Ursa Miner Upgrade: Mech Beam Drill Recipe
Tired of hunting through countless T5 anomalies and hostile ships, hoping that a blueprint will drop, then praying that the blueprint will give you the only replacement drill arm in the vanilla game? Well, Papa Ursa has gotten his paws on a few extra blueprints and is willing to let them go at a "discount" price of only 28,000 pixels! (Restrictions apply, buyer responsible for crafting materials)
What this mod does is add the recipe for the Mech Arm Beam Drill, the only vanilla mech mining device beyond the standard drill arm, to Ursa Miner in the Outpost at vanilla price once the Glitch artifact quest has been completed, the same unlock requirement as the Diamond Drill.
Q: Why so late in the game?
A: As the recipe normally drops from blueprint pool 5, it’s meant to be a late game item. That, and it’s reasonably powerful as a weapon as well as a drill, so it seems only proper to place it as a late game unlock.
Q: 28,000 pixels? Why so expensive?
A: Ursa Miner has a vanilla sell mod of x10, meaning everything the merchant sells is increased by an order of magnitude; the drill arm recipe has a value of 2,800 pixels. You do the math. You’re getting the convenience of avoiding RNG grind – such things should never be cheap. Besides, just think of how many new Teddy Bears Barnard can buy for Little Dipper with that pile.
Q: Can you lower the price?
A: Technically, yes.
Q: Will you lower the price?
A: No.
Q: Will mods that alter merchant sell prices change the price?
A: Yes
