Cannot dock even a ship core on my "mother ship"

[jamie]

I can't find anything online thats not 2+ years old but I can't dock to my ship or turret dock points even with nothing but a ship core. What am I doing wrong?

[CrisstheNightbringer]

The new rail system has replaced the old docking system. Check out this video.

If you want, you can activate the old system in the server config.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUEGEXCbwww

[FamusJamus]

Shortish text version:

- Your ship needs a Rail Docker block attached, and put on your hotbar through the weapons menu (T while in ship). It replaces the old Ship Core functionality for docking purposes (i.e. select it and shoot a beam at a rail, see below). Ship Core is still used for doors and stuff.

- Your mothership needs a Rail Basic block, orientated (advanced build menu) so the metallic "arrowy" side is on the side you want the ship to dock to. The "arrows" can be rotated, letting you choose which way around you want your ship to be while docked.

The Docking Modules and Enhancers are no longer used. Rails have no size limit other than that the ship must be able to fit in the space. Mass affects the speed that ships move on multiple rail blocks, but that's something you can look at after relearning the regular stuff.

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Turrets: Slightly more complicated, I recommend watching the video.

Long version: See video.^

[Arsat]

Longest version: See the playlist :p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFqvTyskmFA&list=PL76wZEm2fRBsB-UDoQZDtt_nVxSBCuun5

[404]

Originally posted by Arsat:

Longest version: See the playlist :p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFqvTyskmFA&list=PL76wZEm2fRBsB-UDoQZDtt_nVxSBCuun5

this series helped me a whole bunch +1 to its recommendation.