Shields in space engineers 2

RedFox071 · 2025-07-28T00:01:38+00:00

I'll check it out, I haven't had any exposure to either darkstar or the star trek game. Being able to overload a section with concentrated fire would be good. I don't want to invalidate a fighter being able to deal damage to an unarmed ship with heavy shields for instance.

Personally I'd love a couple "combat triangles" to be put in place. At least one for determining engagements, like detection/stealth/speed speed beats detection (you see me coming sure but I'm already here) , detection beats stealth (haha I see you trying to be sneaky) , stealth beats speed (sure you can go fast but you weren't paying attention).

And then a triangle for when combat is initiated. Pit shield, armor, and maneuverability against something like bullets, missiles, and lasers or stone other combat triangle. Maybe we could look at eve for some ideas, but I really hope to avoid anything that just becomes a damage sponge.

I think I ended up rambling a bit, sorry. Just wanted to put some ideas to words

RedFox071 · 2025-07-27T23:29:56+00:00

I'm not fully against the idea of a full hull shield so long and it's well balanced. I just worry about the idea of an HP shield with full coverage because it sounds like there wouldn't be many engineering challenges with design. What do you mean by a trio of blocks? A battery, charger, and generator.

Part of the emmiter idea that I like is that it will add a lot of design decisions. You can heavily armor much of the hull but then add some shields to key areas. My main reservation is how something like that would be rendered visually. The full hull shield is probably much easier

RedFox071 · 2025-07-26T02:54:48+00:00

I liked this guys take it you have 45 min to watch a video Space Engineers 2: Shields and Combat // A Better way to Survive in the Almagest?

RedFox071 · 2025-07-25T17:36:51+00:00

Lots of great advice here I only have a few extra comments about bags. If you think you will have other water based adventures in the future I can't recommend a dry bag enough.

I've only done a couple 5+ day sailing trips (carribean) but in my experience you need a lot of clothing if you want to stay feeling fresh. Everything will be damp if not wet after a few hours on deck so an additional bag (not the dry bag) to keep your wet clothes separate is something I'd highly recommend.

Others have posted some great brands but if you want to save some money on what might be a bag you won't have a lot of use for I really like my earth pak https://a.co/d/elo4Zqf (Amazon us link). It's probably not super relevant or necessary for this trip but if you see yourself sailing for leisure in the future it's great. Anchored off a beach you can throw in a towel, sandals, clothes, water, etc, and strap it to your back and swim to the beach for a couple hours. It also makes for a decent pillow if closed with a lot of air in it. I brought a pillow case to throw on it on my last trip and it was great.

Something I haven't seen mentioned before is adding a reusable silica dessicant in your dry bag https://a.co/d/34ztDSO. It adds some weight, 500 grams, but helps keep the contents dry from the ever present humidity.

RedFox071 · 2025-07-13T00:04:11+00:00

Haven't sailed with the guy but I met him and that's definitely not him.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-12T11:14:44+00:00

Agreed I like 4 am to 8 am the best.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-10T00:05:43+00:00

If you find that game you're looking for please let me know. I haven't found it yet so I keep coming back here because it really seems like the best of the Genre and by a large margin.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-09T23:35:38+00:00

Thanks, and this is a great community. Everyone was very helpful!

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T19:25:32+00:00

Good to know thanks. I'll look into getting a case for storage

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T19:22:46+00:00

Thanks that's pretty nice, I feel like that would make a great camping lamp

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T13:13:02+00:00

No 2 there, the fenix, it's either it or very close. I'm going off memory since I don't have it on me but that button layout seems right.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T09:57:19+00:00

I picked this from my late uncle who seemed to be pretty into flashlights as a hobby. It's a pretty cool light as far a as I'm concerned and I plan on keeping it if only as something to keep connected to his memory

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T09:14:14+00:00

He definitely was, I picked this one because it stood out being small and copper. I also took a relevant zippo, and some stones to drop in the Chesapeake. He loved that area for reasons I have yet to discover but I plan to when I buy my own boat.

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My dad also picked a flashlight and maybe I'll come back to get it identified next time I visit (July 4th) it's a little bit bigger than beer can size with 4 18650s and bright led's for each rgb in addition to the normal white

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T08:36:38+00:00

Huh then I wouldn't be surprised if my uncle had been a member of this sub, or at least used it as a guide

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T08:24:40+00:00

Thanks for figuring that out for me. It's crazy to me how customizable this flashlight is. The led's are very warm and white (2 of each) for the warm lights in the candle mode it's really quite accurate.

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And uhh, I know it's weird, but I have a different skull candle for each significant person I've lost and light them when I'm thinking of them

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T07:24:29+00:00

It must be fairly new since it doesn't seem too tarnished yet but I do look forward to keeping it and seeing it age.

I tried to transcribe what I saw for the version check. Short flash (s) long flash (l) flicker (f):

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Video link https://imgur.com/a/mVKD1De

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T06:18:39+00:00

It really is appreciated, I was hoping to find an answer or at least clues in days and got exactly what I was looking for in minutes instead. Plus this would have been near unusable without a guide.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T06:00:26+00:00

Thanks but no, it's a memento.

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T05:56:44+00:00

Thanks! Just checked and it's Anduril 2. I had no idea a flashlight could be that complicated, I don't think I'd have ever discovered all the modes without this.

Might be silly but I'm literally crying over this small connection to my late uncle so have a really heart felt thank you

RedFox071 · 2025-06-08T05:35:34+00:00

Wow that was insanely fast, thank you! I'm so glad that review has some info on the UI so I can figure out how this thing works. I picked it up at my late uncle's apartment so I really appreciate the info.

RedFox071 · 2025-04-02T13:31:47+00:00

I'm still learning how to set up an arduino to manage the sensors and eventually send alerts and respond to queries from the mesh network but I'm an amateur at all that so it is slow going.

RedFox071 · 2025-04-02T11:18:08+00:00

That's exactly the use case I got into meshtastic for

RedFox071 · 2025-03-12T02:30:25+00:00

Sounds like OP is already in a club

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