WE'RE FLYING TO THE ISLAND WITH THIS ONE!
(sorry. the joke was right there.)

@Kill3rCat

Yes, that one is very good too! Thank you for sharing.

There's also this https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2394430829

Hey all. I no longer play/mod for Space Engineers, and have moved on to modding in another game. Sorry for any lack of previous updates.

In case it wasn't already obvious, please use the functional version that Dondelium has uploaded:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1413062205

Thanks all, and happy Engineering!

he didn't kill himself

Awesome to hear!

I'm playing/hosting SE again and will likely update with a fix and some changes some time this year.

It is also not showing up in ym g menu, neither the cone nor the core

it`s not showing up in my G menue.

Is this what he used on the lolita express?

pretty cool but i bet it doesnt drive itself

When’s thee mod gonna be updated? I want me Epstein drive 😂

Hello. Do you mind if I use your mod on our servers and modify the Components and Power requirements. I can post on the mod that you are the original author.

Thank you

Can't wait for the update! I just came back to SE after years and I've been having to comb through my mods removing most of them now that they're all outdated. Looking forward to adding this one back!

Not sure if this would be possible or not, but maybe allow upgrade modules to be attached to the engine as well, to simulate how different ships have different "quality" engines that can burn with differing outputs and efficiencies. (optimally you would be able to nearly entirely customize it with different engine parts but even if that was possible, I highly doubt SE's internals would be too kind to it)
Oh also, as a balance idea, make it so a core isn't required, but without one you need to expend power to use them.

Hmmmmst this looks interesting

Hey your health comes first mate, modding can wait. Wishing you a speedy recovery :)

Sorry for the delay everyone, currently in the hospital but should be back working on this soon.

@drifter_WGE as explained in the Expanse series of books, their "teakettle" RCS are superheated jets of steam/water using the same ice they breath with. If I can make it run on ice, I just might do :)

Oh this working is going to be very nice.

Idk if this helps but IRL RCS thrusters are just nodes on the ships hull that shoot out gas and considering the only things onboard the ships in the expanse fuel wise is the fusion pellets and water Im guessing that its just a gas made from the water that makes the RCS thrusters work.

@ender Not sure yet, remains to be seen. The idea of having them require the core would just be to keep it balanced. I do believe in-lore they are just jets of superheated steam, but I would make the core the requirement to create that effect, essentially. This may also be potentially how it works in lore, but we will never know as James S.A. Corey prefers the hand-wave of "it just works" rather than going too deep into sciencey-explanations.

Almost there! just waiting on finalized textures and some final scripts tweaks I am working on

how long is estimated till the mod update is completed?

That would be awesome!
Why would the RCS thrusters require the core and hydro though? Aren't they in-universe a separate system to the Epstein Drive and can run independently? (I may be wrong)

I am considering adding "Teakettle" RCS thrusters to this, also hydrogen-based, consuming power and requiring the Epstein core, that would provide boosted thrust over vanilla and have a form factor appropriate to fit against the side of hulls without taking up too much space. I would just need to get a model for it commissioned. Same goes for adding other sized drives.

Currently, Vlack almost has the new textures for the current blocks done!

@echowolf

I just use hydro/ion but the small 1x1 variants hydro for bigger movements and ion for smaller ones. There really isn’t any good RCS thrusters to my knowledge.

@Drifter_WGE

May I ask what RSC Thrusters you are using? I cant seem to find a good one that I dont need 1000 on a single ship. Thanks

Will it have the smaller versions of the Epstein too? Or will it just be the original version?

@AR53NAL

I have the rest of December off work after next Wednesday so definitely before January. The fix is very simple, it's just a matter of properly recovering old mod files, getting everything together, applying Dondelion's scripts from his fixed version, and reuploading.

We also have new textures coming soon. Vlack is working very hard on them between his real life obligations and I dont have an ETA on the textures, but rest assured that this mod will be working again before 2021 :-)

I have a ship built in the expanse theme all it’s waiting on is it’s main drive. Currently only running with maneuvering boosters. How long is guessed till mod fixed?

im having the same issue as Possiblespy, cant find the drive in G menu at all. guess i gotta wait to build my expanse inspired mothership

@possiblespy please check back some time in December when it is updated :-)

I cant find this in the g menu at all

Yeah, sorry, it's been a long last few years and Keen wasn't exactly making it easy or rewarding to be a modder, but I'm finally making my return.

So glad this mod isn't abandoned! Thank you

This mod will be updated soon.

Hey there! I love this mod great work!
I was wondering if we could have permission to incorporate this into our own modpack (Im a admin on the sigma draconis cluster) We would need to reupload due to component edits and a few re-balances.
Thanks for your time!

Will this create thrust gravity?

will this mod ever be updated?

@Inch, it is posted for public use which is not permission for modificiation.

@hage maoh, this is a mod on the PUBLIC workshop, they wouldnt post it if it wasn't for use. You do not need to ask for permission on any of these

Requesting permission to edit this and add it to a tiered mod for use on a dedicated server. Of course I will provide credit & a link to the original in the description.

Just wondering if the volatility mechanism will work properly with energy shields as opposed to physical shielding

looks pretty can't wait til it updated for new MP.

Thank you for your work on this mod, I am excited to see how it goes. You all do excellent work. The Expanse mods are much needed. Any plans for additional Expanse mods from you talanted folks? +1 here for crash couches or anything else The Expanse

Someone else has updated this mod.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1413062205

@ghostd102, did you read through any of the comments at all?

So I've tried this and the other version out there. I'll see the mod in my G menu but no actual model to use in game. Am I missing something?

can we can any sneak peeks? cant wait for the small version, going to be so epic!