Space Engineers #13: The Crab

[@DragonNationGaming]

It's finally on the workshop. Link is in the description.

[@Bigrignohio]

Says you were last online 38 days ago. Maybe log back out/in?

[@toxicgamers1113]

you do not need so many atmos. thrusters... only for UP... to keep ship in air... for move,can use a Ion thrusters

[@whiteru55ian33]

A catapult for your stone

[@whiteru55ian33]

Or gravity gun and just shoot the stone into orbit

[@sevyrsgaming1202]

Hey man, just to point this out but if you were willing to use mods, there is a simple one for the build and repair unit that can work in tandem with your projector and timing blocks. Would have made building that tunnel MUCH easier.

[@Eledan88341]

Thanks for the idea! I need a builder so this works brilliantly. Quick tip to speed up charging: put all ship batteries in a group and set a hot bar action to set them to recharge only. Should cut down your charge time significantly. Other idea is I set my flight actions to hot bar 1 and landing actions to hot bar 2. Easier organization and separation.

[@jaredmorissette3208]

Amazing video as always. Keep up the good work man.

[@dennisknapen4421]

If you want to make use of the tunnel as highway system, use a turntable to turn your Hemit around inside the mountain. Rotor + platform = easy.

[@oslovan2284]

Im down with the train idea!

[@AntoTabey]

hey, in order to recharge faster, you should create a group with your batteries and put them on recharge mode. Also you should use some sort of battery status script of some sort, it's very usefull

[@coastalgaming1594]

for turning around the Hemit in the tunnel you could possibly make a platform at the end of the tunnel that is on top of a rotor. activate the rotor to do a 180 degree rotation after parking the Hemit and the Hemit will now be facing back down the tunnel

[@smos2285]

Good idea

[@rukinaa]

For the turn around.. Think about trains like you want.. I'm sure you know how they have those huge rotary platforms that they park a train on and then switch it around? That would work perfectly fine for what you need :) A platform on a rotor (rotor underground so that the platform is on the same level as your highway) and you're set

[@seb9960]

Hey, could you think about doing a super basic tutorial for these sort of machines that will move in one axis infinitely? Cant figure out the piston/merge block interactions and also having problems with getting the projector to acutally weld stuff up. cool video series and cant wait to see what ideas you have with space. :)

[@DragonNationGaming]

Keep watching the specialized series. I'm doing connectors and merge blocks next. After that I will probably do projectors.

[@jackschitt7783]

I don't see that anyone else answered the questions you asked in the video. Q: Will Atmospheric Thrusters damage things? A: Yes. All thrusters can damage other blocks. To prevent any damage at all with all thrusters there needs to be 2 block spaces between the thruster exhaust (flame) and the blocks under or behind it. Q: Adding a poll to youtube videos? A: From what Google says it's possible to put a voting poll with up to 5 choices in our videos. That's one of the things "Cards" do. Instructions I found say that Cards can be added by editing an already published video but I only see the add card option when I'm uploading a new video.

[@sullivanashcraft9234]

to get the grinders and welders closer to the cockpit you could replace the large cargo container with a conveyor junction and move the cargo container behind that junction

[@DragonNationGaming]

I don't like using the conveyor junction because it's such a waste of space. I will probably just get rid of the rotor arm and just make separate ships for welding and grinding.

[@thundercookie15]

The ship still isn't vanilla, because the Industrial cockpit is part of the decorative pack DLC

[@DragonNationGaming]

That's a pretty good argument. Is a DLC considered vanilla? Yes it is. DLCs are just a cash grab. They could have just added the parts but they wanted to make some money.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox8459]

If the item in question was not designed and implemented by Keen then it is a mod and therefore not vanilla. Anything done so by Keen is theoretically vanilla as it is using the same "vanilla" code and not modified code or "modded" code. So vanilla it is. Though as Dragon states it is a money grab.

[@junin4153]

Unhappy people get upset about anything.... All the time... You make your vids and we will watch them :} And we will appreciate ur vids always :}

[@UnknownJJP]

better start smelting that stone lol

[@Eledan88341]

Exactly. That way you only have to dump gravel.

[@DragonNationGaming]

It's too bad that stone doesn't work very well as a projectile anymore.

[@TM4CHII]

Just found this channel and I am very impressed at the quality of your videos. Well done.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox8459]

Option for turn around could be a rotating platform. Think of the the Batcave and the Batmobile. It would be interesting to build. Definitely a challenge to make properly.

[@DragonNationGaming]

It would be a challenge to make properly and to make it so that it looks good.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox8459]

@@DragonNationGaming Definitely true on both accounts. Though it would be very cool if done properly. Just a thought. Best of luck with what you come up with. I am excited to see what you come up with.

[@D3ATHCOR3_DAD]

You could replace the large conveyor tubes with two elbows to draw the tools closer to the cockpit. So you can see what you're working on.

[@MikiderZOCKER]

you can change the coxel distance by holding ctrl and scroll

[@kylegephart8097]

I look at that tunnel and see a roundabout with an elevator system in the middle section, just remember to make it big enough so your trucks / train can maneuver around it without smacking their sides on it. Alternatively I see a depot in the middle where you have enough parking space for either the train or the trucks with storage blocks for certain materials like stone, metal, ice/hydrogen. Really wish I was better at putting my ideas down as an actual structure/vehicle. Just watching you make that grinder craft gave me an idea for a hover vehicle using 4 rotors and 4 atmosphere thrusters. where the thrusters turn on the rotor like a vtol.

[@orthunreactive1124]

You could use a rotating platform to turn the vehicles like it is being used for trains. Not sure how vehicles are affected by the rotation of the ground.

[@brendonmoore3505]

Built it, love it. I just extended the tools out 1 more conveyor tube to get a little more reach

[@Mkananoja]

what to do with stone? refine and ditch the gravel with sorter and autoejecting connector... and build something giant and stupid with all the stuff you get :D small thrusters has minimum clearance of 3 blocks to avert doing damage to blocks that are infront of them. they may not actually damage the components infront of them if thruster isnt operating at maximum thrust or youre lucky with period it is at full throtle for short-short period of time. but the smoking coming from the "thrust contact" is a clear warning sign there is a risk of causing damage.

[@inuyashagodofall]

I recommend Splitsie's video on thruster damage, but not sure how old it is off hand, if maybe they've changed some of the distances recently

[@jkivlin1]

love your stuff... yes, internet is full of know-it-all(s).. keep up the great work!

[@Kami8705]

For the builder ship, put the side to side thrusters on top and bottom of the batteries, which will stop them from potentially hitting the tools. I'm betting if you really strafe much it will do a lot more damage. Pretty sure it is 5 blocks minimum between thrusters for them not to hit. Also, replace the large conveyor tube behind the grinder/welder with a conveyor junction, and you can add 2 more to each side, for a total of 6 grinders and 6 welders.

[@HomiePL]

I love your vids. keep it coming!

[@jamesg6709]

Staple a refinery with efficiency upgrades on there my dude. The stone will be put to use then afterward.

[@FUBuddy]

put a sorter and ejector on your storage building to get rid of stone.

[@alien200049655]

You need to allow 3 blocks worth of space between a small thruster novel and other blocks to stop the thrusters damaging things, for Large Thrusters you need a 6 blocks worth of space. this is the general rule of thumb for all thruster types.

[@planelander]

Oh man, doing the train would be so dope!!!!

[@baysidebeef2478]

It’s a tie fighter

[@CaptainDonut0]

choo choo. all aboard the dragon nation Express.

[@bagofsunshine3916]

Just discovered your channel, very nice to watch your video's with the way you talk so calmly. Keep on doing what you're doing! And consider me a new Sub

[@stampydragon2739]

Control number allows you to have multiple hot bars set up reed the bottom of your hot bar

[@DivenMarx]

Why don't you use a rotor and sensors to make a rotating platform for when you want to turn around in the tunnel. It's very simple, and looks nice too.

[@vsstreams5750]

From your point of view at 20:56 the ship starts to look like a TIE fighter :))

[@markfeemster4093]

How about a giant turntable in the base to turn the Hemit around?

[@Thodde26]

Nice work, I love it. You can use the StoneCrusher mod

[@simonknibbs5867]

I made a welder grinder ship in space. It had the different tools at opposite ends. Worked pretty well. You could drop off a few hydrogen bottles to save inventory space?

[@thatrandommememan9900]

I am fine with junctions in fact i mostly use them but you do you man i use your blueprint alot so thanks man

[@thejimsterjimmy1357]

It kind of lookes like a tie fighter from starwars before you cut to it being finished

[@mathieudupont9770]

i know it's an old video but anyone having the ship slowly falling even with enough truster

[@sh4rk535]

Try making sure that you have enough batteries to power them if they’re atmo thrusters

[@m3gagam3r8]

Why is it only 360p?

[@jaredmorissette3208]

youtube won't release it in better quality right away, sometimes it only takes 30mins but i've seen it take well over 8hrs

[@kenny_wind_yt]

Mine is in "720p60."

[@gvn8er]

It's called the build planner. I highly recommend checking out. Game changer for me

[@ARCH4_NGEL]

You can get a crane with rotors pistons and a landing gear

[@AerikForager]

Holding Ctrl+scrolling mouse wheel up/down will change the "focus distance" of placement, you can reach closer or farther by scrolling up or down. Do it with a block in your hand while standing out of reach of a grid, and see if I am hallucinating please?

[@jamesg6709]

Not hallucinating.

[@trevornolting2833]

Put all of the stone into the survival kit

[@unclebobbie287]

what about using rotors and pistons as a turn around for the vehicles that way you can park them in a side tunnle

[@DragonNationGaming]

I mentioned that. I don't think it would look very good.

[@unclebobbie287]

@@DragonNationGaming have you seen the old Batman tv show where in the floor rotated in a circle to where the bat mobile gets turned around sow that it's headed back the way it came that my idea

[@coreprimal1172]

(build planner) right click on the piece you want to build to add its recipe to the build planner, then go to your storage and click the middle mouse button to withdraw all the required components you can have up to seven blueprints in the build planner at one time

[@DragonNationGaming]

Only 7? Why is everyone making such a big deal about it? It sounds like a pain in the ass.

[@party4lifedude]

@@DragonNationGaming I find the 7 limit to be a pain in the ass. I still use the build planner because I got in the habit of using it, but even then it still has some annoying quirks. It's all about just getting used to using it, but if I didn't take a long break from the game and have to re-learn playing it I probably wouldn't use it either because I would already have been used to using the old method as well. It would be really helpful if I could use the build planner to automatically move the components to the cargo of a welder ship so it is loaded up with exactly what I need.

[@johankearns6216]

I love this design. Is it on the workshop?

[@toxicgamers1113]

how you merge large blocks with small??? some mods?? in normal,they cant be mixed

[@Malaikat-means-angel]

Vanilla rotors have a place small/large head option so that you can attach different sized grids

[@toxicgamers1113]

@@Malaikat-means-angel ok..

[@MFKR696]

That inverted drill looks like a TBM from hell lol.

[@FredRated1967]

Those wind turbines are too close together. If you space them out, they become more efficient.

[@thatrandommememan9900]

I recomend the nanite control facility

[@JUSTICEIRO-BR]

Very good 🇧🇷

[@ryosat]

what movie did you watch?

[@DragonNationGaming]

A bootleg of Avengers EndGame

[@RemedyDoesGaming]

When you putting the grinder on the workshop??

[@DragonNationGaming]

I've been trying but it won't let me. I've never had this problem before. I'll keep trying

[@TheLordnib]

It looks like damage to sub grids is turned off. Those side thrusters are too close in any other situation, in my experience.

[@DragonNationGaming]

I think it is

[@TheLordnib]

Then you will get smoke and sometimes the occasional noise but no actual damage. That is a neat design that I hadn't thought about before. I'll have to play with this concept more...

[@Bigrignohio]

May be an issue once uploaded. Anyone building with damage enabled will be in for a surprise!

[@____trazluz____9804]

i have too many mods that add enemies , i can build things like this freely anymore, everytime a capital ship with laser melts my base or carpet bomb the montain that i am inside , its nice but geez

[@maniac6655]

whenever im scared about thrusters burning my ship ill just take them for a run and look at the whole grid for damage. well im not a fan of Atmospheric all my systems are feeded with Hydrogen .... heavy but very powerful...... imagine a Hauler that weights fully loaded about 2500 tons..... yeah it uses maaaaaaany Hydrogenthrusters and is used to move materials from earth to space and back

[@btd2516]

TRAINS!