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 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
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:
- Rock Raider
- Tool Store [UP1]
- Teleport Pad [UP1]
- Power Station [UP1]
- Support Station [UP2]
- Super Teleport [UP1]
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
