Salvage only survival - Testing my new mod in a new series

[@gilgwaththefae]

Sadly the space toilet had no computers. Only the logs remained.

[@trenth7749]

Didn't know you have a new kid. Congrats is the best thing to say, I think

[@jeremygyles3492]

I second that. Congratulations on the new born. Is it's middle name clang?

[@kuhljager2429]

Indeed, congrats Splisie

[@marksadler4457]

I agree too - bring on the 2am feedings and the "Are we out of diapers" moments lol.

[@glenntanner3]

Congratulations on the pending fatherhood.

[@Nevir202]

Beats, "My condolences."

[@zeamo21]

I do have a suggestion, the survival kit should be able to build the parachutes. that would allow you to make use of the parachutes to transverse down large cliffs better. it also gives some safety to the early start vehicle.

[@TheSecretman82]

But, at the same time, maybe you shouldn't be able to just hurl yourself off a cliff without many consequences.

[@odd_bobble9106]

Or you could adjust your steering angle, suspension stiffness, max speed, and wheel traction until you don’t find yourself hurtling off every cliff you come across

[@claytonno2571]

@@odd_bobble9106 BOOOOO

[@iwantmypot]

The vehicle came with a parachute. It's Splitsie's own fault if he grinds it off or fails to use it. 😉

[@tarab9081]

Congrats on the kid! Word of advice: when my first kid was born I didn't sleep for a month. My second was easier but you should plan on at least a couple weeks of focusing on your kid and partner.

[@Flipsie]

Definitely, they're #1 priority 🙂

[@bart2832]

My son is 4,5 months now and the first 2 months I thought what have I got myself in to. It got better and better after that and now he is a joy to be with.

[@aaronsneary4566]

I agree with this completely. My kid's mom was recovering from emergency C-section, so I did most night time feedings and nappy changes. We were ALL sleep deprived. Take care of yourself, your partner and your body's needs first and foremost.

[@mako9673]

Definitely think you should keep economy turned on for this play through. Gives you another option for getting materials and a good reason to use it

[@Flipsie]

I just wish we could mod the economy stuff more, changing prices, what's for sale etc because it needs a few tweaks to be a balanced approach to play

[@mako9673]

@@Flipsie I agree. But for this playthrough, it could be a way to get parts, vehicles, etc. With what you can and cant get, it may be just as hard to get what you need for a trade, then it is to simply 'find' it. 😆

[@noodle3298]

@@Flipsie agree'd se would be alot more fun with modding eco i mean i have seen some good eco mods but none that change prices as far as i know

[@Dying2play12]

This start looks pretty cool... Can't wait for it to be ready for us.

[@Enderkilla101]

OMG YES!!! Please do another scrap survival scenario!!! I love these so much I'm actually planning on doing a play through with a buddy in this style. Can't wait to see what unfolds. Said it before but again Congrats on the new edition to the Splitsie family🥰 Now we have Splitsie, Flipsie, Capac, and a Puksie😁

[@Flipsie]

Thanks, looking forward to see how much fun people have with it when I release it :)

[@aaronsneary4566]

Having the right mod setup is critical. My buddy Mango and I did a scrap season, and it was brutal and we ended up having to change things. We were using the block limiter mod, and the moment we took ownership or welded on prohibited blocks to our grids POOF! gone. So I'm really excited for Splitsie to release this mod setup.

[@Juryteacher67]

​@@Flipsie when will it be released

[@MrChToll]

I love how you went "Oh, I've got practice, I've been with Capac" when it came to dealing with kids!

[@trindleshadowmane2495]

Sweet! Mod release is getting closer! Between this gameplay mod and the new update this game is gonna be awesome.

[@GPandzik]

Congrats on the kid! The number of times I called my folks to apologize for the things I pulled that I was now seeing from their side... 😅 I decided that my goal isn't to be the World's Greatest Dad; that's too hard, and messing it up can really cause problems. My goals are to be World's Okayest Dad and minimize the amount of therapy they'll need when they reach adulthood. Can't eliminate it, but I can at least try to minimize it! 😂

[@Flipsie]

lol That seems like a solid goal :D

[@marksadler4457]

Wait, did I see Splitsie pass a tree and not hit it?!?!?!?! Gasp, must be a fake Splitsie :)

[@Vessekx]

He has to miss them *sometimes*, otherwise they panic when he shows up, and start jumping out of the way.

[@bertkooijmans4769]

Among us sound

[@knutzzl]

Can't believe it 2. (TKC is on)

[@willgoacher1888]

Fake Splitsie = Flipsie. 🤷🏽‍♂

[@theInsaneRodent]

​@Larson Stole ALT Flipsie is the recorded streams channel. He also has the Splitsie channel.

[@Bigrignohio]

Some of the best SE server time I had was on a "junkyard" one. Finding wrecks on planet, eventually fixing one up to get into space, then salvaging space ones as well! I am currently playing "Star Salvage" on Empyrion for the exact same reason. Finding, salvaging, restoring, modifying, and just having fun.

[@anumeon]

*PA chimes Bing Bong* "This is command, would the space engineer kindly come with replacement motors to the bathroom, the loo is broken again."

[@_mwk]

"The toilet might have computers! ... It does not." Splitsie, 2023

[@FoobarSG]

“The Klang is strong in this one!” “Klang, or Klang not, there is no try” 😂

[@yodoames]

You can open your G-menu from any cockpit by simply pressing CTRL+G. This puts you into "building mode" from the vehicle. Just press G again and your G-menu will pull up. You can even place blocks while sitting in the cockpit. To leave the mode, leave G-menu and press CTRL+G again. Great video btw. Congrats on being a father! 🎉

[@odd_bobble9106]

Wait WHAT

[@r417-n7y]

​@@odd_bobble9106welder ships just got a meaning ay? XD I had to google how to do it.

[@seremaddox4759]

ACS spawns after a threshold PCS limit in one area to destroy grids that are "too large". Each time its spawned in the same place, the "threat" is increased, which makes each spawn potentially more successful at destroying grids above that PCS limit. Allow the ACS to remain in that area and not despawn, to make a temporary danger area. Have ACS be of various factions that will attack each-other, however, leaving behind wreckage that will be exploitable later.

[@76Tek6]

Were you running sneaky sounds? Could that be stuffing your sound? The concept reminds me of the escape from Mars mission from ages ago, be interesting to see the course taken.

[@Flipsie]

Annoyingly I'm the only one in multiplayer sessions who experiences the problem (everyone has the same mods), so it's some combo of my hardware with space engineers

[@usaky_youtube]

You mentioned wondering why the respawn pod marker is so far off from the pod itself. I ran into this with a respawn mod I made as well, and determined that marker is placed at the original origin block of the grid, so the first block you place down. If you're anything like me, you probably built this vehicle off of a sprue, and so wherever that first block of the sprue was determined where the marker appears, even if the block is no longer present.

[@Flipsie]

Ah, that makes sense 🙂

[@axelander_ish]

@@Flipsie and it could be fixed by linear transformation of blocks coordinates in prefab. Wonder if some moder got script for that.

[@chrishoppner150]

I know you'll be a great dad, Splitsie. Zero doubt. Being a parent is life's greatest adventure! I'm on the same page regarding RGB by the way. Done well, it's incredibly sexy, but I don't have the patience to get it right, and my eyes are very sensitive to bright lights anyway. I'm much better off just getting a well isolated solid matte black steel case that just exists in a corner.

[@EO-McLoud]

Congratulations on a new and exciting and in someways frightening new chapter.

[@michaelbaker8212]

This is awesome I literally just started making a scenario where I will only build mobile wheeled vehicles with no suit or jetpack on Pertam. Then I found this video. Look forward to seeing how it works out.

[@michaelbaker8212]

How do you edit the recipes or remove items from being able to be crafted.

[@shadtigergaming4371]

This looks like it is going to be fun, I might have to take the challenge myself at some point. Also, grats on the coming dadhood! They are a treasure... make ya pull your hair out and go gray, but they are a treasure :)

[@unfluffydave8798]

Heres something to bear in mind if you have "voxel destruction" turned off: Not only do voxels not take damage so mining etc doesnt work voxels do not damage grids so crashes are irrelevant. I tested by dropping an unpowered small grid ship nose first with voxel damage off and you get the noise of collision and the collision physics, bouncing etc but the grid takes no damage. It probably means with voxel damage off rolling your rover isnt going to be a problem as far as damage, just the inconvienience of getting it back on its wheels.

[@Flipsie]

Ah, that's really good to know. Will have to stick to super aggressive cleanup then

[@omenifighter]

What about not using GPSs? You can make a "GPS" by using triangulation - set up antennas around the world and note the location of places their distance from some of these antennas. You can use a datapad to keep track of the locations and their distances. That way, when you want to reach certain locations, you kind of need to use the "treasure map" datapad you created. You make a minigame out of the basic act of going to places!

[@justifiablyhuman]

If you make 2 reference GPS points that are a bit away from each other so that they are different distances from the target point, then where the 2 arcs intersect will be at your target. Technically there are 2 intersecting points where the circles converge but one will be in the opposite direction.

[@justifiablyhuman]

Also, they don't need to be different distances from the target, but they should probably be at least 100 meters from each other as measured from the perpendicular line between the first point and the target.

[@justifiablyhuman]

Compass could also do it, and then you'd just need to add the bearing to the distance on the reference point. But it won't be as accurate over long distances as triangulation.

[@dakaodo]

The nice thing about a sandbox game is that we can each tailor our own desired experience with mod sets. if we're discussing game design for fun though, I think equipment tiers are a design tool like anything else. A first person shooter game can be very fun with only a single weapon, or a dismal failure with the typical weapon tiers of successful FPS games (pistol, SMG, rifle, MG, sniper, rocket/grenade launcher). Like you said, interesting player experiences are the goal. Part of that is player choices. If SE had only 1 type of universally effective thruster (e.g. a hypothetical hydrogen thruster but with no fuel requirement), there would be no choice. But because we have 3 distinct thruster types separated by tiers of component requirements, we have a kind of progression and tier structure. However, the 3 thrusters are distinguished by distinct conditional advantages -- thrust output in atmo, space, and with fuel constraints. It's not the mere fact of tiers that makes them a cheap ploy for extending gameplay -- it's how engaging we make the player choice between tiers. e.g. we could have 3 tiers of atmo thrusters, with a cheap T1 atmo thruster that uses more steel plates, less of other components, has more mass, puts out less thrust, uses more power, has more block integrity -- think of it as a lower tech brute force 1950s quality engine, cheap to build but power/mass inefficient. T2 atmo equiv to the actual vanilla atmo thruster. T3 atmo that uses fewer steel plates, more of other components, less mass, puts out more thrust, uses less power, has less block integrity -- it's a higher tech, more efficient version, but very fragile. Then alternative armored atmo thrusters at each tier that use even more steel plates but use disproportionately more power, providing a trade-off in durability versus power cost to operate. Or high-performance thrusters that increase power consumption by twice as much, for +50% thrust (plus more expensive components, etc) for a decision on diminishing marginal returns. These are tiers of thruster quality and performance, but each one has both positives and negatives, necessitating a player decision in picking the desired trade-off for the each use case. Should a miner ship have durable thrusters, making it more resistant to operator failure? Or lighter weight to permit more payload per trip? or more thrust for more payload, but at the cost of reduced endurance? For a fighting ship, should thrust output be prioritized (for a fast attack role), or block integrity for survivability (for a ship of the line)? Straight tiers would be less interesting, I agree. If higher tiers are just straight upgrades with no trade-offs other than cost, then once the player accumulates enough resources to pay the cost, there's no decision required of the player -- of course you upgrade every time. Even here though, there is a bit of a trade-off -- whether it's enough to be a significant factor in player choice, depends on the magnitude of the trade-off: A more expensive single thruster with twice the thrust for the same mass (well, not quite, b/c SE inherently calculates block integrity (and mass?) from the components used) is a more vulnerable single point of failure compared to using the less efficient but more survivable two lower tier thrusters -- they cost twice the mass for the same total thrust, but provide twice the integrity and keep 50% of thrust when 50% integrity is destroyed. Something that SE doesn't do much with is providing synergy opportunities. A ship/grid specializing in more of a certain type of functional block could acquire advantages through abstracted economy of scale in design. e.g. mounting 2 small cargo blocks adjacent to each other grants +2% to their combined cargo capacity, or +3% for large cargo blocks; a cargo freighter mounting 3 large cargo blocks in a single row would have a bonus +10% capacity. Similar for thrusters, using variable such as using less hydrogen/power, providing more thrust, etc. A universal one for all blocks could be mass savings or component savings for adjacency. There are probably tons of other more original ideas, but my limited simian brain can't think of any right now.

[@Flipsie]

When I'm talking about tiers being bad I'm talking about a system where one tier is made completely obsolete by the next, if it isn't then it's not a 'tier' system it's providing alternatives with different functions. All games are benefited by giving the player meaningful choice not meaningless larger numbers :)

[@__Valkyrie__]

Don't know If it was mentioned but on the capac GPS screen ,the Compass mod ,if u could use surival block with and silver to make compass so u can take bearing of the POI .. like instead of 1km this way... 1km S 23B , (South, 023 Bearing) can make the finiding of ur main resources easier if people use the compass like its meant to in survival, but love a series of this x

[@Flipsie]

Yup, that would be an alternative to the way I eventually started marking the direction of the drops

[@chakatfirepaw]

A way of adding something large without giving too much resources beyond lots of iron: Since large things are easy to find, large things will generally already be pretty much picked clean. You could even include signs of earlier salvaging in the build, (e.g. systems ground down to get at the choice parts, abandoned scaffolding or even a hole in the side where something big got removed). Something big is also an excuse to spawn hostiles. Possibly someone else salvaging it, possibly someone who figures that there is more to be gained by grabbing fully functional vehicles and their cargo. As for the idea of a "theme solar system": In the massively crossed over Undocumented Features setting, Japri Park, (of Kemono Friends), is an entire planet[1]. It is not unique in being at this scale. [1] If you read "With Friends Like These", there are bonus STR points for figuring out what else happened on this planet before the reveal. Also for figuring out who one characters parents are, (hint: Her dad's a big movie star).

[@Flipsie]

That's an interesting idea for something larger like a reactor/refinery site - try to tell a story through the specific damage of things that got removed long before you got there :)

[@Xero1of1]

2:44:12 There's a slightly more accurate way to use GPS to find wrecks. Place one GPS marker with the distance as you do, then travel in the direction of the signal for a few hundred meters and plunk another GPS marker down. Then drive out the distance. When you look back at your two markers, if they're on top of each other, you're in the right spot. If the 2nd marker is off of the first one, then you'll know which way to go.

[@Xero1of1]

2:46:37 Lol. You just did the thing I described above. NICE! lol

[@Flipsie]

Only works though when you have time to travel far between the two marks, so I was only doing it when it wasn't too much of a distraction (at least that was the intent, not sure it ended up that way) 😅

[@DarkSpiritZypher]

I hold my breath long enough to cause my heart rate to exceed rapidly enough that the hiccup cancles out usually have to do it twice. From what I've been told hiccups are when your heart skips a beat and it's your bodies way to reach ecolibrium.

[@jmdean2011]

Congrats on the kiddo!! and im looking forward to this when you release it!

[@wimoweh]

Congrats and welcome to the fathers club. I was thinking about something tall and risky to climb. But rewarding with precious goods.

[@gdragonlord749]

There is a research mod out there with a block that requires you to research a block over a period of time (and I think it also costs resources). You could add a few things similar to that which can allow you to make refineries but only simple things like steal plates and heavy grids.

[@kyoukotsukino6322]

51:00 Schrödinger's battery. 1:11:00 Factorio has the poblem of starting off fun, but then you get to a point where in order to progress quicky enough for it to not feel like an idle game, you need to have factories that build factories that build drones that lay hundreds of kilometers of train track for you... And you end up mostly being a spectator during endgame, because anything you do by hand will take too long to be worth doing. A reverse of Satisfactory's issue which is the first two hours of Satisfactory (if you know how to rush it, else it can be five) are a boring grind through manually building and feeding dozens of leaf burning generators so you can have enough machines running to progress at a not-sleep-inducing pace. Then you get to coal and it looks a bit better. Still a boring grind, but at least you're not punching grass anymore.

[@josephhurst4902]

9:59, Plushie location reminds me of the End of Toy Story 4, where Evil Plushie was Hooked to Front of Garbage truck with Other Plushies.

[@hadeshades2365]

Tip for finding stuff. When you can manage to place 2gps in a line towards the signal. If you then have a distance you got a direction and the distance you wonna travel. Greetings Kendoka2

[@Flipsie]

Hopefully you were happy when you saw that I did this later on :)

[@hadeshades2365]

@@Flipsie nice one. Greetings Kendoka2

[@hadeshades2365]

2:46:38 got it.

[@mailleweaver]

I have a consistently effective means of stopping my own hiccups: brief meditation. I can stop them in seconds, and a few more seconds of concentrated effort to keep my mind clear will keep them gone, without fail. I find them to be the result of various trains of thought (not all conscious) competing for priority. Being annoyed by them will make them more persistent because that adds another competing thought process. Now that I'm well practiced at it, this method works 100% of the time for me. Everyone else that I've offered this solution to has abandoned it after a time or two of failure. That's not enough practice to get good at anything, especially if you're not already used to manually steering your own thoughts and emotions.

[@hyperteleXii]

What if each assembler found could manufacture one random component?

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

I've been thinking that perhaps we have to specialize each. So you don't get locked missing specifically one, but simultaneously you have tough choices to make. What singular resource do you want enough to lock a salvaged assembler. The final unlock would be the assembler blueprint. So you still need a farm of them to do things, but at least now you don't have to go searching. Also thinking that some baseline power is needed. Wind would be land bound, solar is fragile. Tempted to unlock solar early, wind middle of a tech tree.

[@T3kRazor]

Would it be possible to do this in space as well so you could continue on in space trying to make a station or something? Maybe even allowing for mining/refining in space but still needing to find the functional blocks in space? If the problem is allowing refining after the fact, would it be possible to make the planets devoid of mine-able resources?

[@AlanGChenery]

With regards to your comments about voxel damage and performance.... If always sort of hoped for a mining block that you place on the surface near a relevant ore and it VERY slowly converts a chunk of power into a little of that ore (and some rock). Like a nerfed version of that old mining laser platform mod. It gives a way of getting every resource, with voxel damage off, while still requiring exploration to find the ore (and a suitable place to build the base) But adds the complexity of building and maintaining these little mining stations, and gathering their proceeds back to base.

[@BNETT21]

We use the block dragging mod all the time on our server. It's a lot of fun. sometimes we need 4 people to move a salvaged block to it's new home.

[@DjapeKostic]

Aww yis back to talking cutely to the doggo ^^

[@charlieodom9107]

With aggressive voxel resets, you need to be sure to tell everyone playing that they need to place an active grid near any hole they don't want filled. I ran aggressive vowel resets on my 2 servers, and it worked great to keep the server running smoothly, but I had a few players that would forget to keep an active grid nearby, so many were digging multiple times.

[@Flipsie]

Good to hear that it was effective in keeping things running better, as to the worries, I would be expecting people to not use underground at all and would be making that clear at the outset and such limitations have been tolerated quite well by the community so far in other forms :)

[@charlieodom9107]

@@Flipsie underground weren't the problem in my experience, since there was always an active grid present. The issue was with mine shafts. Players either wouldn't remember to place a power source at the shaft, or would let that power source go dead, which would get cleaned up by the server and the hole would fill in.

[@reesechamberlain]

Congratulations on the addition to your family. This will probably get buried, but I’ll offer you the advice I give to all new parents: 1. BE FORGIVING. Be forgiving of your baby. This is all brand new and scary and the only way they can communicate is by screaming. Be forgiving of your partner. They’re struggling just as much as you are, so when they snap at you or do something wrong or whatever, try to be patient and understand. Finally, be forgiving of YOURSELF. You’re going to have moments where YOU JUST CAN’T anymore. You’re going to have moments where you feel like a failure. You’re going to feel negative emotions and THAT’S NORMAL. You’re okay and the baby will be okay and you’re doing your best. 2. EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY. The bad times, however bad they may be, will eventually end. You can get through this. Just be strong and patient. The good times, the sweet blissful moments: those are also temporary. You won’t always be able to hold them like that. They won’t always fall asleep on you. Do your best to be present and make memories because someday everything will be different. You seem like a good person and you seem like you’re going to be a great dad. Enjoy the next few months, it’s a wild ride!

[@mandyspence1599]

This is the sweetest sentiment ever!

[@Flipsie]

Thank you :)

[@arielmoonsoo9219]

Bit late, but what about a satellite uplink station as a piece of wreckage to find? Small (large grid) hut with a parabolic antenna on top, attached to a rotter/hinge setup to allow for aiming. Inside is a battery and a programmable block, all damaged below the functional level.

[@mobilechaosyt]

You know you could do this on a planet without oxygen if you setup so that the scrap locations always have some form of oxygen. This also makes it more imperative to find locations to survive.

[@SiliconSentry]

I don't know if anyone mentioned it or not with the desk motor, check to see about getting a motor and gearbox from an old stair lift chair for the elderly. They have really good like 1/10hp motors with a gearbox for torque up.

[@Flipsie]

Huh, that's something to keep in mind for if/when it breaks :)

[@PeteLittle1970]

Have you considered the "Grind to Learn" mod? I did a similar play with a salvage focus but I could only build the basic blocks much like you and in order to learn the technology to make items I had to first find it and dismantle it to "learn it's secrets" :D was fun but didn't work well with modded blocks as I then had to make sure any spawned enemy grids used some of the new modded blocks. Worked great for a "mostly" vanilla set of blocks.

[@brunoks6951]

"When in doubt, CAPAC it!"

[@oldmankatan7383]

Welcome to the dad club, Splitsie!

[@PriorUniform721]

For the other wind turbine you found it might be cool to lower it with a hinge parallel to the ground, add some wheels on bogies like you did for the first wind turbine. Drag the whole rig back to base like how they take wind turbine blades on the road IRL. Then when you get it home use a hinge to stand it up again.

[@Flipsie]

Hmm... if my rebuilt truck seems like it could handle the load that is a very tempting option ;)

[@Stoney3K]

Regarding vehicles and buildings I would scatter the place with some abandoned towns, which have places like a diner and a garage, Midwest 1950's style, and maybe even a factory that could give you an assembler. As far as the headcanon goes, it would work great if it's not a theme park, but the planet is a backdrop for a TV show where you as engineers are the (more or less unwilling) participants, and getting off the planet is your ticket to the big prize. ASSERT is the studio crew who are trying to thwart and challenge everyone -- you could spread datapads with info about where you are, and how to escape the game show as a bonus quest.

[@mrgreeneggs6191]

i know you say you dont want assemblers and refiners, but if mining is disabled does it make that much difference. its not like people can scavenge up all materials straight away. infact if you could say disassemble item to make that part you dearly need, how is that not living the scrapping life style.... id possibly make the returns 20% of normal so you would want to be damn sure about that disassemble. besides its a very aussie thing to turn junk into something useful. ive done it with my car a few times... infact ive even modified a few parts to make the old broken part no longer needed. maybe you could make a scrappers version of certain machines and use those instead.

[@thorramalani1877]

Congrads future dad🥳, i hope misses splitsie is not hinderd to much, those growing baby's can really act like clang on the misses🤯.

[@BrokeWrench]

Ever see the baby driving and shifting in the ultrasound? This had me immediately picturing the baby bouncing and tumbling off the walls lmao

[@tyljtl]

Just a thought for a mod that "could" work with this. fully grind down so many of a forbidden block, get the ability to place one of it. not sure how to make that happen, but im thinking of a chance drop Looks cool, looking forward to to playing more

[@Flipsie]

The grind-to-learn mod worked that way although it was only needing to find a single block in that instance. At this stage I'd prefer not to go down that path because I like the idea of having a junkyard of blocks at my base 'just in case' I end up needing them :D

[@daz8405]

Looking forwards to this scenario coming out, but firstly- the clang with the engine was most CERTAINLY your fault- you should know better (Still have voted to reload - it's testing time.) Just thinking at the end - can you and Capac have a crane-truck race, but rather than that large cargo container use an armed large-grid warhead? First to make it 5kms without blowing up wins... An in-game plushie?

[@Physengineer]

I have to say, I am really looking forward to this.

[@dblaikie]

could your mod tweak the storage in a connector (or remove the stock one and add a new one)? so there isn't a perverse incentive to use connectors as cargo storage?

[@blackphoenix2753]

If you sit in a chair and make a figure 4 with your leg over the other, you can lay a baby in the crook and rock them. From there you can feed them and put them to sleep. Bet you can play and stream as well once you are used to doing it. *Chuckle* Have fun being a "Daddy" Good luck from one to another

[@Flipsie]

lol I better get stretching if I hope to sit like that for more than 30 seconds :D

[@DianonForce]

You are the only engineer i know, wich build a crane out of toilet plumbing :D

[@mrgreeneggs6191]

also of note in reguards to the tyres, locking what happens if you grind tp hack then reweld, does that unlock them?

[@planetbob4709]

there should be boobbie traps around some of these salvage finds. In a real survival scenario i am certain a survivalist would set up some traps. land mines and the like.

[@Flipsie]

Some do, but I kept them rare so people don't get wiped out as for me the engineering is the fun

[@WhatTrigger]

Also may be a little hard early stage but enable it a little later "MES Wasteland Tire Theives" kinda goes with the whole salvage theme But running that on Earth I would definitely recommend "Smooth Voxels" 3:04:00 Splitsies comment on sounded like more fun translated to me "Im sadistic and want to make you suffer" 🤣

[@fabricator77]

Yeah, finding suitable planets that can the driven on is tricky. Here are two I've used and liked: Gea - Desert Planet by Dragozenov Demus by Doctor Octoganapus - low oxygen though. (or one of the many modified versions of it)

[@Jazzious88]

wrong place, but you have coral fencing. Do you have maybe old west style water pump. Can have it with some ice in it.

[@mailleweaver]

Getting off the edge of the cliff when searching for something you know is not in the canyon would drastically increase your chances of finding it. You can almost double your visible area if you keep the cliff barely in view. Then when the first pass doesn't find it, go even farther from the cliff so you cover new ground instead of searching where you've already looked.

[@rilliencot1688]

Lmao, Splitsie has split off a clone. Congrats to you and the other half!

[@cypress1337]

Only in Space Engineers: "The toilet may have computers".

[@nvfury13]

4:23:56 Well, that’s a reason for the water mod, since just building a collector in the water would get you ice to convert to hydrogen.

[@Flipsie]

That always felt way too easy to me, there's no engineering to it and it's a limitless power source, very much against my style of play

[@nvfury13]

@@Flipsie True, but given “no mining” “no vaporators” and the amount of hydrogen needed for a launch of a decent ship (since you said you weren’t just going with a thruster and tank with seat), it would be the most elegant solution short a 150 episode series if the hydrogen amount you got this time is any indication of the supply.

[@nvfury13]

@@Flipsie Frankly, I wish the rain and snowfall from the weather were something you could collect for the purpose of fuel, and I can see you enjoying building a field of inverted beach umbrellas for that purpose.

[@Elon0212]

Congrats on the Kid! Hope you get alot of time with him playing and building legos 🥰

[@gabetheokie]

I'm also in imminent dad-hood, and it's pretty great.

[@owencomps]

I'm really looking forward to you releasing this my friend. Keep up the awesome work sir.

[@wolreb9331]

i did a simular play through using a mod that lets you get the blueprints for blocks by grinding them all down you start with nothing but a basic rover and just hunt bases the biggest challenge was when I had to fight off a auto canon turret with nothing but a grinder and hope

[@zevious279]

Foolproof method of getting rid of hiccups: Hold your breath. I guarantee that if you hold your breath long enough, your hiccups won't bother you. Congrats on the kid. Welcome to survival mode. :)

[@Flipsie]

lol You've got me there :D

[@severdlimbs5955]

Congrats on becoming a dad Splits

[@Comicsluvr]

A few points I'd like to make: 1) Congrats on the new series! 2) Kudos for starting in a rover instead of the boring old lander. Different is cool. 3) You might want to move the chute more to the center of gravity. Just a thought. 4) Have a sub!

[@crazydm7th]

you can get an uplift desk with a motor in each of the 4 legs, rated to 500lbs lifting, have 6 27's and two eatx cases plus other stuff on mine, lifts and lowers no problem

[@Flipsie]

Oh I'm sure with more money I could buy a more capable desk, my plan is just to wait until the motor dies as I suspect it'll manage for a good while yet 🙂

[@TheDainerss]

Some Building ideas: Old Fuel Depots (Hydrogen tanks), Moisture Farms (Ice), Local authorities outposts (small rover, some lockers, etc.), Storage Depots (sheds with random stuff), Small Outpost Shops (random stuff), Small Towns, Old road structures like bridges, or just sections of roads and old Semi-trailers.

[@zzzires5045]

20% ore return would be awesome for this series, super brutal for mining forcing you to hunt more than mine. Also be cool to see a town area but neutral and armed just to fill space

[@Flipsie]

Reducing ore yield doesn't force you to hunt for stuff, it just forces you to build bigger miners, that's why I felt the only way to do this was to get rid of mining altogether for this playstyle

[@zzzires5045]

@Flipsie yeah totally agree. Was half thinking 1m iron gives you 500 ingots. By the time you bother mining it, its just pure pain.

[@zzzires5045]

Also you have the hydrogen fuel marked if you choose to ride a chair on a rocket to the sky for space ;)

[@notean]

This is how I though this game should be played. Even while normal jetpack seem way OP, I would rather reduce it effect so you barely able to raise in air for 10-30 seconds.

[@LugborG]

So, are you getting a saddle for your house horse when the baby gets a bit older?

[@fleshcrafterangel]

When moving the wind turbine, was there a reason not to just build a large grid rotor part under it and then have it drop onto an advanced rotor on the trailer?

[@Flipsie]

That would have been an option too

[@GalironRunner]

Add a single piston to the starter rover. That way if the wheel issue pops up people could grind the piston down move it to the side thats broken jack it up grind and rebuild the wheel this should remove the need for the admin in a lot of cases.

[@Flipsie]

I think I provided enough parts on the starter rover to build a piston temporarily :)

[@Vessekx]

@Splitsie, just wait until the first time one of your kid’s friends recognizes you from the interwebs!

[@stefanreindel9888]

congrats on the becoming a parent to you and your partner! I like the concept. I'll try it out.

[@aaronsneary4566]

Wait, you've known Capac for TWENTY-SEVEN years!??!? Wow. That's awesome. I didn't think you were old enough to know anyone but your parents that long.

[@Flipsie]

I'm a bit older than I sound apparently :D

[@jonathanself3474]

Just saw this in my recommended videos after clicking on a son of the forest video! This mod looks super interesting so I guess I'll have to try it out soon if its out. I'm about to watch your video now to find out more!

[@thomasthurman7840]

possibly an underground base with a crane that lowers blocks down a shaft and a small forklift style thing to place it, that'd be a fun deal if you had advanced welding on

[@Pystro]

For managing cargo space exploits, can you reduce the cargo capacity of connectors? Reducing it to 0 might mess with its ability to pass items, but you'd only need to reduce it to below the capacity of a small grid 1x1x1 cargo container to discourage spam. And if players still do spam them, there's at least more items in the connector blocks themselves than in their inventory. [edit:] I keep watching for 5 more seconds and someone mentions this exact idea in chat at 3:20:52

[@theubie]

Less than 40 second in and we already get a "I didn't think that part through". Classic Splitsie.

[@Flipsie]

Ehhh, everyone forgets Triton :D

[@spychopath]

Splitsie: "If this rover is damaged, that's it, game over." Also Splitsie: *charges around at 40m/s* Is the sticking wheel due to the front bumper sticking out on the left side? Pretty sure it encroaches.

[@ChozoSR388]

Also, can we please get "Flying Capacs" as a Windows Screensaver and/or xScreensaver module for Linux?

[@lupo19fun]

I just got this game on ps4 and I’m loveing every second. One of the most relaxing games I’ve played!🎉

[@maniacwolfroar8752]

SUGGESTION! how about when you grind parts you get half of the resources as Scrap specific to each component gathered? having to use refineries as smelters ... or having to use assemblers to repair other more complicated ones? involving logistic in the game in a way?

[@Flipsie]

From what I understand of how to do things with assemblers that might be possible, though my fear would be that the assembler wouldn't add much in the way of meaningful logistics as it would just be a magical black box you put things in and the pop out repaired. For me the main engineering/logistics challenge that's within reach of my modding skills is creating a need for whole blocks to be moved :)

[@maniacwolfroar8752]

@@Flipsie that's exactly why a feature like getting scrap out of grinders might add to the whole rather moving blocks mechanic its just giving an alternative that's objectively easier and less efficient (maybe make it so you lose some resources at grinding

[@ChozoSR388]

Congratulations, you two!

[@BrokeWrench]

If you cant get combat mods to activate later you could do it low tech and have a message or unique wreck that lets you know hostiles have moved into the area. Then let people activate the mods manually if they want them

[@Flipsie]

I'm also considering some minimally defended grids to be found later on that are included as part of this mod set. If I do that then I could have the 'most difficult' one have something along those lines to suggest players grab another content mod to continue their challenge from there :)

[@OneOfThePauls]

Congratulations on the impending fatherhood!! :)

[@mstrickk1]

Ever thought of trying a playthrough on Terra Aqua? There's a scarce resources one i'm playing right now.

[@shaneedwards596]

a series on this would be awesome... i mean you could probably name it "Survival More Recycled" and really enjoying this too thanks for making and sharing :)

[@Flipsie]

I'm definitely keeping this going as a series from this start as it is since I probably could have kept playing for another 7 hours when I got to the end :D

[@shaneedwards596]

@@Flipsie it definitely felt like you was enjoying playing it as much as i'm certain everyone else was enjoying watch you tbh :) and i can see this sort of gameplay be one of those that you could easily lose track of time playing :)