Core Keeper GuidesGuides, database, map tools, and update pages
Crafting entry

Drill Prep

Drill Prep: use the right page before the route turns messy.

A drill and automation entry for comparing boulder payoff with the support cost around it.

Database entries answer the first practical question. Once that answer is clear, the linked full page should take over.

Best linked page

Open the Drill Planner

CraftingAug 2026crafting / drill / automation

Player problem

Open this when an automation idea sounds good, but you still need to know if the setup is worth the spend.

Where to use this

Use this before building any drill-heavy route or ore support chain.

What you need first

A target boulder or ore patch, power support, and a reasonable return path.

Next click

Use this entry to decide where the next click should go.

Database fields

Use these fields like a quick lookup before opening the longer guide.

Crafting

Role or purpose

crafting

Crafting

Where or unlock

Use this before building any drill-heavy route or ore support chain.

Crafting

Best use

Avoiding expensive automation for low-value boulder targets.

Crafting

Next page

Open the Drill Planner

How to use this entry

Use this page to narrow the task, then move into one stronger route page.

Check the boulder, the return lane, and the support flow before spending parts.

  • Avoiding expensive automation for low-value boulder targets.
  • Keeping drill setup tied to one repeatable loop.
  • Checking whether a route marker is enough instead of full automation.
Open the Drill PlannerBack to Crafting

Common mistakes

  • Automating first and checking payoff later.
  • Using drill parts on a boulder that does not matter yet.
  • Forgetting the return leg and making collection awkward.

Visual cue

Drill Prep visual

Tags

craftingdrillautomation

Related entries

Open another entry only when the question actually changed.