Have I balanced this right? - Scrapyard Engineers

[@5kellDarkes]

When I found one of those large cargo warehouses I wasn't airborn yet so I ran two half block supports out of the door and used a couple of hinges and a mag block to tow the cargo box out with my rover and built a custom trailor to tow it back to my hangar.

[@unfluffydave8798]

There is a use for those event controllers. You could maybe make your escape ship a staged vessel a-la KSP to showcase what people can do with the controllers AND it will give you a use for the cranes: building and assembling the stages and a fuelling truck using a crane like refuelling arm to show off the small connector :)

[@thegovernor184]

I have started playing this now, one lesson i never seem to learn is.... SLOW down, i just crashed my rover returning back to base because i was rushing back

[@nvfury13]

Yeah, scavenge gameplay means be careful, be slow.

[@TheMNWolf]

Splitsie purposely designed that rover to be very happy to do somersaults. It's like having a three-year-old.

[@thegovernor184]

@The Minnesota Wolf I crashed my new rover with a wider and larger wheel base because I wanted to get back to base before my food was ready, next time I will just accept I have to park in the middle of nowhere

[@4O4_notfound-m8g]

yeah... i disabled braking on the front wheels so that i wouldn't flip while trying to stop but that might be skill issue...

[@brock6762]

@splitsie-for the flyer, rather than connecting the trailer to the base via connector to empty your haul. Maybe make a collector bay at base and use the dump all on the trailer to avoid unloading by hand.

[@Flipsie]

I like this idea, I get to use collectors for once 😂

[@Vessekx]

@Splitsie, you don’t want Shadow tidying for you in Scrapyard. There are guns and ammo available, and there’s a limit to even what Shadow will put up with. 😇

[@Flipsie]

Lol 😂

[@BossJones1981]

Hauling that large grid large cargo on the hauler looks like a snail and now i cant unsee it lol

[@mailleweaver]

I had something happen recently that you might be interested in. I've been playing with your starter rover for quite a while (several days -- probably 15-20 hours total) in my latest game without any trouble with the wheels locking up. I have several MES mods spawning large grid and small grid things for me to find. Yesterday, I got a "Wreck Detector Ping" chat message that didn't have coordinates but did temporarily show a signal (without a beacon or antenna on the grid). I don't think it was one of yours, but as soon as it spawned, the wheels on the rover I was driving at the time (not the starter rover) locked up (only when steering left/right). Changing wheel strength and power didn't do any good, but saving/reloading got them free. The thing that spawned was a static, large grid, relatively small habitat building. I didn't think to go check the starter rover to see if it was also affected. Anyway, I think the wheels locking up has something to do with grids spawning, the grid that spawns doesn't have to be a complicated one, and the problem is not isolated to your starter rover. I don't know if it's a MES problem or a vanilla problem that MES simply uncovers by spawning things while you're on a planet using rovers (which vanilla won't do aside from unknown signals), but there you go. One more datum.

[@Flipsie]

Sounds like if that's the case it's a physics processing glitch as a grid gets spawned in. Sadly that's a difficult one to do much about :(

[@Enderkilla101]

For those playing this scenario and are experiencing the the unknown signal bug, it's the same bug thats been around for a while. It can be fixed by going into your sandbox.sbc file in your save folder( I suggest making a backup of the file just in case you mess up) and changing the "PlayerContainerData" field from false to true. I opened the file in word and used its search function to find the PCD field mentioned above. You'll see the bracketed field that says false in lowercase

[@Tkm-no4kq]

I used to love watching Gumby on DVD here in the US.

[@gum__]

Idea for the cleanup issue: If it's possible to (mod) hook into SE's cleanup routine, it would be possible to create a specialized sensor block (attached to your builds) which when spawning in prevents buildings from being removed (in a certain area), but after a player enters the area the block gets triggered and the area will get marked for cleanup (after some time). The player can prevent it by placing a "claim area" block (preventing the area from getting cleaned up again). So if you want to revisit a building (for later pick up), you have to place a claim block otherwise it might get auto-removed (on trash removal) after discovery. This would fit your style I think.

[@Flipsie]

Since the vast majority of my grids are unpowered there's no mechanism that I'm aware of (outside of server plugins) to be able to get that level of control over the despawns. If they were powered MES has options, but I don't want to have batteries on every grid :/

[@nvfury13]

31:32 Capac school of design moment. “It’s been broken so long that it’s just part of the design that it’s broken”/“It looks cool broken, so I’m leaving it that way.”

[@Flipsie]

Sometimes Capac has a good eye for design :P

[@G3David]

For storage solution, could try a conveyer belt filled with mag plates, circular lengthy storage,

[@TacticalFlea]

More scrapyard shenanigans wohoo time to strap in for the next four hours while my roast cooks!

[@misterplissken]

Still patiently waiting for the day Capac uploads the Pull-O-Conflict to the workshop 🙏

[@nvfury13]

Not only a great tug, if armed, it becomes a great boarding craft.

[@Flipsie]

Try poking him about it over on Twitch, he streams regularly twice a week so there are two opportunities to nag him 😂

[@TheMrShinagami]

I guess I'm just lucky that the first crane I found had the assembler. I had to carry the darn thing out of the mountains before I could use it but I found it fairly early. Mind you I haven't found a single hydrogen thruster yet lol.

[@nvfury13]

2:57:41 Nutella is hazelnut and cocoa, unless you are extremely sensitive to palm oil, it should just taste of a hazelnut chocolate bar.

[@Flipsie]

To me it just tastes like hazlenut with almost zero chocolate flavour

[@Pystro]

To me it tastes like Gianduia ("Viennese" Nougat / brown hazelnut nougat). At least that's the _closest_ taste. If you ever had sweets like Toffifee or Quadratini Hazelnut (and to a lesser extent Hanuta and Ferrero Rocher) you had some ingredient in them that I would call Viennese Nougat.

[@OfficialDogtaco]

Over using something like grind to learn, why not have a item like a research station or pod that can spawn in being very rare, limited battery charge and have the whole system set to be scuttled after three or two items have been researched? Also, any chance you'd do a true hard-core scrapyard scenario? No G blocks, only hand tools an weapons so you have to salvage everything to progress

[@RobotsEverywhereVideos]

It is possible to delete grids without creative mode. I think Klime made that mod, poke him about it! By the way, I made a modpack for a minecraft-like start with anvil tables and woodcutting

[@Flipsie]

I'll check through his extensive list of random mods and see if it's there 😂

[@hasharetz6432]

I just want to take a moment to thank you. I have been watching your playthroughs since Survival Maybe? I have play SE off and on but lost interest or got distracted by something shiny. Until you started making this mod. I Love this Mod. Thank You.

[@Flipsie]

You're very welcome :)

[@sebione3576]

Another change I've noticed is that there is a load percentage on the loading screen.

[@danielberrett2179]

Splitsie was talking about taking off jacket and STILL wearing a hoodie. I thought Dang why is he so cold (silly northern hemisphere already hitting 27c here)

[@Flipsie]

Was about 9C in my shed this morning, getting to levels where I'm properly uncomfortable now :P

[@AlexeyK-mm2zy]

I have an idea how to improve this mod. The Engineer should be prohibited from building blocks. The construction of blocks is possible only on the machine. When the materials are loaded into the machine, she builds a block on her platform, after which the engineer must move this block. An engineer can build various machines, and nothing more. You can build many specialized machines for different blocks. The player will get additional engineering difficulties in the construction, which brings him closer to realism.

[@clayallen_art]

I think you should start using weld pads instead of merge blocks. For a guy that likes the hard way, you do like to cheese the auto magically weld of a merge block. Take the hit and spend a computer. Love the mod so far though, cant wait for the update.

[@Flipsie]

Honestly at this point it's mostly habit. If I've got a vanilla mechanic for something I seem to forget the modded one exists until I really need it 😂

[@clayallen_art]

@@Flipsie yyeah, I try to impose rules that i forget about all the time.

[@Ben-wi4ww]

There are three grids that you haven’t made that you should make as some Easter eggs one would be the tanker from the road warrior the interceptor and then the fuel station if you want to throw in the Thunderdome that could be funny as well

[@senrabnairb]

I seem to be able to do that all the time. I access the alt F10 menu go to entities and delete the required rubbish.

[@Flipsie]

That's not the type of delete I was talking about, I was talking about the one where you look at a grid and either use ctrl+x or ctrl+del to remove it

[@OzBull]

It would be awesome if we had a mod that was like Jarvis voice controlled base operation, defence and build

[@alfreddumas4611]

Tells viewers changes mean you need to check out all power towers for surprises ....minutes later deletes nearby towers without investigating them 😂

[@Flipsie]

Not the towers themselves but the things on the ground nearby - like the helicopters I did investigate

[@jaytherunaway3562]

Keep them coming and grate job on the mod so far im doing a play together now bin loooking for a mod like this u brought me back after a year of not playing just to check this mod out can’t wait for them space grids im a bit of a coder so If u need a hand coding things I’m around can’t wait for the next stream/episodes to post👍

[@knutzzl]

That's not a tree, it's a crane. But it's your party soTKC+1, subtot 14 Side note: there where metal grids among the scrap Would it be possible to crouch to avoid the turret?

[@Flipsie]

It should be possible to crouch and avoid the turret, which is by design :)

[@Enderkilla101]

In my almost 3 weeks of gameplay and over 100hours in it so far I feel everything is pretty well balanced imo. Small hydro thrusters seem to be rarer then large, but thats really my only complaint.

[@Flipsie]

Thanks, my hope is that as I am more grids little things like that can get improved and smoothed out as rng should be less volatile with more options

[@Enderkilla101]

@@Flipsie also lovin the flatbed flyer. I have a small grid ship and may have to do some restructuring to do something similar, rather then magplated bits all over it😆

[@knightbeforedawn]

Hey Splitsie, for your MES settings mod, would it be possible to initiate it using the programmable block that you have on the spawn rover? If that's possible, it would likely eliminate the need to add it afterwards since you said the problem was running the commands before the player spawns. You could even delay it with a timer block to ensure the player has fully spawned prior to the code running.

[@Flipsie]

Unfortunately that's not how it works. It's not something that runs on a programmable block :(

[@fredmcgrath2767]

(Question) Would it be possible to to have a option for the way points show up on the GPS tacker as I have try the way u do the 1 - 2 point markers and I still end up losing most of the waypoints lol. Your not the only one who gets lost easily. I once try it with the abandoned settlement mod and when they appear they go into the gps. i remove it do to the fact it was the only things that seem to spawning 90% of the time :). thank you for your time.

[@Flipsie]

Unfortunately no, as far as I'm aware that's not possible. I'm thinking up some other ways to handle the notifications to help you find more of them but haven't had the time to try them out

[@pressureswitch]

27:32 Cam bot with follow command?

[@wonderingwolf206]

It does sound fun 😂

[@crazybassist8669]

Can't you build like a Trailer with grinders in it ?

[@Jkauppa]

auto balance, wroom wroom

[@4O4_notfound-m8g]

I reaally started a game and spawned in the mountains ( worst biome for a rover)

[@4O4_notfound-m8g]

at least i've got ice i guess...

[@senrabnairb]

Have I broken the mod. I did install the compass.

[@Flipsie]

lol Nope, I think many people prefer having it there and my attitude toward this is very much, use these mods to make the game more fun for you, however that looks (although don't use easy takeover type mods as they break the way I spawn these things) :P

[@SeVERracing]

Hi what's the name of the mod?

[@Mutantroosta.Gaming]

3:28:46 now kiss

[@Flipsie]

lol

[@redshirtwookiee]

Oh my god hearing that you don't like Frozen either makes me feel so validated. Such a dumb movie, and I really enjoy Tangled and Moana and lots of other animated (disney and non) movies, but why did Frozen garner so much cultural attention? it's SO DUMB.

[@Flipsie]

I too am glad I'm not alone. I wish I could remember my critique of it but it's been so many years now that I've totally forgotten :D