How does one control the rover drillhead?

[Flytrap]

I started going through a mountain with the thing, it started going downhill at the beginning, and then it took a very sharp turn upwards straight towards the top of the mountain.

All the while the level was in the middle and flat, so how exactly does this work?
The level is supposed to show my angle up or down, compared to the level surface, so how exactly was i going slightly down and extremely up if the level never moved at all?

[seven]

It could be harder terrain. What drill strength do you have? If you hit hard terrain it's a bit harder to control the angle you dig.

I wasn't clear on what you were describing, so I'll include an old post of mine talking about drilling angles and such, just to make sure you are interpreting the display correctly.

Originally posted by seven:

Drilling with the rover takes some practice. I've used it a fair amount and still not good at it but I can get the job done. The first thing is to learn the crosshair. Here is what I have learned.

In the screenshot below, the white line is the angle of your rover. The red line is the angle you will drill. So if the red line is below the white line you will continue to drill down at an increasing angle. You also see a red arrow to indicate this. If the red line is on top of the white line you will drill straight. You control the angle of digging the same way you do the camera, hold RMB and move up or down. The white arrows are an artificial horizon. If you have the red and white lines lined up with the arrows you will drill level. I would suggest spawning a rover in a creative game to practice with. Once you have a paver (and soil canisters) you can build bridges, ramps, roads and go anywhere. You can certainly drill underground but I wouldn't try driving all the way to the core. Some people do but it's a headache waiting to happen.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2781407554

Edit: When I say red line on top of white line I mean covering it, not above it.

[Flytrap]

Originally posted by seven:

It could be harder terrain. What drill strength do you have? If you hit hard terrain it's a bit harder to control the angle you dig.

I wasn't clear on what you were describing, so I'll include an old post of mine talking about drilling angles and such, just to make sure you are interpreting the display correctly.

Originally posted by seven:

Drilling with the rover takes some practice. I've used it a fair amount and still not good at it but I can get the job done. The first thing is to learn the crosshair. Here is what I have learned.

In the screenshot below, the white line is the angle of your rover. The red line is the angle you will drill. So if the red line is below the white line you will continue to drill down at an increasing angle. You also see a red arrow to indicate this. If the red line is on top of the white line you will drill straight. You control the angle of digging the same way you do the camera, hold RMB and move up or down. The white arrows are an artificial horizon. If you have the red and white lines lined up with the arrows you will drill level. I would suggest spawning a rover in a creative game to practice with. Once you have a paver (and soil canisters) you can build bridges, ramps, roads and go anywhere. You can certainly drill underground but I wouldn't try driving all the way to the core. Some people do but it's a headache waiting to happen.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2781407554

Edit: When I say red line on top of white line I mean covering it, not above it.

Strength 3.
Its not harder terrain.
Not on sylva, especcially not.

Edit: I was using it correctly. The level didnt move from the middle at all, and the up or down arrows never appeared.

[Pahbi]

I don't recall exactly but pressing either C or V should turn the drill head on and off.

[Flytrap]

Originally posted by Pahbi:

I don't recall exactly but pressing either C or V should turn the drill head on and off.

Originally posted by Pahbi:

I don't recall exactly but pressing either C or V should turn the drill head on and off.

If you dont even read the post, why even bother commenting?

[Pahbi]

Originally posted by Flytrap:

Originally posted by Pahbi:

I don't recall exactly but pressing either C or V should turn the drill head on and off.

Originally posted by Pahbi:

I don't recall exactly but pressing either C or V should turn the drill head on and off.

If you dont even read the post, why even bother commenting?

Primarily to troll folks like yourself

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Flytrap:

All the while the level was in the middle and flat, so how exactly does this work?
The level is supposed to show my angle up or down, compared to the level surface

You are misinterpreting the display. The horizontal lines shows your angle relative to the vehicle's current heading, not relative to gravity. If you keep the indicator bar on the middle line, you will maintain your current angle of descent/ascent, whatever that is. There are a pair of small triangles on the outer right/left edge of the display that indicate where to set your angle to get you back to a path that is flat relative to gravity; keep your indicator bar aligned with those if you want to dig a level path.