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Unmanned Mining Machine Modification V2.0

Unmanned Mining Drone Modifications:
(1) Range 100/100/100 --> 150/175/200
(2) Drone Count 1/2/3 --> 2/4/6
(3) Drone Speed increased by 5x (This option may affect other drones; will not be modified individually based on building for now)
(4) Drone Gathering Speed 1/1/1 --> 1.25/1.6/2
(5) Drone Carrying Capacity 5/5/5 --> 10/20/30
(6) Drone unloading speed: 1/1/1 --> 1/2/3
(7) Building energy consumption: 100/150/200 --> 150/225/300 150/300/500
Files involved:
“entities\buildings\resources\drone_mine.ent”
“entities\buildings\resources\drone_mine_lvl_2.ent”
“entities\buildings\resources\drone_mine_lvl_3.ent”
“entities\units\drones\drone_base.ent”
“entities\units\drones\drone_resource_collector.ent”
“lua\buildings\drone_spawner_building.lua”
“lua\units\air\resource_harvester_drone.lua”
If you have subscribed to other mods that also modify the above files, conflicts may occur. You can troubleshoot by checking the filenames listed above.
Note: This mod merely makes the unmanned mining rig more functional. Heavy use may cause performance issues due to excessive drone numbers.

Updated 2025.9.6:
Fixed an issue where drone speed boosts could cause abnormal speeds in other drones.
Removed modifications to “entities\units\drones\drone_base.ent” to improve compatibility with other mods.
Increased energy consumption to match the enhanced mining output, preventing excessive power that could undermine gameplay balance.

Updated 2025.9.7:
Fixed an issue where drones failed to unload minerals quickly. However, other game settings may still control drone takeoff intervals, potentially making the unloading speed improvement less noticeable (though it is indeed present).
Adjusted drone state transition speeds to slightly accelerate shifts between gathering and unloading minerals, potentially making drones appear more intelligent.