Space Engineers is a strategy game in which the main task is to develop and collect resources. Ships in the game are necessary for traveling to the planet, for mining. In Space Engineers, ships can be of different sizes and designs, and their creation can somewhat resemble Minecraft, in which everything also consists of blocks. After building the ship, you still need to make it work.
How to build a ship in space
Many beginners do not know how to build a ship in Space Engineers in space, and this guide will be a great helper.
First you need to determine the place of construction - it should be without gravity, and for this it is necessary to fly away from the initial platform using a jet backpack.
We decided on a place, now you need to go into the inventory using the G key and select the "New Small Ship" command. If there is a goal to build a large ship or station, then you need to click the appropriate command.
The next step, which will allow you to build ships in Space Engineers, is the choice of a unit with light armor and the construction of a 3x3 platform. This is the minimum area on which to place the cockpit. The cab should be in the center of the platform.
What follows is the basis of the life of the ship - these are reactors that feed all ship modules. For better maneuverability, you will need several gyroscopes that are responsible for orienting the ship in space. The more gyroscopes are placed, the better the ship will maneuver.
It remains only to build more light armor around the reactors and install engines. You can rotate the used blocks with the main keys: Del, PU, PD and so on.
Space Engineers: how to build a ship on the planet
First you need to prepare the inventory, that is, select the necessary materials for the quick access panel: the fighter’s cabin, light armor blocks, landing gear, boosters (they are good only in space), a large reactor, a gyroscope.
Space Engineers build ships on the planet’s territory on platforms, not on clean land. Construction begins with a chassis, then it is furnished with blocks of light armor of arbitrary shape.
After creating the basis for the ship, it is necessary to install reactors and block them with armor blocks. Engines are located on the sides, bottom and front.
The time has come for accelerators - one is installed in the front and two in the rear.
Advice
The use of light armor blocks is explained by the fact that thanks to it the ship will have less weight, which means that it will move faster.
Engines are better to use large, as one large engine takes up less space than several small ones. Overlapping for them is necessary in order not to come into contact with other objects of the structure.
In Space Engineers, spacecraft operate at accelerators, but if you need to leave the planet, the ship will not start. Accelerators are good for space, but on a planet with gravity, the ship simply will not take off. There is a little trick - you can build a semblance of a launcher. To do this, you will need hydrogen storage with an oxygen supply, and an accelerator is installed under them. After that, the ship will start, and the accelerator will give an impetus to enter space.