Getting off the Ground - Scrapyard #13

[@Padstow]

If we want chicken-themed names, then the small piece already built could be the 'Chicken Head' and the main body yet to come could be the 'Headless Chicken.' Together, they are simply 'The Chicken"!

[@corentingoovaerts133]

I like it! Good one

[@Lake_Filter]

I was just thinking that Splitsie made a Chickenless Head.

[@tylerzerbe6861]

This is good but "chicken head" is slang for well.... go check urban dictionary. If splitsie calls this thing a chicken head imma giggle every time he says it.

[@Padstow]

I see. That really is incredibly unfortunate. We need an alternative name, then. I've seen a few good ones elsewhere in the comments.

[@MasterManiac]

Bin-Chicken! Given this is a "scrap" scenario. Or to follow the same logic, the Bin Chicken as the flyer and the Bin as the cargo carrier. 😜

[@vynashe4442]

I knew in my bones when splitsie said "whats in the shed" that gun was the answer.

[@awolgamming7793]

same here

[@FeyPrevesk]

After the sing-song way he said that, I was fully expecting there to be a turret and then a follow-up of "It wants me dead." XD

[@johnboy2048]

Yup. I was like 5 seconds ahead of him on that one. Something about that shed screamed gun.

[@Paganpryde]

Yep... Works about right for MY RnG as well. Every time I rush in or even thin 'What is in here' I come face to face with a turret. Go in with gun drawn ready to shoot... Nothing...

[@ivanheffner2587]

Same. Got a good laugh when I was right.

[@marcgarrett4401]

Blackshadow will be so happy. You've made your own bubble. Really good scrap run this episode.

[@Joop133]

Frankenbubble

[@SaltyBoots]

So now you have a "Blob", comparative to the "Bubble"

[@voidphilosopher42]

Spume or Burble, could work too.

[@daz8405]

Bumble (like the bee) because it's quite round, or Quasimodo because of the odd shoulder thruster. If you want to head towards bird names - you can call it the Vulture or the Eagle. You could call it the HorseFly - it flies, and you tend to be horse with various day-care diseases recently.

[@Kitsune_Enjoyer]

Vulture is a great name for the scraping scenario😂

[@nocanseegreen3845]

57:16 I AM CHICKEN. Idk about the whole vehicle, but that part that detaches should definitely be called the chicken nugget

[@BloodBlight]

I was just thinking "The McNugget"

[@robirvin1502]

I like that. That's better than my idea. Do that one.

[@OldTexasRed]

Name suggestion for the flyer "The Scarper" verb, means to run away. "they left the stuff where it was and scarpered" or "they took the stuff and scarpered with it"

[@bearnaff9387]

I really wanted to second Bumble and Queen Bee suggested down below, but "Scarper" just works sooooooo well. So, I'm seconding it. My only original contribution would be it's class - "skyjack". Just because naming an industrial transport the same thing as a high crime is stupid enough to happen.

[@calebjtv]

i love that he made a pallet for the components and then spends 15 minutes moving the various thrusters around lmaooo, watching you make more work for yourself is quite fun. really great scrap you found tho, the gun shed was great

[@UfoLBeerSeeker]

A little suggestion for you reversing into things. Place a sensor at the back covering small area behind you, but above the floor. Detect any grids and engage sound block. Simple parking sensor. Maybe it will give you half second heads up before you bump into stuff, or engage alarm just after you hit something, which would add to the hilarity of situation. Just watched till the end... is that a return of... Bin Chicken?!

[@Eythan_Heeb]

Flyer name suggestion "The tick" because its going to attach and detach to a bigger body

[@ivanheffner2587]

Unfortunately, Splitsie already had a Tick back in Survival Maybe. He could maybe call it “The Tick, The Second.”

[@davidaugustofc2574]

Hmmm nah

[@dawnfallon6812]

The "Bee" and the "Hive". Also, consider having a merge block on the crane or the trailer as well to carry the Bee if you discover very large scrap that the Hive cannot handle. The Bee can piggy back ride home while you drive.

[@lordsherifftakari4127]

use a Gullwing form with your lift thrusters up high and thus clear of burning holes in what you are collecting. your primary cockpit lifter should have a sg medium cargo container or two for small bits like motors, computers, Grids & Power Cells. the big lifter can have all the big lift thrust and more cargo for general hauling when you are out and can GPS mark anything too big to fly home with. you built a Bubble = call it the Shadowblaster as a compliment to Shadow

[@armastat]

For that little flying Pod thing, do an EvE thing and keep the one pod and make it so it fits into a variety of vehicles as the cockpit. One Pod many vehicles.

[@Sasinc-pw8ni]

At 1:59, the spot lights on the shed in the background, to right corner of the screen, looks like the Cheshire Cat has come to say hello 😁🐱

[@benkai09]

Splitsies weekly reminder that time is going too fast. Can't wait

[@juneBug412]

could call the small cockpit module the flea, and maybe call the carrier module the dog, or alternatively the mutt since it'll be made from odds and ends from various grids

[@BrokeWrench]

Oh i like "The Mutt"

[@GrinningCoyote]

I suggest calling the flyer the "Peep", although I gather that marshmallow Peeps aren't widely available in Australia.

[@AtrakKarta]

You *can* get them in NZ, though, as an import.

[@codingjawa5180]

How about naming it "The Stub"? Because you can help, by expanding it.

[@7ftdustbunny]

I like the block that dropped when Splitsie saw the gun made me think he sh*t a brick lol

[@rafahudamt8546]

16:54 From the start I felt anxious every time when splitsie entered the shed

[@thatonecephalopod9956]

Splitsie, suggestion: on your flying vehicle (name pending) maybe add some more powerful lights on the front aimed down at an angle. For any nighttime excursions.

[@moonshadegaming1778]

For the cockpit module, I would like to offer the name "Hatchling." It's small, adorable, and looks like if you took a turn too quickly you'll end up turtled far too easily, but you won't have too much trouble righting yourself again.

[@TomPrickVixen]

With the "vector thrusters" script and the 2 large atmo-s u could build a "V-22 osprey" like flying-machine that might just has enough lift to carry a car wreckage, or at least to carry a decent amount of cargo (i think when u did that "escape from Mars" scenario that plane only had 2 large for lift as well, and could fly with 8 loaded mediums, on that gravity). I simply use a "flying speed-bike" now for scouting, with 1 large battery, and have a hotbar set to turn off the reversing thruster, so it can just "drift" forwards, and its charge lasts a long time with only 3 small lifting thrusters.

[@Andrew.A.]

57:16 Bin Chicken Not that it exactly resembles an ibis, but suits the scavenger theme of scrapyard survival while also fitting with the chicken coop ramp you've recently built

[@MasterManiac]

Upvote 👌

[@dinohansen5074]

Asymmetry gives it character.

[@KaneinEncanto]

For the neon sign, if you don't mind no variation, only need to add one timer to the mix. Set timer for full cycle duration (on, off, back to on) and set to lock the powered connector and restart its own timer. Then for the duration you want to keep the sign lit in the cycle, set the auto disconnect timer in the connector. One of the timers built-in effectively.

[@arielmoonsoo9219]

The flying module you've made could be the dumpster, and the future body could be the garbage truck.

[@Agnemons]

For a bonus challenge with your neon lights. See if you can make individual letters flicker as if the neons are starting to fail.

[@Splitsie]

That's precisely what this setup is for :D

[@Comet8489]

As Splitsie describes the modular flyer, I must have said to myself "so, the bubble" about 20 times. Black shadow will be pleased

[@karifaevt]

The gatlings are always right when you are relaxed and calm and then pants are shat

[@Splitsie]

They just know when to strike

[@johnsmall4571]

Don't forget to move your scrap beacon back to the truck!

[@pottersmarauders]

Cockpit module is The Bumble and the lifter body is The Bee. Together would be The BumbleBee, a curious thing that shouldn't be able to fly but does it anyway.

[@Zarder10]

when struggling with space driving the telehandler around objects, particularly when you have a load, like with a forklift remember you have movement on the Z axis so you can bring the load up over things then maneuver and bring the load back down. eg: 48:00 . using this method when i was driving forklifts saved me so much time/made things easier

[@Beeblebum]

Did you want someone to suggest: "I am Chicken?" 😄 57:15 Edit: Suggestion for a MiniGame... I was trying to throw some scrap into my Grinderpit yesterday, and I was like.. hmmmm; Using Grabby Hands to play Basketball...

[@viperforty8450]

1 minute and 60 views? Splitsie falling off Joking, love the series

[@johncassidy2298]

Mini control flyer: Southpaw. You can put a large grid merge on the back of the trailer truck (newly dubbed: the Boxer (truck) and use it as the roving scraper for long distance recon. Add a couple of cargo containers with a H2/O2 generator and a couple of tanks to power the additional thrusters for flight. Find ice for truck/cargo side of Rover/flyer (bring back more ice for base H2 tank). Load up and start to fly (or drive if too heavy) back. If there are extra large components, then fly back to get the crane truck/cargo. (Attach all parts to haul your 'score' back to base..like a scrap yard CONSTRUCTACON™(get more 'trailers' and build a train (together you can call it Fezzic™, because he is the Brute-squad™))) ***Of course this may be problematic if you are worried about all the ™'s.***

[@orianalexander1671]

splitsie, for your flier, I suggest adding one of the flatmoe in the up direction so if you ever add the flight blocks you have a little thrust with gravity for the AI block. second you built the three blocks on the back of the cockpit, you could replace one of those with the event controller for your antenna controller. as for a name you can call it "the egg" and the back would be "the chicken". then you can settle the debate on which came first the chicken or the egg.

[@BadgerBishop]

If you chop the front off the helicopter, you could convert it to look like a heavy lift heli as part of the project, but a fresh build could also work. Something about chopping up and repurposing the helicopter feels more appropriate to the series.

[@semiproparrot9985]

a cute name for the flyer could be "Bee" like a little scrapper bee, its got the right colour for it, and the right kinda shape, as it looks like it might not be able to fly but does so anyway. and when you build the thing to connect up to it, it could become the queen bee, as the queen bee is larger and generally has a larger back end so itd fit pretty well i think

[@JUNIsLuke]

I like the idea of calling the cockpit part a capsule, as far as I can tell that’s the name for an insects head and then you could call the “pick up part” the abdomen or something like that

[@SaltyBoots]

Or the pill

[@danielelkin995]

This is the coolest SE series I have watched, Such a cool idea Thank you :)

[@Mr402TA]

Splitsie, there's a TV show from like 1987 called The Highwayman, that had a tractor/trailer that had a hidden helicopter built into the cab for moving quick. I kinda get the same vibe for what you're starting to build here.

[@baronclime6423]

The cockpit you used on the flyer always makes me think of a grasshopper head. Maybe call it the scrap-hopper. Especially with the landing legs and design choices you were talking about it would probably be very appropriate.

[@ssislo84]

A Searchlight near the bottom of that flyer would be helpful. You also gave it extra thrust but have no mag plates/landing gear to pick things up with.

[@danilolarzonei]

That little one coud use some lights pointing downwards and to the rear. Awesome creation.

[@zacharycunningham7669]

One last thing you could place on that flying brick, just because? A vent, right on top of that one last conveyor slot, located on the roof of the industrial cockpit.

[@scottsparkes48]

Put an helicopter on the roof as the billboard backing... Spinning rotors blades will add an extra dimension to the sign. Better yet, put neon on the rotor blades too! Scapsie's High Flying Deals!

[@jokejoke4234]

Heres my suggestions. 1. Splitfire 2. Splitcore 3. Splitstorm 4. Splithawk 5. Splitjet 6. Splitstrike 7. Splitspark 8. Splitblaze 9. Splitforce 10. Splithunter 11. Splitthrust 12. Splitflare 13. Splitpulse 14. Splitbeam 15. Splitvein 16. Splitblitz 17. Splitharvest 18. Splitnova 19. Splitdawn 20. Splitblade 21. Splittalon 22. Splitvolt 23. Splitthunder 24. Splitscorch 25. Splitgale 26. Splitburst 27. Splitstream 28. Splitlight 29. Splitforge 30. Splitstrike

[@knightbeforedawn]

With the enhanced grinder, I use 2 grinders 1 top tier grinder and 1 basic grinder that I use exclusively for batteries.

[@bilalmaati2205]

Amazing work I like fow the flyer looks but I got the idea that if you were to make the thruster mixed between sci-fi and regular and less symmetrical it would give it a very scrap made look

[@murrayboyton8779]

I'd Suggest Tur-duc-ken as a name, two modules and then if you dock it with your rover as well.... perfection.

[@warriorsabe1792]

You really do need to make your telehandler able to spin on the spot so you can have the option when maneuvering in tight spaces, which can probably be done with only hotbar buttons if you want to save the timer. Just toggle steering on the front and invert steering+propulsion on one side, then steering will align them along a circle and propulsion will just spin you in place (you could probably get away with just inverting propulsion and skid steering like a tank, but I think letting the wheels align to the arc would work more smoothly) For your flyer, what if you make the one mismatched thruster more rusty or something, so it looks more like it's been ramshackled together from spare parts? That might make the asymmetry feel more natural And what if you added a spotlight that was set to target weapons on whichever becomes your primary scrapping vehicle? That way you'd know ahead of time if the shed was an angry one by the light and targeting reticule highlighting it (and you could have a button to turn it off if you didn't want an extra light on all the time)

[@Triaxx2]

I feel like a couple of the green searchlights like the crane has might be something useful to include on the flier. The name... I think might actually be a design influence. The Queen Bee. And then instead of designing just a single lifting module, build 2-3 of them. Then you set them up to connect via merge blocks. That way you can take just the first one now with your two large lifters and as you get more, you simply build yourself another module and can snap it on, or leave it home. The module themselves you build X-shaped with the thrusters at the tops so they're far enough away to not burn the bottoms, and then you can have both a stable bottom to land on, as well as a wide stance to pick up large items with.

[@andrewsapelli8989]

Something I think might be neat for your light posts is if you have a merge block as part of the base and then make a lamplighter vehicle that goes around to top off the batteries at the base of the poles as necessary. As much as just removing blocks makes sense SE wise, I think having the dedicated vehicle might be nice RP wise.

[@Mandred85]

How about "Little Nostromo" for the flyer? Like the towing M-Class freighter in Alien? The way it connects and disconnects from the ore refinery reminds me of what you are planning!

[@btgbullseye]

Flyer name suggestion: "Mantis". That way you can have the "Mantis Head" as the cockpit part. (also because it's for you to go scrapping with, which is kinda like eating it if you squint really hard and tilt your head)

[@chadp6307]

Since this flyer is to be detachable from the main flyer, it's almost like a Captain's Skiff. Thus, it could be named Skiffy... or to incorporate your name into it, Skiffsie. In regards to the blinking/flickering neon, timer blocks sound interesting, but I'm unsure how you'd get randomness from them. (This is under the assumption you are going for the "faulty circuit" flicker effect rather than an intentional blinking sign) I would imagine that there is a random number function that can be created in a script to allow for a more realistic letter or sign section blink/flicker. A rooftop connection for the main flyer seems like a neat idea although I don't know if one could be built without seriously modifying the roof. I was imagining a bit of a landing platform, with a set of stairs coming down between the new warehouse and the "garage" for ground access.

[@tylerzerbe6861]

Once it has enough thrusters to pick up a building you should call it "the housefly". Because it'd be a vehicle that can make a house fly.

[@Cricket26740]

Flier name suggestion " Lifty-Slpit" Been watching your youtubes since Light Echoes, enjoy your vids, thx you sir for the time and efforts you put forth.

[@drewbrown6517]

I started my own scrap-only play-through, and after driving around for 6 hours, I FINALLY found a wind generator. Too bad it was on its side and half buried. Even after digging it out, it was impossible to convert it to a ship. Oh well, back to the rover

[@n0bl3hunt3r]

You have slipped the surly bonds of earth!

[@lake9496]

I reckon the chicken/chicken legs should be the name of the lifter module, and you can call the small flyer the chick

[@bigbison6593]

Splitsie I think it would be cool to park the tele handler in the raised garage, I think the ramp is the perfect size with the 2 tracks and all!

[@iXenox]

The small flier could be called "The Pumpkin", while the large body would be "The Headless Knight"

[@HoundRogerson]

When you asked for a name, Voltron instantly jumped to mind, and I thought calling it the Rusty Dragon for the head, and .... well see about the body, later, lol.

[@jimclayson]

16:55 Nice reflexes. 👍

[@diseabronx5075]

The cockpit could be called the frog. Because you’re going to use it to hop back home for the crane when necessary.

[@JVelez1971]

Well the small module can be "Chicken Little" and the large combined flyer can be "Big Rooster", and paint it red and black ;) Of course the merge block will mess with what is named what, but we can dream :D 🐣🐔

[@schrader7508]

For the ship call one part the king crab, the other part the fiddler crab than when paired the consortium.

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

8:17 I'm not sure, but is that an absolutely tiny helicopter? If so, adorable. I think an interesting design for an aircraft in this scenario would be to have the thrusters raised high above the rest of the craft - this could be decorated to look like they're on large arms or spikes or something, but it would give a unique, kind of alien look (if SE cared about it, it'd even autolevel when carrying something because of the distance, but, well), and keep the flames at a harmless distance from any cargo regardless of size, allowing you to potentially bring back even large vehicles or small buildings.

[@passerby184]

it may be weired question, but does space in this save have abandoned spaceships scattered around?

[@jamiemahoney2446]

As a complete outsider, a very good question.

[@MistahBryan]

37:37, This camera angle makes the pickup truck look like it has a Bulldog's head :)

[@tiberiousjc3739]

There's some good spots for mag plates on the cab and front of the trailer/ truck.

[@__Valkyrie__]

The Seagull, snaps back, pecks at small things, over indulges the larger items haha... (insert meme of Sea gull eating a rat)

[@theubie]

You don't even need the control panel on the pallets. Just a switch lock button.

[@HOMadsen]

Very cool flying thing, you should call is The Air Scrapsie. 😊

[@RUST-STUDIOS]

Idea for truck lights, have a light bar on the top, like an off-road vehicle, but put them on the back of the cab so they light up the bed to see what your doing there

[@gabetheokie]

Your comment about the necessity of an antenna+remote on the flying lifter got me thinking: could you use an event controller to automatically trigger the lifter to land if you were to exit the cockpit mid-flight?

[@nils-peterwihlney8732]

I'd call it Ironbeak, since it is the head of a bird flyer meant for searching and gathering scrap. So either Ironbeak, Scrapbeak, or Rustbeak.

[@derrickobara6806]

Might be worth making a charger for the flyer that you can either park the n but lifting section to, or just the cockpit section in a pinch, especially if you're planning on separating them and doing separate trips. Maybe an extra battery attachment for extra range on just the cockpit section?

[@beng3456]

It's flexible... It's flyable... It's the Flexsie Flysie

[@186scott]

Splitsie: what's in the shed 🎶 Me: DEATH Space engineers: 🔫 Me:🤯☠️

[@pavo_9768]

*Splitsie explaining his plans *Me seeing subtitles "Speaking stuff"

[@Geninacra]

Flying Ego would be a good name for the thingy. Looks like a floating head.

[@roadtrain_]

Instead of making the chinook your flyer... space chinook? Also, an idea for the little module you have: Make your skids full blocks and put a searchlight underneath the cockpit.

[@MrLogic85]

The chicken makes me think of the ugly duckling makes leads me to Uggie Duckie. Uggie for the "head" Duckie for the lifter/body. If you then place the large thrusters far out to the sides, it will look like stubby wings.

[@RGSneaker]

It might be a good idea to have a cockpit button to toggle fwd thrust, so you can coast with minimal power consumption

[@bottlecaps2741]

For the lifter component of your flyer it might be handy to put a merge block on either end of it so you can connect to whichever end is more convenient at the time, plus you could then use a merge block on the base as your charging point. Something about the shape of the little flyer makes me think of a flea so perhaps that could be the name.

[@paul7932]

Gives decapitated Wasp vibes with the colour scheme. Which you could lean in to with the design of the other half

[@boomeraus0073]

So Splitsie has built himself his own little Bubble? Shadow will be proud :)

[@Punnikin1969]

If it's a chicken themed build then you could be flying the Egg right now and dock it with the Coop, Roost, Nest, etc. Also, would you want a small vent on the cockpit to bring in oxygen or has that changed in SE? I haven't played in a while. Alternate naming idea: You have the Cockpit, attach it to the Pullet. Multi-level name.

[@Xagroth]

"Let's buy the new experimental thingie by the side of the really expensive and critical vehicle/base". Seriously, not much of a problem unless hinges, rotors and/or pistons are involved. I literally had a BIG rover (cockpit, 2 hydrogen engines, 1 h2+o2 generator and 2 big cargo & 4 medium cargo in a six wheeler wide platform, small grid) perform several flips in multiple axis just by adding the part for the hinge... (frotunately it landed connector-first on the ground, nothing exploded, and I had just added some extra light armor as a cage around the components...). You never know when a vehicle will exert its dreams of olympic-level gymnastics!

[@toneandersen2944]

You scared the crap out of me when you encountered the gun :D

[@Splitsie]

Proper brown pants moment :P

[@thermoid1]

the small flier can be Lil Clucker, the body can be That Clucker, and them combined can be The Mother Clucker lol

[@DecPlays_]

For wheels on the blocks I've found that having fairly high tyre pressure (70%) makes for better handling whereas for voxels, lower pressures are favoured. Give it a test and see what you think. 👍

[@vhaossa3486]

Call it the Naartjie (an small orange Citrus fruit from South Africa, basically pronounced Nar-chi)

[@corpnut2906]

I like Tick or Flea for the flier love this series and i am watching your Scavenger series now good stuff.

[@xl-gameplay3211]

Wake up, new scrapyard video just dropped

[@Andrea_Selena]

The Cockpit-Module is the "The Chicken", while the Carrier-Module should be called "The Vulture".

[@faceplant950]

On a not-entirely-related topic, are there any thoughts or plans to revisit the Little Construction Company series when the 1.0 release (7dtd) comes out? Really miss that whole series... :

[@abraxis260482]

Maybe it's just because it's wide, has black & yellow stripes, and flies; but the name "The Bumble" just seems to suggest itself. Though I suppose Shadow might think you're just ripping off "The Bubble" . . . Any thoughts on where the heavy lift module is going to be parked when not in use? Are you thinking of building a little helipad onto the base somewhere; maybe on the roof of the little garage building, or out the back, behind the warehouse so not everything is all focused around that one small area? I suppose you could open up the front of the second warehouse building and convert it into a straight-up hangar? I presume that at this point finding and dragging back an actual hangar might seem like overkill. Also, not to be that guy, but wouldn't it have been easier to just move the whole pallet of thrusters outside so you could sort them out there where there's actually room to work? Isn't that the point of movable pallets in the first place? For future building projects it might be an idea to build an area specifically for that purpose, with an inspection pit, piston jacks, lighting, and cargo access already in place? Maybe even a smaller crane nearby in case you need to move something or hold it in place? Oh and at the risk of stating the obvious; I'd recommend getting the flickering sign built on the ground first before craning it up over the gate, rather than try and working on it in situ. For extra effect, would it also be worth adding a spark emitter or two that turns on whenever the sign "flickers"? May I also assume that only the 'S' on "Scrapsies" will be flickering off occasionally, because that's just the kind of mentality we have here? ;)