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Hydrogen Derrick (Automated)
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Jan 9, 2017 @ 1:09am
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Hydrogen Derrick (Automated)

Description
This "Hydrogen Derrick" is designed to be placed onto an ice field and activated where it will proceed automatically mine a donut shaped hole in the ground 10 meters deep and 37.5 meters in diameter. The drill arm rotates around stripping the ice layer by layer for 50 minutes until its four large cargo containers are full of ice. Its three oxygen generators keep its hydrogen tank filled to the brim and ready to re-supply your ships.

(Vanilla, Survival Ready)
Blocks: 54
Cargo Capacity: 1,730,937.5 L of Ice
Cargo Containers: 4 Large
Hydrogen Tanks: 1
Oxygen Generators: 3
Drills: 1
Defenses: 2 Interior Turrets (500 x ammo per)

To use the derrick, you simply need to set it down so that its landing gear can auto-lock to the ice. Then either use the button panel or any control panel to start the timer block "AI Start" to begin the automated ice harvesting process. The double rotor system allows the top of the derrick to remain stationary, so you should have no problems connecting your ships for refueling during the drilling process. Once the area is fully mined, move the derrick to a new spot using a ship via landing gear or connector and set it down. Remember to stop the "AI Storage Mode" timer block in between mining spots, as its used to automatically retract the drill arm after mining.
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Liberty Bull  [author] May 4, 2020 @ 3:38pm 
@Kenny well in tests when making it this pretty much gathers enough to fill its containers.
Kenny May 4, 2020 @ 2:53pm 
I have tried so many mining platforms and yours is the only one that works properly, Trying to find one that adjusts on it's own and keeps going to gather more resources, but yours is awesome i love it
DonBudafuko Feb 11, 2020 @ 9:41pm 
ok ty
an ya thats what i started to do it i went into creative an spawned it in an have been going through the setting to see what is what. i like the rig an so far from just in creative its works nice
Liberty Bull  [author] Feb 11, 2020 @ 9:01pm 
@TheBudaDon what I do in situations like that is spawn it in creative, then take a photo of each timer settings with my phone to reference them. I named all of the timers in a somewhat logical way based on what they do but basically the whole thing works on 60 seconds cycles. Every 60 seconds it pushes the piston arm out another level and every 4 or 5 minutes it triggers a reversal to the piston arm as well as triggers one more level of the downward arm.
DonBudafuko Feb 11, 2020 @ 6:32pm 
Can u give a list of how each timer is set up as i just got it in my survival game an there all messed up
Thanks
DonBudafuko Feb 11, 2020 @ 10:36am 
If I build this with a projector will the timer block be set still to what they need to be?
Airomis Jan 6, 2020 @ 12:45pm 
🙂 I been waiting for a blueprint for this for about a year lol just came back to the game this month and noticed it was still being worked on
Owngalaxie Jan 6, 2020 @ 12:31pm 
Is there an update for the survival rebuild? I would love to have it in my survival world :-) Looks really great.
♜ Sneaton ♜ Nov 14, 2019 @ 8:22am 
id love to get this as a blueprint on survival then having to spawn it it :lunar2019piginablanket:
Liberty Bull  [author] Jun 26, 2019 @ 10:28pm 
Yea id need to make it so the different parts start merge blocked together i guess