Space Engineers

Space Engineers

Improvised Engineering (Grid Pickup/Holding/Manipulation Mod) Nicknamed: Grabby Hands
mz  [developer] 19 Nov, 2022 @ 8:04pm
Suggestions
Please tell me your thoughts. I am always curious about new ideas and perspectives.
Ready-to-be-implemented code is also appreciated, if you want to do my work :P People contributing (mostly) functional code which got implemented, will be added as Contributors
Last edited by mz; 19 Nov, 2022 @ 8:07pm
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Burstar 22 Nov, 2022 @ 2:41pm 
Would it be possible to make this a plugin?
mz  [developer] 22 Nov, 2022 @ 2:43pm 
I have no idea how to make plugins, sorry xD
If the mod is in a state I want it in (multiplayer, a few bug fixes, etc.) then I might look into it.
Banditdestroyer 24 Nov, 2022 @ 1:23pm 
Is it possible to try to get in tough with the person who made he grid pickup mod? His works in mp just without your rotate functionality.
mz  [developer] 24 Nov, 2022 @ 4:11pm 
this mod is based on the gird pickup mod. so it has all of his mp code. But it won't work with my fixed of the position glitches and the added rotation. Give me a few days, mp should work very soon(TM)
worldprop 25 Nov, 2022 @ 8:08am 
I was thinking about this, if you're aware what the kinesis module is from Dead Space, perhaps have it as a special weapon (or built into the suit), if your ship is above this 20x20x20 limit, you have to attach a cheap-to-build kinesis plate on your ships that act as a pick-up point for the kinesis module on the suit, otherwise it works like normal. Check it out, if you don't know what I mean. It's still on the engineering theme, too, as it's used by the main character, who happens to be a space engineer :)
Last edited by worldprop; 25 Nov, 2022 @ 8:10am
mz  [developer] 26 Nov, 2022 @ 12:53pm 
I want to make a tool similar to Hardspace Shipbreaker, but I will take a look and see if I like it.
semtex 7 Dec, 2022 @ 12:14pm 
Originally posted by mz:
I want to make a tool similar to Hardspace Shipbreaker, but I will take a look and see if I like it.
As Expert Shipbreaker after 290+ hours I say - YES!
i think it could be interesting if there was a tool you could buil and use that would allow you to move heavier masses than you could move by yourself.
semtex 15 Jan, 2023 @ 8:15am 
Abisius - something like that?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863986976
But you probably mean something much simpler
Last edited by semtex; 15 Jan, 2023 @ 8:16am
Originally posted by semtex:
Abisius - something like that?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863986976
But you probably mean something much simpler

something to use as a chartool but hasnt as much power as a purpose build lifter.
semtex 15 Jan, 2023 @ 9:55am 
hmm... Something like a winch, a tether and an anchor ( an anchoring point)? But that probably wouldn't be "character tools"... So probably something more in the style of Hardspace:Shipbreaker as mentioned above
Originally posted by semtex:
hmm... Something like a winch, a tether and an anchor ( an anchoring point)? But that probably wouldn't be "character tools"... So probably something more in the style of Hardspace:Shipbreaker as mentioned above
jep something like that but also still allowing to move smaller stuff without the tool, for example the cargo crates.
mz  [developer] 15 Jan, 2023 @ 11:50am 
I already have a made something similar, but there are still a few bugs until I release it into the wild.
A tether -> grid to grid
A "winch" you could call it. The player gets pulled towards the grid.
semtex 16 Jan, 2023 @ 4:14am 
Originally posted by mz:
A "winch" you could call it. The player gets pulled towards the grid.
I have no idea if this would work: At the moment the winch (as a character tool) is active and the tether is stretched between the grid and the player/character, the player's computational weight is temporarily increased 10-100x. This could possibly make sure move the grid, and not the player.

Or some way of "cheater switching" between station / ship option.
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