I recommend learning how to spot ore patterns on the surface, as this is the most efficient - requiring no resources other than hydrogen bottles for suit flight, as well as no hard limited range beyond draw distance. released ore detector mod which will include new model and a better system. Regardless of how you wish to proceed, there are a handful of options for finding ore. There are definitely mods to increase ore detector ranges far beyond their vanilla specification. I made a small outpost (2 Blocks, Ore Detector, Antenna, Reactor, Control Station) near a asteroid.

Hello, new Space Engineers Player here (thanks to Humble Bundle) So, I am in creative mode since I want to figure some things out, and I noticed Antenna Broadcast of Ore Detectors seems to not work for me. Higher tier hand drills have higher detection.įinally there is always the possibility of mods. Space Engineers Ore Detector Mod 10 of 82. Ore spots are identifiable with distinct discoloured patterns in the biome they are in which allows for your ore 'detection range' to be as far as the eye can see.Īlternatively, to cover more ground with a small detection range, you can rapidly fly very close to the surface with your hand drill equipped, as the hand drill works as a short range ore detector. Other than this, there is no other vanilla way to increase ore detection. You should be able to build the large grid ore detector on top, be wary of the additional mass. If it sits inside, go to rotor controls and press 'attach' (Not 'add rotor part') then be sure to lock it in place. Simply remove the rotor part a small grid rotor comes with, get a large grid rotor part and with careful precision place it in mid air above the rotor.

A block that acts like a camera or just a camera addon with which you can point on asteroids that are visible. This large rotor head can accept large grid blocks such as ore detectors to be built on top. Game / Mod suggestion: Laser Ore Detector.

It is possible with a hacky workaround, to drop a large grid rotor part where the small grid one should be, they are the same size and can fit inside either size rotor. Currently it is impossible to create a small grid ore detector with a higher range than 50m without a mod.

Space engineers ore detector mod