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GCA Auto-Miner 3.0 (Obsolete/Superseded by the ISM Minerator)

The GCA Auto-Miner 3.0 is the latest installment in the GCA mining drone series. This drone will run continuously completing mining missions at user specified waypoints. It generates and stores its own power with the user of 4 solar panels and 2 batteries. The drone will self-destruct a warhead (the safety on the warhead must be unchecked for it to function, by default the safety is on) attached to the remote control should an enemy player come within 10 meters of the ship. This is to conceal the waypoints stored within the remote control. A single drone can be programmed to visit a different asteroid each time it leaves the station although multiple drones can be used as well. The user will need to set 4 waypoints, 3 Actions for those waypoints, and the setup is complete.

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This drone is intended for survival use. Testing this drone in a creative environment can lead to perceived flaws or oversights which are not present in survival scenarios. This is mostly due to the infinite inventory space of all blocks in creative mode. If your test drone fills up with 700kg of stone in creative mode and comes to a standstill remember that the drone will never be able to achieve a mass of more than 300kg.
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*All setup is covered in detail in the video*

Remote Control Waypoint Setup:

Station Arrive (Timer Block Arrive: Trigger Now)
Pre-Dock
Dock (Timer Block Dock: Trigger Now)
Station Arrive
Begin Mining (Timer Block First Entry: Trigger Now)

Detailed Waypoint Setup:

Dock: Can be set by controlling the drone via remote control and docking it with your station. After docking the drone access your GPS and create a new waypoint from the ships current position.

Pre-Dock: Pre-Dock should be in perfect alignment with the Dock waypoint and the station connector block 20 Meters above Dock Waypoint. This is to ensure proper docking alignment.

Station Arrive: Station Arrive should be within 10 degrees of alignment of the dock/predock alignment and 50 meters above Pre-Dock.

Begin Mining: This waypoint needs to be on the face of the asteroid that is most visible from your station 20 meters off the surface of the asteroid.

Remote Control Notes:
Flight Mode: Circle (for continuous activity)
Collision Detection: Off (Always)
Precision Mode: On (Always)
Forward Direction: Backward (Always)

Features:
220,000kg Capacity (1x multiplier)
Self-Destruct Feature (Warhead detonates on the remote control to conceal waypoints)
4 Solar Panels / 2 Batteries
10 Stone Ejectors
Self-Projecting for easy repairs
Failsafe Beacon Recovery