Top Heavy with a Locomotive - Scrapyard Survival #3

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[@Crazy_Gamer1704]

Properly working Helicopters would be so nice- The thumbnail made me realize how nice helicopters would be in scenarios like this in terms of realism

[@tubeTreasurer]

Well, there is a mod that offers helicopter engines with blades as atmo thrusters. With sounds and everything. I remember building an osprey like flyer with directional thrust mod. It was fire.

[@astranger448]

The Nook and Skycrane are easy(ish) to convert. The nook has these large 'cheeks' that can house all the lifting thrusters. The Crane can be fitted with a cargo hold that can hide all the thrusters and batteries. The Berry is a bit of a challenge but makes an excellent short range scout.

[@captainchunck8198]

I belive the aerodynamics mod makes this possible not honestly tried but I know it adds and the rotor blades and propellers etc

[@dooku186]

Read my comment above. If you want to try it out I'll put it on the workshop and maybe make a video to explain it. Because it's a mouthful

[@marystar1924]

Try From The Depths, the best vehicle building game up to now. You can build anything you like, even engines and weapons!

[@TNH91]

Seems a lot cooler to keep all the small things inside the warehouse than outside. I like it. And making more complex vehicles is always a plus. It's hard, but fun.

[@Splitsie]

I'm going to see what I can come up with for a storage system in there too, hopefully I can make something that's actually easy to use and tidy :)

[@TinyTyranitar95350]

it would be such a pintless flex to somehow get a train automated to just drive around as decoration, but that would invite the eyes of clang.

[@Zarder10]

Missed out on calling the episode cranes, planes, and locomotives xD an awesome haul

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

lol

[@diazinth]

groans were had

[@Pystro]

Technically, it was "cranes, trains and aircraft". There was also a rotary aircraft, and the 3 rail cars.

[@ket451]

​​@@Pystrodoesn't roll off the tongue as well, op got it down with their title

[@Terminator484]

Splitsie... about that idea for a cage on the side... how about you make the floor of it out of mag-plates? No need for a lid then. Add a little lip using the bar windows or incomplete armor panels all around, group the plates, and lock them when you want to roll. You could probably use an event controller or timers to switch autolock on the plates when the cockpit handbrake switches off, or when the vehicle is moving; that way the cage locks down all your loose blocks inside it when moving, and releases when parked so you can move things around. Inside your base, you can do the same thing in large grid: make shelves using incomplete armor panels for the sides, and mag-plates for the shelf. Then you can place whatever you want on them, lock them down, and it'll be safe from deletion. A forklift would be very helpful with such a setup.

[@ACID_]

Event controller > If your big rover is attached to the connector unlock the shelf's in the base or if your fork lift is not attached unlock them would be a good way to controll that. I love automation in games. 💚

[@astranger448]

I covered all possible sides with autolocking magplates that I unlock for offloading. The whole caboodle simply drops to the ground and that's it, with luck I don't even need to switch off the autlocking.

[@tylern9000]

I like to build a small grid platform that I can connect through either a connector or adv rotor so i can use that tanks and batteries for storage and h/02 gens when I find ice.

[@Splitsie]

I may well give this (or even carrying things loose) a go anyway, just because I want to know if I'm right that it'll be terrible idea to carry them loose :D

[@sigrubttam]

man, i thought for sure that as soon as your crane was functional the first order of business would be getting that wind turbine upright. great series so far. keep it up!

[@Splitsie]

lol it probably should have been :D

[@davidwills6855]

I thought the whole point of the new crane was to upright the sideways turbine? Still looks like some vague farming machine with open blades spinning in the air just waiting to mince an unwary person...

[@nvfury13]

35:47 As soon as I saw you unlock that mag plate, I knew that tank was gonna blow. For some reason tanks blow if they hit tires with very little force.

[@Splitsie]

Gotta love the odd ways in which our rubbery wheels are unbreakable and devastating :P

[@Psycorde]

I nearly shat my pants

[@mandyspence1599]

Nice haul, but I think a flatbed trailer would make your next looting trip easier. Also, if you repair that train, get a few carriages, you could charge people scrap for a train ride around your base. Maybe have a bar, selling the clang cola you find and a motel for visitors to rest for the night after coming your way to trade? Call it the Ville de Scrap?

[@Splitsie]

lol I like the way you're thinking, maybe the sign would need to have the S a little askew too :P

[@eliasgraner4665]

Most enjoyable series I have ever watched you do and I have been here for a long time, I would never have the patience to do this myself but lord is it satisfying to watch, I would love the idea of having a large bed with matplates where you could just turn the entire floor where everything was stuck and then you could just turn it off, move things around and then turn the floor on again and everything would be staying in place and you could sort things and keep a cleaner, more space efficient scrap haul

[@Splitsie]

Thanks and yeah, can totally appreciate how you might enjoy watching but not playing with this sort of playstyle :D

[@Vae966]

Im loving this series so far

[@Kevin_watches_too_much_Youtube]

Cranes, Trains, and Automobiles…. One of my favorite movies! Great video, Splitsie!

[@montro2220]

1:23: Splitsie: *I want to build a forklift* . Me thinking is Manny going to be reborn? That was a awesome little forklift.

[@demoncreator2072]

Turning that train into a Big Rig to run alongside the crane would be pretty cool. Just have to "Hire" someone to drive it.

[@Triaxx2]

Since you've said you want a trailer, and building trailers can be something of a pain, perhaps grabbing a couple of the rail cars, then slicing and splicing them together to make a big flat bed trailer would be a good idea. The other thought that popped into my head, is why not make the Locomotive into a temporary fork lift. It's not the most agile vehicle, but it's got enough weight, it can move the big stuff without tipping forward.

[@Splitsie]

Interesting idea re the forklift, it's a bit larger a vehicle than I'd imagined for that role but I can certainly see the advantages in its mass

[@ToddTalksTech]

@@Splitsie frostbite forklift ?

[@lucianjaeger4893]

Should name your scrapyard "Scrap N Crap" put a big lit up sign out front, one of lights dont work and others flicker like they are on the verge of burning out. 😆

[@aaronsneary4566]

I have blueprints for both warehouse shelving using LG mag plates, and a well-tested forklift for warehouse use. The new 2x2 short wheels and small connector have made forklifts way more compact.

[@Splitsie]

I'm absolutely looking forward to trying the 2x2s for the forklift. They seem the perfect size for something like that :)

[@aaronsneary4566]

@@Splitsie and the short suspensions make the various 2 wide cockpit blocks actually usable. And driving rear-steer forklifts is so much fun.

[@weaselteat]

I'm absolutely loving this series! The vids can't come quick enough. I've downloaded your mod list and started my own playthrough. So great!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it :)

[@AnthonyDentinger]

58:52 "I always have the batteries easy to access outside so that it’s easy to add more as I go along." I think the little red battery would like a word with you. 😄

[@Splitsie]

lol You might be right :D

[@kalypso4133]

This gives me nostalgia for your old semi-scripted scrap survival series with Capac. I really should go back and watch that...

[@spam9118]

I’ve been playing this a lot with my friend and on my own and have been loving it as well as this series. About the shelves, shelves 1 have basic components mostly but shelves 2 and 3 sometimes have things like power cells (as you found) or even metal grids

[@Splitsie]

Yup, I tried to hide them as best I could when I was making the scrap, thankfully it's been so long ago now that I have forgotten nearly all of the places I put things :D

[@ACID_]

1 power cell » meh 5 power cells » epic 😆

[@ACID_]

I advice you always have 2 merge blocks build on your rover, then you don't forget to take the materials.

[@Splitsie]

You're so right, I need to start doing that. Or set up an inventory management script on my base that can ensure I leave with just the right amount of stuff in cargo (having the blocks sounds more fun though) :)

[@engelheselton]

@@SplitsieEvery cockpit or cab should contain the parts to repair it. Plus basic welder, spare tyre and of course an old blanket for the dog.

[@tgyk94]

Loving the music. Gives me Hardspace: Shipbreaker or Star Trucker vibes

[@bluedudeblak]

Bit late to the party, but I love that when your crane is at rest, your car basically has a pompadour.

[@johnrtrucker]

Another thing you could of done is make like a "pick-a-part" shop where you get busted vehicles and people come to you to salvage parts off the vehicles lol

[@davidwarburton-burley9967]

Splitsie should move his base to the bar, rebuild it and set up a watering hole

[@ACID_]

or build a bar attached to the warehouse

[@williamjamesw]

Or, rover the bar and drive it back. Possibly attach it as a trailer.

[@Splitsie]

If I find another bar I may well do that :D

[@thefermenter6626]

That little bin idea for you rover is neat. Make it even better by putting it on a piston/hinge system for dumping the loose stuff out when you return home!

[@Splitsie]

Even though I think it'll be a disaster, I kinda want to test it anyway... maybe when I feel I can risk the loss I'll give it a go :D

[@moldy13]

loving this series. i thought for sure you'd die in a fiery mess when you caught air with that train attached. quite amazing what you can d with that crane. and the scenario looks like a lot of fun.

[@Splitsie]

I felt the same, couldn't believe it landed so safely :D

[@moldy13]

@@Splitsie almost like you built it for that.

[@bubbon1573]

I do hope that this series can last at least 10 episodes, I just love this style of playing, being a little junk rat and taking things you need from scrap piles.

[@Splitsie]

I'm honestly not sure how long this might go for, but 10 episodes tends to be on the low end for things I seem to do :D

[@bubbon1573]

@@Splitsie Lets goooooooo. Can't wait to see more, love this series if ya couldn't tell.

[@BRaan]

Unexpected explosion was unexpected... and funny. Really enjoying the series!

[@dooku186]

Using the "plane parts" and "plane parts propellers plus" mods and IO I was able to make a working chinook (thank you kanajashi for the breakthrough) with an aluminum body. Does not work with steel. Super low power unless you add thrusters for "hover stability". I have cargo container , empty , skycrane, and gunship versions. Absolute game changer when you're playing with low power.

[@Splitsie]

Yeah, without the plane parts and just using Draygo's aerodynamics, helicopters pretty much end up in giant clang spark fireballs :D

[@dakotawhitemane3507]

I've been using barrels from the deco DLC 3 for extra invo storage. They don't hold a lot and require a large steel tube, but ever little bit of storage helped. I'm repairing a stake bed truck currently to put a bunch in the back of since I've not had luck with finding proper cargo containers.

[@hedwigmathijs3717]

Yeah, did the same. Helps and looks quite the scavenger as well...

[@Splitsie]

Yeah, I should have used the barrels rather than the cargo box things, as you're right, they really do look the part :)

[@dakotawhitemane3507]

@@Splitsie I like that the single barrel is the same amount of mats and storage between the grids. Currently playing with a small grid 4x4 pallet made of half beams with four barrels on top. Might make more pallets for the small grid parts I've salvaged and a small forklift using mag plates to move them around with.

[@kyoto9660]

I must say that its hard to stumble on good content nowadays, youre the reason i started playing SE and im having a good time ingame and watching your vids at the same time! Keep up your Work and thank you for doing what you do!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@jonnoble5624]

Q,W,E...A,S,D... I use real heavy equipment all the time and six keys sounds so much simpler than two joysticks and two pedals. As usual, you've built something virtually that I wish I really had.

[@Splitsie]

lol :D

[@PandaSE_]

The music playing in the bar was great!

[@Splitsie]

lol Thanks, I thought that might be a nice little bit of something to liven things up :)

[@dellanpinegrove6178]

You never disappoint. Love the scenarios and a lot of the role-play that you do. Keep it up. Look forward to many more years of excellent content.

[@critzu199]

I’ve never seen this game or your channel before today. But now I’m 3 hours in and can’t get enough. I’m a huge fan of the game trailmakers and this gameplay reminds me of it a lot. Great work!

[@anumeon]

Ahh,,, The Crane King cometh.... Long live Sir Splitsie, Lord of Cranes, protector from Clang, Keeper of the Capac...

[@Splitsie]

lol :D

[@mnspstudioLOST]

_Explosion_ I was waiting for fifteen minutes to see that. I can see the future.

[@loonitun]

i am impressed that you drove around so easily ( atleast looked easy ) with 20 ton on the crane :D

[@Splitsie]

I'm surprised it worked so well. Turns out I'm a very lucky engineer :P

[@baronvonschnellenstein2811]

Aside from airborne antics with a diesel locomotive and the jump scare in one of the sheds, there was a sense of zen throughout the episode - very relaxing! This series and scenario is getting me interested in dusting off _ye olde_ SE for another run :) Your crane certainly works well.

[@davidwills6855]

If I'm not mistaken, every time he pokes his nose in a shed-building-object (with the slightly open door), here's a turret waiting for him.

[@ginjijuu]

wish the episodes were longer or uncut i just enjoy watching you play my friend

[@jkirkwood2018]

you can watch him on Twitch as well :)

[@Splitsie]

This series isn't on Twitch though, everything on this channel is made solely for this channel 🙂 In good news, I seem to be struggling to trim these down to less than an hour at least 🤣

[@BrokeWrench]

If you love watching him play check out his other channel for long uncut videos. Flipsie is the channel

[@uthor707]

I love the idea of this scenario, thanks for putting it out there - really enjoying the series.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@m1ln3r88]

Love the series! May I suggest a piston/landing pad on the side of the rover in case you want to lock to the ground to get more train cars? Can’t wait for the next vid!! 🎉

[@JudgeKane]

He's said he wants to try and not use stabilisers 🤷‍♂️

[@m1ln3r88]

@@JudgeKaneyea, but one would acceptable if I would say. Still quite stable without it anyway. Rovers are the shet 😂

[@JudgeKane]

@@m1ln3r88 I have them on mine, but then my rovers not *that* stable lol

[@Splitsie]

I like the added excitement of potentially having everything go wrong, adds some drama :D

[@billbooth7664]

Splitsie: "no, it's two things that came together and it didn't work out for ether of them" 😂 lol love can be like that sometimes, it'll ruin your life 🤣

[@Bigisbraicis]

46:18 man I really thought that was going to be something big… but he just leaves it Still a great vid, love to see it❤️

[@Mac-w9c]

finally 😉🤣😂 Now I can enjoy my breakfast and splitsie haha

[@ironrabbit3400]

Same

[@Mac-w9c]

@ironrabbit3400 ​now is dinne time haha

[@tylern9000]

For storing parts. I make a adv rotor with a small top. Then build a platform that I can connect everything to and fill or drain tanks through. With the adv rotor you can get it all connected to your large grid base for easy transferring for everything. 😊

[@Splitsie]

It's a good method for offloading them. I'm not sure how much of that I'll be doing in this scenario as it'll all depend on how the larger community goals line up with what I've found by that stage :)

[@ry971]

@7:05 that's my old base. you found me! I ended up salvaging that whole base and moving 2 days ago.

[@Splitsie]

Ah cool, guess I don't need that GPS any more then 🤣

[@roadtrain_]

​@Splitsie and so the triangulation of splitsie begins...

[@aartdegraaf6754]

That bar had 2 large grid flat thrusters on it's roof

[@hansjorgkunde3772]

haha right saw it as well. But Splitsie do not need fans, hes doing the wind alone.

[@aartdegraaf6754]

@@hansjorgkunde3772 Might have had some Metal Grids in them

[@JudgeKane]

LG vents aren't they?

[@aartdegraaf6754]

@@JudgeKane they look like the new atmo rotors, not the old air vents

[@Splitsie]

There were the newer vents, not thrusters. Since I don't plan to go to space with anything large grid I couldn't think of a use for them so I ground them down :)

[@Pystro]

Could you grind batteries down safely by having your inventory full enough that the scrap from the power cell can't go into it? I.e. weld the battery to full; place everything that's above the power cells in the battery component list into your inventory; fill the rest with any material that comes in non-fixed amounts (ice, gravel, ores, stone); dump the components. That should leave you exactly the space to grind to the top of the power cells.

[@Splitsie]

Unfortunately it doesn't work that way, even if your inventory is full the cells with grind to scrap. I think the system works the same way as how you end up with scrap in your inventory while welding up damaged blocks, the batteries hold onto that scrap until you weld them up :/

[@Psycorde]

That locomotive looks like an amazing hideout location

[@Blood_1995]

I don’t know when I subscribe to you, but I’m starting to like your content playing space engineers keep up the good work

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@RoughGalaxyYT]

Splitsie: I don't want to be driving around searching at night Also splitsie: Spends more than half the video driving around and searching at night 😆

[@EGOKitten7770]

1st time I've seen a oxygen tank do that.

[@resurgam_b7]

41:06 Hahaha, I don't even play Space Engineers but I can tell you with certainty that that idea sounds like a gold lettered invitation for Klang to come down and smite your rover out of existence with all the hatred and malice possessed by such a vengeful and fickle god 😆😂😆

[@Splitsie]

lol 100% doomed plan, but could be fun anyway :D

[@martinvho]

Yeeeee!! Scrap survival is the best survival...

[@Dokdiamant]

If you look for Ice, take out your drill in one of the dry out lakes. ;-) I also began this Scenario some days before, right after I seen your Episode 2, but I choosed to make it a little more easy, because am not as good with Scripts and such stuff. I also found a nice hall, with an big Cargo Container in it and builded it up to be my base. Sadly, some hostile NPC Faction Bases emerged around me and now my base is in the Entry Path to a Fuel Station of them, and nearly every Hour some Ships flies over my base and I have to fear they will attack me. But luckily, nothing happened so far. But, I found some Wreckages and old Buildings with still functional defense Grids, so be carefull with your big Crane, or it will be blasted to shreds in no time. Also, when you not using your crane, use the Motor lock function, so it won't swing around itself when driving. ;-)

[@Splitsie]

We intentionally removed all the ice from the planet except for at the poles, for them I made a mod which spawns drones to destroy everything that gets too close. Which is a challenge we're going to need to overcome as a group when we're all better equipped :)

[@bisc0309]

The train idea would be super cool. It would give off that Snowpiercer vibe but desert.

[@astonmartin0468]

really love the scrapyard scenario. thanks

[@derrickobara6806]

Tutorial yesterday and scrapyard today? This is a good weekend

[@Splitsie]

It's not something I can do often, but was glad to get the second tutorial out :)

[@Trevinator1990]

splitsie just casually jumping with a train on a crane.

[@arielmoonsoo9219]

One thought on inventory management at the base is that you could move the weapons/ammunition from your main storage containers to the crates on the opposite side of the base. This would let you hang onto the infrequently used items while freeing up space for more frequently used materials.

[@Splitsie]

Yeah I totally should do that

[@kvitravn6354]

Challenge for Splitsie instead of wrong way up... Wrong way around. Drive around a planet while building a train and track ahead of it. Two teams whichever does it first wins!!! Thumbs up guys!!

[@Splitsie]

lol Makes me think of a 'the floor is lava' kind of idea :D

[@krazymann1727]

Cranes, trains and automobiles. A classic indeed.

[@rodger554]

Love your vehicle. I could watch you do scrap runs forever

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@haruneko9435]

Seeing him walk into a shed with timers etc scared me, playing along single player and one of the first building I looted had a warhead linked to the timer and event controller. I went boom

[@Ben-wi4ww]

Idea for your shop once you have the things that you think you need. Instead of just grabbing components, grab the whole grid. Bring the starter rover, tractor, plane, ice cream truck, etc.. back. That way if somebody wants to resurrect one of those things they can.

[@Ben-wi4ww]

Ha ha ha I paused before you said this!

[@Splitsie]

lol I think I'm going to try to bring more stuff home whole, I spend too much time during the day scrapping stuff in situ :D

[@Greedygoblin69]

I just got done watching the first 2 episodes love this series

[@mrgreeneggs6191]

yay, ive chked in here all weekend waiting for his video.... off to grab a cuppa before i take a ganda..... and it was worth the wait

[@toad3222]

Just what I need to watch before work tomorrow 😌

[@supraman221989]

How fast your crane moves is freaking to me out lol

[@Splitsie]

It's both actually moving relatively quickly but I also keep sneaking in little bits of time lapse of the movements rather than using cuts as I felt it looked nicer :)

[@riderofthenightfury]

​@@SplitsieIt does look nicer :)

[@tellhimimeating9141]

You can always use a Remote Control block to change your camera's origin on a grid :D Great for changing orientation

[@kelemvour]

The RBLF knows that every Red Battery starts as a Precious Power Cell. So of course the Splitsie does not realize how Blessed he is to find a Power Cell… Worship the Red Battery! Long may it Power Us… Ohm Ohm Ohm…

[@MistahBryan]

The Lonely Red Battery acknowledges your worship and blesses you with 30 Amps.

[@kelemvour]

@@MistahBryan Long may it Power Us! Ohm Ohm Ohm…

[@Bitsbug]

Something a bit sneaky I like to do in my singleplayer scrapyard save is, when I'm nearing a scrap signal, to start spamming the target lock while panning my camera. If it tries to make the 'establishing lock' noise you know it's in that direction, like you're "sonar pinging" the scrap. Less reliable when you're carrying grids on magplates, though.

[@incendiarypoprocks8700]

No way when you said it was 2:44 in the morning in game, it was also 2:44 AM here, lol. Crazy coincidence.

[@Runescope]

I know that in game, 40m/s seems slow, but You have to remember that it converts to 144 km/hr (90mph for any Americans reading this)! And You wouldn't drive a vehicle in the real world that fast in those conditions.

[@rilliencot1688]

I'm with you on the car yard idea. Currently trying to find a flatliner to rescue and use to quickly collect a bunch of hydrogen tanks. I'm having a blast trying to salvage all my hydrogen instead of mining it.

[@Splitsie]

I'm totally with you on that, it's a nice change in pace for SE. I don't think this style of play should be default but man am I glad that the mods that made it possible for me to build this became a thing :)

[@MuzratScum-zq3hr]

I was loving the look of the locomotive would be cool dragging a trailer you could of carried it back to base

[@mrmattatude7222]

all im going to say is, he needs someone with a flat bed truck. i just finished making a custom one in one of my worlds. because thats all i do now, lol. oh yeah love the videos and hi from new zealand

[@Splitsie]

I was hoping to rope one of the other players into helping me and driving one for me, but haven't quite lined up a time for that to work. We'll see if I end up just going with self sufficiency and building a trailer before I manage to :P

[@rarespetrusamartean5433]

Splitsie, the YT algorithm hates you for some reason, as an FYI... I don't know why but even though I watch you regularly and like every video, you almost never appear in my home feed. Today I just remembered about this series and thought to check it out only to find a million more episodes. Just a thought. Thx for the fun by the way :-)

[@dova117]

Even if it is short-term, you could always make the Locomotive part of the train into a forklift, and add a crane on later -Battle- *_Workatrain_*

[@ToaDrakua]

Could create a bin made of magnetic plates, and take care to insert the blocks as close together as possible. And perhaps a dedicated trailer bed and raised forward cockpit might alleviate the camera woes.

[@Splitsie]

A raised forward cockpit or just not mounting stuff on top of my head :D

[@sennix7148]

Warehouse with shelves; a little cheeky, but if you paint the whole grid with a “Clean Armor” color (like yellow) the shelves with battery components will stand out. There is normally at least one shelf with a battery component.

[@Splitsie]

Huh, that's interesting. I'd always assumed that the way I added the extra components left them all in the same build state so you couldn't tell, TIL :)

[@aaronsneary4566]

So my crew and I started a scrapyard playthrough this week, and the planet Satreus looks WAY different than your vids. We have these terribly rugged and hilly "oases" spotted through the dunes and salt pans. They are a beast to traverse, especially in the on-modded Rust-N-Ready spawn rover. So thanks for that surprise.

[@Splitsie]

We spawned the planet in at 120km diameter, which is a bit bigger than the recommended size for it but necessary for the number of people were expected would be playing on it. That's likely what made some of the features seem a bit more nasty

[@lordsherifftakari4127]

scrap metal can be pitched since there's no way to recover anything from it. I tend to leave a scrap pile around back behind my base.

[@God-of-the-void.69]

How was this six hours ago when the video was only up for 34 minutes so far

[@TunsaMcHaggis]

@@God-of-the-void.69 channel members usually get the videos earlier

[@Zarder10]

Members got an early look by a few hours @@God-of-the-void.69

[@drayleepful]

​@@God-of-the-void.69 channel members probably get to see the video earlier

[@Splitsie]

I might have a plan for the scrap metal, though I don't expect much of it to be needed but I want to try to make survival kits able to make datapads from it, so people can have mailboxes at their homes for when others drop by :)

[@TENGILL]

So exiting, looking forward to the next episode! You might want to use that train to build a crane/truck?

[@Splitsie]

I'm leaning towards trying to fix it up to make it a 'truck' for a series of trailers, but we'll see how far I can go towards that depending on what blocks and bits I find while out exploring :)

[@JeepnNick]

Love this series

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@Luihuable]

The modpack seems very interesting and has sparked my interest in Space engineers again. Too bad the moving and collecting parts is so tedious before you have a proper crane.

[@Splitsie]

You can do alright with a very simple crane which is easy enough to build early on, but that's part of the progression to me. Saving up so I can build something that's good (which is why the starter rover is intentionally terrible) :D

[@niallwexeire]

I had the exact same reaction word for word at 35:39

[@Splitsie]

lol You could see from my mouse movement just how unexpected that was for me :D Not surprised it jump scared more than just myself though :P

[@davidgutting4317]

I like to stick a connector on the large batteries and use them as hot swappable power. When they run out I hook them to the turbines to recharge. Especially handy with solar panels and flying vehicles.

[@Splitsie]

That's a very scrappy way to do things, I like it :)

[@davidgutting4317]

@@Splitsie don’t forget storage boxes and barrels when the cargo is full. You can grind them off the large grid and stick them to a mag plate

[@TheREALAvengerr]

Now that you have the fancy crane you should also consider making that downed wind turbine at your base upright and taller.

[@Splitsie]

Yup, I really should get on to that :D

[@AngryDuck79]

52:25 This is why you put landing gear on your rover to anchor it to the ground.

[@Splitsie]

This is why I didn't put landing gear to lock to the ground - more exciting and more engineering if I refuse to use magical voxel connections :) Seriously, I'm actively avoiding that as an easy solution because I think it'll be more fun that way

[@dunnpahineh640]

You could make the locomotive into a diner/bar and park it outside the warehouse. Heck, get a bunch of plushies and turn it into a gift shop.

[@nutsandy7183]

I really like the car garage idea tbh

[@octavius32a64]

Having lots of fun playing along, but on the earth like mountains, cause i like pain :)

[@jmcorp8021]

i have tried this as well but apparently i can't drive. keep rolling the rover before i even reach the first scrap location.

[@octavius32a64]

@@jmcorp8021 my rover has lots of pistons, to help :)

[@Splitsie]

Oof, earth-like's mountains are tough, not alien planet tough, but still, that's some A level masochism :D

[@TheMalkavianPrince]

Pretty sure that (@0:25) is why sailing ships had the wheel at the back, too

[@Argyle117]

59 minutes and 59 seconds, my friend you just needed one more second and it would’ve been perfect

[@brandonbrown6717]

Also maybe make a pit so you can dump things inside and scrap them

[@Splitsie]

I have such limited success with grinder pits that I may not try to build one, the parts always get flung out at 100m/s phasing through objects and the like (which will likely be even worse here due to the things we've done to make the server more stable).

[@brandonbrown6717]

@@Splitsie would they not be hard to find to

[@paul_8472]

Ok, it's time to get the locomotive up and running and convert your rover into a flat bet rail car with a Crain. Then, if there is any train car, you come across just make a hinge roof cage hauling car that connects to the train.😂 Splitie's rail car collection Inc.

[@Splitsie]

It's tempting, really tempting :D