Space Engineers

Space Engineers

PFM Solar Panel Pack [Stable/Dev]
52 Comments
The Erubian Warlord 17 Jul, 2024 @ 8:01am 
does this still work?
HeraldOfDoom 3 Apr, 2022 @ 11:44am 
Any chance you could re adjust the mirroring of the solar panels?
Tanus11 13 Apr, 2019 @ 1:00pm 
@PrairForMerci The Small ship sizes could be the same sizes just shrinked down to small ship
What i mean is you have a solar panel that is 1x1 on large ships, on small ships it should be 1x1 as well
that would be nice
Vas 5 Mar, 2019 @ 10:42pm 
If you're still around at all, which I doubt, you should know that the game halved the cost of solar panels. Simply half the amount of solar cells required to build your solar panels. :P
CalDaug2020 2 Nov, 2018 @ 11:57am 
Still really hoping to see small ship versions of these amazing solar panels!
My ideal sizes would be 3x3 and either 3x2 or 3x1 (or both)
And I would love to see wing shaped versions too! Just flat triangular shapes in 2x1 that can be placed nicely on top of my aircraft wings, or instead of wings.
Vas 20 Mar, 2018 @ 12:15am 
@Author ; Do you mind if I re-upload this with some adjustments based on realistic solar calculations and such? I have a solar mod of my own but its old, and I'm preparing to rebuild it from scratch. Mostly I just alter value output, but I can't mod someone else's mod so in order to do that, I'd have to re-upload all your assets, should you allow it.

Otherwise, I might just end up having another modeler help me out with making a new version of everything instead. I'm still considering so as well.
GrynnReaper 8 Nov, 2017 @ 8:50am 
Yeah if these were to be colorable we could make a nice tie fighter
Seraphim Goth 28 Oct, 2017 @ 8:23am 
Was thinking to add this one to DS but seems abandoned for a year.
GobboMnk 24 Sep, 2017 @ 5:01pm 
do these come in black?
CodedCrow 20 Jun, 2017 @ 1:56pm 
Thank you!
GryffintheBaron 13 May, 2017 @ 4:31pm 
this is pretty awesome... specially for a ship like mine that will have them rotate on a advanced rotor
Skallabjorn 28 Mar, 2017 @ 10:09pm 
would love a flat 3 x 5 or 3 x 10 small ship version :)
jimbo1676 31 Dec, 2016 @ 1:41pm 
Requesting Small block versions as well
VS-lockon 18 Dec, 2016 @ 3:56am 
small block pls
MeatyDoubleSlap 7 Dec, 2016 @ 1:26am 
small block?
Kosmoski 29 Nov, 2016 @ 12:05am 
Small Grid?
PeterRabbit 20 Nov, 2016 @ 3:40pm 
@Endet any mod that has been updated in the past year is basically guaranteed to be DX11 compatible.
Endet 20 Nov, 2016 @ 11:29am 
Is this mod DX11 compatible?
R-TEAM 21 Oct, 2016 @ 10:50am 
Will the problem with light sensor be fixed ? I think to deabo this .. if its not work right, no use on my DS ....
PeterRabbit 19 Oct, 2016 @ 7:04am 
Your 1x1 solar panels use 16 solar cells despite being 1/8th the size of a 2x4 solar panel that uses 64 solar cells. They should only need 8 solar cells.
Skayriver 18 Oct, 2016 @ 3:29pm 
Long story short: Found out why yours solar panels do not work as they should.
Your panels have light sensor way too high, basically if you put your panel collision and appearence models upside down it will work as needed.

Cant describe it properly but easyest way to understand what's wrong is put both vanila and your panels with same angle and position side to side and toggle f11 debug mode.


Panels placed identically.
Panel > "_"
Light sensor > "/" or "\"
Sun > *

Vanila > _/_/_/_/_ Your > _ _ _ _ _
[this text here only for form]\ \ \ \
Engi 2 Oct, 2016 @ 9:22am 
how about coloring the panels black with no lines like they have no been developed for real life? rather than blue with lines through them.
PrairForMercy  [author] 30 Sep, 2016 @ 5:11pm 
I will look into it
Skayriver 30 Sep, 2016 @ 3:21pm 
Same issue as PeterRabbit has told. Also need small ship version.
PeterRabbit 30 Sep, 2016 @ 2:16pm 
The points where the solar panels check for sunlight does not appear to be in the same place as the actual surface, because solar panels that are next to each other are obscuring each other. Maybe you have an incorrect PanelOffset value? Here's a screenshot of some panels in full sunlight, yet only the ones on the right are getting the full effect, the rest are impaired: http://i.imgur.com/6JsVz33.jpg
PeterRabbit 30 Sep, 2016 @ 12:57pm 
Would it be possible to have an even bigger 4x8 version?
VS-lockon 29 Sep, 2016 @ 9:39pm 
okay :)
PrairForMercy  [author] 29 Sep, 2016 @ 9:05pm 
@warangel should be done this weekend
VS-lockon 29 Sep, 2016 @ 5:44pm 
good mod tho i would like see small ship ones
Emrule 29 Sep, 2016 @ 8:16am 
Noice
TenTech 29 Sep, 2016 @ 7:49am 
Time to start building my next iteration of Red Dwarf. Thanks muchly!
PrairForMercy  [author] 28 Sep, 2016 @ 5:05pm 
Added a 45 degree solar Panel PFM Solar Ramp
Zumf 28 Sep, 2016 @ 7:35am 
Really great mod! If you're still trying to decide on dimensions of the small versions, I don't think it matters too much, but a maximum of 4 blocks wide, with the small triangle pieces 2 blocks wide seems sensible.
TenTech 27 Sep, 2016 @ 12:31am 
For a moment I thought this meant I could finally mount solar panels on 45 degree angled walls, but...
Emrule 26 Sep, 2016 @ 12:19pm 
add ramps x.x
PrairForMercy  [author] 26 Sep, 2016 @ 8:41am 
hey everyone let me know what sizes you guys would want for the small version iam a bit lost on what is useful on small ship version.
the large 2x4 is 5x10 on small for vanilla but that doesn't scale to well with half that size.

so i was thinking about 3x3slope 3x6 slope 3x3 and 3x6 let me know what you guys think or numbers of 4 4x4 etc let me know what you guys want please :).
PrairForMercy  [author] 26 Sep, 2016 @ 7:50am 
@spiritplumber[FUG] they dont need platinum
MasterFenix 25 Sep, 2016 @ 10:15pm 
can you make it so they can be mid block as well?
spiritplumber 25 Sep, 2016 @ 9:45am 
Out of curiosity, why does this need platinum?

Great models otherwise - now I have a lovely solar sail
Emrule 25 Sep, 2016 @ 4:00am 
Can you add a ramp version? I mean that would be more useful than the triangle ones.
PrairForMercy  [author] 24 Sep, 2016 @ 6:45pm 
Added construction models. will do small ship version in the coming days.
Chipps Dubbo 24 Sep, 2016 @ 4:58am 
The only thing I wish there was foldable ones
PyreStarite 23 Sep, 2016 @ 2:02pm 
Can you make Sloped Solar Panels?
spiritplumber 23 Sep, 2016 @ 3:28am 
This is fantastic! Please add small ship version.
ADM S.Spectre 22 Sep, 2016 @ 6:45pm 
so like how these look so going to use these on my station im building. wish there was curved solar panels to go with the curved blocks mods out there.
KingdomBragg 22 Sep, 2016 @ 3:47pm 
Nice. Looking forward to the small ship versions as they'll be good for Tie Fighter wings.
PrairForMercy  [author] 22 Sep, 2016 @ 11:20am 
You never know with keen :)
d_valroth 22 Sep, 2016 @ 9:37am 
Mods that aren't code-related or based on the PBR renderer work in either.
McCloud Jr 22 Sep, 2016 @ 8:13am 
ok great.

might want to put that in the description. but hey your mod and its awesome
PrairForMercy  [author] 22 Sep, 2016 @ 6:29am 
i only use stable so it works on stable for sure. dev it should work its just a cosmetic mod and cubeblock file. and it uses the vanilla textures.

so stable 100% dev i need someone to double check it