Mining Laser

2014-08-04T13:12:19Z

HolleMeloen:

The Mining Laser is a powerful high-tech tool with a variety of applications. It can be used as an insta-mining tool with a relatively low [[EU]] consumption, as well as a high-power AoE block remover, or even as a weapon. All blocks destroyed by the Laser are dropped, with the exception of non-drop blocks like Glass or Leaves. However, due to the destructive nature of the Laser, there is a chance that the block will be destroyed and not drop anything. IndustrialCraft machines drop a [[Machine]] block, as if they were destroyed by a pickaxe. As it is a Tier 3 item, the Mining Laser can use energy from an [[Energypack]].

As of 1.90, the Mining Laser has 7 different modes. These modes can be switched by holding the Mode Switch key (M by default) and right-clicking.

The Mining Laser is most likely one the most fun items in IC2.

== Recipe ==

{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Redstone|B1=Redstone|C1=Energy Crystal
|A2=Advanced Alloy|B2=Advanced Alloy|C2=Advanced Circuit
|A3=|B3=Advanced Alloy|C3=Advanced Alloy
|Output=Mining Laser
}}

== Firing Modes ==

The Mining Laser can store 300,000 EU, which determines how many shots of each type can be fired. The block penetration distance depends on the hardness of the particular block. In this chart, block penetration is based on smooth stone and dirt. For explosive shots, the penetration radius denotes the radius of the explosion.

Also, hitting Endermen and other neutral mobs with explosive shots will not aggravate them. This only happens when hitting the mob with the explosion, as opposed to the laser directly. This is probably a bug.

It should also be noted that the Mining Laser can be used in Low-Focus mode to mine both faster than the Diamond Drill and at half the energy cost! HAYO!

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Firing mode
!Mode description
!EU used per shot
!Damage per shot
!Beam travel distance
!Block penetration distance
|-
| align="left" | Mining
| align="left" | Normal beam, average power
|1250 (160 shots)
|3.5 hearts
|64 blocks
|6 (stone), 24 (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Low-Focus
| align="left" | Very short-range beam, small power
|100 (2000 shots)
|0.5 hearts
|3 blocks
|1 (stone), 2 (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Long-Range
| align="left" | High-powered beam, high power
|5000 (40 shots)
|10 hearts
|64 blocks
|27 (stone), 128+ (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Scatter
| align="left" | 25 beams, 5x5 square formation, average power per beam
|10,000 (20 shots)
|2.5 hearts
|64 blocks
|16 (stone), 16 (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Explosive
| align="left" | The beam explodes upon touching a block
|5000 (40 shots)
|3.5 hearts
|64 blocks
|2 (stone), 5 (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Horizontal
| align="left" | The beam will travel perfectly horizontally. Presumed to be similar to mining mode.
|1250 (160 shots)
|3.5 hearts
|64 blocks
|6 (stone), 24 (dirt)
|-
| align="left" | Super-Heat
| align="left" | If the target can be smelted, the smelted product will be dropped instead of the block itself (eg, hit a iron ore block and an iron ingot will drop). Works on non-vanilla items, such as Redpower Basalt cobble or Forestry tin ore. Exception for cobblestone and sand; see below. Additionally, mobs will be set alight for twice the duration when directly shot at.
|2500 (80 shots)
|3 hearts
|Presumed to be 64
|1 (stone), 13 (dirt)
|-
|}

''Note:'' In v1.64 the mining laser will sometimes not fire in horizontal mode. Changing to a different mode restores it's function.

Super-Heat mode was added in 1.90.

If a super-heat laser is fired on a sand or cobble block, the block will be replaced with a glass/smooth stone block instead of dropping one. Doing so immediately terminates the beam.

When a super-heat laser is fired at a block such as smoothstone, where the 'normal' drop can be smelted into the block itself, the block will be dropped as if mined with a silk touch-enchanted tool.

When a super-heat laser is fired at a clay block, 4 brick items will be dropped.

== Charging ==

This tool may only be charged in an [[MFE Unit]] or an [[MFS Unit]].
{|
|{{Grid/Machine
|Type=MFE Transmitter
|Top=Mining Laser
|Bottom=
|Output=
}}
|{{Grid/Machine
|Type=MFS Unit
|Top=Mining Laser
|Bottom=
|Output=
}}
|}

It can also be fully charged immediately by firing it once while you are wearing a charged [[LapPack]], assuming you have enough enough energy for at least one shot left inside of the laser's internal storage.
Seems little rubbish, but who cares! HAYO!!

Please note that in the machine interface above, the output of 32 eu/s is incorrect.

== HAYO ==

What do you do, if even the [[Diamond Drill]] isn't powerful and speedy enough?

You build yourself a '''Mining Laser''', that's what!

This device uses the awesome intensifying power of [[Energy Crystal|Crystals]] to turn energy into energy BEAMZ!

And these beamz will '''easily burn right through everything''': Stone, Dirt, Ore, Creepers...!!

Just aim at something you '''don't want to exist''' and pull the right trigger to '''burn it to a crisp, HAYO!!'''

However, due to the MASSIVE energy consumption, well-planned usage is advised.

The '''Mining Laser''' can fire a reasonable number of laser beams, but due to the large capacity inherent to the crystal design, the laser can only be recharged in a [[MFE Unit]] or [[MFSU]].

== Trivia ==
* There is an achievement called "Like a Boss" that involves you killing the Enderdragon with the Mining Laser.

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Version
! Changes
|-
| colspan=2 | '''Industrial Craft²'''
|-
| '''0.90'''
| The '''Mining Laser''' is re-released, with 400% more new modes! It holds a 200,000 EU charge. <br/>
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Redstone|B1=Energy Crystal|C1=Energy Crystal
|A2=Advanced Alloy|B2=Advanced Alloy|C2=Advanced Circuit
|A3=|B3=Advanced Alloy|C3=Advanced Alloy
|Output=Mining Laser
}}
|-
| '''1.337'''
| The '''Mining Laser''' can now be powered by the newly introduced [[LapPack]].
|-
| '''1.64'''
| The '''Horizontal Laser Mode''' is added. When shot at an angle not to high at a block, it will fire a horizontal laser beam from that block onwards.
|-
| '''1.81'''
| The '''SuperHeat Laser Mode''' is added. It drops the smelted variant of the block targeted (e.g. if aimed at [[Copper Ore]], will drop [[Copper]]) and sets things alight. <br/>
However if shot at [[Non-IC Items|cobblestone]] or [[Non-IC Items|sand]], it will transform into smooth [[Non-IC Items|stone]] and [[Non-IC Items|glass]] respectively.
|-
| '''2.? (Experimental)'''
| The Mining Laser is a Tier 3 item and stores 300,000 EU. The recipe requires one Energy Crystal. <br/>
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Redstone|B1=Redstone|C1=Energy Crystal
|A2=Advanced Alloy|B2=Advanced Alloy|C2=Advanced Circuit
|A3=|B3=Advanced Alloy|C3=Advanced Alloy
|Output=Mining Laser
}}
|-
|}

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