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S3 - Auto-Mining Drone v01

This is the first small ship i published. I said i'm going to upload my small ship blueprints too. This one was made before programmable block update, but it works fine, so i've decided not modify it. To use rightly this drone, you should deploy it linked to your mothership or space station with a connector. This drone has a little AI implemented with....
2 Gyros:
- 1 for exploration mode, your drone are searching around itself a close asteroid
- 1 for mining mode, your drone stops searching and goes following its own path and drilling all in front of it.

2 Timer Blocks to activate the two modes.
1 Sensor to detect asteroids
Also
1 Medium Cargo Container
1 Connector
1 Antenna
1 Beacon
1 Camera
1 Remote Control
1 Control Panel
1 Small Reactor + U ingots

Remeber, you have to override the gyros (your drone starts searching) and forward thruster (only a little few), before that you can command it through antennas to drive it near of an asteroid or do it cames back to your ship


HOW TO USE S3 - AUTO-MINING DRONE (All the drones i've published in that set has the same instructions)
1ST Be sure your Drone has:
- Enough U ingots!!!!
- All Thrusters on (not override)
- At least 1 Gyro on (not override), the 2nd can be switched off.
- Drills switched off.
- Antenna, Camera and Remote Control switched on.

2ND Drive your drone through antennas, using remote control, and aproach to an asteroid.

3RD Do this:
- Thruster Forward group have to be overrided (only a little).
- Two Gyros on and overrided (default configuration).
- Be sure your sensor are switched on.

If your Drone is infront of an asteroid, the drills will be switched on automatically. Your drone starts moving in a linear path drilling the asteroid. When arrives to the other side it will start to turn around itself looking for the asteroids until it detects the asteroid. You shuld test the cargo to command it and make it cames back to your ship or station.