Space Engineers - Say goodbye to Starmade and Blockade runner. - Games

[QUOTE=darth-veger;43313759]Reminder that shields are not added in yet, the explosions are fine as it is at the moment.[/QUOTE] You mean they're going to add some kind of shield generator? Didn't they say it was too unrealistic Edit: fucking four people at once??

[QUOTE=Squeegy Mackoy;43302338]It's because you run out of decimals with which to represent your position. Essentially, according to computers, 10000000000000000000000.0 + 0.00000000000000000000001 = 10000000000000000000000.0[/QUOTE] this is why for physics the decimal or double is the best data type

[QUOTE=damnatus;43313796]You mean they're going to add some kind of shield generator? Didn't they say it was too unrealistic Edit: fucking four people at once??[/QUOTE] Shields are not magical blue spheres blocking everything, it could also mean armored plates or something like that. Can't say much about it.

MY butt-launcher i haven't used it yet and im going to test it now wish me luck :D Edit: well it vaprorised let me just tweak it and it might work wish me luck

[QUOTE=darth-veger;43314010]Shields are not magical blue spheres blocking everything, it could also mean armored plates or something like that. Can't say much about it.[/QUOTE] Oh, some kind of reactive armour then I guess

[QUOTE=darth-veger;43314010]Shields are not magical blue spheres blocking everything, it could also mean armored plates or something like that. Can't say much about it.[/QUOTE] Frail colony ships covered in massive kite shields. Make it happen.

This is fucking awesome but only small ships? :c

[QUOTE=darth-veger;43314010]Shields are not magical blue spheres blocking everything, it could also mean armored plates or something like that. Can't say much about it.[/QUOTE] Oh! Like powered plates that use energy when damaged? Reminds me of Star Trek. /speculation

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43314128]This is fucking awesome but only small ships? :c[/QUOTE] At first I was gonna suggest that these guns could be mounted on turrets, but then I went on a mental track about other, dedicated large-ship weapons. How viable do you think an actual missile tube for large ships would be? Kinda like the launchers for small ships except inherently larger and stronger. Something that you're meant to mount as either a torpedo tube or as a vertical-launch silo a la modern destroyers. [editline]dfghj[/editline] Also, I kinda think missiles should launch like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUVMsuLW2EE[/media] Rather than just flying like a normal missile in an atmosphere. But then that's just a nitpick of mine.

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43314128]This is fucking awesome but only small ships? :c[/QUOTE] Haven't had a chance to experiment in game, so maybe, but the video did show the red and blue large ships broadsiding each other. I assumed that meant large ship weapons were also enabled.

[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;43314196]At first I was gonna suggest that these guns could be mounted on turrets, but then I went on a mental track about other, dedicated large-ship weapons. How viable do you think an actual missile tube for large ships would be? Kinda like the launchers for small ships except inherently larger and stronger. Something that you're meant to mount as either a torpedo tube or as a vertical-launch silo a la modern destroyers.[/QUOTE] I think it'll be fucking destructive. Also, I'm thinking that mp is coming next update. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Callie;43314229]Haven't had a chance to experiment in game, so maybe, but the video did show the red and blue large ships broadsiding each other. I assumed that meant large ship weapons were also enabled.[/QUOTE] if it was both, they'd showcase both. I assume the broadsides were just 2 manned turrets mounted on either ship.

[QUOTE=Callie;43314229]Haven't had a chance to experiment in game, so maybe, but the video did show the red and blue large ships broadsiding each other. I assumed that meant large ship weapons were also enabled.[/QUOTE] I think they put small ships on there as turrets, not sure. haven't tried using the large ship weapons yet either

It seems that if you stack several rocket launchers and try to fire them, the rockets explode directly after being launched, destroying the ship. Looks like four blocks between each launchers solves the problem. Does anybody else have the same issue ? EDIT Also, i think that the assault rifle is more powerful than the small ships' minigun.

Sweet, finally some weapons to play with. As others have said, needs balancing. The guns are useless and the rockets are way too useful.

I think I'd like to see more large-scale weapons or things that encourage weapon improvisation/imaginitive weapon design. I'm thinking of some of the things I've seen people post here, like the ship that was lined with drill bits or something and acted like a giant saw you would ram into another ship, or that incredible railgun-like ship that fired unguided projectiles at high speeds. Torpedoes would be pretty cool, especially if they worked like in that video Pilotguy posted and/or were unguided.

well i agree that the rockets are to strong but it is only weak armor its like internal armor not meant for platting its just there if "shielding" is ever added it might be like close shielding like a foot away from the armor and there could be reactive armor platting for explosive or projectiles and like some one said light medium and heavy and supper heavy armor plating. just some ideas i have or is the guns are affected by gravity that could change everything

[QUOTE=Squeegy Mackoy;43313794]I was under the impression that shields were never being added. Also you're made of lies, because the explosions are NOT fine. This whole post is just so wrong and absurd that I'm probably completely missing the fact that it's a joke.[/QUOTE] I would like to take the contrary opinion in this thread and harness your collective dumbs. I think shields improve the artistic representation of ships, since they're no longer forced to be made out of giant thick hulls, if done correctly. As it is now, I can easily see certain ways of building ships to be superior - such as putting thrusters inside of the ship to maximize protection - and I don't think that should be right. Now of course shields can end up doing the same thing (such as in Starmade), but I'd like to put my faith in the dev's on this one. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] And don't you assholes pull out the 'realistic' card again. I'd rather have a fun game I can create a giant spacedick with and ram it into my friends with little to no repercussions. At least, that's my opinion on this. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] Or even better, when servers go out, let it be an option the server owner can turn off. Bam, solved.

Just a thought on missile/gatling gun balance: I imagine missiles probably won't get spammed as much on small ships simply because of limited ammunition. You're going to be able to store a lot more bullets on a small, manoeuvrable ship than missiles. Odds are, unless we're dealing with a dedicated bomber, there won't be a lot of this: [video=youtube;nxnC6jkJyEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnC6jkJyEM[/video] Okay, maybe a little.

[QUOTE=Foobagooba;43314725]Just a thought on missile/gatling gun balance: I imagine missiles probably won't get spammed as much on small ships simply because of limited ammunition. You're going to be able to store a lot more bullets on a small, manoeuvrable ship than missiles. Odds are, unless we're dealing with a dedicated bomber, there won't be a lot of this: [video=youtube;nxnC6jkJyEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnC6jkJyEM[/video] Okay, maybe a little.[/QUOTE] I hope KSP-esque action groups are added soon. The quick and simple movement of motors is the last thing preventing me from making the strike suit from strike suit zero.

wow i knew what the trope meant but never thought the name example would be so OTT

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;43314596]I would like to take the contrary opinion in this thread and harness your collective dumbs. I think shields improve the artistic representation of ships, since they're no longer forced to be made out of giant thick hulls, if done correctly. As it is now, I can easily see certain ways of building ships to be superior - such as putting thrusters inside of the ship to maximize protection - and I don't think that should be right. Now of course shields can end up doing the same thing (such as in Starmade), but I'd like to put my faith in the dev's on this one. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] And don't you assholes pull out the 'realistic' card again. I'd rather have a fun game I can create a giant spacedick with and ram it into my friends with little to no repercussions. At least, that's my opinion on this. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] Or even better, when servers go out, let it be an option the server owner can turn off. Bam, solved.[/QUOTE] 1. It's not called Space Artists. 2. The game will NOT be balanced around artistic expression. 3. If engineering isn't fun to you, this isn't your game. Note: Artistic expression is a part of engineering so don't go thinking that anyone advocating any level of realism wants fugly ships. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] Creativity is not an attribute of art. Art is a product of creativity and creativity is not affected by the medium.

I thought the whole idea was to build your ship to do something or build your ship around doing something, as opposed to just taking the easy way out and slap shields on your unarmoured 'artsy' ship.0

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;43314596]I would like to take the contrary opinion in this thread and harness your collective dumbs. I think shields improve the artistic representation of ships, since they're no longer forced to be made out of giant thick hulls, if done correctly. As it is now, I can easily see certain ways of building ships to be superior - such as putting thrusters inside of the ship to maximize protection - and I don't think that should be right. Now of course shields can end up doing the same thing (such as in Starmade), but I'd like to put my faith in the dev's on this one. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] And don't you assholes pull out the 'realistic' card again. I'd rather have a fun game I can create a giant spacedick with and ram it into my friends with little to no repercussions. At least, that's my opinion on this. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] Or even better, when servers go out, let it be an option the server owner can turn off. Bam, solved.[/QUOTE]Thrusters on the inside can be fixed by having them damage what they point at. Also weapons suck. I made something better. [img]http://i.imgur.com/Mr0bmYX.jpg[/img]

What is that? A giant space scissor?

i wonder if you can make locomotive wheels using motors

[QUOTE=Cone;43315089]i wonder if you can make locomotive wheels using motors[/QUOTE] Yes. You just need some rocks, a grav gen, and a surface for it to move across. You can also make walking machines.

[QUOTE=Squeegy Mackoy;43315110]Yes. You just need some rocks, a grav gen, and a surface for it to move across. You can also make walking machines.[/QUOTE] make a walking mech (or something that resembles one) and post a video of it pls

My opinion on weapons currently in game: Warheads: only for torpedoes (Probably just a drone ship with a warhead) for their immense damage. Huge, easy target, accelerates rather slow, but if it hits, it fucks up ships for good. Large ships need large missile pods (not the sentry kind), like in the video posted above. Rather slow top speed (fast acceleration though), and you probably gonna need to select the impact point/input coordinates of some kind (no shooting at the center of the screen). And they should have the current small ship missile dmg or slightly bigger. Small ships missiles' everything is fine, except the damage needs nerfing.

[QUOTE=Squeegy Mackoy;43315110]Yes. You just need some rocks, a grav gen, and a surface for it to move across. You can also make walking machines.[/QUOTE] giant space battle-crab here i come

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;43314596]I would like to take the contrary opinion in this thread and harness your collective dumbs. I think shields improve the artistic representation of ships, since they're no longer forced to be made out of giant thick hulls, if done correctly. As it is now, I can easily see certain ways of building ships to be superior - such as putting thrusters inside of the ship to maximize protection - and I don't think that should be right. Now of course shields can end up doing the same thing (such as in Starmade), but I'd like to put my faith in the dev's on this one. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] And don't you assholes pull out the 'realistic' card again. I'd rather have a fun game I can create a giant spacedick with and ram it into my friends with little to no repercussions. At least, that's my opinion on this. [editline]26th December 2013[/editline] Or even better, when servers go out, let it be an option the server owner can turn off. Bam, solved.[/QUOTE] shields are stupid for gameplay (lets wrap everything up in a magic health regen bubble!) and don't make sense apart from 60s scifi TV shows trying to save money they really shouldn't have ever became a sci fi trope beyond that