Build an Auto Mining Drone Without Scripts

Build an Auto Mining Drone Without Scripts - Part 2 (Space Engineers)

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Жыл бұрын

Our no script Auto-Miner actually works! This is the final part of how I built a Space Engineers Auto-Miner with only vanilla blocks and no scripts.
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This part covers:
Troubleshooting
Solution-based armour placement
Mock-up Promo Ad (watch till the end)
Built without scripts for in Space Engineers Automatons - Xbox and PS friendly.
Music from Epidemic Sound

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@DeadJedd4187 8 ай бұрын

I love it when a plan comes together

@Dagonius. Жыл бұрын

Great work PsyPrime! Your vids have the perfect pace. Very relaxing. 😉

@Psy-Prime Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think there’s a fine balance between calm and chaos and hopefully I’m somewhere in the middle there.

@sgt_retiredcharlie4102 4 ай бұрын

That was some backyard Engineering there brother! Love it! When can I order my own (and I'm going to need the rover to go along with it... of course!) Cheers, mate!

@Psy-Prime 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, automation in SE is a bit janky so needs out of the box thinking. This is now on the Steam workshop with the rover included. I have a link on my ‘about’ page or you can search for “Auto Miner 3000”. Enjoy!

@ImjustSmash 10 ай бұрын

Ive got it working, even slapped a carrier together that will go with it. Gotta get it setup for workshop still. Is all Hydro, built and tested on Earthlike.

@Psy-Prime 10 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I think Keen fixed some AI bugs relating to the issues I was having in a recent patch so you couldn't have timed it better!!

@joeybouten2726 9 ай бұрын

Now all you need are a few ship welders to repair it fast as it's unloading while using some of the resources it collects. 100% self sufficient & no need for maintenance.

@Psy-Prime 9 ай бұрын

Now that's a great idea! I just wish Keen had fixed the ai issues _before_ we decided to use it in our survival series 😂

@jayroc_fpv9046 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@Psy-Prime Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Was a tricky project.

@j.p.vanbolhuis8678 7 күн бұрын

Question: How important is it for the truck to be level (or the ground to be level), as this may throw off the direction of drilling initially?

@Psy-Prime 7 күн бұрын

Quite important to ensure a trouble-free docking, although if you can use a hinge to angle the truck connector you can compensate for any tilt.

@marcusw86 10 ай бұрын

Can you use two flight blocks and a time to set arrival at dig point, switch to flight block 2 and move slower?

@Psy-Prime 10 ай бұрын

Technically yes, using an event controller to switch between each task block - however then you'd be fixed to a set depth. The idea of this build is to auto-reach the right depth before filling up to return without having to set up anything. It works much better now that Keen fixed some AI bugs.

@bojik2616 6 ай бұрын

Oh i remember when docking on a piston in atmo was explosive.....

@StyxRiverGynoid Ай бұрын

I've been trying to get AI blocks to work, same issues you (and everyone else) have highlighted here with the height above ground. I can't understand how KSH didn't anticipate people would want to use AI for miners. So I use PAM for drift miners, and SCAM for bore miners (the latter being my preference because of how it handles drone swarms). But I still want to find a solution so I can use AI blocks, because as you noted, not everyone can run scripts. The piston connector to go < 0 AGL is BRILLIANT, though :) One issue though - your return waypoints are relative to the beacon, and set with the connector up high, but with the piston extended the drone is liable to hit that and not connect because it wants to go higher? So maybe put the beacon beside the connector so it won't matter where the piston puts the connector? I couldn't tell, but I'm wondering if you have the flight block set to align to P-gravity, and set the max angles both to 0? That might solve the problem with it toppling over either on hitting the ground or in the borehole, especially on rise? Might also want to make the arch a couple of blocks higher to make sure the drone is clear of the borehole before it goes into docking mode?

@Psy-Prime Ай бұрын

Those suggestions about moving the beacon…. Or setting the beacon after extending the piston… and the tips about max angle ( it is set to align) are exactly what this system needs to fix the last issues! Thank you 🙏

@StyxRiverGynoid Ай бұрын

@@Psy-Prime Nah, you did all the work, I just had the advantage of coming along 11 months later after banging my head against the voxels repeatedly enough that I saw those two bits :)

@mistermisanthrope7716 7 ай бұрын

If the drone's AI boxes can't be set to target and move towards the various mineables then this seems like a hit or miss endeavor. If the AI can search and move to deposits then it seems to me like there would be a better way. I've never played this game, but I am watching vids on it in case I decide to buy it. I have seen drone videos where it can attack hostiles with various strats, but I haven't yet come across a drone miner vid other than yours yet.

@Psy-Prime 7 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for commenting! There’s no way to target ores or feed ores info to the ai blocks but since ores appear with a surface marking (discolouration) directly above the deposit it’s pretty easy to get your drop location right. At very least, the drone could create a passageway to the ores depth with a sampling of what was found. At most, if scaled up this system could be used to mine and retrieve a significant portion of ore hands-free. Most drone miners are space based or require complex scripts that can’t be used on some worlds or consoles, whereas mine attempts to solve the problem of sub-surface mining with only stock components. It’s not perfect, but it’s a step forward. Looks like you have a head for problem solving so you might enjoy SE. (Also it is an entirely superfluous build as a manned vehicle would always be easier…. But SE isn’t always about the easiest way)

@GWPRO_YT Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@Psy-Prime Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ImjustSmash 11 ай бұрын

Mine almost works, I've got it to complete every sequence. Just not all together yet. It keeps getting confused.

@Psy-Prime 11 ай бұрын

I've found that jamming the hole with a connector so it has no where else to go, and setting the task block to continuously play the task helps a lot. Just remember to turn the task block off when it's not meant to come home.

@ImjustSmash 11 ай бұрын

It gets tipsy without having the connector. Thinking of chute like things to keep it aligned in its initial drop. Maybe give AI only 1 thruster each way and override the rest. It dances around the drop site when I give it full freedom.

@ImjustSmash 11 ай бұрын

I'm near the stage in your video when it came out and turned sideways into the cargo rig.

@Psy-Prime 11 ай бұрын

@@ImjustSmash easier fix for that. Drive it into the ground with a piston while still on the connector to get the hole started and pre-plug the hole. We’re gonna try that next episode.

@lethis196 7 ай бұрын

is this on the steam worksop?

@Psy-Prime 7 ай бұрын

Not yet. Need to work out a few kinks first.

@scottsadler4215 5 ай бұрын

Did this ever make it to the workshop?

@Psy-Prime 5 ай бұрын

Almost. There were a few weird AI bugs that popped up so I held off until keen had those fixed. I’ll retest and see if it’s ready for publishing.

@scottsadler4215 5 ай бұрын

@@Psy-Prime awesome... cant wait to try this out!! Great vids btw!

@Psy-Prime 5 ай бұрын

@@scottsadler4215 thank you. I’ll put a community post up when I get it on the workshop. Hopefully you’ll get a notification.

@scottsadler4215 5 ай бұрын

@@Psy-Prime what's your Steam name? so i can check for it.

@Psy-Prime 5 ай бұрын

@@scottsadler4215 it’s PsyPrime. There’s a link in my KZfaq channel page. Hopefully I’ll have this on the workshop by tomorrow if it’s all working.

@user-lp3ks2zt3f 7 ай бұрын

is on the workshop?

@Psy-Prime 7 ай бұрын

Not just yet. Got some fine tuning to do before it goes out to everyone.

@kahvozeinsfang6953 3 ай бұрын

I have seen lots of these scriptless miners. None of them are as easy to set up and use as PAM. The Ai is just too buggy in this game. Even all these months later nothing beats a script.

@Psy-Prime 3 ай бұрын

True. But not everyone can use a script.