Space Engineers Survival (Episode 29) - New Drone Printer! [2024]

[@droppedpasta]

These last episodes with all the programming has broken my brain. You’re some kinda technomancer

[@TheAzerin345]

I binged the entire series like a week ago when you had released your action relay video and it was amazing now I have to wait for uploads like everyone has had to 😂

[@AndrewmanGaming]

I'm glad you're enjoying the series!! New episodes are every Friday :)

[@javierfafianalvarez2031]

You need some vertical movement so the welders can get to those pesky places. It can be slow. The PAM ships are very cool. I suggest adding more connectors to get rid of the ice faster. That way they will drill faster through the ice. Tell them to release the ice on place, in my experience is way faster.

[@iW1ndowL1cker]

Hey, just a heads up. The zeros on your PAM miners are rotated sideways. They should be long from side to side, not long up and down. They'll match the other numbers that way.

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Ahhh that would be why they look so out of place. Thank you!

[@RcMayhem24Ficker2]

That no don’t lock me in followed by the noise of panic as you barely slip by was a little bit funny

[@St1ckM0nk3y]

Glad you Nipt that in the bud!

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Hahahahaha

[@Daedalus1701]

Andrew: The piston dance has begun. Me: Starts singing The Safety Dance 😂😂

[@Galerak1]

I'm old enough to appreciate that joke 🤣

[@Daedalus1701]

​@@Galerak1Lol. I was 10 when that song released. All the kids in my school were singing it on the playground during recess! 😂

[@Kami8705]

For the printer, keep the welders off until the pistons are fully extended, then turn them on. They are welding stuff in the center before fully extended, so they go back more quickly than they can weld

[@AndrewmanGaming]

That's a good idea. Thank you!

[@ramankhmel2094]

​@@AndrewmanGaming I think just lowering the speed of the pistons would be good because the detector detects placed blocks, not necessarily built ones then when a block is placed the welders retract, do not finish the block and place another one on top, so the sensor keeps telling the welders to go out

[@ramankhmel2094]

actually no, need to do both

[@swollenaor]

Just a side quest. Build a miner for space and remote mine uranium, have it refined, then remote controle a cargo vessel from space to base. Maybe you already cooking it up in your head.... Either way, very much enjoy your vids about this game.

[@yeetboiaug9615]

Put a broadcast antenna thing on the spam base with receivers on the new ships. Have an event controller on the spam base aswell. Just make it so if the power is below like 50%, the ships don't drop ice and then toggle ice dropping back on for when it's over. It should always bring enough ice for more than 50% because of the time it takes to get the power from the engine

[@chadp6307]

I think the 2-2-2 code configuration would be a good idea for having more options to display what the miners are doing. A code for waiting at base for battery charging, a code for departing base heading to mining area, a code for currently mining, a code for returning to base from mining area, etc. Solar tower 3 looks bland without the color for the solar panels. Is it possible to use the AND function in the programming of the drones? When the cargo is empty AND batteries are charged enough, then it can return to the mine. Both conditions trigger an OK to resume mining, and a 3rd block waits for both OK's to trigger the sequence for heading to the mine site.

[@matthewsykes4814]

Really emjoying this series. There is a lot for me to relearn and your vids are very helpful though I do get a little lost with the script thing. That is something I would like to learn.

[@Dennys854]

Also, for nostalgia, even though they have numbers, you can repaint 3 and name them Huey, (Rusty/orange) Dewie (Bluegrey), and Louie (Baby Blue metallic) (Drones from the movie Silent Running)

[@Kami8705]

For the transport(Gerfaso?), why not keep the event controller on and have it set to launch when the hydrogen/o2 is above a certain amount. It should be plenty of time for it to empty. At worst, it will make some extra trips, but its automated and not like youre going to run out of ice any time soon.

[@laughingcloud3516]

You could name your rare metals base "Civet Outpost" or "PAM Outpost Kopi Luwak". Civet Coffee (also called Kopi Luwak) is a very expensive type of coffee that's named after something that happens during the first step of it's processing

[@phforNZ]

Event controllers are edge triggered - ie they trigger as the threshold is reached. You're right they won't trigger if already passed that threshold/boundary. The cargo% one really causes me issues. I have to invert the entire Event Controller setup. Instead of equal or less that 50% cargo, I go with equal or greater than 50% cargo, and have the setup actions around the other way (take off onto slot 2 using your setup)

[@ramankhmel2094]

You can turn off the ice droppers on the pam ships, you are only losing a bit of power for transporting it when the SPAM base gets full it will automatically dump the ice

[@janne89J]

So much work, so few turrents 😮

[@Jollyhoy]

Loving the series as usual! Except the sideways 0's on the PAM ships >:(

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Haha wooops! I'll get that fixed next time!

[@thomasmcgrath8353]

You do need the minimum time, or the batteries won't recharge. Why not have the event controller trigger the timer, so after it detects the cargo, it then waits X seconds before taking off. Or add a 100% battery trigger as well. (If you can)

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Oh that's a good idea! The most elegant solution would be to also have an event controller for the battery charge like you mentioned, but I'm not sure how to set that up using SE blocks. With a programmable block it would be easy but I feel like I'm going way too hard on the programmable blocks this series!

[@mrfoot6480]

🛡 Spoiler Shield 🛡

[@SamuelDancingGallew]

Something tells me that welder activation station is a safety hazard.

[@AndrewmanGaming]

It might be! I'll add some hazard paint to comply with OSHA :)

[@Christhulhu]

You coul let the piston with the blueprint start high and then slowly let it spin and move down while the welders do their job or the opposite way like start low and extend the piston.. :3 And I'm not sure if u have set up the throuwing out mechanics at the new PAM drones already to keep the good stuff. o.o Aaaaand u could set up a signal prom the SPAM base to the drones: if the ice /or the power of the base) is unter 20% they should keep the ice and if it is over 80 they can lose it or something like that. Again a hell of work. ^^"

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Those are all great ideas! I'll have to figure out the dynamic ice request thing but I think that is a perfect solution.

[@savage5975]

24:07 😂🤜🤜🤜 eh?

[@cycho651]

how about to connect the decoys to a rotor with a camera to always aim at the enemy and start spinning the decoys? might also save them while keeping the reaver busy also: are the gears on the barista still active?

[@matt.pinder]

Try doing show buildable on the projector so it only progresses when the child block is printed, should stop it moving back if a hidden child block isnt built

[@Som_guy_playing_space_games]

for the parts the printer could reach you could set something up to make the rotor turn

[@AndrewmanGaming]

That's a good idea! Maybe the rotor should just have a slow turn always.

[@CBKmaster2]

i have a recommendation you could build a drone carrier just an idea!

[@AndrewmanGaming]

That was the original intent for the AMG Sandstorm that is sitting in that giant hangar. Once we get it repaired, it should be a great drone carrier!

[@CBKmaster2]

this is a long episode!

[@savage5975]

I’ve seen someone else make a welding pit and put a piston pulling outward from the pit building the ship

[@Tsurf]

I have a question, how's the ice back in the main base? I haven't seen anything regarding it and you had oxygen issues in a previous episode. So instead of throwing out extra ice, why not just have a dedicated transport running between the 2nd PAM base and the main base just for the ice so that you don't have those issues again?

[@DarksiderJon]

While looking to see if anyone had come up with some good auto miner scripts lately I learned of a script called SCAM that’s supposed to be more flexible and can do more, even if a bit harder to use. I didn’t try it though because it requires downwards miners and I would’ve had to design a new one for it. But since you’re printing a bunch of downward miners anyway it might be worth checking out.

[@AndrewmanGaming]

Suspicious script name, but I'll check it out!

[@DarksiderJon]

@@AndrewmanGaming I haveth not a clue what you mean

[@RabiTose]

How about finishing the automated drone defense for the base?

[@AndrewmanGaming]

It's on the to-do list!

[@vallenittifyra]

Why not make a few more turrets and decoys at the solar towers?

[@wtftolate3782]

Make your ship builder work from the top and have a xyz axes

[@miles2378]

Will the game not alowe you to fill in that Depresion along your wall?

[@Draail19]

Do you only have 2 O2/H2 generators on the SPAM base?

[@AndrewmanGaming]

I think there are 5 there at this point. We started with the one but it wasnt cutting it, so to resolve the power problems, we now have 5 o2/h2s and 4 engines.

[@Draail19]

@AndrewmanGaming awesome, I remember seeing the 1 when you first built it last episode and I remember learning (from you or splitsie) you needed 2 per engine for "optimal generation." I was worried for a second. Have a great day man!

[@nenadvucic2462]

More more moreeeeeeee

[@Caninetag667]

i wish he would fihes the armor on top of his main base

[@whocaresreallly5886]

I don't kniw why but im upset that the dc06 is pam 7 instead of pam 6

[@Zenoviax_DFSOU]

To my understanding, if something is shown as ex. 1,000k, its the same as 1,000,000. Logik: 999.99 is hundreds, 1k is 1,000, 10k is 10,000, 100k is 100,000 so therefore 1,000k is 1,000,000. Im 99% certain my Europeaness hasn't failed me ans ive been living in the US too long

[@FuckTheATF.]

You are correct. It's amazing how many people don't know this anymore.

[@joathar89]

Space engineer is not LGBT friendly, there is too much straight conveyor (It's just a joke ok)