Gotta Be, my favorite starter BP, thanks J..

jrandall Plz consider doing an upgrade to this one to the new version of the game and try keeping the design...for nostalgia purposes.
This hover vessel practically introduced me to the game.
Thank You.

Thank you Master Nidril and Goshen! At one point this was my go to miner but that was many alpha versions ago now before weights and volumes, flight model, and CPU. So much has changed in the game since this was built that this really does not work anymore. The newest miner I made, the MCRN-Mole-T1 would be the closest I have to this that is updated for A11. It is lacking a detector in A12, but it still works decently and can carry plenty of ore for it's size and CPU tier. I will build a new miner again in the near future. Thanks again all!

This ship needs an update, with 12.3 it causes damage to the generator just turning it on the first time and flying.

I can't moove the vessel, too much weigh on it :P

Thank you italia487!

Well that was fast. Still going to check out the SHM2 as I think that's more in line with what I look for in a starter HV but adding that miner to my collection too. Keep the good builds coming my friend.

Thanks italia487. Well, actually I wasn't kidding when I said soon. lol. I was building the post when I was replying to comments. It is now on the workshop here: https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1960704617
Thanks again!

@jrandall Understood. Looking forward to the new miner but i'll check out the shm2 while i wait

Thank you ShaggyZed, whitepawrolls, and italia487! This one is pretty old and built before weights and volumes, the new CPU, and flight model. I since made a scarab-SHM2 which has new storage but since then CPU and flight model changed so that may not work good anymore either. I have a new miner to release soon for the MCRN race that is built for A11 as a cheap starter miner. I find it easier to build a new miner as opposed to try to make older ones work in A11. It has much to do with how the hull is built using cargo extensions at this time and also getting even weight from right to left. I should have the new one out soon. Thanks again all!

This is my go-to starter HV lately. However, I just started playing with M&V and CPU on and this thing went from a quick, versatile HV with those features off to a motionless turd with them on which was disappointing. I slapped 2 large thrusters on the back and removed a constructor just to enable it to move but it's still painfully slow (~9 m/s on flat terrain, god help you if you run into a hill).

Any chance this will receive an update to work better with those features turned on? I know CPU is still being tweaked but I'm sure this thing could be closer to T1 or at least within T2 without sacrificing too much, I'm just not a good enough builder to easily do it myself. I'm not sure if it's the CPU penalty crippling it or M&V.

Just saw this and as someone who don't use weight/volume I grabbed it before you got the updated one on here. I'm surprised though that for a rear door at level 5 you never thought to put the shutter door on it as its level 5 just like the hv. I added this, a block ramp at the rear of the door to get in easier, and a 5th hover in the rear as it seemed a little butt heavy. Great job. :)

Out of all the HVs I've used, this one is by far my favorite! I love that it's useful at the start but easily expands as you gain levels. Do you have any plans to update this HV for Alpha 10?

Thank you very much Feel My Burn :)

This little Scooty McBooty is one badass early starter HV. There's even a little space for the medical attachment whenever you're ready to install it. The Clone generator makes you feel a little more comfortable wandering in the wilderness and gives you enough space to get your first starter pad going. I adore this early harvesting build. Much love JRan <3

Thanks ThumbsUp! I had no idea it wasn't right. I will take a look at it and get it fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

Since the change that demands space around the cockpit to exit, I had to move the detector off the top of the cockpit (put it on the rear) so that I could get out of the cockpit.

Thank you Topotun and kbreckenridge!

Great HV. Love it. Only slight addition I've made is add another single drill on the center line, below the tree harvester, to make collecting surface rocks a bit easier. Thanks!

Отличный ховер.
Но появился без турелей и буров..

Thank you Norand :) I had a spot in the back for a med station (in the open area on the left wall in backroom) so you could keep the clone gen and have a med bay at the same time. At the time (not sure if it changed) a door on the back required player level 10, so I left it off so this could be spawned at player level 5. Thanks again!

Шикарный ховер. Дешевый, компактны, экономичный. При росте заменил камеру клонирования на медстанцию, на крышу воткнул складывающиеся турели и поставил буры к2. Пока лучше вариант не попадался

Thank you very Blerd! I built this one in a survival game wanting a level 5 cheap HV that could do mining + higher level features once I was high enough level. Before this I used a HV at level 3-5 and then did a different HV at level 10 for mining. So, this was an attempt to do both and not need two HV's. Thanks again!

I've been playing for about a month now. I've tried several different starter vehicles. This is my go-to. You can live out of it like some nomadic hobo until you get a base started, it's a great miner once you get lvl 10, and I still keep it around at lvl 20 and put laser drills on it. Great design, friend.

Thanks Venophor! I actually made this in survival mode with my last play thru (alpha 8). I wanted something I could spawn at low lever cheaply that could do mining later so I didn't need another HV for that + all the new features like clone gen and med bay. Thanks again!

Without this vehicle, I would have quit the game the first week. In the future, when I think of Empyrion, I will think of how this hv opened up the game for me. I have one of these with me everywhere I go. Awesome vehicle.

Thanks Sealman :)

Just finished an informal shootout of mining rigs. Imo the SHM wins hands down in almost every category I considered based on my play style. The real kicker was I liked the handling and the ease of turning around while down in a mining hole compared to most other rigs I tried.

Great job!

Thanks Anim and aeolwind! Yeah, mining in this game is awkward in my opinion. Miners tend to be rather hard to control in mining holes with uneven ground. They do work and get resouces far faster than by hand thou. In my experience, smaller miners tend to get stuck less and are easier to turn around etc in tunnels, but they are still kinda challenging to control, but worth it to get resources much faster. Thanks again!

I use the up arrow key on the keyboard, then hit Shift+o to lock the drill in a downward angle. Can get it at a 90 degree angle with practice.

@JRandall, got it now thanks. Love the ship, so compact but has tons of features. The mining is soooo much quicker now I can do it.

@Anim, I would first be at max hover height, 3 meters, then keep the drills running and keep pressure to turn down and into the ground until the drills catch the ground and then steer into it even more. It takes some practice. You also want to make sure you can get out of the hole again too, but you can always drill at an upward angle and pull forward some. Again, takes practice. Thanks :)

How do you aim down to drill? Mine just automaticaly levels itself horizontally all the time.

Thanks.

Thanks dj_jazzy_snazz!

This is a winner! - Just came back to Empyrion (last played late A6/early A7) and wasn't feasible to spawn my own (old) HV BPs in new game, so I gave this a go - never regretted it.
Great build for very modest resource cost

Thanks Ashisarai Yashiki :) This was created in my alpha 8 survival play thru as I found my older scarab-HST lacking a mining solution and modding it to do so made it awkward and prone to get stuck. Thanks again!

This little guy is useful from the time you spawn it in to late game. It's so flexible and functional.

Thanks Lucien!

@Ariak76 - I know right? - We're pretty late game... waiting for factory to spit out our new Gigacore (Thanks again Jrandall ;) and we still use 2 of these fully upgraded little badboys when our miners arn't fast enough.

I never want to replace them because they have been so good to us.

Thanks Ariak76!

This is my go to first tank in every playthrough, thank you for such a great versatile design. It does it all in early game!

Thanks Hugh de Salle!

Thanks Silke_Smoothe! I really appreciate the comment and what you describe was exactly the intent of building this one. Thanks again!

This thing is amazing at the start of any survival. This is the 1st (or 2nd if spawn restrictions are active) blueprint I spawn every time. It's fast, detects POIs/resource deposits, gathers wood quickly for fuel, and can protect you through the first couple of crucial days. And of course, once you reach level 10, this becomes the perfect gatherer adding drills for resources. I've never gotten stuck in this, and I'm a horrible hover pilot! Trees or rocks get in your way? Use the harvester or drill to get past them. Stuck in a hole while drilling for resources? Use tab to level out and either push your way out or drill your way out. Either way, this thing will turn or drill you towards any direction you can possibly need to go. Awesome work! I've also started using some of your other designs as well. Thanks for the fantastic contributions!

Never got stuck in it ever

Thanks tlnovotny63. I think this may be a good choice at not getting stuck. It was built as small as possible for having the function that it does. So, it can turn easily in mining tunnels etc. Also make sure to read the description above as to upgrading this at player level 10. Thanks again.

Hi, I am brand nrew to this game. I am looking for an idiot-proof mining startying HV that I can use to discover resources, This looks like it will do the trick, but is this pretty "stuck-proof"?

Thanks Hugh de Salle!

Great little starter my go to miner at the start , well done.

@Loco Porco, welp, haha, SV's also can't transport HV's. Only CV's can. So, you pretty much need a CV before moving a miner around. However, if you fly somewhere with a SV, bring extra fuel and air, and spawn this pretty inexpensive HV on a planet after landing, you could scope the resources and leave the HV behind or disasemble it. That is not a bad way to go if you don't have a CV yet.