This mod allows the player to change the efficiency of the auto-miners. An ore spot has a fixed amount of ore available, often the amount is far less than what is easily mined manually and crushed in a crusher. Once an ore spot is exhausted the player must dismantle the miner, find a new location...often far away...and build a new miner.

The player may, through the config file or the Configuration Manager GUI, set an increased efficiency; the default, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 8 times, and infinite. This will effectively increase the ore available from the spot. If the ore spot has 2,000 ore available and the player selects '2 times' then the ore spot will yield 4,000 before it is exhausted. If the player sets 'infinite' then the ore spot will never be exhausted.

Note: The player will see the original available amount on the large miner GUI but the amount harvested will increase faster than the available amount will decrease depending on the efficiency setting.

Note: This mod does not change the extraction speed and does not change the auto-miner storage capacity. 

This mod requires BepInEx installed. ConfigurationManager is optional but recommended.
This mod can be installed by Vortex mod manager, but you must already have BepInEx installed manually (because the one on Nexus is old).
Manual installation instructions:(if you already have BepInEx installed, do step 2 then skip to step 6)
1. Get BepInEx from https://github.com/BepInEx/BepInEx/releases/tag/v5.4.22 you will want the x64 version.
2. Open your Game directory by going to steam library -> right click on the game -> Manage -> Browse Local Files
3. Unzip BepInEx directly into that folder.
4. Run the game and then Exit the game once you see the main menu.
5. IF you did things right you will see a folder called "plugins" inside the BepInEx folder.
6. Now you can unzip this mod into the "plugins" folder.

Edit the generated config file (AFTER you run and exit the game once). Edit BepInEx/config/SpinningCloud.Better_Auto_Miners.cfg if you want to change things... or use the ConfigurationManager in game. If you install the recommended ConfigurationManager when in game, you can change any setting you like by pressing ESC first to pause the game and then hitting F1 to bring up the menu. (you can change what F key is used to bring up the menu (AND YOU SHOULD!))

Attention: IF you want to use ConfigurationManager you have to edit your BepInEx/Config/BepInEx.cfg file. Find the line "HideManagerGameObject = false" Change it to true. Then ConfigurationManager will show when you call for it.

Thanks to ViroMad for help getting me started on Unity modding! Look for some of his mods for Occupy Mars. I especially recommend Rocket Man at Occupy Mars: The Game Nexus mods and community for superior meteor storm defense!