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Gojak_v3 Mar 6, 2019 @ 9:29am
I put a mining unit on top of a sodium deposit...
And it started mining copper. So yeah, I'm assuming this is a bug?
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Old-gamer Mar 6, 2019 @ 9:52am 
Yes, a bug which is caused by removing all of the product from the AMU inventory which often resets the AMU to mining Copper.

Best practice with the AMUs is to always leave 10 units of the desired product in them by selecting the qty and use the "s" key to decrement down. That allows you to transfer 240 units to your inventory and leave 10 units in the miner so that it will stay focused on the product being mined.
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Gojak_v3 Mar 6, 2019 @ 10:03am 
Great so is that mining unit useless now expect for copper? Not like I can put sodium in the output slot to make it mine that. Is it just always gonna be copper now? If so I'm gonna be kinda pissed. You can't pick them up despite it saying they are portable technology.
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Rectifier Mar 6, 2019 @ 11:55am 
Just use your terrain maipulator to collect a little of the sodium manually. This alone often resets the mining unit but you can pop the sodium into it if it isn't taking the hint ie you can put some into the 'output' slot.

They usually don't freak out very often.
Last edited by Rectifier; Mar 6, 2019 @ 1:24pm
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Old-gamer Mar 6, 2019 @ 12:10pm 
Originally posted by Gojak_v3:
Great so is that mining unit useless now expect for copper? Not like I can put sodium in the output slot to make it mine that. Is it just always gonna be copper now? If so I'm gonna be kinda pissed. You can't pick them up despite it saying they are portable technology.

Not all and your response was the opposite of what I shared with you. If you already have an AMU with the bug (producing Copper), remove and replace it onto the Sodium mine. Then follow what I shared above and it will always produce Sodium. I've done that with all of my mines and it works.
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Gojak_v3 Mar 6, 2019 @ 12:15pm 
It's already on a sodium deposit though. I'll just try some things when I go to collect I guess.
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japp_02 Mar 6, 2019 @ 2:59pm 
Originally posted by Gojak_v3:
And it started mining copper. So yeah, I'm assuming this is a bug?

It's the oldest bug in the game, present long before in pre-NEXT. The workaround is to empty, delete and replace the device.
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Gojak_v3 Mar 7, 2019 @ 1:24pm 
Originally posted by Rectifier:
Just use your terrain maipulator to collect a little of the sodium manually. This alone often resets the mining unit but you can pop the sodium into it if it isn't taking the hint ie you can put some into the 'output' slot.

They usually don't freak out very often.

Okay so as far as I can tell you can not put sodium from yer inventory into the output slot. I click on the slot and nothing.
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Gojak_v3 Mar 7, 2019 @ 1:25pm 
Originally posted by japp_02:
Originally posted by Gojak_v3:
And it started mining copper. So yeah, I'm assuming this is a bug?

It's the oldest bug in the game, present long before in pre-NEXT. The workaround is to empty, delete and replace the device.

I'm not finding anyway to delete it. If I was at my base I'd press z and then ctrl give you an option to delete. But where the deposit is I'm not seeing that option.
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Gojak_v3 Mar 7, 2019 @ 1:43pm 
Huge waste. All they will mine is copper. There is no way to add sodium to the output slot to trick it into harvesting that. And I can't find a way to delete them.
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Mic Mar 7, 2019 @ 3:05pm 
You can delete them the same as any part you would at a base. Just make sure you have space in your inventory to receive the materials back
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Gojak_v3 Mar 7, 2019 @ 3:18pm 
I'm not at a base. But I did place a base computer and was then able to delete them. It's just stupid though. They need to fix this.
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redbeard Mar 7, 2019 @ 7:49pm 
LOL, I have an AMU that is suppose to mine dioxide, but has recently started to mine cadmium, and its in a yellow star system!!!
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Gojak_v3 Mar 8, 2019 @ 9:58am 
Yeah, it's dumb. The only fix I found was to put a base computer and delete it. But it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dumb you need to delete it every time just to get it to work right.

The only upside is I got a full refund when deleting them. Heard some people saying you only get half back.
Last edited by Gojak_v3; Mar 8, 2019 @ 10:41am
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Old-gamer Mar 8, 2019 @ 1:53pm 
Learn to use the "s" key while handling inventory whether in your suit or in the AMU. That is the key to not having to keep rebuilding them.

I haven't had to replace an AMU yet since another member here shared that idea of leaving a small amount (10 units) in the AMU rather than moving the entire qty over to your suit. Practice using the "s" key on ores in your suit between suit slots and you will get the hang of it.

When in the AMU inventory, your task is not to move all 250 units of Sodium from the AMU to your suit. You want to leave (10) units of the Sodium in the AMU (using the "s" key). That way the AMU is still locked-in on producing Sodium and is prevented from switching to Copper.
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