Directional Ore Detector
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It should be possible to scan for ores also directionally in cone, not just in globe.
I think the best thing would be to add new 'cone width' to Ore Detector.
If set to 360, it will function like current version. Max scan length should change according to volume scanned, thus narrow cones could scan much further.
Every layer of voxel should decrease effective scan range - thus it would be harder to detect deep ore on planets than exposed ore on far-away asteroid.
Also, if both cone width and scan depth are to be configurable, the detector should use proportional amount of power.
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I like this suggestion a lot- it solves the issue of increasing range at the expense of making it too easy to find ore.
Keen, get on it.
I like this suggestion a lot- it solves the issue of increasing range at the expense of making it too easy to find ore.
Keen, get on it.
This would make Ore Detectors kind of work the same on Planets, but would make exploring Asteroids way easier!
I'm spending a lot of time in space, going from Asteroid to Asteroid, searching for Uranium and Platinum, and I'm kind of sick of it.
I usually have to search for multiple hours, before I find what I'm looking for (still not found any Uranium after 6+ hours of search in my current survival), and the worst is that it's relatively boring, and you can't seem to do anything to speed it up, or make it interesting.
A revamp on the Ore Detection system is required I think, to actually make it an interesting task to do, but this suggestion would help a lot, and would not increase the performance requirements.
This would make Ore Detectors kind of work the same on Planets, but would make exploring Asteroids way easier!
I'm spending a lot of time in space, going from Asteroid to Asteroid, searching for Uranium and Platinum, and I'm kind of sick of it.
I usually have to search for multiple hours, before I find what I'm looking for (still not found any Uranium after 6+ hours of search in my current survival), and the worst is that it's relatively boring, and you can't seem to do anything to speed it up, or make it interesting.
A revamp on the Ore Detection system is required I think, to actually make it an interesting task to do, but this suggestion would help a lot, and would not increase the performance requirements.
Hi,
I thought about that too. My idea would be some kind of connection/collaboration of the ore detector with an antenna and/or programmable block or turret controller that would lead to a 100% increase of the detection range. That seems to be a fair in-game solution to boost ore detection. It would make antennas or antenna dishes also more useful. (The antenna function itself would be deactivated that way.)
What do you think?
Hi,
I thought about that too. My idea would be some kind of connection/collaboration of the ore detector with an antenna and/or programmable block or turret controller that would lead to a 100% increase of the detection range. That seems to be a fair in-game solution to boost ore detection. It would make antennas or antenna dishes also more useful. (The antenna function itself would be deactivated that way.)
What do you think?
There is a mod that does it quite well and it would be great if it was available as other mode for Ore detector in the basic version of the game.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2687324923
There is a mod that does it quite well and it would be great if it was available as other mode for Ore detector in the basic version of the game.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2687324923
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