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Nanobot Drill and Fill System

by JustNeutral · for Space Engineers

the nanobot drill and fill system from steam workshop

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About Nanobot Drill and Fill System

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the nanobot drill and fill system from steam workshop

MOD.IO REPOST OF Nanobot Drill and Fill System BY Dummy08

The mod may have scripts, i dont know if its server scripts, so if it doesnt work or just works on dedicated servers, let me know and ill update the tags and such accordingly.

Nanobot drill and fill system
for small and large ships/stations (automatic drilling/collecting/filling system)

 

Features
  • This system could drill, fill landscapes and collect ore (inside solid rocks) within range around the system. It also could collect floating ore. (Maximum range adjustable via setting file, default 75m large version 25m small version)

  • There are three modes for Drilling / Filling.
     
    Work Mode
    Drill
    Drilling works like as vanilla drill, cutting out anything inside the defined area. Depending on the settings inside 'Collect Priority', 'enabled' ores are collected and 'disabled' will be spawned as floating objects.
    Collect
    In oposite to 'drill' in this mode only ore 'enabled' under 'Collect Priority' is cut out. All other materials/ores are ignored and stay where they are.
    Fill
    In this mode the empty spots inside the area are filled with the material given under 'Fill Material'.
  • The working area is individually adjustable in all directions (width, height, depth).
  • The offset of the working area could be adjusted in all directions (horizontal, vertical, forward).
  • The collect priority could be adjusted by materials and materials could be enabled/disabled for collecting.
  • Collect floating objects. The system could also collect floating ore in range.
  • Needed materials for filling are automaticly pulled out of the connected conveyor/container system and/or the internal inventory (If "Use conveyor" is set).
  • System is fully controlable via terminal
  • System could be controlled also via scripting interface.
  • New System supports localized texts (currently not all languages are available, but with the help of the community this might change. See Localization ).

  • Status lights showing the current state of the block:
    Top light
    Lower light
    State
    Black
    Black
    Switched off
    Green
    Yellow
    Ready and drilling (or transporting)
    Green
    Blue
    Ready and filling (or transporting)
    Red
    Yellow
    Voxels to drill but but inventory is full
    Red
    Blue
    Voxels to fill but no material available
  • System is survival and dedicated server ready

  • Mod settings could be changed via settings file. See Discussion: Block Settings

  • Basis command interface via chat
    Allows to:
    Create a world settings file inside your current world folder.
    Change the logging level.
    For details type nanodrills inside in game chat

 

Hints:
  • Power usage (changeable via settings file)
    20W Standby (collecting information about the voxels/items to drill/collect/fill)
    +1.5kW if drilling/collecting or +150kw if filling
    +10kW if a transport is running.
    (small version block always 1/3)

  • To improve the speed you could place the block nearer to its target(s) or use more than one block. They will work together (not necessarily on the same voxel, but the overall performance will better in any case)
  • The drilling/collecting mode is totaly safe and will never harm anybody walking or sitting in range of the system.
  • The filling mode would anything burrow alive, so keep out of the area while filling. The system tries to detect life forms, but might not able to stop in time!

there is a bug report section in the steam workshop page, please go rate it on there, and of all, have fun.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 20 mo ago.

Nanobot Drill and Fill System on Nxeon

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One-click install
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Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Space Engineers — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.0, released 2025-03-10

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What kind of mod it is

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Listed on mod.io as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Compatibility

Game
Space Engineers

Verified at the source

  • ✓mod.ioOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-30Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorJustNeutral, as published on mod.io
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Nanobot Drill and Fill System, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Nanobot Drill and Fill System is free to download from mod.io.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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