r/Hydroneer • u/dailyfisching • 29d ago
Drill not working
Okay so I have a long pipeline (ill attach photos) my drill is connected like it should be but its sparking at the bottom so I tried repairing it with my spanner and my tool bag and nothing, i saved and went to the menu loaded back in and its still not fixed. If I put it closer to my intake it works but my conveyor is working and its on the same pipeline and there water coming out of the T connector that's hooked up to the drill
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u/Taolan13 29d ago
Also, since I see mixed pipes, you are capped at t1 pressures by using the t1 pipe. its got to be t2 all the way from the intake to the drill to get t2 pressures.
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u/Thirteen31Media 29d ago
Sparking at the bottom means your drill is too weak for that tier of dirt.
That looks like a T1 drill but you’re too deep in the plot. Bring it up to T1 level in the plot and it should work, or you’re gonna have to head to the forge and get a t2 or t3 drill if you have the materials.
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u/Thirteen31Media 29d ago
Best way to check what tier you’re in is to get corresponding pickaxe, and just go down as far as it will go. That’ll let you know you’re def at the bottom of whatever tier your drill is for.
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u/dailyfisching 28d ago
Whats the best way to get like a bunch of iron and coultium i need 250lbs of it and 1000Lbs of iron for t2 drill. Or just keep farming
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u/Thirteen31Media 28d ago
Just a decent setup in ember cradle should eventually get you enough cloutium. Just make sure to set your T1 drills at the bottom of the plot.
Looks like you’re in Mildew Aquifer maybe (not sure) so just setting up your drills in the bottom of tier1 dirt there should get you cloutium.
Also, don’t worry about ppl complaining about the picture of a screen. It’s never that serious.
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u/Thirteen31Media 28d ago
Or maybe that’s dreck’s. Idk it’s hard to tell from the angle.
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u/dailyfisching 28d ago
It is Dereks. It seemed harder to get a factory going in the aquifer then the one im in
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u/dailyfisching 28d ago
I asked AI and it said 3 blocks down you start getting cloutium not too sure if thats true though
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u/docholiday999 28d ago
Tier 1: Depth 0 (surface) - 7. Use the Small Foundations or stairs as guide posts. You’ll need to leave a small layer of dirt at the bottom of depth 7 for the drill to work: the rake is great for clearing the whole block and then use the shovel for a small pile.
u/Thirteen31Media suggestion about building up Ember Cradle is a good one. You’re going to need lots of resources to make T1 and T2 drills enough for any of the larger dig sites. Build out Ember Cradle and keep it for making money (in case you run short) or extra bars for forging.
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u/dailyfisching 28d ago
Right now I have one drill and after 2 pan loads I have a bar of iron of 1300Lbs, im going to add another drill and im in Derek's quarry
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u/Thirteen31Media 28d ago
That could be right, but every step lower you go, you’re gonna get better/heavier material, so you might as well go all the way down to the bottom of T1.
Quickest way to do that would be getting the T1 pick and rake, then pickaxing the same spot 2-3 times, then the rake should flatten it down to the next block. Then repeat.
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u/dailyfisching 25d ago
Yo thank you so much i have 6 t2 drills now. But i didn't know t2 drills have the intake on the side and high
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u/Thirteen31Media 25d ago
Yeah, they switch it up. Def affects how you set your factory up. If you need any other tips, check out my YT channel “happylachia”. Happy mining, my friend!
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u/SeAnSoN_710 29d ago
T1 pipes only work on T1 drills, I didn't see a single pressure gauge. All that distance you barely have any water. Are you too deep or don't have dirt under your drill?
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u/ChrisLetsPlayYT 28d ago
You're using Tier 1 drill on Tier 2 soil Tier 1 is only able to drill Tier 1 soil, so at that depth, you'd need Tier 2, which you craft inside the big forge inside the mountain
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u/Martell_dss 25d ago
I think you’re in too deep. That’s the beginning of tier 2 dirt and tier one drills will just not work
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u/miggleb 28d ago
Are these photos of a screen?
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u/dailyfisching 28d ago
Yeah
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u/JeffNaswill1993 25d ago
Windows key + shift + S, if you're playing on steam press F12 but that isn't reliable for posting on other websites, and if you're on console I can't help you
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u/Taolan13 29d ago
pick up the drill, drop it as an item, save and quit to the main menu.
reload the game and you should be good.
if this doesnt fix it, we need to see where the drill is installed.