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Clang Slayer

Disables or detaches mechanical connection bases (piston, rotor, hinge) if they would induce clang forces.

This mod is useful to block the use of all kind of clang based solutions (drives, weapons, etc.).

This mod still allows for all reasonable uses of mechanical connections, for example in drilling rigs or cranes, as long as they are not "forced" into unrealistic poses.

• Add this mod to your world.
  
• Try to use a clang drive or weapon. They should not work.
  
• Try to build a drilling rig or a crane, it should work fine as long as not "forced".

• Works in both single and multiplayer.
  
• Works in both creative and survival game.

Test world: Clang Slayer Test Space

Creative mode, test platform in empty space. Enter the Helm, then use Ctrl-1 / 1 and 6 buttons. Wait until the blocked mechanical connections stop moving. Check the game's log for ClangSlayer entries, you should see that all of them are disabled by the mod.

Test blueprints:

• Clang with Piston
  
• Helios PJ-33 Piston Jolt by Major Jon

Paste any of the above blueprints into a world without the mod. They will work (use clang) as intended.

Add the mod to the world, then try it again. The clang should not happen and the piston jolt should just fall apart on activation because the mod disconnects the clang inducing head parts.

This mod

• tracks all mechanical connection bases and verifies all active ones every 10 ticks
  
• compares the expected head position and orientation with the actual one
  
• measures the strain (clang forces) from the difference in position and orientation
  
• disables mechanical bases when they start to induce slight clang
  
• detaches heads if keeping them would introduce serious clang forces

The mod generates a file under the Storage folder of your world when it is first loaded.
Look into that file for documentation of all settings.
Uncomment the settings you want to change, the ones with default values are written as commented out (#).

• Non-standard base-head combinations (large head on small rotor, different piston head size) are untested.
  
• Modded mechanical connections may not work with this mod, especially if their head position is different.
  
• This mod may interfere with some programmable block scripts controlling mechanical blocks.
  
• Players attempting to use clang based contraptions may report that they are broken.

1. Enable the Debug and Detail in settings in ClangSlayer.ini
   
2. Load the world (reload if already loaded)
   
3. Look into the Space Engineers log, search for ClangSlayer
   
4. Make sure the problem mechanical base blocks and their grids are named
   
5. Reproduce the problem
   
6. Find the problematic mechanical connections in the log by their name
   
7. Check the position and axis errors measured
   
8. Try to increase the relevant limits in the INI file slightly

Currently there is no way to configure the thresholds when the Clang Slayer acts. Please send me a PR (see GitHub link below) if you have added a way to configure this. - Thanks!

GitHub Repository[github.com]

• SE Mods Discord[discord.gg]