About Vas's Ore Detectors
From Steam WorkshopSo the game updated to add new research groups and all, so I re-created the long range ore detector mod to update it and impose my own little balance on it. :P Sorry, KeenSWH has decided that it…
So the game updated to add new research groups and all, so I re-created the long range ore detector mod to update it and impose my own little balance on it. :P
Sorry, KeenSWH has decided that it shouldn't be possible to create good mods for the game so they limited coding as much as they could and require anything that alters any block in the game to add a new function require modifying your core files in a dangerous and complicated way. So power usage for ore detectors is not possible. Blame Keen.
The "massive" detector will cause high CPU load, which will lag machines with a CPU that can't keep up. My laptop doesn't seem to notice when I use it on a planet, but then I've got an i7 running at 3.4GHz or maybe I just don't happen to notice much. The large ship massive detector may be too extreme for many CPUs, so be cautious when building this if your machine is weak.
Keen's source code for ore detectors; https://github.com/KeenSoftwareHouse/SpaceEngineers/blob/master/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Blocks/MyOreDetector.cs
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If you're switching from "Long-Range Ore Detectors", then you'll need to update your save files to convert your detectors from theirs to mine with a find and replace all method.
KK4DUY_LR2x_LargeOreDetector to LargeBlockMediumOreDetector KK4DUY_LR4x_LargeOreDetector to LargeBlockLargeOreDetector KK4DUY_LR8x_LargeOreDetector to LargeBlockMassiveOreDetector
KK4DUY_LR2x_SmallBlockOreDetector to SmallBlockMediumOreDetector KK4DUY_LR4x_SmallBlockOreDetector to SmallBlockLargeOreDetector KK4DUY_LR8x_SmallBlockOreDetector to SmallBlockMassiveOreDetector
I may create a script for this later, but for now I'm tired. :P
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 6 yr ago.
Vas's Ore Detectors on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Not available. One-click install isn't available for this game's mods yet. Download it and upload it to your server in Files.
- 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
- 2021-02-10, released 2021-02-10
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Vas's Ore Detectors.
Run Vas's Ore Detectors on a Space Engineers server
Deploy a server above, then upload the file in Files.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWorld generation
Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.
Compatibility
- Game
- Space Engineers
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorVas, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
