Space ship construction
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SPACE SHIP CONSTRUCTION GENERATOR
It is recommended to manually bolt plating to the frame where possible, as plates are heavy and (in the case of manual bolting) autobolting is extremely ugly.Īll ships require power created from a Generator device. It can be used for both external and internal defence and decoration. Plating can be bolted in any location, assuming it has a valid location to be bolted.
SPACE SHIP CONSTRUCTION SKIN
Keep in mind that Ship Strength only needs to equal 1 - anything higher is mostly unneeded, as a frame that can distribute stress well is far better than a high strength factor.Ī small singular armour plate shown prior to being fastened into a ship's frameĪrmour plating is the defensive skin that covers the frame of the ship.Īrmour plating provides internal components and the frame protection from weapons Damage, although it is not critical to the ship's ability to fly.Īrmour plating is fabricated in shaped sheets or sections which can then be bolted to a ship's frame to add aesthetic contour and defence in critical locations to mitigate various types of weapons and environmental damage. Overall ship strength is derived from the lowest part strength factor. The easiest way to lower the risk of severe structural damage from impacting an asteroid is to have a frame that can distribute stress efficiently.Īll structural stability of a design can be related to structural integrity, which is called the Part Strength Factor. Since all structural strength is derived from a frame, it is important that it is designed in a way that supports the ship as overpowered thrusters on a flimsy frame will tear apart a ship, and a ship without adequate support is prone to structural damage. In addition armor plating and various devices are needed to add defence, weaponry and other assorted functionality to a spaceship.Īfter construction a ship can be examined with the Durability tool to test for key flaws in a design.Īll ships require a rigid frame, which is the basis from which a ship's structural strength (how well it can handle stress) is derived.Ī ship's frame is composed of Beams printed from materials, which are then welded together using the welding tool.
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Power & Generation ( Generator) ( Battery).The Ithaca Spaceship after the addition of Armour Plating and various DevicesĪll spaceships need four key things to be able to function: Usually the process starts from a frame that is constructed from modular beams, which functions as a frame onto which These printed objects and parts can be stored in Station storage.Ĭomponents in the world are primarily assembled by bolting components together using the Bolt tool. Materials can be used to print beams, armor plates, door parts and such. Resources can be mined by using a Pickaxe, or a Mining laser (Assembly).Ĭomponents and devices that are usable must be first printed from materials into physical objects. Materials and minerals will vary in distribution and usefulness, with rare minerals being used for more expensive and critical elements of ships, such as the MFC/FCU (Flight control unit). Raw minerals can be found throughout the universe on asteroid fields. The Bolt tool being used for emergency repairs, bolting an off angle steel plate to a frameĪll ships are created from components and devices and most objects can be bolted together using the Bolt tool.Īll Spaceships are created from refined materials collected from asteroids or harvested from other ships and wrecks within the universe. Link required devices to power and propellant and add control devices such as Levers, Flight control units and more.Bolt additional components to the frame and Devices.Bolt together Beams parts into a usable frame.Print and / or Build resources into Devices and Parts.Refine raw resources into usable Materials and metals.The ship construction process from start to finish: Spaceships can also be bought from for example Origin Stations or directly from other robots. Ships can generally be constructed by manually bolting objects and components together, or by manufacturing directly from a predefined blueprint. On this page you can find detailed instructions for creating and modifying spaceships.