Space Engineers

Space Engineers

WHI - Flatback Mining Transport
36 Comments
KarpJoe 19 Dec, 2024 @ 2:36pm 
It's the build and repair. Does it to mine every so often too. Mostly on servers. I just set the build and repair to not grind unowned unless I specifically want them to.
Akira 5 Oct, 2024 @ 7:10pm 
nope- not the ground. all four of these i have are mounted up to a base and aren't on the ground at all, and all of them lost their wheels... SE is goofy.
i'm guessing they lose ownership as the build-and-repair recognizes them as "unowned" after they stop functioning, whether they're on the ground or not, then it just eats them
Akira 5 Oct, 2024 @ 4:02pm 
the only time the workaround doesn't work properly is when you've been parked for a while (literally all your wheels get stuck and break off-) or more than one locks up, but that's an easy fix as you can just grind the locked wheels down. typically though while moving, you don't lock up more than one wheel

the current parking solution i have is to have a merge block replace the middle of the rear bumper (or similar area) so you can just back up and lock to a base, then pull the wheels up

keen really needs to fix the issue, especially with there being rover only servers that they could get plenty of bug reports from. what i've noticed is that certain shallow angles cause issues with how they collide with the ground and they sorta clip into it. i've seen that it's a bug that's been present for like, 3 years.

i'm still trying to figure out a more solid fix, but for now that's all the info i got
FunkyBacon  [author] 5 Oct, 2024 @ 4:28am 
Glad you like it! :D Also that's an interesting workaround, gonna have to try that some time.

Unfortunately wheels getting stuck is an issue with the game engine itself. I have also noticed that wheels behave very differently when driving on armor blocks vs driving on interior blocks as well, like armor is fine but interior causes a really weird kind of friction that makes it harder to drive on.
Akira 4 Oct, 2024 @ 9:27pm 
absolutely love this thing- for whatever reason though the two front wheels (and likely others) get stuck for no apparent reason... that's not solely an issue with this one in particular, just a rover bug considering other grids seem to do it as well.

the easiest fix i found is just setting the safety detach as low as possible, so that when the wheel gets stuck in place, it just snaps off and the grid can move unhindered- you can just have the rover jump slightly and add a new wheel, then continue on your way after salvaging the severed one

posting about this so other people might have a fix in case this happens to them

Great work on this though, your whole WHI lineup is awesome!
MrValiant 15 Mar, 2024 @ 1:57pm 
So far, I am really enjoying this truck also.. It took me a bit to figure out why it was not pressurized.. I just assumed that with the door at the back, it would hold O2. After almost dying from suffocating, I noticed the ladder going through the roof. I about laughed myself out of my chair..I had looked everywhere, even checked the windows to make sure they were completed.. missing something so obvious just almost literally floored me... lol
After examination I was able to seal the cockpit area, add an O2 gen plus a vent and am now I can cruise in style without worrying about suffocating.
MrValiant 15 Mar, 2024 @ 1:24pm 
I learn something new every day. thanks. :)
FunkyBacon  [author] 15 Mar, 2024 @ 9:33am 
That's a common message when using projectors and the grid have wheels, pistons or other sub-grid items on it, but there shouldn't be anything missing when doing a manual build other than the wheels since they are subgrids.
MrValiant 15 Mar, 2024 @ 8:48am 
When building with a projector, it says only largest grid will be used. On the bigger truck, I just add the magnetic plates when done. What on this truck is missing when using a projector?
FunkyBacon  [author] 12 Mar, 2024 @ 9:11am 
@Raveington
Eeeyy, that's pretty cool! I like it :D
Raveington 12 Mar, 2024 @ 7:52am 
Hey FunkyBacon, I make "cinematic" showcases on youtube with creations from the workshop, and i am sharing this link so you can see this vehicle in my latest video. credits are in the description. let me know if you have any issues! https://youtu.be/4BuRR6lHX28?si=UH0X4nHUb-ORuIdH
MrValiant 23 Feb, 2024 @ 4:39am 
If your buildings are anything like your other BP's, they will be worth using. I did n't know if you had some that you made when you are playing that you had posted someplace I didn't see. I do make my own buildings but it just looks extremely funny having really nice vehicles and then the box for the building... LOL
FunkyBacon  [author] 23 Feb, 2024 @ 3:38am 
Thank you for the kind words.
I haven't planned on making any building but that could be something worth exploring some time. Perhaps a small starter base or omething like a big refiniery station or storage garage.
MrValiant 22 Feb, 2024 @ 4:30pm 
I really love all of your BP's.. I use them all!!! Well, all but the ones that require DLC, as I only have one of two of the DLC's... By chance, have you given it any thought to make BP's of buildings also? My buildings are like my ships.. square or rectangular blocks.. LOL After finding your BP's, I rarely build ships anymore.
FunkyBacon  [author] 3 Dec, 2023 @ 3:16am 
That is certainly strange. Only thing that comes to mind that could cause what you describe is the Battered Armor texture that most of my creations use, but I do believe that one is a free texture and should not cause any issues if you don't have any DLC's.

Maybe doing an integrity check on the game files would help, other than that I don't know how to help with this unfortunately.
Rev.Dr.MarinLutherKingJr.Blvd.St 2 Dec, 2023 @ 8:55pm 
When I attempt to spawn this it says required blocks are missing it will spawn without them, I click OK and nothing appears. Not sure wtf is going on, it does it with quite a few of your vehicles.
FunkyBacon  [author] 15 Nov, 2023 @ 2:21am 
it is just the truck.
DarkFarmer1999 14 Nov, 2023 @ 9:03pm 
is the blueprint just the truck or is the miner included
BIV 4 Nov, 2023 @ 1:13am 
It looks like a serious work horse but a good looking one. I like the concept of the rover-drill ship combo but I can't get one to work properly and they don't look like this one by a long shot. Cool work. Cheers mate.
Tibous Heth 30 Oct, 2023 @ 6:27am 
Mr FunkyBacon... Thanks : for your reply and the amazing creations you've made.
FunkyBacon  [author] 30 Oct, 2023 @ 4:32am 
you may have to raise the truck up if its already on the ground, a piston with a landing gear or magnetic plate should do the trick.
FunkyBacon  [author] 30 Oct, 2023 @ 4:31am 
go into the control panel of the truck, select the "wheels" group and find the button for "add wheel", that should do it.
Tibous Heth 30 Oct, 2023 @ 4:22am 
Thanks for reply. I managed to built it , but for a strange reason I cannot build the wheels (only 2 of 12).
FunkyBacon  [author] 29 Oct, 2023 @ 6:13pm 
not at all, that is a message that always comes up when multiple grids are on a blueprint, wheels included I think.
Tibous Heth 29 Oct, 2023 @ 5:40pm 
Hi,
I create a New game, Creative, Offline, Planet Earth.
In open land I built a projector, pick the blueprint and I receive the message "Multiple grids are not supported. Only the largest grid will be used"
I don't own any dlc.
Did I made something wrong?
MaddLagger 12 Oct, 2023 @ 8:03pm 
any other fix for the locking wheels yet?
Altsovy Zouve 24 Sep, 2023 @ 9:08am 
ok that is so dang cool
Arkalon 22 Sep, 2023 @ 8:35pm 
can confirm, glad it's a known issue, we pasted it in a server and wheels completely LOCKED mid expedition, impossible to get it moving again, what a shame because it's a legitimately cool thing
FunkyBacon  [author] 22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:36pm 
Yeah I've noticed wheels (not just on this one) can sometimes get super wonky for seemingly no reason, but copy/pasting the grid usually fixes it (harder to do in survival tho).
Trinity 5150 22 Sep, 2023 @ 11:06am 
I built this one in survival mode and it went a little crazy lol. I pasted it into my game and it worked really good :)
nathanperk065 22 Sep, 2023 @ 1:17am 
nice tool for survival :steamthumbsup:
Bamse (Swe) 21 Sep, 2023 @ 10:56am 
Ser trevlig ut :)
Locomotor79 21 Sep, 2023 @ 7:17am 
nice big truck & Miner
ZEN_2255 20 Sep, 2023 @ 9:42am 
Wow, I'm gonna borrow that idea for the future.
FunkyBacon  [author] 20 Sep, 2023 @ 6:41am 
Thank you. These new short suspensions and 2x2 wheels really did wonders for Large Grid rovers, no way I could have built something like this before.
Diamonder 19 Sep, 2023 @ 6:12pm 
That's something you don't see, a large grid rover, and it fits through hanger doors. Very impressive. Even with all that it still looks amazing. Congrats you did a great job on this.