(airtight) docking-ports
Which proper large spaceship doesnt have one?It would be amazing to have the option to walk between large ships and stations without having to do a spacewalk. I know you can achieve a similar thing by using merge blocks but it looks super clunky and it is almost impossible to get it working correctly at the moment.
I imagine this block working similar to the connector block just with a door inside to walk between ships and stations. Maybe a 3 by 3 block.
In my opinion this block is a fundamental part of every space game and with current considerations of saving the pressurisation feature it would fit perfectly. For the challenge of fitting ports together nicely i would suggest maybe a similar approach to the merge-block.
Thanks for your time.
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From the game design point of view Merge Blocks are very bad choice for temporary connections, because on connect one of the grids will be de facto destroyed and on disconnect a new grid will be created.
So I am full for some kind of airtight connections.
From the game design point of view Merge Blocks are very bad choice for temporary connections, because on connect one of the grids will be de facto destroyed and on disconnect a new grid will be created.
So I am full for some kind of airtight connections.
Just to clarify: When i was talking about "fitting ports together nicely" i mean the problem that connectors have where there is a gap between 2 connectors even when they are connected. That would look very strange when there is a gap in an airtight connection. So there could be some type of clamps that fit always to an opposite docking-port similar to the parts sticking out of the merge block.
Just to clarify: When i was talking about "fitting ports together nicely" i mean the problem that connectors have where there is a gap between 2 connectors even when they are connected. That would look very strange when there is a gap in an airtight connection. So there could be some type of clamps that fit always to an opposite docking-port similar to the parts sticking out of the merge block.
There is already nice mod for this but without "airtightness" and "no-gap".
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1196973062
This mod can be a "proof of concept" to make it Vanilla version.
The merge_block works fine for "modules" ideas (hydrogen_engine, ion-boosters, Battery_array...) but not sure for temporarily connections as they get random name on disconnect (new grid will be generated from disconnected blocks).
The block itself disable physics between that 2 grids trying to connect for few seconds (as without it, it is impossible to have perfect touch/alignment of 2 grids and will result in instant explosion) The "Gap" you see in Connector_block is to forbid the explosion when one of grids disconnect "while moving". (The connector block has always physics simulation enabled, Merge block do not)
Also i have much simpler approach to this Transfer between grids, just by add "ability/feature" to the connector for teleporting player directly to the attached ship cockpit or other grid connector.
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/player-transfer-by-the-conveyor-system
There is already nice mod for this but without "airtightness" and "no-gap".
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1196973062
This mod can be a "proof of concept" to make it Vanilla version.
The merge_block works fine for "modules" ideas (hydrogen_engine, ion-boosters, Battery_array...) but not sure for temporarily connections as they get random name on disconnect (new grid will be generated from disconnected blocks).
The block itself disable physics between that 2 grids trying to connect for few seconds (as without it, it is impossible to have perfect touch/alignment of 2 grids and will result in instant explosion) The "Gap" you see in Connector_block is to forbid the explosion when one of grids disconnect "while moving". (The connector block has always physics simulation enabled, Merge block do not)
Also i have much simpler approach to this Transfer between grids, just by add "ability/feature" to the connector for teleporting player directly to the attached ship cockpit or other grid connector.
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/player-transfer-by-the-conveyor-system
I think it is much more fun to construct your own solutions to walk bw large ships and merge blocks is the way to do that, but with this add-on which in my opinion is absolutely necessary to add to the merge block anyway: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/make-merge-blocks-store-grid-names
I think it is much more fun to construct your own solutions to walk bw large ships and merge blocks is the way to do that, but with this add-on which in my opinion is absolutely necessary to add to the merge block anyway: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/make-merge-blocks-store-grid-names
I personally love merge blocks. If done properly, they look good, and I've never had a problem with their reliability. As for the name issue, just rename your ship afterwards.
I personally love merge blocks. If done properly, they look good, and I've never had a problem with their reliability. As for the name issue, just rename your ship afterwards.
This Mod with an extractable tunnel of various length went also in this direction.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506934333
This Mod with an extractable tunnel of various length went also in this direction.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506934333
Yes please. When you've got a ship too large to fit in a hangar bay and a sufficiently-developed station, it feels a little odd to have to jump out into space to travel between them. Still, I feel that because of how pressurization works with the grid system the grids would have to merge in some capacity - maybe a merge block (or an option for the existing merge block) that preserves the information from each grid instead of destroying one...?
Yes please. When you've got a ship too large to fit in a hangar bay and a sufficiently-developed station, it feels a little odd to have to jump out into space to travel between them. Still, I feel that because of how pressurization works with the grid system the grids would have to merge in some capacity - maybe a merge block (or an option for the existing merge block) that preserves the information from each grid instead of destroying one...?
I think it would be also great if they made it so you can just extend it out each other Like positions, this would make it so much easier!
I think it would be also great if they made it so you can just extend it out each other Like positions, this would make it so much easier!
You should also make a extendable like in Star Wars the clone wars with the extendable docking ports. This would allow more creativity
You should also make a extendable like in Star Wars the clone wars with the extendable docking ports. This would allow more creativity
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2742151208
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2742151208
And please fix the round window air tightness and other suggestions from this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9SuSueSEbA
And please fix the round window air tightness and other suggestions from this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9SuSueSEbA
A rotatable docking port so we can use the block for tank turrets as well.
A rotatable docking port so we can use the block for tank turrets as well.
I would like to add one point on why the merge block is not a good idea for for docking:
- We cannot control the grid name that the new grid takes, or the names the grid takes once unmerged.
So a station may change it's name to the ship grid name, or inverse.
I would like to add one point on why the merge block is not a good idea for for docking:
- We cannot control the grid name that the new grid takes, or the names the grid takes once unmerged.
So a station may change it's name to the ship grid name, or inverse.
Extendable would be good too!
Extendable would be good too!
It can have ports on sides like large hydro thruster and a door in the middle. Extendable catwalk once connected. There can be a sligth gap between connectros but sho cares whan we have all of the keed airlocks anyway :)
It can have ports on sides like large hydro thruster and a door in the middle. Extendable catwalk once connected. There can be a sligth gap between connectros but sho cares whan we have all of the keed airlocks anyway :)
Would love a vanilla docking port! It would make space stations far more usable. Would also love the docking port be universal between small and large grids. Imagine rendezvousing with your friend's large ship and sending your shuttle over to dock with the ship so you can visit etc.
Would love a vanilla docking port! It would make space stations far more usable. Would also love the docking port be universal between small and large grids. Imagine rendezvousing with your friend's large ship and sending your shuttle over to dock with the ship so you can visit etc.
Mad agree with Bud, this would be the biggest selling point tbh. Just like connectors allow small grids to refuel off of large grids, a small grid 5x5 connector should link perfectly with a large grid 1x1 connector to allow shuttles to dock and board, or you could make easy-access escape pods. Just hop in, close the port, and an event controller disconnects it and zips on your way planetside
Mad agree with Bud, this would be the biggest selling point tbh. Just like connectors allow small grids to refuel off of large grids, a small grid 5x5 connector should link perfectly with a large grid 1x1 connector to allow shuttles to dock and board, or you could make easy-access escape pods. Just hop in, close the port, and an event controller disconnects it and zips on your way planetside
there are a few (broken) mods that do this 1st is a 1x1 block (conveyor ports on sides) and has 2 different lengths (1 block, 2 block, and a 2 part 1 block with 2nd part being a door) the 2nd is a 3x3 type and has 2 different lengths as well but I'm not sure about the conveyor ports
there are a few (broken) mods that do this 1st is a 1x1 block (conveyor ports on sides) and has 2 different lengths (1 block, 2 block, and a 2 part 1 block with 2nd part being a door) the 2nd is a 3x3 type and has 2 different lengths as well but I'm not sure about the conveyor ports
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