Source-checkedTechnology & automation

Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone

by RaulMoreau · for Factorio

The lost technologies of the Fulgorians hide many secrets. Including how to get the most out of the available reserves located right under your feet. Discover advanced mining technologies and provide your factory with everything it needs. Factory Must Grow! This mod adds a new mining drill much better than vanilla ones

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4 mo agoLast updated
LGPL-3.0License
2.1Latest game version

About Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone

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The lost technologies of the Fulgorians hide many secrets. Including how to get the most out of the available reserves located right under your feet. Discover advanced mining technologies and provide your factory with everything it needs. Factory Must Grow! This mod adds a new mining drill much better than vanilla ones

Description:

This is my second mod created without coding skills :D. Don't be shy to suggest any fixes and features! Adds an advanced drill made by good old fulgorian recept.


What is it?

This is an advanced drill, which much better than vanilla ones.

Characteristics:

  • Size: 3x3
  • Health: 1000
  • Mining speed: 7.5/s. Output ores in stacks if researched
  • Pollution: 125/s. Intends you choose one of two ways: use efficient modules to decrease pollution or arrange diplomatic meetings with locals.
  • Mining area: 9x9
  • Module Slots: 4
  • Modules Allowed: Productivity, Efficiency, Speed, Quality
  • Energy Consumption: 1.25 MW
  • Resource drain: 100%, but depends on quality
  • Item stack: 20
  • Rocket stack: 5
  • Heat need: 300kW

Craft info

Vanilla Recipe:

  • 5 Electric mining drills
  • 300 Steel plates
  • 125 Processing units
  • 50 Electric engine units
  • 300 Lubricant

Space Age Recipe:

  • 3 Big mining drills
  • 200 Steel plates
  • 50 Processing units
  • 25 Electric engine units
  • 100 Tungsten plates
  • 100 Holmium plates
  • 300 Lubricant

May be crafted only on Fulgora

Krastorio2 /// K2SO Recipe:

  • 6 Electric mining drills MK3 /// 3 Big mining drills
  • 100 Imersium gear wheels /// 100 Holmium plates
  • 10 Charged matter stabilizers
  • 100 Processing units
  • 2 AI cores
  • 300 Lubricant

May be crafted only on Fulgora


Compatibility


#ToDo List:

  • More balancing (seems not bad now, but I always open for suggestions).

License: GNU LGPLv3

Credits:

Code: Shattered Planet by CPU_BlackHeart. Graphics: https://www.spriters-resource.com/ (I don't what this a shit... VortiK refers to that O.o Wube Software for best factory game ever!

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Built for Factorio 2.1.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under LGPL-3.0.

Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.0.4, released 2026-07-01

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.0.42026-07-012.1n/a
0.0.32025-08-282.0n/a
0.0.22025-08-152.0n/a
0.0.12025-08-152.0n/a

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone on a Factorio server

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Technology & automation

Machines, power, logistics and automation.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
2.1

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorRaulMoreau, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0Free

Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone, answered

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Do my players need to install Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone?

Factorio Mod Portal lists Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. Skewer's Deep Mining Drill Standalone is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is LGPL-3.0.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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