miner

[xboxdude41]

i put an OV scanner in my miner but it just digs strait down. How can i fix this?

[Omicron]

The IC2 miner is supposed to dig straight down. If you need to excavate a larger area, try a quarry.

What the OV scanner does is add the capability to detect the presence of nearby ores. It will dig straight down until it arrives at a height level that has a piece of ore within 5 blocks of the central shaft. Then, and only then, will it branch out and dig a path towards that piece of ore until it can mine it. After that is done, it will continue digging straight down the center shaft until it once more finds itself on the same level as nearby ore (or hits bedrock).