placing a Miner and Fabricator on a two-socket unit such as a Twinbot or 2S building can be an efficient way of quickly converting Metal Ore deposits into usable Metal Bars.


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Latest revision as of 08:03, 11 September 2023

Miner
     
     Basic mining drill - extracts metal and crystal
Lua ID c_miner
Size Small
Power -15



The Miner is a Small-size component used to extract materials from natural resource deposits.

The Miner is the first available resource gathering module. It can be used to extract Metal Ore, Crystal Chunks, Silica Sand and Blight Crystal Chunks from resource deposits, reducing the player's reliance on scattered resources and Explorables. For advanced resources such as Laterite Ore or Obsidian Chunks, a Laser Extractor is necessary.


Recipe
Crystal Chunk Metal Bar Miner
Crystal Chunk 5 Metal Bar 5 Arrow Right Miner
Produced by
Assembler Time
4 seconds



Required Technology
C0rrup7ed D4tabas3 C0rrup7ed D4tabas3
Required Technology
New Starter Tech New Starter Tech



Tips:

  • You can set a mining bot's Home to a storage or refinery unit. When the miner's inventory is full it will deliver the resources then return to work.
  • Miner components can also be socketed onto buildings. However, the Miner's limited range means care should be taken where they are placed, lest you have to frequently deconstruct and rebuild them to mine from shrinking resource deposits.
  • Placing a Miner and Fabricator on a two-socket unit such as a Twinbot or 2S building can be an efficient way of quickly converting Metal Ore deposits into usable Metal Bars.