How does a drill work?

[LuckyStar]

I built some but nothing's happening.

Just wondered if there are hotspots I'm supposed to build them on or something.
How do I collect goodies and how do I tell if I'm even getting any?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers,

~ Lucky

[Stryth]

The drills are only for raising the pressure rating on the Terra-forming index. If you want free ore you need to get your numbers high enough to unlock the ore extractor.

[LuckyStar]

Originally posted by Stryth:

The drills are only for raising the pressure rating on the Terra-forming index. If you want free ore you need to get your numbers high enough to unlock the ore extractor.

Oh I see see.

Thanks.

[NoSDuDe]

By default they harvest the mineral resource you find everywhere.

Here are some other I found :
- near the shining pillars bear the beginning (where it becames dark) : you get aluminium
- in the falling sand cave where there is iridium : you get iridium

For more advanced resources, you can mine with the T2 driller :
- sulfur in the sulfur plains
- super alloy in a cave in the desert (follow the crashed ship heading)

You probably can mine uranium and other resources where you find them in the mines. But I found it more efficient to launch a rocket, deconstruct old tier structures or wait for them to fall from the sky.

What is targeted for mining will be displayed on the bottom right of the drill inventory (like the water collectors)

[IonHorn61]

drillers are for ore colection also not only for pressure?

[roogun]

T1 Ore Extractor works with Iridium and Sulphur
you need T2 Ore Extractor for Osmium and Uranium only

[Invictus]

Originally posted by Βασιλεύς Τρολλάδιος:

drillers are for ore colection also not only for pressure?

Drills are only for pressure. Other people are also commenting on the Ore Extractors (that also generate heat and pressure, apart from generating resources).