I probably won't make a discord for it, but I will try to be more thorough with the documentation!
I have also officially started on the next version, and am currently working on working out a few last kinks on the thruster controls. Once that and the gyroscope controls are working, I'll start implementing other features like airlock controls and cargo monitors!

Oh my god that is awesome news! Its been a while since this updated and I have not seen any script that could come close to replace it. By any chance do you think you'll make a discord or smthn to keep up to date with it?

Hello!
I've been getting back into scripting for SE lately, so I may be returning to this shortly!
I appreciate that y'all have been enjoying this ship AI!

Is this script series still getting worked on? was my favourite along red alert :(
still is so useful

How do you use this?

nvm found it in the previous versions, I think this script would be 100x better if it had a guide page instead of features written in 3 diff pages :/

How am I suppoused to use this? im kinda lost I mean the main controller shows like a meny but how do I interact with it?

How do I operate it?
Like from a control seat, what are the "Run" trigger words for this program?

good ideas; I intend to (at least, attempt to) make a Dogfighting Navigation Core for it that should make for either easier dogfighting or automated dogfighting.
Probably wouldn't work on a welder arm program, as that would be a bit too specific for me to include in a more general-purpose one like this, but it might be possible to add integration for it for later.
Rotor turret control is a great idea! A Weapon Systems Core would be a great addition to the program, imo

yea, that would be rather interesting, and if u could get several PB's to work in conjunction all with different roles, then with the help of a mod it could expand by itself
(overlooking several issues)

but yea, theres not a lot to be done with scripts unless u want pure automation.
my best idea for applying this AI is give it the ability to maneuver and fly as you want, dogfight and go on automated mining expeditions. the second would be a kind of repair system,
i would imaing the repair system would work by having an arm capable of reaching the entire base, and with some extra code maybe find a way of giving it spacial awarness.

this could be useful for printing and reparing hard to reach spots.
another way is getting it to use elements of Whip's MART script and give it the ability to control rotor turret individually rather than slaving them, something like PDC's.

(these are just my ideas, and my opinoin of my ideas is that theres is absolutely no point for any of these)

yeah possibly! I know that I can throw this AI onto stations and it works well, since it disables the thruster and gyro controls on static grids

i was actually thinking if that was possible not too long ago.
it sure would allow for much bigger and complex scripts that might even be capable of running a base on its own

Thank you Projekt Pleasure! I appreciate the praise :D
I also have started work on the Saturnian AI model, which will ideally have more features. It will also have a different base model, as I intend to use multiple programmable blocks for it to allow for more features and customization options. This should also help to reduce complexity issues for larger ships.

yea, i was doing some experiments with how the functions worked and most of it is automatic, other functions like the "auto door close" has to be enabled normally, still this AI is a peice of engineering.

Keep up the good work mlq1617
things like this inspires me to do better

@stayfun Cruise Control is enabled by default, when you turn dampeners off it turns on cruise control.

Update, i tried on much smaller large grid ship i think it was the size of the ship

so im getting a weird bug on my 100th world or so. it said your ai script to too complex any ideas?

Tbh I have no idea howw this works or for instance how to activate for instance cruise control

Im having an issue getting the script to recognise my seat. do i need to make sure the ship isnt registered like a respawn pod?

Alright.

I believe the control seat needs to be set to "Main Control Seat", but other than that, you don't need to name it or anything

I've now waited about 30 minutes for the AI to recognize thrusters, but no dice.

The owner of the thrusters is 0. Is this the default value? Also, if you mean main cockpit instead of main controller, my control seat is main cockpit. I've waited 2 minutes for the AI to update thrusters. Does it take longer than that?

It's either my control seat or the custom data thing. Are you supposed to name the control seat, or put it in custom data, or something else entirely?

3 images in this https://imgur.com/a/0RZHyPX

i just noticed it thinks they are back and left when they should be forward

i built this https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1319272908

its not doing that for me im on a server

Also, when adding the thrusters to the grid, it uses a special function I made that assigns each thruster an "owner", which is the EntityID of the grid that the Programmable Block is on. If a thruster has an owner that isn't the default value or the EntityID of the current grid, it won't be added to the list. Perhaps that's the issue? I do this so that if you use Merge Blocks (ill-advised with this program, but I tried to accomodate it), there won't be conflicting controls with the thrusters across multiple programs.

that's really strange that the thruster recognition isn't working for you. The way I have it setup, going nito the code; I use a function that collects every mechanically connected thruster, then filters any out that aren't on the same grid as the controller. It then splits that list into 6 lists, one for each direction, and adds the thruster to that list. Once the lists are set, it renames every thruster (for user clarity) based on the direction and type, for easy debugging. It renames them back to their original names when it saves, though.
Since the program doesn't run when the cockpit isn't available, try checking the names and custom data of the thrusters. If they've changed, it might be an issue with the thruster control part of the program.

yea i would like this to recongise thrusters on rotors there is a script for this but cant run this and that at the same time

The problem with the thrusters is infuriating. Sometimes, the AI doesn't recognize the thrusters even on the working save.

ok cheers

I think you name the cockpit to Main Controller

i have tried to use this and and i cant seem to get it to work. also main controller, do i need to name a seat that or are you talking about the check box Main cockpit?

I even edited the AI to make a command that would call the function to make the thrusters recognizable, but it didn't work.

The AI appears to be unable to recognize that thrusters are on the ship, even though they're on the same grid. I've tried factory resets, recompiling, everything. What's weird is, after a battle (and my ship was irreversibly damaged (rotor turrets destroyed)), it recognized everything. Splicing scripts and custom data didn't work, either.

@Darki | Delta the AI will only recognize thrusters on the same grid as the cockpit, I believe. The cockpit should be on the same grid as the programmable block.

Does anyone know how to make the AI recognize that there are thrusters on the ship?

Please make a guide on how to set up each of the systems, like the thrusters.

@Grand Moff Tarkin which new features?

@mlq1617: how can I use the new features, there is nothing on this page that says anything about how to use the new features

@Xephrock sounds good!

it seems to be working for the most part. ill inform you of anything. if anything comes up

@Xephrock lmao, thank you! Did it work?

and this is why your the one making amazing scripts XD

@Xephrock oh wait! Just thought of a possible workaround! Install the program on a smaller ship (call that Ship B), recompile it there, then go into the custom data field of the Ship B prog block, and copy-paste it a blank prog block on Ship A, disabling some of the features! It loads that information on first run, so if you do that, it should turn off some of the settings before its first execution cycle, which would reduce the complexity of the script.

bugger... cause it looks like a RLY impressive program, would have loved having something like this just going about

@Xephrock strange. Sorry I couldn't be more help

ive even tried deleting the PB. and replacing it all to see if that would do anything. and nothing