Very cool. I just discovered the joys of pistons, and have drones on my to do list next. Thinking of starting with a simple sentry first.
Can they be used to locate ores?
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Very cool. I just discovered the joys of pistons, and have drones on my to do list next. Thinking of starting with a simple sentry first.
Can they be used to locate ores?
Yes, but I don't know if/how to do so autonomously. You can RC them via Antenna and control seat and would be able to see through cameras on it and detect ores that way.
Yeah using them as remotes was my backup plan. Even that could be a big help. Thanks
The plan with these guys was that they'd have a small-grid mining drone and a courier drone docked to them. So, I could RC it out to an ore deposit then I could RC onto the courier drone and set up a courier route it would fly automatically. Then set up a lock/control for the courier so it would only fly the route when it had enough ore to fill it's cargo containers.
The intention was that I could save time by RC mining and automate the ore transport process. If necessary also setting up relay stations so I could have a greater than 50km range I could RC mine in.