How far can the driller drill with full tank?

[Xalla]

My driller has 44 fuel when fully loaded (not 100% sure).
How many meters can i drill max?

Playing with more fuel.

Mostly starting at 180m from pod (going straight to pod)

[The_Technomancer]

Last time I used all my fuel to drill one tunnel it was about 140m with a 2111 build and 44 fuel. But that was a while ago and before I knew you can't get full use out of the tier 1 drill speed perk.

[Teddy Leonhardt]

I think 45 is full fuel? But hell, last time I actually looked was a long time ago.

You can test this yourself by finding an even floor room and a somewhat even, vertical wall. Call a supply, grab two supplies to ensure you're at 100%, drill all your fuel into the wall and when you are done go to where you started and point your laser pointer at the far end.
The laser will also tell you distance.

[V0lcanF1re]

with 50 fuel at least 220-235m

not using less fuel so sure less by m.
for me full tank is 50

[Chibbity]

I usually consider about 180m to be the maximum safe distance, as a rule of thumb; but that's allowing for some extra fuel as a safety margin.

[Xalla]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I usually consider about 180m to be the maximum safe distance, as a rule of thumb; but that's allowing for some extra fuel as a safety margin.

yeah me too, 180m is safe with some backup

[Dozey]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I usually consider about 180m to be the maximum safe distance, as a rule of thumb; but that's allowing for some extra fuel as a safety margin.

I am indicating that this post answers the original topic.

[SeeingeyeDug]

You also have consider if you took the faster drill speed on tier 1. There was a test recently that indicated that using that mod instead of barbed tips did in fact drill faster, but not much faster and ends up using more fuel per meter than running barbed tips. The drills spin faster with a higher pitch and seems like it’s chewing up rocks way faster, but it’s not much faster in reality.

Seems like you took ammo on tier 1. (I recommend barbed instead as you still rarely run out)

[Nosteru]

I suggest you to test it in rich atmosphere and with the fast drill mod.

[Sokaku]

Hmm, I thought this was going to be a question more along the lines of "how many barbs would the barbed drills drill if the barbed drills could drill barbs?" Fortunately with the release of the Hollow Bough biome, that question too can be answered.

[SeeingeyeDug]

Originally posted by Nosteru:

I suggest you to test it in rich atmosphere and with the fast drill mod.

The fast drill mod uses more fuel per meter than the other mods. You actually gain less overall distance per fuel tank using that mod.

[Skearn]

with the build of 2111 for drills:
4 litre's is 13.5m
20 litre's is 61.5m
and then i hit a concrete wall through wich i cant drill >.>

so you can assume that 10 litre's of fuel will get you about 31 meters ^^

edit: there was a slight curve to the tunnel so it might be a little more but thats what my test yielded.

[Scuzz MB]

Also going to depend on the angle you're drilling. It's not always a smooth drill and may take a bit more fuel. Ultimately, on things like drilling to the pod, I don't even really consider it over 120 meters...not because of fuel though, just it's tedious and can end up being dangerous.

[Xalla]

Originally posted by Scuzz MB:

Also going to depend on the angle you're drilling. It's not always a smooth drill and may take a bit more fuel. Ultimately, on things like drilling to the pod, I don't even really consider it over 120 meters...not because of fuel though, just it's tedious and can end up being dangerous.

As i said, 180m is possible with some fuel left

[Nosteru]

Originally posted by SeeingeyeDug:

Originally posted by Nosteru:

I suggest you to test it in rich atmosphere and with the fast drill mod.

The fast drill mod uses more fuel per meter than the other mods. You actually gain less overall distance per fuel tank using that mod.

But with rich atmosphere u might fast enough to the fast drill can more shine.

[ShugoTheRipper]

It depends on how bad the lag is. As someone who plays at night so almost always international hosts with 200+ ping. The only guarantee is 120M even specked for max distance.