Excavator (Small or Large) Vs Front End loader???

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I had both excavators the last time I played but never got more then those.

How well does the front end loader work is it worth saving up and getting that first or just stay with the excavator?

Also if you say the Front End Loader will this dump properly into the mobile wash plant which I already have.

[Suntio]

Large excavator, with five dump trucks, and with a proper spot and position are way faster than front end loader.

Fill all the trucks, then dump their load and you can get Tier 3 washplant filled withing one run. I know, you're talking about the mobile washplant, but I just suggest to use it when you get enough money to invest in better equipment.

Front end loader has one massive problem, and that is the viewpoint.

When the viewpoint is stuck, meaning it is following your machine, it is behind the machine and you cant see anything. But if you want free look, you don't have enough hands to use mouse and keyboard, to change the view between washplant and dig site.

To make front end loader properly usable, player should be able to move the viewpoint with the mouse, and when you're not moving the mouse, it should stay in the place where player put it, and following the machine like stuck to it, just like it is done in every game.

Of course you may use the viewpoint from inside the machine, but it is almost impossible to hit the right spot from there, so it too is basically useless option.

So, in short, front end loader is excellent idea and machine, for example to fill those trucks, and real miners use it for a reason, but in this game, developers have no idea how to make it any good, so I suggest you to forget it completely and use excavators.

One final thing, you're now using mobile washplant. If you really want to test the front end loader, you can buy two mobile washplants, and then put them right next to each other. And position them preferably on lower level than where you're working (so you can fill them up with the scoop from above)

Front end loader scoop is really wide. You can't use it with single mobile washplant.

Hope this helps.

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See I am still at the start of the game again as I redid my computer recently and stupid me forgot to back up my save files HA HA so had to start over again so being I have some experience now compared to back then am just trying to plan a different plan then last time. Don't have alot of cash on hand so have to watch what I spend it on but I think I got the equipment all set except maybe one small pump near the wash plant (Just not gone back into town yet) so was thinking of renting the FEL to speed it up I already rented the drill to find good spots so have some to work with as so tired of shovel digging HA HA.

So at this point don't have money for alot of things but think for now a FEL and the wash plant will work and then as you suggested when I get the cash for the second one can do that also.

I mainly just wanted to make sure it was possible to fill the MWP with the FEL and figured as you said put them below so easier to reach with the FEL.

Thanks!

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Yeah this is a lot faster just a little work and already made 40K and now that I have all my equipment in a good spot should be easier to make even more tomorrow not having to waste time moving this around.