Ground-penetrating scanner

Ground-penetrating scanner

A sensor unit used by researchers to search for buried resources. The chance to find a resource depends on the operator's research ability. It consumes a lot of electricity. If you find a buried resource, you'll need to use deep drills to extract it. It doesn't work under a roof.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Misc

Market Value

655  ^[Note]

Beauty

-8

HP

200

Flammability

50%

Path Cost

50 (21%)

Building

Size

3 × 3

Minifiable

False

Placeable

True

Passability

pass through only

Cover Effectiveness

40%

Terrain Affordance

Heavy

Power

-700 W

Creation

Required Research

Ground-penetrating scanner

Skill Required

Construction 8

Work To Make

12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)

Resources to make

150 + 4 + 1

Deconstruct yield

75 + 2 + 0 - 1

Destroy yield

nothing

A ground-penetrating scanner detects and illuminates underground deposits of resources, either jade or metals. Extracting materials from these deposits requires a deep drill.

The Ground-penetrating scanner project must be researched before it becomes available, and needs power to function. A scanner is one of the most power-hungry devices. During operation, a researcher will work at it, periodically finding new mineral deposits. This process can repeat indefinitely meaning that maps will not run out of resources.

The ground-penetrating scanner is not usable if there is a roof over it. (Similar to the long-range mineral scanner.) If necessary (such as in an extreme environment) the ground penetrating scanner can be placed in a room with at least 24 tiles, with the nine tiles it occupied being unroofed. This allows the room to be heated, although inefficiently, without the temperature immediately equalizing to the outdoor temperature. Having a larger room with double-thick walls allows for more efficient heating.

The mean time between finding deposits is 3 pawn-days of scanning, with a guaranteed find after 6. These values are further modified by the Research Speed of the user.

Acquisition

Ground-penetrating scanners can be constructed once the Ground-penetrating scanner research project has been completed. They require  150 Steel,  4 Components,  1 Advanced component, 12,000 ticks (3.33 mins) of work, and a Construction skill of 8.

Resources

The resources contained in a deposit correlates with the size of the deposit. Each cell of resources contains 300 units of the resource. Below is an estimate of the different deposit sizes:

Resource	Deposit Size	Deposit Mean	Commonality	Portion Size	Avg Deposit Return
Steel	20 - 40	~ 30	4	35	9000
Silver	7 - 20	~ 14	0.5	40	4200
Plasteel	2 - 10	~ 7	1	7	2100
Jade	1 - 5	~ 3	0.5	10	900
Gold	1 - 5	~ 3	0.5	10	900
Uranium	4 - 10	~ 7	1	10	2100

Alternative table:

Resource	1-5	6-10	11-15	16-20	21-30	31-40
Steel	-	-	-	-
Silver	-				-	-
Jade		-	-	-	-	-
Gold		-	-	-	-	-
Uranium			-	-	-	-
Plasteel			-	-	-	-

Version history

• Beta 19 - power usage was significantly reduced from 1500W to 800W. Its build cost was also changed, previously costing 400 steel and 12 components.
• 1.1.0 - Reworked; previously it showed all minerals on the map instantly. Now it requires work by a pawn and will periodically find new mineral patches, forever. Its power cost was also slightly lowered to 700W.
• 1.1.2564 - Rebalance. Random find time 4 work days->3 work days. Guaranteed find time 8 work days -> 6 work days. Now displays feedback about the current user's scanning speed, the random scan interval for this user, and the progress to a guaranteed find.

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Architect

Misc

Caravan hitching spot • Egg box • Grave • Marriage spot • Party spot • Pen marker • Sarcophagus • Tool cabinet • Meditation spot • Nature shrine (Large, Small)

(research)

Comms console • Cryptosleep casket • Firefoam popper • Ground-penetrating scanner • Long-range mineral scanner • Moisture pump • Multi-analyzer • Orbital trade beacon • Pod launcher • Stele (Large, Grand) • Transport pod • Vitals monitor • Ship landing beacon