[VSI] AutoMiner V2

The new version of the Autominer. This version is built on the Drill block, so it won't "upgrade" your old Autominer blocks, you need to rebuild them.

From this version, this block is conveyored!

This mod is designed to work with underground deposits! Deposits in surface boulders will STILL not be detected!

Power Consumption and Mining Speed

The Autominer has an adaptive power consumption that depends on the actual mining depth. The extraction speed depends on the ore itself (mine ratio). At normal speed, two Autminers can keep an O2/H2 generator running almost constantly. Higher speeds (added in the last update) multiply the power consumption by a predetermined factor. The current average mining speed is displayed in terminal.

Ore filter and Voxel Removal

Voxels are actually removed during ore extraction, however even though the shown mining area starts from the middle of the block, extraction starts approximately 3 m below the block to avoid mining out the ground supporting it.

Limits and Placement restrictions

The autominer can be used both on asteroids and on planets. In space it has a 150 m depth limit, but can be placed anywhere in any angle. On planets however, it can only be placed in a vertical position (+- 45 degrees), above the surface but it will have a 1000 m depth limit. It must be placed on a static grid. If conversion to a ship is detected at any time, the block shuts down and has to be dismantled and rebuilt to function again.

It is possible to mine the same area with multiple Autominers.

Additional Info

At the top of the block, there is a signal light showing the actual state of the block: * Yellow (constant) - the block is stopped and ready * Yellow (blinking) - the block's inventory is full, extraction is paused * Red - the block is not working (not powered or disabled) * Green - the block is working, extraction is running

The block supports multiplayer.

Configuration

The mod saves a Settings.xml configuration file to it's world storage folder. It currently contains 3 parameters: * SpeedControlsEnabled (true/false) - if set to false, it won't be possible to set fast or max speed in the terminal * SpeedFactor (0.001 - 1.0) - determines the mining speed for the normal speed setting. The default is 1.0, so it can only be set to be slower * PowerEfficiency (0.1-0.9) - power consumption modifier. The default is 0.45 (45%), so this can be increased or decreased

I would also like to thank Arstan for his invaluable help in testing this mod.