Manosman Posted December 20, 2016 Can anyone get the crane to properly work and what is it for if we have a terrain molding tool anyways? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MustardTiger Posted December 20, 2016 Are you on PC or XBox One? I cannot for the life of me figure out how to control the Crane on Xbox, apart from moving it around. It just hovers above ground and I cannot get it to dig down. (It is currently mounted on the back of a truck) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daroguetoaster Posted December 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Manosman said: Can anyone get the crane to properly work and what is it for if we have a terrain molding tool anyways? The crane currently only has the Drill Head tool that can be placed on its end to make it useful. Certain large mineral blocks underground can only be mined with this drill head, making it useful for deep planetary mining. Also, stronger mineral deposits like Titanium and Lithium need either this drill to be mined, or dynamite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daroguetoaster Posted December 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, MustardTiger said: Are you on PC or XBox One? I cannot for the life of me figure out how to control the Crane on Xbox, apart from moving it around. It just hovers above ground and I cannot get it to dig down. (It is currently mounted on the back of a truck) You need to attach the drill head to it if you haven't already. If you have and nothing is still happening, make sure the truck has power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endurance Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) i was dissapointed last night.... i started drilling into a mountain http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=821711228 and after 1 hour of drilling.... i tried the gun/gatherer that the player has ... it works a lot faster with the gun .... because it covers a wider surface. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=821711384 i haven't found harder materials like @Daroguetoaster says. but that must be like 1% of the entire mining material Edited December 20, 2016 by endurance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endurance Posted December 20, 2016 the drill head should have a larger head, or area of influence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
optyk Posted December 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Daroguetoaster said: The crane currently only has the Drill Head tool that can be placed on its end to make it useful. Certain large mineral blocks underground can only be mined with this drill head, making it useful for deep planetary mining. Also, stronger mineral deposits like Titanium and Lithium need either this drill to be mined, or dynamite. Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? Also, gathering them is 2x as fast vs. Compound and Resin. Don't know why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daroguetoaster Posted December 20, 2016 6 hours ago, optyk said: Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? Also, gathering them is 2x as fast vs. Compound and Resin. Don't know why. Ohh, pardon me. Someone in a previous thread mentioned that you can't hand mine them, and someone else agreed with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedIsDead45 Posted December 20, 2016 6 hours ago, optyk said: Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? Also, gathering them is 2x as fast vs. Compound and Resin. Don't know why. I haven't been deep in the starter planet yet, are there larger "veins" of resources? Maybe that's what the drill has to be used for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Litho Posted December 20, 2016 7 hours ago, optyk said: Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? I agree here. So far I have not encountered anything I cannot mine without the default hand tool. I have yet to "need" the drill as far as I can tell. Was curious what it was for also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyroney Posted December 20, 2016 I went to another planet (with lots of outer "shell" -type formations) and found titanium deposits that were on darkened rock that looked like under-building pad. (that my hand gun couldn't dig) That's the stuff the drill is for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slywyn Posted December 20, 2016 9 hours ago, optyk said: Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? Also, gathering them is 2x as fast vs. Compound and Resin. Don't know why. Incorrect. On Advanced planets(Arid/Radioactive I know for certain), some resources like Titanium, Astronium and Lithium will spawn in darker 'bedrock' deposits that cannot be mined with the handheld vacuum tool. That's what the drill is for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenyonthe2nd Posted December 20, 2016 The original question was for Xbox I'm sure. How do you make the crane with the drill go up and down?? I am on Xbox and, from what I've experienced, I can't find any way to make the crane with drill head go down. It only hovers over the ground. If I hold the action button to drill, it turns and obviously works, but I can't make it go down. Is there simply a lacking feature currently to control the crane and drill head fully on Xbox? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Posted December 20, 2016 11 hours ago, optyk said: Misinformation. I mine Lith and Titanium just fine with the hand tool -and they are not "large blocks", at least not yet. Maybe that's changing in the future? Also, gathering them is 2x as fast vs. Compound and Resin. Don't know why. This is incorrect, titanium and lithium ARE large blocks.. that can only be mined with the drill, however, you can mine the peripheral of the blocks with the deformer and still get some of the mineral. But you won't get all of it. You need to either blow it up with dynamite or use the drill. One important point on using the crane/drill is that you don't get harmed by gas/acid/explosions. So you can use it to kill the various plants that attack you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serlo Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Slywyn said: Incorrect. On Advanced planets(Arid/Radioactive I know for certain), some resources like Titanium, Astronium and Lithium will spawn in darker 'bedrock' deposits that cannot be mined with the handheld vacuum tool. That's what the drill is for. I can confirm this is the case. You can only drill these types of deposits. Edited December 20, 2016 by Serlo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james beattie Posted January 10, 2017 Has anyone has issues with driving the truck with the crane on it. Mine just pop wheelies all the time so can't go anywhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nich Posted January 11, 2017 I have found the drill is twice as fast as the vacuum until you have to get out and change seats at least. It is also more power efficient I think Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
