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[CAT] Cat-Oh-Lith Preset ~ strong & weak Signals
   
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Sep 9, 2017 @ 2:13pm
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[CAT] Cat-Oh-Lith Preset ~ strong & weak Signals

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[CAT] Eternal Crate
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Description
IMPORTANT
Keen have altered the way the crate buttons work so that on press they shut down all batteries and reactors.
This means that the cat-oh-lith will power down when the button is used. This effect only applies to a grid once however as long as the grid doesn't change.
I tried to make a workaround by having a second grid listen to a comm message from the lith and attach by rotor, toggle batteries and reactors, then detatch again, however this resulted in a grid reset allowing the cat-oh-lith to power down again every time the button was used.
So for now, the first time the Cat-Oh-Lith is used after spawning in or world load it will shut down but it can be powered on again by toggling the batteries and/or reactors.

Vote for this but rep if you want the devs to look at it soon!
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/shutdown-anyones-power-with-one-button

NOTICE
And on to version 3!
Well... technicly version 6 but the third version anyone other than myself ever used!

CAUTION:
To get this working again I had to rebuild it from the bottom up, double the number of grinders, change the spindol, change the button blueprints and I have had to make changes to the script so... basicly the entire thing had to change.
These is no easy way to update these in a survival world.


A Self Perpetuating Crate. 100% Vanilla!

Can generate both strong signal and weak signal skin drops.
This does not bypass cool-downs. There is a cool-down of somewhere between 15-60 minutes between each skin drop.
Strong and weak signal drops seem to have separate cool-downs for drops and seperate daily/bi-daily limits.

May require some setup. Still in testing.

No longer dependant on Projector methods Keen plans on removing.

Vanilla ~ No mods required

The amazingly informative instructions read as follows:
#1 *REDACTED*
#2 Locate the Cat-Oh-Lith (It's This Thing). 
#3 Locate Access Aperture on Cat-Oh-Lith.
#2 Inset a Suitable limb into Aperture.
#iiv Click the Ominous Glowing Button.
#G $Parse_Err: 'DATA_EXPUNGED'
#7 PROFFIT!!!


Update:
It works again after Keen added something that screwed up the way projectors work.
For some reason Projectors kept forgetting their assigned projection. I fixed this by never turning them off which isn't ideal but that was the only option.

Update2:
It works again! After keen did something... that screwd up... the way projectors work...
Have I been here before?

Update3:
It looks like with the release of the major update V2 is dead. V3 is the way forward, though it sudders horrible from welding speed limits. I'll work on improving this further and figuring out some way to let it grind down and welld up at the same time.
It appears there have been changes to the projector block methods which may offer new options... Research pending.

Update 4ish!
So the shape of grinders cut zone changed every so slightly. Ever so slightly being enough to make them rip appart the rotor head of the spindol and cause the Cat-Oh-Lith to eat itself. To get around this I have had to revert to a vertical grinder arangement and redo the lower housing to account for this. I appologise for the redesign but it was this or reduce speed to half yet again and go with an asymmetrical grinder arangement.

The strong and weak singal sub-grids are found here but hopefully should not be required.
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1131617065
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1131617431
Popular Discussions View All (1)
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Mar 16, 2023 @ 3:12pm
Cat-Oh-Lith Script
Loues.S.Cat
303 Comments
Maelstrom Apr 30 @ 5:36am 
apparently its not working anymore as of Fieldwork update, is there any plans to fix it? thanks!
Recondite Apr 28 @ 10:46am 
Just adding this for posterity and as a data point: as of 4-27-2025 this still worked perfectly on the latest version of the CONTACT build. If Fieldwork has broken this mod (which I am anticipating), I will try the most recent Contact build and see if it still works there - in which case I will come back and make a mention of that here.
Cnst. Jul 1, 2023 @ 10:07pm 
still works, got a police rifle, stoked <3
Loues.S.Cat  [author] Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:26am 
The drop rate of rewards is dependant on Keen's settings.
This product will not and will never bypass whatever limits they set on those.
Cnst. Jun 30, 2023 @ 9:41pm 
worked well on the first day, second day delivered two prizes, third day no prizes as of yet, results pending. will update this comment

I'm not certain, because I have NO knowledge at ALL of how the server side of things work,
but I have the dreadful sense that i have spammed the buttons and have possibly been flagged/blacklisted from the steam servers.

lower rear output connector is a meter offset below when it comes to alignment with big grid connectors but can be managed with collector blocks

place over 100m away from base if you plan on playing the world with cat-oh-lith / can be noisy
Ganbou117 May 20, 2023 @ 1:51pm 
don't work
Trencher Mar 16, 2023 @ 3:07pm 
Coming back to SE for a second time, and this thing still works great! This is a staple for any base, to prevent that grindy drop everything and run out for a signal. Add a drop of uranium or sunlight, and a few components, and never chase a signal again.
Loues.S.Cat  [author] Feb 18, 2023 @ 3:21am 
assuming it still works, which it sounds like it does from what you have said, it operates exactly the same way the crates do. with all the same limits and requirements.
Kenju Weeves Feb 17, 2023 @ 1:49pm 
I dont get any skins from this :( It only tells me I didnt get any special item
Cornholio Aug 17, 2022 @ 8:03am 
Alright, i figured it out. In case anyone else is having the same issue check if you got the "AQD - Quality of Life Mod" ( https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1804604586 ) installed. I removed it from my game and now the Cat-Oh-Lith is working just fine. I already got two skins :)
Thanks for this nice piece of high tech!!