Unlock block from grid - functional blocks only

Deon Beauchamp shared this feedback ago

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I was thinking that barrels and crates could all have an unlock from grid function so that they could be moved, but why stop there.

May be it would be useful to unlock any functional block.

Armour feels more structural and should carry on being removed by grinding.

Question: should this be achieved through the use of another tool or as a function of the block?

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Deon Beauchamp ●

Another Question: Should this idea be restricted to storage blocks, functional blocks or unrestricted?

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Semtex ●

It must be possible to detach all types of blocks.

This is necessary, because in SE1, it sometimes happened that a detached block could not be moved out from the grid - the collision model was slightly larger and would get caught on adjacent blocks.

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4Peace ●

"Unscrew" the block :)

Definitively for any block or even for an entire portion of the grid.

Also, connect a block or entire portion of a grid without using of merge blocks.

Basically, this. :)

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Marcus Parriott ●

i like the idea! ive always hated grinding down smelters and assemblers when upgrading ships, and being able to just relocate an entire cargo container rather than manually moving everything (through conveyors or by hand) would be super convienent.

the only cavet to this i would say is that the larger the block (or heavyer)... the more you are gonna need to move it.. the suit cant move a fabricator on its own! so that means we need maybe a dedicated "pallet jack" like block or something to attach to heavyer blocks in order to relocate them. which kinda overcomplicates the initial request, sooooo i think better off just sticking with containers and 5m blocks maybe.

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Semtex ●

Exactly.

It's all described in the thread https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers2/pc/topic/51793-detaching-attaching-blocks-scrapyard-survival, including links to suitable plugins for SE1: Advanced Welding https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=510790477 and Improvised Engineering / Improvised Experimentation plugins https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2890866161 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891367014

Including a demonstration of my small handling ship.

So far, there’s just one thing I haven’t found yet - a mod for carrying small pre-built blocks in backpack.

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Zenoo ●

So basically, the "grind to detach blocks" mod from SE1?

Im all for it, but if it does get added also add the "weld pads mod".

Mergeblocks are nice, but not always the most practical choice.

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