Space Engineers Survival (Episode 43) - Automatic Drone Launch Is NOT Easy... [2024]
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- Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024
- Welcome back to Space Engineers Survival 2024! In this episode, we're doing more drone launch stuff! In addition to completely reworking our cool drone launch system from last episode, we're also getting all of our PAM and transport ships back up and running. We're getting close to having the AMG Sandstorm complete and flightworthy!
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I haven't built too many drones but I have built a fair amount of missiles, and their pretty similar. To make the connector lock once it's built you need to put an event controller on the drone and then add the condition "Block Added" and then have it tell the connector on the drone to lock. Also you don't need to add a special thrust override thruster, you can just use the ones already on the drone, when the AI takes over it automatically controls the thrusters regardless of their override state, not having blocks to control that should simplify things a bit.
Something else you could do is have an event controller that tracks the drones cargo block where you store the ammo and if that cargo becomes empty have it switch it's attack behavior over to "Intercept". This will cause the drone to kamikaze into it's target when it runs out of ammo.
To launch the drone I would probably have an event controller track a piston and then when it gets to the length it needs to clear the ship have it activate a timer block that turns off the connector and merge block on the drone and launch it, then start a second timer block with what ever delay you want to activate the AI blocks. Or the event controller may be able to handle most of that by itself, since they can do many more commands each now.
Im pretty sure your drone flops around because you set a minimal flight height. But it detects the floor of the AMG snowstorm as soon as you disconnect.
First, I feel humbled that you went with the vertical build/lift/launch which I commented on. I agree with the minimal height above ground comment as the cause for the shake rattle and roll around in the bay. Not knowing Space Engineers other than watching you, I would theorize this... the drone does not activate in the bay at all. Sequence should be Print (Print timer)>(Delay) Hangar Door Open (Delay) > Extend Launch Piston (Delay until Fully extended) > Detach from merge>Activate Drone>Lower Launch Piston >(Delay) Close Hangar. Simultaneously in the operation will be cycling of the Printer Pistons On command to activate and then continue to cycle until then printers off. (Which guarantees 2 drones always built and ready. Conversely, you may need a print controller that links to before it turns on.
You may also need 2 routines:
1. Launch Ready Drones (Open Door/Extend/Detach/Activate/Retract/Close Doors) Followed by
2. Print Drones
3. Go to Routine 1
You did an excellent job, now it's just the nitty gritty details. I still think making a duplicate on the other side and having 4 combat drones out would be awesome given the size of the Snowstorm.
Now to blow your mind further... Recovery.. Is there a way to mark a location in the interior bay of the ship that the drones would be able to land on... or a fixed landing grid on the ship rear with mag plates? (Thinking out loud). That way you could recover any drones not destroyed. Alternatively, put piloting workstations as drone AI overrides, so when situation Drone goes to zero delta V (stops in place) and an operator manually flies it back to the bay or external stowage on mag plates. Next combat, use pilot station to activate AI for all excess drones while printing more.
Or... when all enemies cleared all drones self-destruct?
Go get that Uranium in orbit!
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next season, take the ag ICEStorm to new location to start over
+1
The biggest thing to remember with event controllers is they only trigger an action slot WHEN it changes state. A newly built event controller will default to be in the slot 1 state but won't actually trigger anything. Once the event changes state (ie. connector gets connected) it will switch to the appropriate state and trigger those actions. I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to get to happen but you may have some logic backwards as it is turning on the launch thruster when you connect to the connector and that should only happen when you disconnect. To be able to switch between automatic mode and remote control mode, you would probably need some sort of variable (thruster on or off, light on or off) to allow you to set up which mode you want it in so it can react differently when it gets connected/disconnected from the connector. I hope some of this makes sense as I'm pretty tired while typing this. :)
It has been a while since a episode was one hour long.
Agreed. Miss the longer eps
2025 - I would like to see a continuation of this series. I would like to see this series branch out, visit Earth and take the fight to the enemies! I would like you to build a battle cruiser! Maybe have some sub series as well.
23:58 almost like upgrading your spacesuit
What should you do/upgrade to recharge the Reavertarium rail guns faster?
More batteries? More Hydrogen engines? Turn on a large Reactor while rail guns are actively firing?
Drone EC trigger Event is: Connector Connected
Input: Connector is Disconnected
Output: Action Slot 1
Huh?
Methinks you need to replace that faulty EC.
Is it still under warranty?
Imagine getting the AMG Snowstorm back to full capacity, you launch back into space to cruise off into the sunset to conclude this series, and you ironically crash back on Pertam (cause of crash to be determined).
After a couple episodes, you happen to find something like a teleporter, and it's marked as sending you back to Earth.
You teleport, but oops!, it's not to Earth.
It was a space prank someone left behind, and you end up on (planet to be determined) and now you work to get off that planet to go get revenge on the culprit that pranked you.
Landing on earth with the sandstorm and building from there would be amazing 🎉.
I had to downgrade my youtube to get comments lol,anyway,continue the series
Continuation because the sandstorm was shot down on its first flight and limped to the new home base during its second flight. Though I still would like to see you build a ship twice as long as this one maybe on the one you are doing with kanajashi.
59:25 Drone uses "Clang Dance"
The Drone is trying to collision avoid the ship it's inside. Don't turn on the thrusters until the end of the launch sequence.
I'm at 23:00 when you were talking about inventory space. Honestly? As a viewer, I'd hardly notice what the size of your inventory is. You're a RUclipsr who's time is spent creating content. True, smaller inventories are more of a challenge and some beat themselves up with artificial rules, but, you've also got time considerations to think of as well. Running back and forth doesn't enhance your time spent, but, your frustration with spending time running back and forth.
It's your series, your show, of course, feel free to run it as you wish, but I'm always a 10x player for pretty much everything. All I'm changing is time spent, not the enjoyment of the game.
You could try a ‘themed’ series. Example, if you chose a ‘Star trek’ theme you would use those mods and try and build in your version of that style!
How about a Mesa base series. Where all the base construction is done underground, utilizing the whole mesa.
Have you considered sharing inertia tensor option ? Probably not the root cause but it will help stabilize the sub-grids.
Take the ship and build a space station on to it/out of it/around it. Something like that.
it would be madness to build such an awesome ship and not use it in the next season.. Maybe do a tour of the solar system with it?
WHEN YOU GONNA TOUCH THE CAPITAL SHIP ???
Dancing drone épisode 😆😂😂😂
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I would like to see survival in space with the amg snowstorm
Zero planet survival
Petition for the next season to consist of AMG...snowstorm crashing on earth
The cold world was not difficult enough for you. I wanna see you have to hide down in tunnels from a surface too hostile to languish upon. the jet pack needs a nerf in early game or it makes the first proto ships trivial.
Trapped on a world with 5 suns, descend beneth the sizzling surface to protect your self from heat and radiation. something something automated tunneling building trains, build a rocket to get you outta there.
the drone is pocessed maybe it needs a exorcism lmao
This has to last one more year you have done to much to just leave it all behind without finishing i mean you haven’t even done space exploration
On your railgun system of a double system you need a second control system that's sitting in the second rail gun turret cuz you only have one you need the second one right there to do the second one to do the firing two controllers for the two railguns you only have one that's why you only have one controller firing one of each of the railguns you need a second controller to have the second one run correctly.