Expanse weapons and combat in Space Engineers | Draconis Expanse

[@Ethan-fz6tp]

This server is AMAZING. Absolutely incredible experience tbh.

[@radsy5821]

Really helpful for a server newbie thanks. Maybe next one could be how to set them up to take down a basic npc? Having never used weaponcore before I can get the targeting hud but pretty lost from there.

[@alphamatte4259]

I believe the admins are working on a NPC hunting guide that should be coming out soon

[@brillcrafter7417]

damm this is a real blast from the past. so much has changed and especially the torp visuals

[@alphamatte4259]

Time flies

[@Anvilshock]

7:15 Yup, that is EXACTLY how Gatling guns work. Thanks, Keen.

[@mej6519]

just a quick question mate, does the expanse writers know of this server? would love to hear thier thoughts on what you guys are doing in SE. iv binged watched all of directed energies youtube uploads, currently my fav SE content. praise be to josh.

[@alphamatte4259]

I don't think we are really big enough or important enough to get their attention. There are a LOT of expanse mods for a LOT of different games.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

I don't think the author would be too interest, even though it IS really cool, it's only cool if you're into games.

[@Kron1K_]

The creators of expanse wanted a video game before a tv show but the scope of what they wanted was not possible for them at the time. They would LOVE this. This is what they envisioned.

[@spencerwimmer2120]

@@alphamatte4259 Worth showing off - you have a lively and engaged community and there is obviously great passion behind it. Getting as many views as you do on your videos says a lot.

[@lua9502]

You singlehandedly made me buy the game for this

[@alphamatte4259]

Come play!

[@boragmanhunter]

beautifully made once again :)

[@alphamatte4259]

[@adamn2993]

I just started on this server, these videos on you guide document would be really really helpful

[@alphamatte4259]

Unfortunately while I play on the server and am an admin - this youtube page is not officially associated with the server. This is my personal youtube.

[@adamn2993]

@@alphamatte4259 That's unfortunate, i am just starting out but with such a heavily modded server its a bit difficult to wrap your head around everything. This video explained literally everything i didnt know about the weapons regardless thanks for the video!

[@pr0hobo]

do people multicrew on that server? obviously it wouldn't be to manually aim pdcs but are there people looking for crews? I love the expanse and space engineers but im always weary of joining servers, but id be very happy to just help crew even if im relegated to mining or dc/repair.

[@alphamatte4259]

People don’t usually multi crew but there are large factions that recruit players. For example when scrapping enemy ships I’ve seen 4-5 players all buzzing around with grinders stripping everything valuable while one person flys a grinding skiff for the big stuff.

[@Yaivenov]

A lore/RP question: who are the scrappers at Saturn and why are they okay with fencing your battle salvage?

[@alphamatte4259]

I believe they are part of the OPA

[@victormendes956]

Never played Space Engineers but I love the Expanse! This looks cool. Are there "force fields" or is this server accurate to The Expanse Lore? Is there in-combat repairs?

[@alphamatte4259]

Combat is accurate to expanse - no shields or other crutches, completely kinetic, CQB is extremely dangerous, vector and velocity compared to your enemy is insanely important.

[@trolly4233]

These are all mods. It can be whatever you want it to be

[@suzukisixk7]

@@alphamatte4259 how is the thruster placement policed? just honor systems to build ship to fit lore? IE not build hidden thrust in all directions or something

[@reilly2828]

@@suzukisixk7 you are only allowed epstine drives to face one direction and the server will not allow you to try and break the rule otherwise rcs can face any direction

[@getsideways7257]

Try Children of a Dead Earth if you are into more realism.

[@yoyi8285]

Awesome video. I've been watching a lot of your more recent videos and really getting hyped about jumping back into SE. I love that the server has NPCs you can hunt for tech, it makes material gathering meaningful. Had a couple of questions. How active is the server on a regular basis, is it mostly nights and weekends? Are you able to build your own ships in creative and project them on the server? One of my favorite things is ship/base design on this game.

[@alphamatte4259]

Server had anywhere from 30-70 players on depending on time of day and events and such. Most people design in creative and then print the ship on server.

[@th3comb1ne13]

Does the server have stealth components along with weapons from the Amun-Ra class? Its my favorite ship and I just might play SE again if this server has it.

[@alphamatte4259]

No we don't have the models for the Amun-Ra weapons, and while stealth is a thing through managing your drive signature, we don't have untargetable grids aka "stealth" because its extremely exploitable

[@spacehitler4537]

Minor issue; the PDCs in the book are nothing like the ones in the show. Rather than being rotary canons they are single barreled tubes that fire Teflon coated slugs incredibly fast; they're only rotary canons in the show because that looks cooler. You can block the tube of a PDC with the palm of your hand they're so small in diameter.

[@alphamatte4259]

Well we modeled ours after the show haha

[@spacehitler4537]

@@alphamatte4259 The ones in the show are way cooler and you can actually distinguish them. So they're way better for a visual medium! Edit: Also I more referring to when you said the MCRN PDCs were the same as those used by the Roci in both mediums. The distinction is pretty important when referring to technical specs but not much else.

[@srg08]

Was hoping to see the VX-12 Forehammer from the MCRN (of the mod of the same name)

[@alphamatte4259]

We have a foehammer railgun designed. It’s just not released yet. Players will have to fight a donnager boss encounter to get it.

[@PGIxHunter]

My favorite weapon is the player suit

[@alphamatte4259]

It’s usually the most effective too lol

[@64SGH]

Nurfed on this server

[@wayfarerzen]

I love everything I see about this server and think i'm gonna give it a shot the next time I get the itch to play Space Engineers. Just one question though, what is the stance on script controlled weapons, as long as they do not cause lag or are exceptionally unfair? Talking both turret aim scripts and grid-missile guidance scripts.

[@alphamatte4259]

Scripts are fine. People use weapons like that all the time already on server.

[@ReaperxGaming-yl4mj]

i tried the server but the initial solo start is so confusing and hard. Wish it was simpler.

[@alphamatte4259]

Our server has a high learning curve. Did you read the new player guide?

[@ReaperxGaming-yl4mj]

@@alphamatte4259 YES, while helpful the start is a bit more then the average player could easily learn

[@archiveanimation3037]

Are sub grids allowed on the server? Or bad idea for some reason

[@alphamatte4259]

They're allowed. We have speeds much higher than vanilla and usually subgrids are more trouble than they are worth.

[@kr1ms0n129]

Is there a collection with the encounter ships? or even a mod with the encounter ships?

[@alphamatte4259]

Mod list steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873831788

[@kr1ms0n129]

@@alphamatte4259 Does the MES mod have the ships in it?

[@alphamatte4259]

@@kr1ms0n129 No. The admins want to make all knowledge of the NPCs have to be gained through fighting them.

[@TheHuffur]

Im a bit curious since it seems kinda like the belter stuff is < core, are they limited to players on those factions and if so why would people play as belters if its basically guaranteed they go into all combat at a disadvantage? As a outsider it just kinda seems like: "Team Blue has better stuff than team Red" so how does that work?

[@alphamatte4259]

So - on this server ALL players start as belters, and then like Ashford in the books and lore they have to salvage better weapons off of MCRN and UNN NPCs. No one can "start" the server as MCRN or UNN at all. Hope that makes sense.

[@TheHuffur]

@@alphamatte4259 Yup that makes sense, thanks for clarifying!

[@alphamatte4259]

@@TheHuffur happy to help beratna

[@NightWolf198]

Could you please link the mods to the description? I play SE and would be very interested in checking them out!

[@alphamatte4259]

Mod list here: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873831788

[@NightWolf198]

@@alphamatte4259 Are the weapons you used separate mods that you put into a pack or is it just a mod that you made?

[@NightWolf198]

@@alphamatte4259 The core file and MES mods are no longer showing up, and the weapons pack mod doesn’t work as a result. Can you fix this?

[@matthewcozon4686]

Is there an option for someone to join casually? I’m a long time player, and big Expanse fan, but can’t commit to being on every day

[@alphamatte4259]

Definitely! We have a “hangar” system so when you get offline you can save your assets and no one can touch them.

[@patrickcoleman6429]

Where's the Foehammer Railgun?

[@alphamatte4259]

Its built and ready and we are working on the custom boss NPCs you will have to fight to get it!

[@patrickcoleman6429]

@@alphamatte4259 a Donnager-class ?

[@alphamatte4259]

yeup@@patrickcoleman6429

[@overlordmgcover2262]

I am a huge fan of the expanse. I was wondering of there is a way to use the weapons in singleplayer? Would like to hunt some tyranids with my stupidly designed ships that use Aryx's drives.

[@alphamatte4259]

Yes! They are part of our modpack

[@overlordmgcover2262]

@@alphamatte4259 So I just have to download the coremod and weapons addon and it should work for singleplayer?

[@alphamatte4259]

yup! @@overlordmgcover2262

[@overlordmgcover2262]

@@alphamatte4259While the weapons mod appears in the loading list the coremod does not. Any suggestion?

[@TheWergySki2]

No foehammer mcrn railguns?

[@alphamatte4259]

The admins have designed them and they are coming in an update. You will have to fight boss NPCs like the donnager class to get them

[@LeChatALunettes]

I'm considering to join (currently re-bingewatching the series lol), is there an Inner faction on the server? I'd kinda like to serve on a Leonidas

[@alphamatte4259]

There are a few inner factions! None of them are UNN based though unfortunately

[@DobbsyLondon]

Wait, as someone who's deciding whether to play or not (UN forever baby) I'd have to hunt UN ships, as a UN player, to get UN stuff?

[@alphamatte4259]

No this video is old

[@federicoxcc4966]

Is this mod pack on the workshop?

[@alphamatte4259]

Yup! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873831788

[@lordflashheart3680]

Has anyone put any attention into the old mod with WC MCRN retractable PDCs? I haven’t checked in a while, it was a great mod though.

[@alphamatte4259]

Unfortunately that mod is extremely buggy when used in multiplayer servers.

[@lordflashheart3680]

@@alphamatte4259 Yeah, it got buggy in single player too after one of the updates. I was wondering if anyone had updated it since then and I missed the update. Cheers!

[@alphamatte4259]

@@lordflashheart3680 yeah if it worked we would probably be using it

[@therealwinters9523]

Hey nice Video! The Link to the New Player Guide is not working :)

[@alphamatte4259]

Fixed now! Thanks for the heads up

[@yardhunter4209]

Why no Foehammer railguns?

[@alphamatte4259]

This video is a little old - we have added them to the server now!

[@SpaceMike3]

But what do they sound like?

[@alphamatte4259]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrt

[@SpaceMike3]

@@alphamatte4259 good enough. I know I'm asking a lot of questions on your videos but just one more. If you can cut a disabled or destroyed ship up and salvage an intact pdc and merge it to your own ship thats ok right?

[@alphamatte4259]

@@SpaceMike3 Yup!

[@sgtdrew720]

@@SpaceMike3 for npc grids it won't work (they won't turn on), works fine for player stuff though

[@Geridebrecen1]

Where can I download the mods alone for the weapons and the other stuffs?

[@alphamatte4259]

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873831788

[@02nightowl]

i love the idea of the server but i have never even heard of the expanse so i have no idea what to do (dont play on the server but id love to, i just expect to break a lot of lore or immersion :/ )

[@alphamatte4259]

So we are an RP lite server. You don’t have to know anything about the lore or the expanse to join! No one is strict about sticking to the lore. We do that for you cause all our unique mods are lore based.

[@thomasloki1276]

i think this server is survival??

[@alphamatte4259]

Yup! It is survival.

[@PaulWatts-Butler-ci3jf]

Martian stealth tech?

[@alphamatte4259]

There is an Epstein drive on server based off the Amun Ra’s stealth drive

[@AlejandroRomanov]

We're i can find tht torpedo Sistem?

[@alphamatte4259]

Mod list here steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873831788

[@AlejandroRomanov]

@@alphamatte4259 i don't need they mod list... I need only they mod...

[@alphamatte4259]

@@AlejandroRomanov its like the 6th one down titled weapons. Here you go: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2678373063

[@trolly4233]

Do you have to scrap other ships for good weapons? How do you take components from hostile ships without destroying their guns, let alone not getting obliterated yourself

[@alphamatte4259]

For MCRN and UNN weapons you have to fight NPCs and take their weapons. If you have a railgun you can kite them at railgun range and snipe out their reactors while your PDCs shoot down their torps. After they have no power you move in and scrap their weapons.

[@smcbrideauthor4702]

our clan was going to join the server, my GF went in for a few days and frankly the way she was treated as a new player was horrid. the server looks amazing but its very very unfriendly to new players. i hope it will be better in time as this is what SE needs, but right now I would not recommend.

[@alphamatte4259]

I'm sorry she had a bad experience I've never seen a new player treated badly on the server before. Do you know when this was? The server has changed a LOT in the last month or so and it much friendlier and healthier than it was before.

[@RobertP-zk8vh]

railguns should be long range in real life a railgun can shoot like 50 miles

[@alphamatte4259]

We are unfortunately bound by the space engineers engine and it can’t really handle that haha

[@Rafael_HDz]

Is this a mod?

[@alphamatte4259]

yes our server is very modded

[@thedragontinkerer4591]

What of small grids lmao

[@alphamatte4259]

Not sure if you've seen the expanse but there aren't a lot of small weapons showcased in the show. And there are no fighters or single person combat vessels in the lore.

[@thedragontinkerer4591]

@@alphamatte4259 I have, though doesn't change the fact that most of my ships that i've made are purely small grid and borderline useless in the game compared to literally a large grid hydro tank with a single thruster lol

[@alphamatte4259]

Yeah that’s true. Small grids are pretty useless in SE - luckily that is lore accurate for this server haha

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Cool Setting Cringe Scavenging System

[@alphamatte4259]

Makes ship worth something instead of just people throwing endless amounts of gunbricks at eachother like most SE multiplayer servers

[@ComfortsSpecter]

@@alphamatte4259 So Just Tune Down Resources? Blueprint Collecting? Plus This? Egh?

[@alphamatte4259]

@@ComfortsSpecter I mean you're describing almost every survival multiplayer server in the space engineers community with those 3 points.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

@@alphamatte4259 Yeh Cause It Sounds Better than Limited Resource NPC Farming

[@Anvilshock]

@@ComfortsSpecter Isn't it terribly annoying to hit Shift for every new word, even and especially when an intact education in basic grammar would tell you not to?

[@TheDovensian]

Console Version pls lol

[@alphamatte4259]

You're gonna have to convince Keen to make that possible lmao

[@TheDovensian]

@@alphamatte4259 honestly, I have seen a few weapons ask that manage something pretty close

[@TheDovensian]

@@alphamatte4259 but I completely agree. It would be amazing to see full, cross, play compatibility, including with the mods.

[@TheDovensian]

@@alphamatte4259 ngl though, this server is awesome

[@alphamatte4259]

@@TheDovensian If you ever get PC come and join - its pretty great 40-70 players on most times.

[@MENTOR_PICTURES]

Torpedos made wery boring in this server. This is just vanilla rockets with guidance. Just "spam PDC and you will be fine" (

[@alphamatte4259]

I think it’s a fun balance of rock paper scissors. If you have enough PDC coverage to block a huge barrage or torpedos than your ship is probably really expensive. Also I’ve been blown up by torps when I’ve had plenty of PDCs so that second part is debatable.

[@MENTOR_PICTURES]

@@alphamatte4259 I just think that spam of blocks is boring. So... I play another game for that interesting expanse style torpedo gameplay - nebulous Fleet command. I wanted something like that in SE - not simple spam strategy, and for that we need to have access to make own torps

[@alphamatte4259]

@@MENTOR_PICTURES Nebulous fleet command is a great game! Again with the torps it comes down to cost analysis on server - a 16 torpedo barage is 160mil credits in game. Which takes time to get. If you are talking about creative sure spam will always win. But the weapons on-server are meant to work hand in hand with the economy.

[@MENTOR_PICTURES]

@@alphamatte4259 so who is grinding more, can spam more, so he wins, yes?

[@alphamatte4259]

@@MENTOR_PICTURES Sure. Sorry you disapprove of the combat system. We'll just have to agree to disagree.