How to make a Jump Drive [Space Engineers]

In this tutorial, I explain in detail how to create your own jump drive (Mass Drive) in space engineers. This tutorial is for newer and more experienced players, but it does require some knowledge of the game in order to follow.
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[@gingerjester2870]

That was the most professional space engineers video I've seen to date. Good work man, I've subscribed and look forward to seeing what you can do :D

[@gingerjester2870]

Even the description is well made. You sir, have a future

[@Zer0C0re]

Brilliantly done. I can honestly say this was better than some of the speeches given in the speech communication class I took last year (you were clear, to the point, didn't slur any words... very nice). And great description of the drive and how it works. I just started playing this game and more or less figured out (the hard way) how to build a drive like this (although mine was much more simple and only used one gravity generator and one mass block). Anyway, keep up the good work. It's great to see a tutorial here on youtube that (finally) makes sense.

[@DeafeningXilence]

dude that was so well put together. You started youtube not long ago and you are already creating content that rivals even the top youtubers of today. Guys if you did enjoy the video please remember to share it around as that is ultimately what will help Morphs channel grow

[@Morphologis]

Thanks man!! Unfortunately though, I just cant seem to get my channel to grow T_T. I'll keep creating content though - after-all, I find it quite fun :D

[@shadowshatto]

Morphologis Keep it up man, you'll get there

[@constantoine]

Morphologis i'm french but your video are very easy to understand even for a french and they have a very good audio/video quality thats why i subscribe to your channel now you will can tell to your friends your internationnal success ;-} gg dude and keep it up .

[@LordDaxius]

@@Morphologis Little did you know. It's seeing a comment like this and seeing where you're at now that truly gives me some inspiration to actually start doing KZbin.

[@andbruu]

Just watched a few of your videos. The tempo, voice and info in your videos are top of the line. Are you a pro tutorial creator? Even though I knew most of what you show, I could not stop watching. Keep it up. Sub.

[@kylearcher8746]

Love the step by step instructions, alot of tutorial videos assume all their viewers know all the buttons on the keyboard already

[@ValakDhur]

I just got this game the other day and I'm finding your videos to be great man. Keep it up!

[@wertermanby]

These are the best space engineers tutorials going, Great job Morphologis

[@demonicpineappleplanet3904]

I have never been able to group in the last year I have had space engineers. THANKYOU SO MUCH for mentioning how to do it! :)

[@Hawky180]

That's it! Your tutorials are the education I'm looking for! Liked and subscribed!

[@ChunkeeMunkee]

Excellently put together tutorial, had already implemented something similar into a prototype ship I'm building, but enjoyed watching nonetheless! Good job, have subbed and look forward to more ;)

[@shad5812]

morph:how to make a jump drive! keen: heyy, lets put jump drives in our game but still i had no idea i could do this and ive had the game for a year. your content is GREAT!

[@jazzWF]

Very informative and you explain everything people need to know instead of assuming they know some things. You deserve more subscribers than you have!

[@Cayman192]

I'm glad someone made this video. I was going to make a video like it myself but I was way too lazy. And without internet for a long long time.

[@terrance3675]

Well, I am so happy to have seen this video. You have earned a sub.

[@ablolazy3303]

You are the best KZbinr i have ever saw!

[@sithlord7m]

Very nice. I even knew about this already but I enjoyed the watch anyway :)

[@Neronix17]

Subscribed, but Jump Drive =/= Mass Drive.

[@cheeseybutter]

I must say your whole entire Space Engineers section is absolutely amazing. The quality of your videos are so good, and the content is the best so far for this game. Also your intro music is the best. Good taste. (what song is it lol)

[@thewanderingvoice7349]

This is a great idea for compact escape pods.

[@AnonJuggerbot]

This is the second video I have watched of yours, the first being the extendible arms one. Subscribed. I already have an idea for making an elevator with the extendible arms.

[@cmdrsygramyrgrayson272]

High quality video great job...

[@simontheewok]

Great vid! Thanks!

[@Kerenskyz15]

Your videos are really well done. Especially like the CSD "Gatlings" you made. Far more inventive and practical use than what you see LSD do.

[@ericcartman7863]

Because grav-drives aren't original everyone uses them

[@Kerenskyz15]

Eric Cartman This video was just well done as a kind of tutorial. Sure, I know grav-drives are common and I already use them too. I meant more of his other vids, like the rotary cannons he made with CSDs for fun.

[@matthijs3891]

you make great tutorials :P

[@laserwasntjoe]

amazing. I am going to use this for a getaway carrier/frigate.

[@TallinuTV]

Video is interesting and useful despite the mistitling. Presumably some people call this a "mass drive" because you have to use artificial "mass" blocks, since normal ship blocks aren't affected by gravity... And here with your SF trivia for the day is...! This kind of drive system is properly called a "gravity drive" and is a type of reactionless thruster.

[@fabialias]

perfect starter tutorial !!!

[@Shinzon23]

You have a future in tutorials for aspiring Space Engineers. Good Work! Also, I found a issue with the Mass Drive; if you screw up the mounting and either have a asteroid penetrate, or someone gets a rocket into it, the Mass Drive has the potential to literally punch its way through your ship like a armor piercing bullet; had that happen where I stupidly did individual mass drive "Modules" that were't exactly mounted in sturdily, and then upon testing, having NOT noticed that I'd had a meteor hit the drive pod, turned it on and then started spinning wildly everywhere as the "Drive Module" proceeded to start thrusting forwards. Stupid design flaw I know. It does make me wonder if Space Engineers will ever have "Load Bearing" simulations so that if you make a large ship, you have to have load bearing pieces of the ships skeleton, or have the drive units either tear off or thrust inside the ship. If so, having a Mass Drive will involve a LOT of trial and error to make sure it doesn't come loose like a turbine blade in a jet engine and start making a hash of your internals!

[@thebestchannel4evar310]

try turning that into a weapon to fire at other ships

[@Shinzon23]

Hit and miss;it'll work, but its a little pricey, and Artificial Mass Blocks are not exactly the strongest block out there, so it usually goes "SPLAT" against a targets hull;

[@adamwallis1353]

Using a grav drive I've had a massive ship, quite literally force itself thru an asteroid...

[@Shinzon23]

Adam Wallis *Mortal Combat Voice* Impressive! Heavy armor blocks were used I'm assuming?

[@trentonsimmons9568]

Don't give the game devs any ideas... I NEED this to work...

[@combativeThinker]

Very informative.

[@parkerr3244]

I usually just build my ships so the front of the ship from the outside is the bottom of the ship inside, and then I just toss in an artificial mass block or two and use that for long-range travel. much simpler than building specific gravity generators for travel.

[@NLTops]

A Mass Driver (correct term) is not the same as a Jump Drive. A Mass Driver flings (usually through electromagnetism) 'stuff' at very high speed. A Jump Drive folds space around an object to move it in relation to that space. I only clicked this link to tell you that, because in SE there are several propulsion methods and it's confusing to new players when people mess up the terminology. I know this is an old video, but you still got it wrong even though there weren't jump drives in the game yet. In SE: Impulse - Basic Thrusters. Gravity Drive - Uses directional Gravity Generators and Artificial Mass Blocks on the object that needs to be accelerated itself. Mass Driver - Uses directional Gravity Generators on a seperate structure and Artificial Mass Blocks on the object that needs to be accelerated. Jump Drive - Object and anything attached to it is semi-instantly 'teleported' to either a specific GPS coordinate or a set distance in a random direction. Uses Jump Drive blocks.

[@LordDaxius]

POV: You're on a nostalgia trip after seeing his newest video on SE

[@Mrstealth93]

Morphologis Wow. This is a really professional construction guide that also are really simple to follow. Guess i`ll be using your channel for stuff that are tricky to build when i need a guide.

[@Mugthraka]

Would really like to see a cannon turret tuto from you.

[@Mugthraka]

Awesome tutorials, very explicite and somple to understand, love the visual cues. Took me 30 minutes to makes it, 10 minutes to actually build the drive and 20 minutes of screwing around with it. built one on my Rogue ship, the thing is 20.000.000 in mass, and with 12 grav gens and 12 mass blocks it enoughj to move him at 105m/s in just 20 secs, while before it took me 2m30 sec to get to 75m/s, quite the improvement really. go check my ship on the workshop, the thing is named CTC The Goliath

[@downycyberpolicechief2676]

Good videos, I cant seem to make a ship with this because the slightest block unbalance and my ships always end up having to be cylinders or rectangles to fly properly with this

[@magzthepro]

Haha, just had the idea yesterday :D

[@ethansullivan1564]

I copied ur design and adding some of my thins now. thanks for this jumpdrive, ive alwys wanted a fast ship.

[@AstonishedByTheLackOfCake]

AWESOME!, i've thought of this, but never Actually knew if it was possibe [i dont have space engineers] good work!, if u can plz add more GRAVITY generators ti achive a faster speed [again no idea if this is pozsible or if the game has somekind if speedlimit] u sir deserve a like!

[@adamwallis1353]

You say you have to put the masses "below" the generators, but that's not true. Anywhere in the grav field and they work fine. You also say, adjust the fields to cover your ship, which again is unnecessary, they only need to cover the masses. As such, when I build one of these I tend to build a cube out of alternating layers of mass and gens (masses at corners to support the next "floor"), and adjust the fields so they just about overlap every mass. This way I don't get crazy grav fields in "user" sections of the ship. Surround it in glass and it also looks pretty badass

[@Morphologis]

I never said it wouldn't work to place it anywhere on the ship, but I did say that if your ship isn't balanced, it will start listing. Artificial mass placed off axis will cause it to list if it isn't counter-balanced, try it out for yourself.

[@adamwallis1353]

Morphologis Well, that happens if -any- mass is off balance. So like if you put your artificial masses in direct line with your generators, and yet your ship isn't symmetrical, you'll have issues with listing. Unless ofc you balance the list with mass (doesn't have to be artificial mass). Also I meant more like you say specifically -below-. And my point is that above is also fine, meaning you can make sandwiches. And to the side is also fine, if balanced the other side. Hence my cubic drives. P.S. I'm not having a go, your guides are awesome generally. Just pointing out some findings I've been getting whilst making grav drives =}

[@combativeThinker]

Adam Wallis It helps a lot to use symmetry in those cases.

[@RevanTheFireMage]

Omg I just know realized that you are in shacks survival series 😂😂 no wonder you were so familiar!

[@navyrayne]

I miss these vids Morph, :(

[@BurstFlare686]

Can you make an updated jump drive block video? (also, as stated in other comments... this is a mass drive)

[@chloekaftan]

i almost wish your intro sounded like 3rd song from daft punks interstella 5555 album : digital love, it would fit you so well! xD

[@willbrack7069]

Is it possible to change the assault rifle skin and if so can you make a video about it

[@Anvarynn]

This would've worked really well with an old script I had that bumped the max speed to ludicrous levels, idk if that script still works or not but if it does I can imagine this giving your ship the big zoom zooms.

[@sccojake]

How up to date is this mode of propulsion? I assume this would cause merry hell with a ship when in a planetary gravity well, but does it still work in open space?

[@boopjack9522]

Too old

[@taxavoider9889]

Amazing how did you manage to make this?

[@trentonsimmons9568]

Is symmetrical mode available in Survival?

[@JolanXBL]

I've been trying this on my own, but I didn't know you could have the mass and grav on the same ship. Kinda seems strange that they are affected, but not the body of the ship itself :P

[@Iamaworthlessliar]

does this still work after planets were patched in?

[@I.D.M.]

If I tried to make this into engine pods on both sides of the ship, instead of placing in the center. Would that stil work? Just made the built, the test flights seems to work like a charm, thanks Morph!

[@I.D.M.]

well...I think I may have turned on the power too soon....

[@CashKingD]

What is your intro music? It sounds a lot like Daft Punk.

[@danielkeane6676]

105 m/s?! You broke the speed limit!

[@RinaMaster77]

disable inertial dampeners and watch it shoot up to 106.0 m/s.

[@mattstorm360]

RinaMaster77 Just add more grav generators and artificial mass.

[@ckkitty]

Danny K The displayed speed it not the actual speed. It glitched from the very sudden stop in acceleration and the display speed gone higher than real speed.

[@RykA5]

i usually start with mass blocks then add grav gen ontop then repeat, no waste blocks wasting space

[@alphaplayzz1381]

in new space engineers now a jump drive block now exists

[@amshermansen]

The only thing I don't get is why you're adding more than one Gravity Generator - If a single one covers the entire "engine" (i.e. mass blocks) wouldn't that suffice? It's not like the gravgens stack G's on top of each other?

[@davidbennett5087]

hey Morph I'm working on a ship and would appreciate some feed back , do u give feedback back on ships ??

[@Praesynco]

Could you tell me what your computer specs are? Your game runs so smooth, even when flying a big ship

[@Morphologis]

Absolutely, I'm running a i7 4700k @ 4.5ghz, 16 gb DDR3 @ 2133mhz, game is installed on a 180gig SSD, and I have 2x reference Titan BLACK cards running stock clock. Hope this helps!! You should also note though that KZbin videos are restricted to 30 FPS, so they can't always be taken as an indication that a computer/ game runs well.

[@Praesynco]

Well dude awesome creation none the less. If anything we should play together bro

[@JacobThomasFallen2025]

Morphologis That sir is one amazing rig.

[@IbrahimYenin]

Dude, you sound like Otacon, i'm sure i'm not the first one noticing

[@yellowpeaches6040]

Such a usuul series for people like me that are complete noobs in SE

[@sjsushi1595]

less mass means lower momentum means higher acceleration. am i missing something here or are you wrong? bear in mind i dont own a copy of the game yet.

[@Morphologis]

Yes, but we're talking about science fiction artificial mass and gravity generators. Grav gens don't recognize ship mass when applying force, they only exert force on artificial mass blocks at the moment. However, the ship's mass is taken into account when calculating the force required to overcome the ships inertia. So when you add more generators or mass blocks, it increases the force the mass drive exerts on the ship to overcome the inertia. I hope this makes sense to you.

[@sjsushi1595]

Thanks for the info!

[@chloekaftan]

there are two problems with this video, the first is obvious - we already have jump drives, but this is an old video so yeah.. the second is that any ship with artificial mass and gravity generator blocks that are all on tend to spiral out of control and crash towards a planetary gravitational sphere of influence, even without gravity generators this will happen since artificial gravity is overridden by planetary gravity, so as long as there are mass blocks in your ship landing will be suicidal.

[@doky7174]

This was before jump drives were in the game

[@calleb7293]

+Poky Doky and planets

[@joshuashevchuk7279]

ENERGY EFFICENT SUPER SHIP DONT MIND IF I DO!

[@MrPlaneCrashers]

one question, why don't just you say how it works at the beginning, so we can build our own. Btw, this is so costly you have no idea. (unless you are playing 10-10-10)

[@yio5000]

This is a great idea but not great compared to the FTL mod

[@mattstorm360]

What this has vs the FTL mod is it is stock. No mods and some people like that.

[@Raven10241]

so then why don't the treky nerds use this for propulsion instead of internal thrusters they could make a survival ready ship that way

[@MajiUltimata]

How to make a jump drive: Spawn a jump drive. YOUR DONE!!!! GOOD WORK!!!!

[@noragerts87]

False advertising, this isn't a jump drive. I am disapoint

[@Morphologis]

Shinichi Kaneki This was made 9 months before jump drives were added, or modding was available. I will likely do another video on this using their new module (even though it is a bit more boring).

[@DeflirixGaming]

Morphologis I'd love to see the capabilities of a mass drive with a higher speed limit mod

[@brianfranklin2314]

Right

[@cog8267]

why the fuck is this game so hard i just whant to fly cool ships

[@cucag8550]

Too bad they aready made a block for that :(

[@eidod32]

im a vet jesus crist like u are good at borring gamers makaing a amzing game aboring help me ;(

[@snicklesnickleus3891]

thats not what a jump drive is...

[@brianfranklin2314]

You don't even show us how to make a jump drive was the point of the video