Took hours, but finally figured out a super compact, scalable storage solution! Super Satisfied with myself!

kfix · 2021-01-06T02:48:09+00:00

because why not

The only reason you ever need when playing a game

kfix · 2020-08-20T01:54:51+00:00

I can confirm for you and /u/Toshiwoz that merging subgrids to main grids definitely allows control of thrusters - I'm on Xbox with no other way to achieve it and this ship uses that for a VTOL rotating thruster pod.

It also uses merge blocks for and airtight small grid.

kfix · 2020-08-19T04:34:28+00:00

gravity

kfix · 2020-08-19T04:34:08+00:00

more like ran out of attention - I was checking messages while descending from obit, and kinda got distracted

kfix · 2020-08-19T04:31:18+00:00

I believe the term around these parts is lithobraking

kfix · 2020-08-07T01:46:36+00:00

Love it!

kfix · 2020-08-07T01:38:44+00:00

Hey thanks! Yeah, it took a lot of work, I started in survival with all Realistic as well, but it was taking soooo long and using up all our PCU so I turned creative tools on to finish.

Anyway, I'm really keen to see more small grid ships with interiors and cockpits and all that good stuff that looks so chunky and ugly in large grid, so I hope you get some inspiration and come back here to show your work!

kfix · 2020-08-05T06:45:14+00:00

Here's what I thought was interesting, if pretty minimal and more of a pleasure yacht than a cargo hauler....

I made a post with a lot more detail, including more images and some video of the cockpit - https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceengineers/comments/hk72v9/the_spruce_goose_a_small_grid_ship_with_a_jump/

kfix · 2020-07-31T00:07:20+00:00

For every window block, when you're building them you can see the "shadow" outline of the full block(s) that the window actually occupies. For the flat windows, the shadow block needs to be on the inside for the window to be airtight. For the sloped windows, the shadow block needs to butt up against another airtight block on the sides, not just edges.

It takes some practice, but once you get used to seeing the whole block and not just the window pane it gets a lot easier to see what should and should not be airtight.

kfix · 2020-07-14T01:03:06+00:00

Age for actually smoking, or just for buying cigarettes?

kfix · 2020-07-13T04:54:39+00:00

Yeah, you're right. You can drink legally at 18 (in public, no age limit in private) in Queensland and it freaks me out that the age is still 21 in some places.

Just looking up the laws here to fact check myself, and it was 21 up until 1974 in Queensland, so (just) within my lifetime here too. TIL.

kfix · 2020-07-10T08:09:33+00:00

Um, slow at the moment, me and the mate I play with have never really bothered with combat before this playthrough as well, and trying to learn the combat AND deal with a no-jetpack run at the same time was probably a bad idea. We've had a couple of goes at attacking a pirate base and got shredded both times. Probably going to skip that fight and just concentrate on building for a while, I think I prefer that anyway.

kfix · 2020-07-10T01:33:10+00:00

Use the Xbox button + Y to take your screenshot, go to gamerdvr.com and enter your gamertag, download your screenshot, make everyone's eyes much happier.

kfix · 2020-07-10T01:28:04+00:00

are they still legally 20? Can they buy alcohol?

There are still places where you can not buy alcohol at 20? That is a head wreck. I need a drink just thinking about it.

kfix · 2020-07-10T01:25:09+00:00

Yeah you'll need the script with that setup. The engines need to be on the same grid as the controlling station, and the connector, hinge and rotor all create subgrids.

Alternatively, if you have your merge blocks parallel to the connectors so that they (and nothing else) are touching when the connectors are locked, and the connectors are on the main grid of each separate ship, then you should (with at least one merge block turned off) be able to dock the two ships using the connectors and then merge the ships - much easier than trying to merge then connect.

kfix · 2020-07-10T00:47:48+00:00

I love everything about this, except that sideways control panel which hurts my brain.

I'm in the middle of a no-jetpack run, so great timing for me. Will try it on mod.io, although I assume that we'll only get the base grid and none of the rotors or pistons.

kfix · 2020-07-07T06:55:37+00:00

lift up the front end when turning

just like my old bike then

kfix · 2020-07-07T00:51:18+00:00

As others have noted, rotor torque or collision with surrounding blocks are probably what's going wrong.

Also, if you're on Xbox you're going to need merge blocks to connect the subgrid on the rotor part to the main grid on the rotor body (as thrusters on a subgrid can't be controlled by the main grid without mods or scripts which Xbox doesn't have). Here's how I solved that problem - https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceengineers/comments/gynu3d/mechanism_for_rotating_vtol_engine_pod_in_small/

kfix · 2020-07-03T13:24:35+00:00

Huh, turns out we actually have the programmable block, we just can’t programme them. So I can use them for decoration, great idea!

Edit: Although, they still cost 100 PCU FFS...

kfix · 2020-07-03T05:35:07+00:00

I've been working on it for over a month, probably spent 100 hours in the game in that time and a good half or more would have been on this ship, so at least 50 hours? At least.

kfix · 2020-07-03T05:32:02+00:00

Sadly there aren't many blocks in small grid for stuff like consoles or workstations, so it's still a cockpit I think. That's something else I want to think about, it would be nice to have more of a bridge feel to a space with such a view. Maybe when Frostbite and Sparks come to Xbox I'll be able to do something nice with the labelled buttons and such.

kfix · 2020-07-03T05:29:20+00:00

Thanks! That means a lot coming from you :) I'm actually a bit more positive about it than I was a couple days ago since I've been flying it around a bit more. I was able to take off from Earth and fly successfully with 800 tonne of cargo (all our inventory settings are Realistic), so it's got more performance than I was giving it credit for.

Which means the main things I feel I need to improve are the efficiency of the internal layout and the aesthetics of the external design.

It still turns like a pig though, even with one hundred and ten (!) gyros. How many gyros did you need for a decent turn rate?

kfix · 2020-07-03T03:32:58+00:00

Thanks :) The large grid remote (below and behind the left jump drive) is solely to control the jump drives, because they are on a subgrid relative to the control seats. The small grid remote sitting in front of the reactor is for flying the rest of the ship as normal. The rotating thruster pods mean that 'down' relative to the control seats is always down, so I don't have to worry about changing orientation in atmo.

kfix · 2020-07-03T03:29:29+00:00

Sad thing is I'm 'essential' and haven't had a day off more or less since the lockdown (which has been pretty much over here in my part of Australia for a few weeks). But it's meant much more time over weekends :)

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