Can't connect portable miner with conveyor belt?

[jimbob]

not sure what i'm doing wrong can't get the belt to snap to the miner? is this a bug?

[Fenix]

this is a poor joke....

[agent_a_br]

this is probably a joke but like, with 4h in the game, you probably found the big miners right?

[BatWingSix]

Originally posted by Fenix:

this is a poor joke....

Sadly I dont think it is a joke....

[Fenix]

Clearly hasn't got the message from ADA yet

[Evilsod]

Originally posted by BatWingSix:

Originally posted by Fenix:

this is a poor joke....

Sadly I dont think it is a joke....

The game literally has a line of dialogue that addresses this point. Its either a joke, or the OP is the kind of person it was aimed at ><

[BatWingSix]

Originally posted by Evilsod:

Originally posted by BatWingSix:

Sadly I dont think it is a joke....

The game literally has a line of dialogue that addresses this point. Its either a joke, or the OP is the kind of person it was aimed at ><

My point is that I can believe they are serious (and with just under 4 hours played), I can see it being the the latter of the two.

[Welbert Asker]

you need an actual miner, not a portable one

[Famine]

i once put a portable miner on a uranium ore source. this was a mistake.

[Tagger]

Originally posted by Evilsod:

Originally posted by BatWingSix:

Sadly I dont think it is a joke....

The game literally has a line of dialogue that addresses this point. Its either a joke, or the OP is the kind of person it was aimed at ><

I play with a few people that don't read messages or willingly don't hear whatever they get told by the games they play (either they skip it, or just "block it out").
Those people exist.
It's weird to then get asked how XYZ works, when they've just been told by the game, but they decided that wasn't info they wanted (or whatever else reason they use to "justify" not listening/reading) - but that's just the way it is - and that's really not going to change at any point.

No amount of help the developers throw at the player, will fix that. It might catch a few, and mitigate the "issue" a bit, but there will always be people unwilling to read/listen to game tutorials/tips.
Those are the people coming to various forums, asking for help.

Sometimes it's even about not properly understanding what you're getting told (maybe it's a language barrier? - who knows).

I'm honestly not too bothered by it anymore.
Takes a few seconds to respond with the info they seek, if I'm able - or I just simply pass on to the next topic.

[EmotionallyBroken]

Originally posted by Shady Art Dealer:

not sure what i'm doing wrong can't get the belt to snap to the miner? is this a bug?

Portabile miners are simply for hand retrieved ore, the belts connect to larger machines. :)

[EmotionallyBroken]

Originally posted by Welbert Asker:

you need an actual miner, not a portable one

What does a portable miner "actually" do then? hmm

[Tagger]

Originally posted by EmotionallyBroken:

Originally posted by Welbert Asker:

you need an actual miner, not a portable one

What does a portable miner "actually" do then? hmm

It's a quick and easy way of getting materials at the start.

It requires no power to get started - just place it and it starts right up.

[Welbert Asker]

Originally posted by EmotionallyBroken:

Originally posted by Welbert Asker:

you need an actual miner, not a portable one

What does a portable miner "actually" do then? hmm

it's the earliest tool you get to automize mining. it's Tier 0 tech if you will. you will unlock an actual fully automated miner with conveyors soon enough.

but to be fair, if you find this part difficult, you might not wanna continue playing, because significant brain usage is required later on.

[x_equals_speed]

I'm on the side of "It's probably a joke" the game's message about not connecting portable miners to belts is delivered in a really overblown way, it invites parody.