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[[Image:Large Mobile Laser Cutter manual.png|300px|thumb|Official render of the Large Mobile Laser Cutter]]
[[Image:LMLC.png|300px|thumb|The Large Mobile Laser Cutter as portrayed in-game.]]
The '''Large Mobile Laser Cutter''' is a [[Rock Raiders vehicles|vehicle]] used by [[the Rock Raiders]] for mining.  It is a six-wheeled motorized vehicle equipped with a large [[Mining Lasers|Mining Laser]] for blasting through rock, and is called the "big brother" of the [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]]. It did not appear in any sets, and does not appear in any media outside of the video games.
The '''Large Mobile Laser Cutter''' is a [[Large Vehicle]] equipped with a maximum of two large [[Mining Laser]] cannons that can mine Rock walls from a distance. Like other ground-based vehicles, it can only be ridden by a [[Rock Raider]] that has been trained as a [[Driver]].


It is the "big brother" of the [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]]. Slightly more effective than its "little brother," it only drains one [[Energy Crystal]] for every four shots fired with the laser. However, it moves at a very slow speed of 0.4 squares/sec. Like its Small Vehicle counterpart, it is relatively lackluster in power when compared to other vehicles. However, like all Laser-equipped units, it can be quite useful as a weapon against Monsters. It can mine [[Dirt]] in 13 shots, and [[Loose Rock]] in around 16 shots, but it cannot feasibly mine [[Hard Rock]] or [[Seams]].
== In the PC game ==
In the Windows PC version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PC game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Large Mobile Laser Cutter is classified as a [[large vehicle]], and requires four [[Energy Crystal]]s for power.  A [[The Rock Raider|Rock Raider]] must be trained as a [[Training Rock Raiders#Driver|driver]] to use a Large Mobile Laser Cutter.


==Upgrades==
[[Image:LMLC PC.png|300px|thumb|The Small Mobile Laser Cutter as portrayed in the PC game]]
[[Image:LMLCUpgraded.png|300px|thumb|The Large Mobile Laser Cutter's upgraded Lasers.]]
The Small Mobile Laser Cutter can blast through all types of [[Wall Types|drillable rock]] with its mining laser. <!--It can mine [[Dirt]] in 13 shots, and [[Loose Rock]] in around 16 shots, but it cannot feasibly mine [[Hard Rock]] or [[Seams]].-->It has a <tt>WallDestroyTime</tt> of 7 for [[Dirt]], 11 for [[Loose Rock]], and 150 for [[Hard Rock]], and every four laser blasts drains one Energy Crystal. Its extremely slow mining time combined with how much power it uses and the general lack of [[Recharge Seam]]s in the game makes it utterly useless for drilling, similar to its [[small vehicle]] counterpart.  It moves at a very slow 0.4 blocks per second, and has no engine upgrades, making it the slowest vehicle in the game.  However, unlike the Small Mobile Laser Cutter, it has a firing range of 3 blocks, and does at least -40 HP or more to units per shot, making it quite useful as a weapon against Monsters.  
There are two upgrades available for the Large Mobile Laser Cutter.


===Radar===
===Upgrades===
This equips the vehicle with a [[Radar]], with a scanning radius of 5 squares.
[[Image:LMLC PC Upgraded.png|300px|thumb|A fully-upgraded Large Mobile Laser Cutter]]
*This costs 5 [[Ore]].
There are two upgrades available for the Large Mobile Laser Cutter:
*'''Drill:''' Costs 25 pieces of [[Ore]]<br>This equips the vehicle with a second Mining Laser, reducing the number of shots to mine by half.
*'''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of [[Ore]]<br>Installs a radar aboard the vehicle, with a scanning radius of 5blocks.


===Drill===
===Dependency===
This equips the vehicle with another Laser, reducing the number of shots to mine [[Dirt]] and [[Loose Rock]] by about half.
The Large Mobile Laser Cutter costs 4 Energy Crystals and requires the following for teleportation:
*This costs 25 Ore.
*[[The Rock Raider|Rock Raider]]
 
==Teleportation Requirements==
*[[Rock Raider]]
*[[Tool Store]] [UP1]
*[[Tool Store]] [UP1]
*[[Teleport Pad]] [UP1]
*[[Teleport Pad]] [UP1]
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*[[Support Station]] [UP2]
*[[Support Station]] [UP2]
*[[Super Teleport]] [UP1]
*[[Super Teleport]] [UP1]
*[[Energy Crystals]] = 4


[[Category:Vehicles]]
== In the PlayStation game ==
[[Category:Objects]]
<!--[[Image:SMLC PS1.png|thumb|250px|The Large Mobile Laser Cutter as portrayed in the PlayStation game]]
[[Category:Large Vehicles]]
The Small Mobile Laser Cutter appears occasionally in the PlayStation version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], where it is significantly less useless. In the NTSC-U/C version, it always needs to be teleported; in the PAL version, it can just as often be found somewhere in the level. When it needs to be constructed, it can cost either 4, 6, or 8 pieces of [[LEGO Ore]]. This vehicle is usually considered necessary to complete a level, and its destruction causes an instant mission incomplete message.
 
Rather than Energy Crystals, the Small Mobile Laser Cutter is powered by [[Laser Beam PowerCell]]s that can be picked up in levels. Each PowerCell collected can be used to fire the laser five times (ten if playing as [[Sparks]]). A single blast is all that's needed to destroy any rock type in the PlayStation game, making the Small Mobile Laser Cutter essentially the same as a Rock Raider with a [[Laser Beam]], a [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]], or a [[Chrome Crusher]] without a drill.-->
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[[Category:Rock Raiders vehicles]]

Revision as of 17:40, 27 August 2017

Official render of the Large Mobile Laser Cutter

The Large Mobile Laser Cutter is a vehicle used by the Rock Raiders for mining. It is a six-wheeled motorized vehicle equipped with a large Mining Laser for blasting through rock, and is called the "big brother" of the Small Mobile Laser Cutter. It did not appear in any sets, and does not appear in any media outside of the video games.

In the PC game

In the Windows PC version of LEGO Rock Raiders, the Large Mobile Laser Cutter is classified as a large vehicle, and requires four Energy Crystals for power. A Rock Raider must be trained as a driver to use a Large Mobile Laser Cutter.

The Small Mobile Laser Cutter as portrayed in the PC game

The Small Mobile Laser Cutter can blast through all types of drillable rock with its mining laser. It has a WallDestroyTime of 7 for Dirt, 11 for Loose Rock, and 150 for Hard Rock, and every four laser blasts drains one Energy Crystal. Its extremely slow mining time combined with how much power it uses and the general lack of Recharge Seams in the game makes it utterly useless for drilling, similar to its small vehicle counterpart. It moves at a very slow 0.4 blocks per second, and has no engine upgrades, making it the slowest vehicle in the game. However, unlike the Small Mobile Laser Cutter, it has a firing range of 3 blocks, and does at least -40 HP or more to units per shot, making it quite useful as a weapon against Monsters.

Upgrades

File:LMLC PC Upgraded.png
A fully-upgraded Large Mobile Laser Cutter

There are two upgrades available for the Large Mobile Laser Cutter:

  • Drill: Costs 25 pieces of Ore
    This equips the vehicle with a second Mining Laser, reducing the number of shots to mine by half.
  • Scanner: Costs 5 pieces of Ore
    Installs a radar aboard the vehicle, with a scanning radius of 5blocks.

Dependency

The Large Mobile Laser Cutter costs 4 Energy Crystals and requires the following for teleportation:

In the PlayStation game

To do: Verify relationship between WallDestroyTime and actual shots needed in the PC game. My tests show game speed seems to affect it for some reason, though that might be due to my Windows 10 setup

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