Wheels (w/o suspension parts) have an attachment point so you can use them as a buffer disk on the bottom of crafts. A quality of life practice I have that might be helpful is I have a timer block trigger my "doors" group to close and then start the timer block on again set at 2-3 seconds. Next module idea: If I may assume the plan is to not take the entire structure down to heavy planet gravity, maybe a simple habitat module? Maybe 1 big cargo, survival unit, O2 gen, solar/hydro engine. That way if something happens on the surface you aren't spawning all the way back in space and aren't risking all the modules to other players.
Yeah, wheels work good as bumpers. They use parts I cannot produce myself though, otherwise I would probably have been using them. I also usually put my doors on a closing timer. I set it for 20 seconds though, so they don't close in my face right after I open them as often. XD Yup the plan is to keep the station in space. I'll take some sort of landing ship down to planets most likely. Though I do like the idea of a mini habitat module I could take down. I'll probably give that a go one of the times. Having extra habitat room up at the station while it's docked would always be welcome too.
I've had my flier drop hard like you did several times on Pertam just in the last couple days (in single-player). I thought it was triggered by me toggling the braking/backward thrusters off while cruising and back on, or that my batteries were overloaded, but later confirmed neither to be true. It seems like it happens when slowing down from a fast speed (100m/s for me), even if doing so by nosing-up hard. I've never had it happen before where it wasn't due to battery overload (which is exactly what it's acting like), so it must be a bug that's specific to Pertam. My current solution is to fly higher to give me more recovery time, and toggle all thrusters off and back on. I'll have to try your method of toggling inertia dampers to see if that's more effective. Also, survival kits are not airtight on any face. You asked for suggestions: Once in space, you can take on mayday signals (and their drones) for the parts you cannot make. :)
Yeah, I haven't pinned down the bug, but it has happened to me on Earth, Mars, and Pertam. I've also started flying higher for the same reason. I thought as much about the survival kits, that's why I decided to enclose the one on the hub module entirely. Luckily large cargo containers are airtight on the large connector surface so the cargo module is also airtight. I've never done a mayday signal. I'll have to try that once I get around to making a small combat ship. Should be fun, thanks for the idea!
So after watching the two most recent videos, i subscribed and went and watched from ep1. Definately a challenge only doing small grid, looking forward to seeing where you go from here.
@@MorbinNecrim86 Gland you're enjoying it and tanks for the sub! It has been a long journey getting to where I am, and there is still so much to do. I've learned a lot along the way and am looking forward to new challenges as I go.
It may have something to do with the player disconnecting, but it's unlikely because it happened again the next time I flew over there without a player disconnecting. It seemed to correspond better with my grid unloading (indicated by the streaming circle at the bottom). Unsure though, the disconnect is worth noting.
I plan to post the modules as I retire them (or when the series ends). Same for the ships and rovers. I'll make a Small Grid Only blueprint collection on the Steam Workshop. (It's not high on my priority list, but it will be done.)
I have a pretty good working theory as to what was happening, but it's definitely a bug if I'm right. Needs a lot more testing before I'm certain though.
I'm playing on a public server with vanilla setting and no mods (as part of this challenge). If I do another small grid only playthrough I'll definitely be adding mods though. Would be cool to have full capabilities.
@@ShiftyshadowTV I'm currently doing a small grid only playthrough with AwwScrap. Means I NEED a production mod too. I'm using AQD Small Grin Expansion which offers a basic assembler, refinery, jump drive, grav gen, and ejector sized connector port. All are incredibly useful when you can't just salvage parts from other grids.
Unfortunately not, I've been flying around with that ship on the planet for months with no issues, including that exact route. And right after the crash I took an identical ship to the same spot and it flew fine.
Hydroponic pod would be cool, I don't have access to any planty blocks in small grid vanilla though. What do you mean by docking pod? For stations, or other ships?
Haha, yeah. I use [T] for push-to-talk, which I have on while recording so that I don't have to deal with all the odd background noises in my edits. I end up spamming tttttttttttttttttt is almost everything.
Cleanup got your stuff, because you stayed around talking, explaining and trying to figure it out, when you should have did all that while you could have been moving. Also, you could have suicided and spawned at the rover and headed back a lot sooner. Just saying, not trying to be rude.
@@ShiftyshadowTV do you ever use missiles? If so, could you make a vanilla tutorial? That would also be a great video in survival of using missiles against players and NPC’s. You could find their location on a planet and attack each other with ballistic missiles. Call it planet domination. Each player spawns on the same earth like planet. Where you land is where you build your bases, you cannot move. You have to use drones to scout the planet and find the enemy bases, no human flying, then make missiles to destroy their bases. The last one standing wins. They can only have one survival kit or med bay, when it is destroyed, they are out because they cannot respawn. And whatever other rules ya want to add. I have made a missile but I am having issues trying to deploy it from my little scout ship. I can only find two tutorials on making missiles by Major Jon, who doesn’t respond to any inquiries. He goes fast and if you aren’t watching he does two things quickly while talking about the first thing he is on. Still a good tutorial. Beeblebum has one, it is good but something is missing. Because I built exactly and then when I detach from my ship to launch, it just falls straight to the ground. I have been going nuts. Anyway, the planet domination would be interesting to watch in my opinion. Anyway, take care sir! 😇🫡🫡🫡🫡
Yeah, it's always been a problem on dedicated servers (some more than others). Mostly when your grid gets over 3 to 5 thousand blocks, so for many people it's uncommon.
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11:33 It's Y. It's like P. It's a no-touchy button lol
Yup, I removed that hot key entirely from my keyboard a long time ago XD
I remember that happened to us a lot where our ships would just stop working in the air and crash.
Yeah, that happened a lot in our Pertam playthrough.
Wheels (w/o suspension parts) have an attachment point so you can use them as a buffer disk on the bottom of crafts.
A quality of life practice I have that might be helpful is I have a timer block trigger my "doors" group to close and then start the timer block on again set at 2-3 seconds.
Next module idea: If I may assume the plan is to not take the entire structure down to heavy planet gravity, maybe a simple habitat module? Maybe 1 big cargo, survival unit, O2 gen, solar/hydro engine. That way if something happens on the surface you aren't spawning all the way back in space and aren't risking all the modules to other players.
Yeah, wheels work good as bumpers. They use parts I cannot produce myself though, otherwise I would probably have been using them.
I also usually put my doors on a closing timer. I set it for 20 seconds though, so they don't close in my face right after I open them as often. XD
Yup the plan is to keep the station in space. I'll take some sort of landing ship down to planets most likely. Though I do like the idea of a mini habitat module I could take down. I'll probably give that a go one of the times. Having extra habitat room up at the station while it's docked would always be welcome too.
Awesome stuff , thank you
I've had my flier drop hard like you did several times on Pertam just in the last couple days (in single-player).
I thought it was triggered by me toggling the braking/backward thrusters off while cruising and back on, or that my batteries were overloaded, but later confirmed neither to be true.
It seems like it happens when slowing down from a fast speed (100m/s for me), even if doing so by nosing-up hard.
I've never had it happen before where it wasn't due to battery overload (which is exactly what it's acting like), so it must be a bug that's specific to Pertam.
My current solution is to fly higher to give me more recovery time, and toggle all thrusters off and back on. I'll have to try your method of toggling inertia dampers to see if that's more effective.
Also, survival kits are not airtight on any face.
You asked for suggestions: Once in space, you can take on mayday signals (and their drones) for the parts you cannot make. :)
Yeah, I haven't pinned down the bug, but it has happened to me on Earth, Mars, and Pertam. I've also started flying higher for the same reason.
I thought as much about the survival kits, that's why I decided to enclose the one on the hub module entirely. Luckily large cargo containers are airtight on the large connector surface so the cargo module is also airtight.
I've never done a mayday signal. I'll have to try that once I get around to making a small combat ship. Should be fun, thanks for the idea!
Looking pretty cool,
Thanks!
So after watching the two most recent videos, i subscribed and went and watched from ep1. Definately a challenge only doing small grid, looking forward to seeing where you go from here.
@@MorbinNecrim86 Gland you're enjoying it and tanks for the sub! It has been a long journey getting to where I am, and there is still so much to do. I've learned a lot along the way and am looking forward to new challenges as I go.
A huge mining ship
Would be cool, but the only thing I can process in this playthrough is stone. So it might not be that useful.
You can try to make a small hangar where you can fit one or two drones inside
Hmmm, small grid hangar, I kinda like that idea.
Sometimes i dream about beans
The moment the player disconect message appers on screen you lost power to your upward thruster’s…. No visual flammes from them.
It may have something to do with the player disconnecting, but it's unlikely because it happened again the next time I flew over there without a player disconnecting. It seemed to correspond better with my grid unloading (indicated by the streaming circle at the bottom). Unsure though, the disconnect is worth noting.
sometimes when you fly near an enemy ship it turns off your relative speed dampening, maybe this bug is related?
It might be.
do you plan to post your space base in the work shop? either as inividual module or the hole thing?
I plan to post the modules as I retire them (or when the series ends). Same for the ships and rovers. I'll make a Small Grid Only blueprint collection on the Steam Workshop. (It's not high on my priority list, but it will be done.)
*rewinds, hmmm 🤔 *rewinds, hmmm.
I got nothing 🤷
I have a pretty good working theory as to what was happening, but it's definitely a bug if I'm right. Needs a lot more testing before I'm certain though.
Did you ever think about adding the small grid production mod? And there’s one for the oxygen tank that looks like the hydrogen tank
I'm playing on a public server with vanilla setting and no mods (as part of this challenge). If I do another small grid only playthrough I'll definitely be adding mods though. Would be cool to have full capabilities.
@@ShiftyshadowTV I'm currently doing a small grid only playthrough with AwwScrap. Means I NEED a production mod too. I'm using AQD Small Grin Expansion which offers a basic assembler, refinery, jump drive, grav gen, and ejector sized connector port. All are incredibly useful when you can't just salvage parts from other grids.
@@AngryDuck79 For sure, you definitely need some sort of proper production.
the reson you fell out the air whas because the air whas to thin for the atmos to werk properle
Unfortunately not, I've been flying around with that ship on the planet for months with no issues, including that exact route. And right after the crash I took an identical ship to the same spot and it flew fine.
Docking pod or hydroponic pod
Hydroponic pod would be cool, I don't have access to any planty blocks in small grid vanilla though. What do you mean by docking pod? For stations, or other ships?
@@ShiftyshadowTV other small ships
it looks like your "T" button is defect, glad u own a keyboard and not a "Tastatur" ;)
Haha, yeah. I use [T] for push-to-talk, which I have on while recording so that I don't have to deal with all the odd background noises in my edits. I end up spamming tttttttttttttttttt is almost everything.
What ever u do don't ever turn off ur thruster off when u have auto pilot on I did then lost all power in died
ooof, that would be rough.
Cleanup got your stuff, because you stayed around talking, explaining and trying to figure it out, when you should have did all that while you could have been moving. Also, you could have suicided and spawned at the rover and headed back a lot sooner. Just saying, not trying to be rude.
Yeah, it's wasn't a huge loss, could have done things differently though.
@@ShiftyshadowTV do you ever use missiles? If so, could you make a vanilla tutorial? That would also be a great video in survival of using missiles against players and NPC’s. You could find their location on a planet and attack each other with ballistic missiles. Call it planet domination. Each player spawns on the same earth like planet. Where you land is where you build your bases, you cannot move. You have to use drones to scout the planet and find the enemy bases, no human flying, then make missiles to destroy their bases. The last one standing wins. They can only have one survival kit or med bay, when it is destroyed, they are out because they cannot respawn. And whatever other rules ya want to add. I have made a missile but I am having issues trying to deploy it from my little scout ship. I can only find two tutorials on making missiles by Major Jon, who doesn’t respond to any inquiries. He goes fast and if you aren’t watching he does two things quickly while talking about the first thing he is on. Still a good tutorial. Beeblebum has one, it is good but something is missing. Because I built exactly and then when I detach from my ship to launch, it just falls straight to the ground.
I have been going nuts.
Anyway, the planet domination would be interesting to watch in my opinion. Anyway, take care sir! 😇🫡🫡🫡🫡
This unloading bug plus grids sinking under mesh is what turned me away from playing Space Engineers, at least on official servers
Yeah, it's always been a problem on dedicated servers (some more than others). Mostly when your grid gets over 3 to 5 thousand blocks, so for many people it's uncommon.
Don't feel bad.....I've lost 50k block battleships to clang
Oooof, that gosh I haven't had anything like that happen... recently.